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September 19, 1956
Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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In Chicago, Secretary Ezra Taft Benson criticized Democrats' farm policy as promoting government control and subsidies, calling it pessimistic, while praising farmers' satisfaction with Eisenhower's administration amid good crops and prices.
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Socialized Farm Program Laid To Demos.
CHICAGO (INS) Agricultural Secretary Ezra Taft Benson charged Tuesday that Democrats want to "nationalize and socialize" farmers because of "their own lack of faith and fear of the future."
Benson spoke in Chicago at luncheon of the Frozen Food Locker Institute Convention.
The Secretary of Agriculture attacked the farm plank approved at the Democratic National Convention and branded it as "pessimistic" because it calls upon the government to be the market for which farmers would produce. Benson asserted:
"It assumes there is no future for farmers except government subsidy at a level which would involve government dictation and control over their production."
Benson said that a four-day swing through Illinois, Indiana and Minnesota last week convinced him that "farmers are very pleased with the (Eisenhower) administration because crops are good and prices are up."
CHICAGO (INS) Agricultural Secretary Ezra Taft Benson charged Tuesday that Democrats want to "nationalize and socialize" farmers because of "their own lack of faith and fear of the future."
Benson spoke in Chicago at luncheon of the Frozen Food Locker Institute Convention.
The Secretary of Agriculture attacked the farm plank approved at the Democratic National Convention and branded it as "pessimistic" because it calls upon the government to be the market for which farmers would produce. Benson asserted:
"It assumes there is no future for farmers except government subsidy at a level which would involve government dictation and control over their production."
Benson said that a four-day swing through Illinois, Indiana and Minnesota last week convinced him that "farmers are very pleased with the (Eisenhower) administration because crops are good and prices are up."
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What keywords are associated?
Farm Program
Democrats
Socialization
Ezra Taft Benson
Eisenhower Administration
Agriculture Policy
What entities or persons were involved?
Ezra Taft Benson
Democrats
Eisenhower
Where did it happen?
Chicago
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Key Persons
Ezra Taft Benson
Democrats
Eisenhower
Location
Chicago
Event Date
Tuesday
Story Details
Agricultural Secretary Ezra Taft Benson accused Democrats of wanting to nationalize and socialize farmers due to lack of faith, criticizing their convention's farm plank as pessimistic for relying on government subsidies and control. He noted farmers' satisfaction with the Eisenhower administration after a recent Midwest tour.