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AGRICULTURAL RELIEF 
Mr, Werner. You will recall that South Dakota elected a Demo- 
cratic governor two years ago. oo 
Mr. Jones. You said you did heroic service in behalf of the Presi- 
dent in 1924. Are you in favor of drafting him again for 1928? 
rp WeLLER. Just between you and I, T am not. [Laughter] 
nr. AsweLL. You have a Democratic 20vernor out there now, have 
—~u not? 
Mr. WELLER. Yes, sir. 
Mr. AsweLL. Do you know him? 
Mr. WELLER. I know him; yes, sir. 
Mr. Aswern. You think highly of him? 
Mr. WEeLLER. I think a great deal of Governor Balom. 
Mr. Aswrrn. He is openly opposed to the equilization fee and he 
made a speech on Jackson Day and said he opposed the eauilization 
fee. What have you to say about that? 
Mr. WeLLER. The way the governor expressed that was that it 
tended to create special privilege. 
Mr. Asmat, He opposed the McNeary-Haugen bill and said so 
in that speech; I heard him. 
Mr, WELLER. May I not correct you in saying that the governor 
said the McNary-Haugen bill was objectionable, for the reason that 
he said it was like all special-privilege proposals? 
Mr. AswELL. Whatever his reason was, he said he was opposed to 
it; and that is the way he expressed it. He said he was opposed to 
the equalization fee. I heard him say that. And you say you like 
him and he is your governor, too. 
Mr. WELLER. I like him pretty well. 
EW iy How about Mr. McMaster. Are you in favor of his 
e Senate? 
Mr. WeLLER. I also like Senator McMaster pretty well. 
Mr. ASWELL. Are you for him, too? 
Mr. WELLER. Yes; we like Senator McMaster.. 
[Lwant to say until we can get our business on the same equality 
with other industry that we are entitled to use any kind of a method, 
Syen to the extent of tearing down the other fellow’s business. We, 
of course, want manufacturing to continue to prosper in America; 1 
war American labor to be employed, and all that. 
Ir. Kercram. There is not anybody that does not want that. 
Mr. WELLER. Sure. 
WE rom I did not understand you to express yourself 
Vil Lyon Ww oe for or against the McMaster resolution. 
on I ELLER. Whether I am for or against the McMaster resol- 
Mr. Ket : . . 
: aor aus Chant. Yes; and that is what I would like to know, your 
Mr. WeLLER. Reducing excessi i ; 
: : cessive tariff — . 
for it to the extent of reducing excess tariffs. aas-gas, shes 4 au for 
NE Sn wi, excess tariffs, of course. 
Mr. WiLLiaus. eard S ) . 
14 Proposed to elas a Denator McMaster s speech in the Senate. 
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t oy not specifying the points he had in mind Ingugans 1b Whee 
ann o into the ir: opalonde Monson resolution, he would have 
hav : ; en the committee in Congress coul 
ve adjusted those things any way they see fit.