Farmers of the corn belt—and they pack a lot of votes—are demanding something definite from Congress in regard to the sol-called farm relief. A spokesman for these farmers has served notice on Congress that something more than a campaign gesture must be made if the voters of his section of the country are to be satisfied.
Apparently, the Republican leaders are determined to do nothing definite. They must do something, of course, with the congressional election this fall, but they are more apt to make a gesture than enact any helpful bill.
The farmers are in on the scheme, it seems, and the gesture will not be enough. The tariff question comes into the matter since the farmers care nothing about the tariff unless it serves as an aid to them. They have heard enough about beneficial tariffs. What they want now is something that will prove of help.
From the editorial page of The Concord Daily Tribune, Wednesday, April 7, 1926
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