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Show THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE FARMER Representing ns I do, n district In which fn.-m'ns Is tho prlnclpnl Indus IT. I have been luuiicsacd with the lack oi sympathy manifested by tho present administration to tho American Ameri-can fumier nnd nil that concerns him vitally. Probably no legislation moro grossly unjust nnd discriminative discriminat-ive has ever been placed ou our stat utu books than tho Underwood tariff law in Its relation to the interests ol tho fnrmer. Somo protection, thougl Inadequate, has been left to tho mail' ufactu er, but tho farmer has been placed on nn absolutely freo trade basis with foreign countries thnt possess pos-sess chenpor lands, cheaper labor nnd In some Instances, cheaper trans poitatlon rates to our coastwlso cities cit-ies than ho possesses. When the Qluss currency bill wns being considered .many of ua importuned impor-tuned tho banking committee, to in-cludo in-cludo a system of rural credits legislation leg-islation In this bl'l. Wo we-o met with tho reply thnt tho question of farm loans wna altogether too great to lucludo In a general currency hill but wo wore nssured that n bill would bo drafted stalsfactory to farmers organizations nnd passed during tho Wesent session of Congress. Nolhii.a has over boen dono to redeem the promlso, and no roliof hna boon af forded tho farmer In tlm genoral curroncy law. In an unsuccessful' of fort to lower tho cost of living for tho benefit of thoso 'living In cities tho farmer hnB been left to shift for hlmsolf and as usual to bear tho burden. bur-den. Ho has been modest In his requests, re-quests, but oven theso havo boen ignored. ig-nored. Tho treatment nccorded hint I has been unwarranted and unjust. Ho will express his resentment when tho opportunity offers. Cong. Sells. |