Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-10-25 | Page 10 | Parley P. Sends Wire to Harding

I PARLEY P, SENDS ! HE TOM! Asks Candidate If He is Willing Will-ing to Protect Farmer Against Loss SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2o. As ft means of relieving what he described as a ' desperate Situation" faced by the farmers of the western agricultural liistricts, Farley F ChriPlenpeti Farm cr-Labor party candidate for president, in a telegram bi m to Senator Warren G Harding, asked the Republican can didatS for president, if he would ap prove of a measure insuring the farm er against loss. He compared such a measure to the protection afforded ths railroads in the Esch Cummins act The telegram "M (our through the western slates has made it Apparent to us that the farmers of the great western agricultural agricul-tural districts are facing a desperate situation Corn Is down to about 5u i cents. W heat Is dropping The farmers, farm-ers, seeking relief from conditions that I were certain to follow the war with the falling of war time prices have been Ignored by the present admini- ' t ration. I am moved bj these considerations to put to you as candidate to succeed the head of that adminlKt mi Ion. th follow mx question "You voted asainst governnw n' i" r ation of the railroads and in favor of j the Each Cummins act guaranteeing the owners of the railroads against loss and Insuring them of profi.s of at 1 least 6 per cent on their nineteen bil-I lions of capital, Without even BQueez ing the water out. ' 'Would you approve of a measure similarly guaranteemc the farmer against loss on his crops? "Would you approve of 8 measure in-! sunng profits to thp farmer upon his actual investment (no watered stock) nr do you f-ej that the farmer is not j entitled to the same considerai ion at J vour hands as are the railroad OWTI-I