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Rural Electrification. Democratic Administrations have established the great Rural Electrification Program, which has brought light and power to the rural homes of our Nation. In 1935,,only 10 per cent of the farm homes in America had the benefits of electricity. Today, 85 per cent of our rural homes enjoy the benefits of electric light and power. We will continue to fight to make electricity available to all rural homes, with adequate facilities for the generation and transmission of power. Through the Rural Telephone Program, inaugurated by the Democratic 81st. Congress, we will provide the opportunity for every farm home to have this modern essential service. We pledge support of these sejf-liquidating farm programs.
Cooperative*. We will continue to support the sound development and growth of bonafide farm cooperatives and to protect them from punitive taxation.
Defense Needs. We will continue to recognize agriculture as an essential defense industry, and to assist in providing all the necessary tools, machinery, fertilizer, and manpower needed by farmers in meetihg production goals.
Family Farming. The family farm is the keystone of American agriculture. We will strive unceasingly to make the farm homes of our country healthier and happier places in which to live. We must see that our youth continues to find attractive opportunity in the field of agriculture.
The Republican Party Platform is loud in its criticism of our great farm programs. We challenge Republicans and other enemies of farm progress to justify their opposition to the program now in operation, or to advocate repeal of a single vital part of our program.
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