Evening star., 1952-07-24
Must Find Profitable
Markets for Products

profitable markets Tor the prod
ucts Of our farms, and we
should produce all that these
markets will absorb. To this
end we will continue our efforts
to reduce trade barriers, both
at home and abroad, to provide
better marketing and inspec-
ton facilities, and to find new
uses and outlets for our foods
and flbers both in domestic and
foreign markets.
Farm Credit. We have pro-
vided credit facilities for all
agriculture, including means by
which young men. veterans of
military service, and farm
tenants have been encouraged
to become farmers and farm
ome-owners, and through
which low-income farmers have
been assisted in establishing
self-sustaining and full produc-
tive farm units. We will not
waver In our efforts to pro-
vide such incentives.
Crop Insurance. Crop insur-
ance is to protect farmers
against loss from destruction
of their crops by natural causes
has been created and developed
under Democratic administra-
tions into a sound business oper-
alton. This program should be
expanded as rapidly as expert
ence justifies, in order that it's
benefits may be made available
to every farmer.
Rural Electrification. Demo-
cratic administrations have
established the great Rural
Electrif1cation program, which
has brought light and power
to the rural homes of our Ma
ton. In 1885. only 10 per cent
of the farm homes of America
had the benefits of electricity.
Today IS per cent Of our rural
homes enjoy the benefits Of
electric light and power. We will
continue to fight to make elec-
tricity available to all rural
homes, with adequate facilities
for the generation and trans
mission Of power. Through the
rural telephone program, inau-
gurated by the Democratic 81st
Congress, we will provide the
opportunity for every farm home
to have this modern essential
service. We pledge support of
these elf-liquidating farm
programs.
Co-operatives. We will con-
tinue to support the sound de-
velopment and growth of bona
fide farm co-operatives and to
protect them from punitive tax
alton.
Defense Needs. We will con-
tinue to recognize agriculture as
an essential defense industry,
and to assist in providing all
the necessary tools, machinery.
fertilizer, and manpower needed
by farmers in meeting produc-
ton goals.
Family Farming. The family
farm is the keystone of Amer
ican agriculture. We will strive
increasingly to make the farm
homes of our country healthier
and happier places in which to
live. We must see that our
youth continues to find attrac-
tive opportunity in the field Of
agriculture.
The Republican Party plat
form is loud in its criticism Of
our great farm programs. We
challenge Republicans and other
enemies of farm progress to JUS
tify their opposition to the pro-
gram now in operation. to op-
pose the improvement here pro-
posed, or to advocate repeal Of
a single vital part Of our pro-
gram.
Note: The platform tert at
this point presents the labor
plank. The teTt 1DGs printed
in yesterdays Star. The last
paragraph of the plank tDGs
changed to read:
Migratory Workers. We advo-
cate prompt improvement Of
employment conditions Of mi
gratory workers and increased
protection Of their safety and
health.