Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-11
|Brannan Declares
Benson Program Pits
Cities vs.. Farmers

MILWAUKEE,, July TO-
Charles Brannan. former Secre-
tary Of Agriculture. charged to-
day that q farm program he said
was advocated by President
Eisenhower. Secretary OF Agri-
culture Benson and the Farm
Bureau was marshaling the city
people against the farmers.
Mr.. Brannan. who served
under former President Truman.
spoke at the annual convention
of the Wisconsin Democratic
Party to an audience of about
500. The convention, which con-
tinues through tomorrow, is pTi-
marily set up to draft a plat
form Democratic candidates can
present to voters in their bid
for election this fall.
The former secretary charged
that the American people have
witnessed the most savage at
tack on all phases Of the farm
program 8. and it was started
by the President himself"
THE Eisenhower. nson.
Farm Bureau program is mar
shaling the city people against
the farmer" he said.
Charges Misstatements.
THE city customers are told
that low prices to the producer
mean lower costs to the consum-
ers. The consumer is told that
tax relief will come from lower
costs to the producer. He is told
that the surplus problem will be
solved by lower prices to the
farmer"
Mr.. Brannan commended none
Of these statements was true.
Mr.. Brannan claimed the farm
program has cost the taxpayers
about 81 billion year, which he
claimed was only IL cents of the
tax dollar.
Despite this fact, he said. Pres
ident Eisenhower has claimed
that the budget which is six or
seven billion dollars out of bal
ance could be balanced through
cutting aid to agriculture.
Mr.. Brannan drew consider
able applause when he mentioned
Senator Mccarthy. Republican,
of Wisconsin, briefly, declaring
that the fame of "the LaFollettes
would outlast the junior Senator
of this State" Senator Nc
Carthy's predecessor was the late
Robert M La Toilette. jr., who
with his father were regarded as
liberal Progressive Republicans.
Favor 80 Pct. Parity.
Earlier the convention adopted
a platform that put the Demo-
Gratis on record in favor of 90
per cent of parity for dairy prod
ucts and a broad program Of
Federal aid to give farmers a
greater return on their invest
ments. Parity is a formula which
guarantees the farmer a fair re-
turn for his production invest
ment.
Particular stress was put on
the farm plank in the State
party platform because many
Democratic leaders believe that
Wisconsin's agricultural residents
are Directing to the Republican
administrations farm program.
also addressed the convention
and said the only way Amer
lean citizens in the Nation at
large can do something about"
Senator Mccarthy, Republican,
OF Wisconsin, is by electing a.
Democratic Congress this fall.
by returning a Democratic
majority in the United States
Senate, they can deprive your
junior Senator of the chairman
ship of the Senate Investigations
Committee" the New Jersey
Democrat told the delegation.
But his final retirement from
public life is up to the people
of this State alone, and until
that day dawns a good many
Americans will be disturbed and
unhappy.
I'm making this statement, I
am not so much concerned with
the political fate of an individual
as with the broad general idea
that this individual represents a
perversion of basic American
principles. He has started fires
of intolerance and injustice
which, it will take long time
to put out"