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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-