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lit Sft -'.' &$§/" What Farmers Gbt Democrats Pussyfoot, for Most Part, as Re & publicans. Did Democratic platform—''For the purposed 47'' i)f insuring just and fair treatment in the great interstate livestock markets we favor the enactment of legislation fo£ the:supervision of such markets by the fed^ eral government." v'' .'"v/ i" *i. •*•'.'•• HAT the Republican national conven tion did with the "farmers' planks" proposed, some by the Farmers' Na tional council and soine by the Na tional Board, of Farm Organizations, was told in detail in the June 28 Leader. Readers may refer to that issue for the exact language proposed by the farm organizations and the exact language used in the Republican plat form. °'j In the following statement a summary is. given of "frhat the farmers asked and what the Republicans put in their platform, while the, exact language of the Democratic platform is_quoted,~just as the exafct language of the Republican platform was quoted previously. Farmers' plank—Demands appointment of farm er representatives in the cabinet and other appoin tive positions. .»"£• Republican platform Promised "ade quate farm representation in appointment of governmental officials and commissions," no mention of the cabinet. •/v./-, at at or N in Farmers' plank—Demands full recogni tion of right of collective bargaining in buying and selling farm products: Republican platform Restricts this right to co-operative associations. Democratic platform—"We favor such legislation as will confirm to the primary producers of the nation the right of collec tive bargaining and the tight of co-opera tive handling and marketing, of the prod ucts of the workshop and of the farm and* such legislation as will facilitate.the expor tation of our farm products." PACKER CONTROL PLANK AGAIN IS SIDETRACKED Farmer's plank—"We pledge national control over the packers." "... Republican platform—Nothing. Fanners' plank—Demands perpetuation and strengthening bf federal farm loan, system, provision for loans on farm come?/ modities and inauguration of a system off personal credit. •. Republican platform—No mention of protecting farm loan system or of loans on farm commodities, but stands for authorize. ing associations of individuals tor obtaidl?| personal credit. -3*/'' Democratic platform—Criticizes Rejmb^L., check and reduce the growth and course of farm tenancy." Farmers' plank—Demands comprehensive studies "of farm production costs and their 'ancensored pub lication. Republican platform—Essentially the same, ex cept that such studies art limited to studies to "re duce the frequency of abnormal fluctuations." Democratic platform—"We favor comprehensive studies of farm production costs and the uncensored publication of facts found in such studies." Farmers' plank—Demands equitable treatment of agriculture in tariff schedules. neve re :eflfectiv^| A Republican platform—Nothing. Democratic platform—Nothing. Farmers' plank Conservation of natural re /'sources. Republican platf&m—Meaningless. Democratic platform—Nothing. Farmers' plank—For repeal of present laws re stricting free speech. '•./'• .Sggflfc 5=^ I4 lican congress for failure to help federal never too late toorganize, but the sooher it is done, the sooner the farm loan system. "We pledge prompt. farmers of other states will have state-owned industries like North and Consistent support of sound and effec^-jV' Dakota's, including floor mills, terminal elevators, a rural tive measures to sustain, amplify and per-1"®" feet the rural credits statutes and thus to THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION By E. B. Fussell, Leader Staff Correspondent Republican platform—For free "speech, but—etc. Democratic platform—"We reaffirm our respect for the great principles of free speech and a free press, but"—going on to defend A. Mitchell Palmer. Farmers' plank—Opposition to compulsory mili -tary training. Republican platform—Nothing.' Democratic platform—Nothing. iwvV Farmers' plank—Continuance of excess profits and income taxes and addition of graduated inherit ance tax. Republican platform—Nearly meaningless, can be construed to mean that- the excess profits tax should be replaced by a sales tax. RAIL BILL REPEAL PLANK IS REJECTED- Democratic platform—"A complete survey of existing taxes and their modification and simplifica tion.'?,, Probably also means repeal of excess profits tax. :./// /v/ Farmers' plank—For stringent immigration laws and against admission of Oriental labor. NEVER LATE MEND pNDUSTRjES ~D"1™ **P«ssly for the Leader by W. C. Morris, ...credits, bank., and marketing reforms. •Mm mm Republican platformr—Substantially the same, h. Democratic platform—"Nonadmission of Asiatic" Immigrants is a true expression bf the judgment of •our people." ,• Farmers' plank—Urges immediate repeal of Esch-Cummins act and urges public ownership of ^railroads. Vj Republican platfohn—Exactly the opposite. Democratic platform Favors "fair trial" of Esch-Cummins act, with eventual "private owner ship without government subsidy." Farmers' plank—Condemns Jones bill, altowirig sale of government-owned ships to private concerns. Republican platform—Exactly the opposite. Democratic platform—Nothing. The question naturally arises: Why a Republi can convention? Why a Democratic convention? Meaningless wofds injected into an equally mean ingless platform! The two porgrams, Republican and Democratic, apparently were drawn to catch Votes, not to advance the welfare of the PAGB EIGHT "'''lip. mm General Results Literals Beaten A Label Needed to Tell One Convention H'FromOther NATIONAL political convention is much the same sort .of a thing, which ever of the two old parties happens to hold it. There was in Sah Francisco the same sort of crowds, the same sort of a big hall, the same sort of brass bands, that there were in Chicago. The politicians are the same, only labeled "Democrat" instead of "Republican," the orators utter the same platitudes, there is the same mechanical attempt to stir tip en thusiasm^ yet nothing is achieved like the heartfelt noise of a real League meeting. The big convention hall is, if possible, more thoroughly covered with flags than was the Coli seum in Chicago, tiie bands play the same national tunes, with "Dixie" added now and then as a favor to the Solid South, and the orators intimate that Democrats, and no others, are entitled to be known as true patriots and 100 per centMmeri cans. An observer can not help but be re minded of the claims of every warring na tion that God was behind them, and behind them only. And one is tempted, also, to think of the observation of a wise English man, a century or so ago, that in many in stances patriotism is "the last refuge of a scoundrel." Chairman Cummings' keynote address, at the Democratic.convention is, perhaps, a 1rifle more warmly received than Chair man Lodge's '"keynote" at the .Republican convention. This is probably because Cummings is somewhat more human .in his appearance than Lodge and possibly also because people like a booster better than a knocker, Mr. Cummings praising Presi dent Wilson fulsomely for the very things for which Mr. Lodge condemned him. KVALE'S NOMINATION BRINGS MUCH TALK /^/u,/. Liquor was one of the big questions at San Francisco, just as it was at Chicago. This applied both personally and as a platr form issue. Those of the delegates who have a ta$te that way seemed to be well provided, just as they were at Chicago. But. the Democrats seemed to have more of a desire to talk about the matter than the Republicans did. Theodore Bell of Califor nia wanted the Democrats to go on record for light wines and beers his old enemy, William Jennings Bryan, wanting a straight out-and-out indorsement of the Volstead act. There was considerable talk in this con^ vention about primary results in the sev enth district of Minnesota^ where Rev. O. J. Kvale beat Congressman Volstead by nearly 3,000 votes. The wets say Volstead was beaten because'he was dry the drys say Kvale won because he was drier thah Volstead. Neither side admits the facts, which are that Kvale Avon because he stood for the League program and that Volstead lost because he was a reactionary, attempting to force on the people un-American espionage and se dition bills, though Mrs. Peter 01ej3on of.CJtoqueg* Minn., hinted at the real^ reason. IP But while the Democrats talk abdut l£iv*liqd6r matter more than the Republicans did, the result is the same. At Chicago the resolution^ committee drafted a "dry" plank, then got cold feet and lost' it on the way to the Coliseum. At San Francisco the committee decided to leave the matter unmen tioned in the platform. Bryan brought the matter up on the floor of the convention. The delegates gave him a tremendous ovation—and then voted against him, so that results were identical. Bryan did more, however,'than bring up his pro hibition planks. He had three other planks—genu ine progressive declarations—against compulsory military training, demanding radical action against profiteers and for the establishment of a genuine people's press, to tell the truth about what i& being -••done at Washington. Bryan's planks \had a marked •if/ 3Ss„ ml ta #i»' If mi