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AGRICULTURAL RELIEF 
I just wanted briefly here, in a few minutes, to impress upon you 
with all the force I can the necessity of some kind of relief; and we 
think this kind of relief is the kind we want. 
Now as to the technicians, these gentlemen will give you all the 
technical information that you want, this is, all that they have looked 
up, and I think that they have looked up all sufficient. I think that 
the plan they are advocating is the plan. I think the equalization 
plan is the plan. 1 think that no other plan will give the relief needed, 
will give the efficiency of relief needed, will give the stability that we 
need. 
Of course I understand there are differences of opinion, but my 
interest and the interest of my State and the interest of the section 
of the country that I come from is the same as theirs, and I think that 
gives, in brief, what I have to say to you. 
Now I have issued, in the last 12 months, three or four different 
circulars and at my own expense have distributed them throughout 
the Southern States. I have had prepared articles for newspapers 
and they have gone into papers with combined millions of circulation, 
and have gotten out all of the propaganda that I could along this line. 
I have received thousands of letters approving the course that I have 
adopted. 
Now, as to my experience. I want to tell you that I am not a law- 
yer, professor, or preacher. I am a business man, and the political 
experience that I have had has been an incident and not a profession. 
I am a business man all the way through, and it is from our business 
interests that I appeal to you for aid in the interest of our people of 
the South. We are giving too much labor for a nickel. That seems 
to be the whole thing. We are working in economic slavery, we are 
working at a disadvantage economically. It is the function of 
government, if I understand it, to deal fairly with its citizens, to deal 
justly, to deal honestly, and we think that this would be nothing but 
honesty, nothing but fairness, nothing but the same privilege to us 
that the Government gives to others. All we ask is to be put on an 
equality with other industries. The industry of agriculture is our 
only industry. Our millions are engaged in it. When their pay rolls 
are cut down we business men suffer as a consequence of their suffer- 
ings. - That is about all. I hope you understand what I mean. 
I don’t want to take up your time. I have tried to be brief, and 
[ thank you very much. 
Mr. ANprESEN. Will you permit a question? 
Mr. DonacrEY. Yes. 
Mr. ANDRESEN. You mentioned about the urgency of farm relief 
legislation. 
Mr. DoNAGHEY. Yes, sir. 
Mr. ANDRESEN. You feel that it is so urgent that we should have 
egislation during the present session of Congress? 
Mr. DonNacrEY. I do. 
Mr. FuLMER. May I ask that the governor be given an opportunity 
to extend his remarks in the record, because I happen to know that 
he is well posted on this matter and will be able to put into the 
record some valuable information for the committee and others who 
read the record. 
Mr. Fort. I have no objection to his extending his remarks, Mr. 
Chairman, provided the remarks are related to the bills under dis-