Show farm issue clearly drawn restoration OF FARM price supports at not less than 90 per cent of parity has relieved reci eved the anamin ous endorsement of the democratic party s special advisory committee on agriculture this crystallizes the farm issue aigid vs felex ible price supports ahe Eisenhower Eisen how er administration fa tors vors flexible supports and alpar antly has no intention of changing its position only this week secretary of ag ri culture benson m a speech at Ll eveland invited suggestions from the public on solving the farm pro blem but made it plain he would e eit it ertain no proposal for returning to high rigid supports the issue is clearly drawn the democrats and republicans now can start turning the political soil plowing deep furrows for a plant ing season that will pay off in a bar vest of farm votes next november republicans contend the system of rigid supports tends to bu build A d up surpluses of farm products in stor age resulting in depressed prices democratic farm leaders answer th at the question of surpluses has been greatly exaggerated the only announced candidate for the democratic nomination for president adlai adial stevenson already has recognized the farm problem as one of the top campaign issues while he favors a return to rigid supports he maintains that getting the farmers back on their feet e involves more than par ity alone this undoubtedly is true still ane parity controversy will produce a lot of smoke and perhaps some fire before election time next november As the situation now stands the voters have a sharply defined issue on which aich they can choose between democrats and republicans there is no middle ground on parity to confuse the people the two farm philosophies one diametrically opp ased to the tle other have been set out and the voters have plenty of time to make up their minds |