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Show I BROAD STAND ON I FARMER BY WOOD M HE JELLS HIS OPINION OF AGRI. m CULTURE'S NEEDS AT THIS TIME. " tChlcago, III. In an answer to a query from one of tlrte lenders of ngrlcurlsts of tlio count;, Leonard 4 yood, ltopujillenn candidate tut It presidential nomination, ywucrdaj ' K"ve one ' tnc nl03t -ui)iil) state- m incnts of tils position toward the B fanner that has ever luen published 1 ". by a political candidate. ' After declaring Hint the decline ot agriculture Is one of the greatest dad gers the country fnces, und that the farmer, as the backbone of thonatlon. Is entitled to every odmlnlstratho en couragement and a square deal nil around, Wood gave as the salient (lOlnts In his. agricultural (beliefs: (,"1. The farmer, sncrllkedWuuch during dur-ing the war. Wo owe lili a'tleht of gratitude uo never tuu repay for hi stniK.li lojnity. 2' Kduintlon for farm children fhould be as erttlly accessible and on us.hlgh n plane 113 that of city chll dnn, with vocational training to the lunt degree.' In ti broad, cousolidateo I sihoo,yitifui. 1 :$. We must glvee rural district" good roads, fur loiimiercc and rela 1 tion. ii f4. There uiist le n department o 1 agrlriiltuii' hi, till) und Intelligent co 11 nfruiloil will) till1 fanner ami the f gitiil farm iiiyimlutluiis. 1 . 0, 1 byl eni'ln u far (.loser cotmcc L tlen lii'tvvii-ii luudmers anil toiiMimerf I of food "Icni iiintll n portion of tin I cuiimiiirTs uiM gets' built to the I faruier. , I ''ft. Hoarding of fond supplies should s be-rlgorouly sllppieed. Si "? Secure provision should lie made iwf Io enable farmers, to .get adequate y-. credit lo 'extend fnrming Interests. M "" 'i,,,cre ,,oul,l to! blggei1 supplle m of fertilizer available at cheaper 5 rotes., . , , "O.'l believe thnt the treatment ol i cooperative oiganlzatlona'of farmers should be with the same consideration as to oilier organizations under similar simi-lar circumstances. "10. I believe In the gradual abolition aboli-tion or farm teniticy ahd encourage-tnentiof encourage-tnentiof ovrnerslilp of hind by the Hi dlylduaL, tanner, "11.' 1 believe In n wide cxtciflon nl the''fa'rm btirenn sstem which seem!.' w,ell fitted to sole many of the economic eco-nomic uestlons vv tilth confront the farmer problems of pi eduction and distribution." I ., . |