Show f W THE TUE PEOPLE MAY KNOW 4 i n are rc t c p pronouncements in ill the Democratic and Ro ROP Republican U u there Iber will be o of C special interest p. p pia that to the people In fu this A large n per cent of oC the fife people country try haven't coun had of f tam the e the tIle theto 0 f I ion oo to compare the two pl plat platforms t forms Corms and in n or order t to to acq acquaint a nt you OU ilY f sections we e submit these loth P particular three pronounce- pronounce r 1 d so c you can make your own comparison b hr bt si side e V side 51 S I Tariff t our belief beliet in the prote pro- pro ream f fundamental and tariff as a Ire te economic chat la II I p PrInciple of the 0 of this nation While Whilo certain I lions of or the present I law Ina nw require re light of changes In the p ion on an r m in n s situation n since fOrd m c-m the tho record af Of the Unit nt 4 1922 clearly shows shoys 1 States since t fundamental protective Print prin prin- r ih the t e ot or the law has been fully justi- justi stimulated the develop develop- It has resources pro- pro natural c t o of our employment at higher fuller laller the promotion on of inal in- in t i through assured tile thereby the tile jl al activity assured of the farmers farmer's s major major- ce e and further raised the iet kel et H ds of oC living and genera general com- com Ind aud well o of our people great gmt expansion In the wealth of nation divot during mg the pa past t fifty F and particularly in the p past st std ids de d could not have been heen accorn- accorn fd ed without a protective tariff designed m to p promote te time tho vital ital r F rests ets ls of all cl classes ss s.- s. to tr r have hae these manifest benefits restricted to any l y par particular ion D in of tho country They are en- en the land either dir di- di Uy Their stimulus r y or in indirectly been felt in in Industries farming ns n trade bade circles and m in every quarter However we WC f that there arc are certain indus indus- which u cannot no now v s successfully i. i to Q with ith foreign lH producers beI bo- bo I i of lower foreign wages rages and na a aCost Cost rast of oC jiving abroad and ana we we e t the next Republican congress 32 DI t Clamma examination t 1011 an and 1 where whee a of these schedules to rid Rd that American merican Irr labor oT in these tries dries may again command the market may maintain Us Its stand elUTing and may count court upon Ij i j employment employ in its Us accustom accustom- m- m 14 i 1 rence to toot that policy is essen- essen lor the continued prosperity of Under It the time stand stand- elUTing shing of oC the time American American people Inn n raised to the highest levels gown Its example e has lias been 11 1 followed by the rest lest of the tho ios experts have repeatedly Ed with approval val the r relation relation- O ot t this 18 policy pOlley to our prosperity th resultant emulation of that P e by other her nations tariff Is as vital to ton ton n in n agriculture as it is to toIl 1 manufacturing Il The Reto Re- Re to 11 Party bell believes eves that the home It bum built up under the tee pro p belongs to the time Amerl American an 1 land and It Pledges its support of lion which aich will give this marhim marhim marfull mar- mar him to the e full fun extent of l 1 his s blo to SUP super I it it Agriculture dee de de- Ii rge ge e benefits not moot o ony Oily d directly y y the Protective ro t duties es levied on oil kiTe hire fe fa taro farm nn products 0 of 0 f I LV o or r. 1 t 1 but but also indirectly Y r HlLl l 1 ln n the e purchasing power orn ot or n workmen in- in employed in 1 III 11 arly Plot pi These Thoo ett extend tt end l also I IIII to persons ems In III trade t tran and I I lies i Batt let act ot of 1922 has Justified I the I I It ex expansion 0 of our of-our our f j I CrIng ring 12 the lb l past five e years years' 0 our exports l' l have Increased from rom ors Ons to 44 hlll billions Eons Contra Jr pro o of its critics the I tariff n M trap i law hw has ilas not not i 1 the he t in am n the thc exports exports- 1 o of ae ag a to e t and and ilor I t r rf flea mining fuming nor tor noro I tho o importation of OC ofes j far can es which l t this thi j I ia utilize without l n. n aria ar- ar clone mac st structure Y Ya I Agriculture a r h is iii scope r an and l as such is reer fec- fec ree- ree t. t tue Wed VIed 1 n party es 8 its Us d tb street tren strength and enon en- en of the Ule same on Page t Tariff The Democratic tariff tariff legislation legislation will be based on the following policies policies policies poli poli- cies A The The mai maintenance ten of Or legitimate legitimate egHi- egHi mate business and a high standard c cof of w wages es for Cor American B Increasing B-Increasing Increasing the purchasing power of wa wages es and income by the reduction on of those monopolistic and extortionate te tariff rates bestowed in ill payment of poi political debts C Abolition C-Abolition Abolition of 10 log rolling and restoration of 1 th the Wilson conception or a a finding fact tariff commission commission quasi-judicial quasi and from the executive executive executive ex ex- domination ti m which has destroyed destroyed destroyed de de- the thu usefulness of or th the present t commission Duties D-Duties D D Duties that thai will permit effective effective ef er- e competition insure against against monopoly 1 and at the time same time lime promice pro pro- mice uce a fair revenue revenue for the Uie support support of government Actual difference between the cost cot of pro production at homo in sin abroad with with i C o safe safeguard safeguard guard gu-ard for the wage wage- of the American laborer must be bo the tho extreme me measure measure measure meas meas- ure of every tariff rate E E Safeguarding Safeguarding time Hie public against monopoly creat created l by by special tariff favors favors- F F-E F F 4 ll distribution is of ot the tIle benefits and burdens ns of the the tariff l among all aU Wago earner farmer stockman producer and nd legitimate business in ill general ha have vo everything to gain from froma a. from Democratic a tariff based basc on on justice to all all- Agri Agriculture Deception upon uhe the farmer all and l delusive and and delusive promises for or more than tItan fifty years ye Specially favored industries industries indus indus- tries have been artificially aided by lIy Republican Comparatively Comparative e ly little has been done clone for agriculture agriculture agriculture ture and aud stock raising upon which II national l prosperity re rests s. s Un Unsympathetic inaction with l regard gara to Lo this thin problem must cease ease Virulent hostility hos hos- a of the Republican fra- fra ton toil to the adv advocates of C. C farm farni relief and and denial of the right ight of farm organizations to lead in the Ole aCY development development develop develop- Ol ment of of farm policy must yield to Democratic c s sympathy and ness I Four years ears ago the Republican 11 party a rt forced to acknowledge gc the thc critical situation pledged lle Itself t to w take all steps stops necessary to brIll bring bacI back a balanced condition bel between agriculture and other industries au sine ats bor Today it faces the country j d not o only with that pledge ed cd but hut broken by the acts of a a i Republican Ito Re- publican t president wHO is 1 primarily r for J Ithe the failure to lo offer fIer fIera to r r a cOl in program equality to agriculture While Mile hUe I he lie cI has ts had no or adequate pr program to offe oCre in its stead he lie has Imas vetoed vetoe fu MIDI tit relief IP- IP lief legislation ion and amid h has s sought t to justify his disapproval of f. f agricultural agricultural tural legislation partly parDY a on n grounds wholly inconsistent with his nc acts s maTIng maT malt beneficiaries belle bene ing lug industrial monopolies lie the favor and anti andI andin of gov government tho the agricultural policy in endorsing I I of tho the present mInistration administration d. d n Re- Re the tits administration the im H of f the present lI in its convention pu pub publican ican party upon the farmer that served notice notice- upon is no not mot system ithe the sO-C sO called so-called protective t that at while it offers m meant for him lim protection to to tl the e privileged ged fow low it world prices to 10 continued promises the I the producers o of the tho chlof cash l c crop l i of agriculture policy 0 of tile the Re nc Republican I it AVe Ve a cot condemn t the lime relief relic promises premises which pr p publican lit party reduction through a to to to c only tion tier of American farm p production time the domestic m market oeds of ot to the n continued the thc S Suc Such lm hl a p program gram means me-ans the fore forcing ng I deflation of a agriculture Horn from the Hie millions of ot a additional nal m of agm a. a ag- ag II I- I perpetuation farms and n l. l the I conic o to con cultural distress for years I 1 on bus bust bust- with contin continued b bad d effects I ness nes Q an and d limber labor the thenes ej ejOn UnIt Unit- I J On Last Page From Page One SO THE P PEOPLE OPLE IA 1 MAY Y KNOW Realizing mailY many farmers are arc fac facing fac fac- big ing problems ls s P more ore thin tiffin those which are PlO portion of orman many many other othor basic industries c tho the party Is anxious anxious' to aid in iu every way possible 1 Many of our farmers are arc still goll going g through r readjustments c just a relic of the t tire c years directly rc y fr following iIO Ving t the IC great I wat Vai All the tho farmers arc are being c called on to meet new and perplexing conI con- con I cl created by foreign competition compeli- compeli I tion on the complexities s of or do domestic marketing labor problems and a toady f increase In local and state stat J taxes The The general depression in a great basic asic industry Industry inevitably reacts upon the tilt conditions in the country o as asa a whole and cannot be ignored ItIs It Itis Itis is a a matter of OC satisfaction llon that tho the thoI I desire to help holp in tho the correction of off agricultural agricultural ag ag- ag- ag wrongs and ancl conditions is POL not con confined ned to any anyone one section f four 1 oi of J Ol our country or any particulars group J The Tho Republican p pl i Y and amI th Republican administration p particularly lal I luring during th the last live fire fh e years cars 1 0 jellIed many of or the most distressing b p problems as as they thoy have havo arisen uI en and tho the achievements in hl ai aid l of or a agriculture ture titre are properly a part of oC this r roc roc- q- q ord The The Republican con congresses rosses have hao boon been most responsive in the matter clatter of oC agricultural appropriations lions n not t only to meet crop emergencies emergencies emer emer- but for the extension and development of the activities of oC the 1 dp department lel t of agriculture The protection of ot otH H the Mie e American fa farmer farmel ag against foreign farm competition compe- compe compe compe- titles HUon and foreign trade pra practices I Ihas has been vigorously carried on by bythe bythe bytho the tho department of state The right I of the farmers to engage in collective collective tive tivo buying and cooperative selling as provided for by the Vol Capper I stead act of 1922 has been promulgated promulgated promulgated gated through the department of agriculture and the department ment of justice which have havo given iven most valuable valuable valuable able aid and assistance anco to ta the heads of the farm organizations The treasury treasury treas treas- lIr ury department and the proper committees committees committees com com- of or congress have lightened the tax burden on farming communities ties lies and through the fe federal ul farm loan system there has been made available to the tho farmers o of f the nation for loaning purposes at t a low rate of or interest sand and through the inter intermediate credit banks 6 Q- Q 0 of of short short- term short term credits have been beon made mado available to lie Uie farmers The life department has tHIS systematically systematically systematically and generously extended tho the rural fl free flee ee delivery routes into even the tho most sparsely settled settled com om- com com- When Ihen a shortage of transportation tion facilities threatened to deprive the farmers If of their opportunity to reach waiting wafting marl markets overseas teas over the tho president appreciative and sen of or the condition and the tho possible loss Joss to tho communities ordered oi U the c reconditioning nh g of or shipping g bo board rd vessels yes ves s sels ls thus relieving a great e lerg n- n cy I Last 1 t hut Dill least t t the tho o 1 tariff commission has at all times shown a willingness under tho provisions provisions provisions pro pro- visions of or the flexible tariff tact act to 0 aid tho the farmers when foreign foreign corn com competition petition made ninde possible b by low wage scales abro abroad ci to deprive our our farness farmers of or their domestic mar- mar Under this act the Hie president nt I has lItis Increased duties on wheat flour flourI I mill rom feed and dairy products Numerous Numerous Numerous Nu Nu- other farm products are now being investigated by the tho tariff commission com com- mission dare to say a word against It He dares and he Is constructive John J. J R says if Smith can evolve olve a pla plait plan for 1 for control of ot the the liquor question In a way that will absolutely absolute absolute- ly y prevent the return of oC the saloon eliminate bootlegging with Its accompanying accompanying accompanying ac ac- companying evils graft evils graft corruption and murder and nd restore t temperate life in our country then all fair fall minded men must admit his right to too promulgate such plan pIau and to a advocate advocate o cate such sueh eh changes ngos in iu our laws and constitution as may be ne necessary for its adoption Gladstone said that tho tim American constitution is 15 the greatest document document docu docu- ment ever formed formed by the mind of man And yet It has boon been amended amend amend- ed 19 ID times and the supreme court has construed it many y times seemingly seemingly seemingly seem seem- different from what it reads reads reads- amended it ft as it were a and d it will willbe willbe willbe be amended and further construed so t that lat it will hardly be able Why yal Because nature evolution evolution evolution evo evo- lution and growth are ever vcr moving I There i is no such a thing tiling as a st stand stand- nd- nd still But prohibition is a stand stand- still sUll Its mandate mandat is that Hlat there shall novel never nover be bo any change whatever ever That flat the laws s of nature evolution and growth sh shall a 11 be forever r arrested and End that alcohol col ol which h has s Its u uses usen eJ in ill medicine medicine ino and social life iCe shall die forever Olever But slut nature says it shall not lie die Nature has its processes ses even ou outside side of the mind of man and uses it fo for its its its' purposes A A iti a t l i-l l l st statesmanship t proposes propose proposes t to p utilize nature and not to arrest progress progress ess but hut hutto to c control it and make it s serve orve r e etho the tho bost best purposes of man This viol violation violation vio vio- l lation of natures nature's r s 's laws Ia are c causing graft corruption Ol and er and d th the l the 11 Ku Klux lax and the the league which has spent o over r seventy million dOlI-aI's dOlI dollars to fOr force fOre e prohibition and amI has 11 hired congressmen congressmen con con- gr gressmen gressmen and senators to go over the he country making dry ciry speeches hes arc aro blocks to progress an ana are arc |