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Quarterly Sept., 1924???June...
Long ago?in the early spring of 1924???Congress embarked upon the task of succoring the farmer. Two plans were vigorously suggested: 1) the McNary-Haugen bill which provided for a huge Government brokerage corporation to buy the farmers' crops and virtually fix the market prices, operating expenses being paid by an equalization fee (crop tax), collected from the farmers; 2) the Norbeck-Burtness bill which would aid the agrarian by lending him Government money...
...third party Convention just to impress the regular Parties with his strength. Meanwhile Eugene V. Debs, Socialist, declared: " I can think of no man less fitted for the Presidency than Mr. Ford "; Lloyd's of London insured a group of Manhattan business men against Mr. Ford's election in 1924???the premium $38,000, the policy $400,000, odds of 9½ to 100; Henry Ford himself declared: "I'm for President Coolidge if he will enforce the prohibition laws"?an endorsement which Mr. Ford can always get out of with little difficulty...