"It is only by understanding fully both sides of an argument that you can hope to arrive at a just and impartial decision.

Mr.Hopkins has advocated advertising signs on the ground that your financial gain warrants permitting them to be placed upon your premises.

I will not deny his statement that three thousand, seven hundred and eighty-three dollars have been paid the farmers of this district by advertisers in the last five years.

It is quite likely to be true.

I have here the report of the Department of Agriculture showing that the total amount paid to farmers of the eighth district in the last five years, for produce of all kinds, is eleven millions, five-hundred thousand dollars." A murmur of amazement rose from the audience.