Evening star., 1955-09-18
Nixon Says Farm Program
Will Assure Prosperity
By GOULD LINCOLN

BY GOULD LINCOLN
Vice President Nixon yesterday
struck back at Democratic lead
|ers on two fronts-the farm pro-
gram. Of which be said they had
none except . return to "ruinous
rigid 30 per cent Of parity price
supports" and the failure Of the
84th Congress to approve Presi-
dent Eisenhower's schools. roads
and health programs. He pre-
|dicted these would be main is.
sues in the coming second ses-
sion OF the Congress.
"All that the major Demo-
cratic candidates for the Presi-
dency have offered up to this
time" he said, "is q return to
The Truman policies. The people
had enough of the Truman poli-
|cies IN 1s52-they aren't going
Ito vote for more Of them in
1856"
In q major address delivered
lat the National Flowing Contest
"a huge farmers gathering in
Wabash, Ind, the Vice President
tackled the ticklish issue Of fall
ing farm prices--an issue on
which the Democrats are hoping
to ride to victory at the polls
next year.
MIR. Nixon pledged that Presi-
dent Eisenhower would never let
the American farmer down; that
he would take whatever steps
necessary to prevent disaster to
American agriculture. He OUT
lined a five-point ''long-range
program for agriculture" sup
ported by the administration.
which ne said was designed to
bring 'full parity in the market
place for farm products, maxi-
mum freedom for the farmer
from Government controls. and
an ever increasing standard Of
living for farmers and the
American people.a = II other steps
are necessary to aid the farmers.
the Vice President said Mr.. Els
enhower would take them.
Outlines prosram
The administration program
he gave as follows:
/. A flexible parity system
aimed at keeping surpluses un-
der control.
Q. A bold imaginative program
aimed at developing new mar
|kets at home and abroad.
8. Increased research to re-
duce costs Of production and
distribution and increased uses
Iof farm products.
Continued soil conservation,
rural electrification, and other
programs to protect the value OF
the. farmers investment and i'm
prove his living conditions.
5. A program Of rural Develop
ment to aid the marginal farmer.
The Vice President challenged
the Democrats to come forward
with q farm program. and said
DO they want to go back to
the rigid parity program that
helped to create the surplus
which is one of the major causes
Of the drop in prices? Do they
want to kill little pigs, pillow un-
der every three rows Of cotton
and paint potatoes blue? DO they
advocate the Brannan farm plan
which would tell the farmer what
ito grow. how much. and the peo-
pie what to eat? Do they advo-
cate the dumping of farm prod
ucts abroad which would have a
disastrous effect on our allies, as
well as on our foreign markets?
Sees Stronger Party
Mr.. Nixon's attack on the
Democratic Congress was made
In an address before the Indiana
Republican Finance dinner in
Indianapolis. He told his audience
the Republican Party and Presi-
dent Eisenhower are stronger to-
day than they were In 1852. One
Of the reasons he gave was "the
fact that the Eisenhower Re-
publican program has brought
peace, prosperity. and progress
to America, and honesty and In
tegrity to the Government"
He predicted, too. at the In
Ndianapolis dinner, the Republi-
can Party would get an even
greater percentage of union
labor votes than in 1852.
In his farm speech. the Vice
President said bluntly that the
President and his administration
believe that you can't have a
sound national prosperity unless
it is based on a sound and pro-
gressive agricultural economy. /"
He admitted frankly that the
American farmer is not getting
his fair share Of the country's
prosperity and promised: "We