Show JAYS FARMERS RS t NEED EED HOOVER Miff AND 1 TARIFF ARIFF Congressman Dickinson Warns Warn Against Past Records of Democrats PLATFORM IS EVASIVE Iowa owa Leader Declares Hoover Knew How to Handle Problems WOODSTOCK la Herbert Herbert Hoo Hoa- ver and a protective tariff was the specific recommended for the curing of farm Ills ilIs b by Congressman L L. J. J Dickinson of la Ia n a leader ot of the farm bloc In the House In an address ad ad- dress here thIs afternoon at the farm farmers farmers' ers ers' meeting and Republican rally The record of the Democratic party has always been for a tariff for Cor revenue only Congressman son said and they have never been converted to a tariff tarla for protective purposes Herbert Hoover in his his' acceptance speech declared an adequate tariff Is the foundation of farm relief He fur ther declared that the domestic marq mar q- q C 4 f C K i 4 I I HON L. L J. J J DICKINSON ket must be protected I will use my office and influence to give the farmer the full benefit of our historic tariff policy polley Protection of dairy commodities has greatly increased under the pro tariff policies as carrIed out cut under the present Republican admin admin- We Increased by executive order the tariff on dairy products from eight to twelve cents a pound This domestic market can be preserved forthe for tor the American producer under the Republican Re Re- publican policies and It can be lost under the policy 1 outlined by the Democratic Demo cratic platform Apparently to satisfy a certain group of farmers a cleverly devised sentence was written into the Into the Democratic Demo Demo- cratic platform whereby the par party y pledges that an honest endeavor will willbe he be made to formulate a legislative plan whereby the losses in the raa- raa I of surplus crops will be charged back against the unit of the product I This is a faint effort to describe the equalization tee fee After the adoption of this platform Governor Smith was quoted In the newspapers as saying that he was opposed to the fee but that he pledged that the mechanics would be devised through conferences with the friends of agriculture to formulate for tor a legislative program to carryout carry out ut his platform pledges This Is the same problem over which a dispute I Ihas has been raging for eight years The I Democratic platform simply adds more confusion to an already confused con fused situation The pledge of Herbert Hoover is ia I definitely certain He knows in ad vance how this problem can be han ban died Any conference he calls willbe will I Ibe be merely for the purpose of arranging Ing specIfic details His pledge creates cre ates the experimental stage of such a I program He believes agriculture can be organized to where Jt it will be self self- I sustaining and hy by reason of his knowledge and experience he Is in a position where he can head that or or- |