FIVE OF SEVEN SUPREME COURT JUSTICES GONE
National Leaders Speak For Norris William Allen WhiteEMPORIA. KANS., EDITOR AND AUTHOR The nomination of Senator Norris of Nebraska Is the most important matter before the Republicans of this...
...as dead as the Mound Builders and as obsolete as the feudal system...
...He Is a man of great ability...
...For nearly 14 years I have been a member of that body and during that period one man, George W. Norris, by his rugged honesty, his obstlnancy for the right, his absolute Impartiality, his justice and his fairness, his extraordinary ability and unflinching courage, has towered among his fellows...
...He was a lender in the elf oris to save and carry on the conservation policy, whether in the coal lands of Alaska or in the fight to save tlu- nation's water power resources...
...Senator Norris is a poor self-adviser but when the public services of men of today are measured cooly by an ordinary citizen he is seen as a wise, far-seeing, courageous statesman...
...His Independence has won the respect of all...
...But he has not only stood the champion of the people against exploitation, but with his long experience and marked legislative ability and wide vision, he has solved many of their problems...
...To an exalted enthusiasm for high causes he joins a marked power of critical reflection and of practical sense...
...Where others at times have been doubtful, he has piloted the way for his country in great constructive policies...
...He is a political guide post for all those who look for leadership in the interests of the people...
...Senator ha Follette— OK WISCONSIN . Independence runs like a boIuVu thread through Senator Norfl*' record...
...The senate of late years has become the last remaining free forum of the people...
...Francis J. McConnell— NEW YORK...
...The citizens of other slates in the Northwest who have at heart the agricultural problems which are pressing for solution will rejoice in a smashing victory for Senator Norris in the coining primary campaign as well as in the general election...
...people made by men whose concealed purpose Is to exploit, the people...
...BISHOP M. E. CHURCH The leadership of Senator Norris cannot b; spared today...
...I am a strong admirer of George Norris...
...Norris ls no partisan but he is the party's bsst friend and its only hope in this election...
...COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY Senator Norris is the outstanding figure in the American congress...
...He is not only the dean and leader of the progressives of the senate but also of the nation...
...It would have spared agriculture much of the distress it has .suffered...
...his steady principle unshaken in every crisis, his intuitive perception of his country's welfare, and his unflagging efforts for the people, have earned him the respect of enemies and the undying affection of friends...
...He stood by the Roosevelt policies as few men did...
...They merely make a majority on the eastern seaboard, while the western Republican gives color and direction and leadership to the actual Republican policies which hold the West and the party and when the West goes Democratic, the Republican party is done...
...The leaders came from the Republican party into these various movements and returned to the Republican party making it the party of progress in this country...
...These are a few of the things which make his rc-clecll'Mi Hie dominant issue of the hour...
...Ha ls tearless...
...Men like Norris can not lightly be replaced...
...any serious opposition to his election...
...Senator McMuster— OK'SOUTH DAKOTA The record and work of Senator Norris is outstanding...
...Senator DillOF WASHINGTON The reelection of Senator Norris is the biggest work for the progressives of all parties at the coming election...
...Senator Cutting— OF NEW MEXICO As we look back to the late 30s and 40's of the last century we see them in the light of the great figures who sat in the two houses of congress...
...The nation cannot afford to lose him...
...No man has done more for their cause...
...Housekeeping women who bear the brunt of hard times and high prices are coming to know the meaning of Senator Norris' efforts for such public control of public resources as can be used to lessen living costs...
...He carries with him into the campaign the hopes of millions throughout the nation...
...I cannot believe that the power interests can deceive and mislead the intelligent voters of Nebraska...
...Hp has never surrendered It to any political party or machine...
...No one has sided more effectively to keep the Children's Bureau a scientific body free from political interference...
...He has Drought imperishable fame to his state...
...but he has done much more than this...
...Upon the highest plane he has played the role of wise statesmanship...
...Immediately alter the World WHi- he introduced tlie h'st bill giving Kgricul-turr equality Willi other industries...
...it would have curbed the conspiracy, now consummated, to permanently fasten war prlcei for the necessities of life upon ttie consuming public: it would have broken the strangle hold of monopqly on the food of the people...
...Rev...
...He has unfailing power to diagnose every pretense of fairness to the...
...The nation can not dispense with this kind of service...
...they led under the banners of Populism and Roosevelt-ism but they never were Democrats and don't want to be...
...Agree with him or not you still can not get away from the act that the country is better for hLs unselfish and inspiring leadership...
...Julia C. Lathrojj— ROCKFORD, ILL...
...The regular stand-pat, the Bourbons, learn nothing and forget nothing...
...KANS., EDITOR AND AUTHOR The nomination of Senator Norris of Nebraska Is the most important matter before the Republicans of this country...
...Senator Norris is an irregular Republican from a territory which would much rather be Republican than not...
...He is & thorough student of public questions, He has been the leader in the fight for agricultural justice...
...They furnished the leadership of the Greenbacks and Grangers...
...We forget the men who happened to occupy the White House and think of that epoch as the era of Clay, Webster and Calhoun...
...Again and again he has prevented the perpetration of wrongs...
...He is scrupulously honest...
...Not only the state of Nebraska, but the entire Northwest needs him In the United States senate...
...For 50 years and more the Missouri valley and the upper Mississippi valley have been dominated by leaders like Norris and his kind...
...The only way the Republican party of this nation can remain in power is to keep men like Norris in office: men who revive it, refresh its Ideals, strengthen the faith of the people in the party, and serve bravely and wisely in the midst, of the encrusted conservatism...
...George Norris has always thought first of principle and his own conscience, and never of expediency and political advancement...
...FORMER CHIEF, -CHILDREN'S BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, WASHINGTON, D. C. Senator Norris is trusted by all voters and especially by all women voters who believe that the welfare of mothers and children is an important, dignified, public concern...
...John Dewey— EDUCATIONAL LEADER, PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY...
...He has great ability as a parliiiiiicnlBrlan...
...He has the courage always to expose their greed and selfishness...
...When the Republican leaders through the use of money and by the influence of selfish leadership turn down Norris and his kind they will face their final downfall...
...Senator Johnson— OK CALIFORNIA Never In our history was there more urgent need for men of vision, ability, and courage in the United States senate...
...It ls inconceivable that there should be...
...of the Republican lump and the party would soon become petrified and lost to the nation...
...Take this progressive leaven of midwestem Republicanism out...
...Quite naturally the administration regarded it as "too radical...
...I wonder If history will not write down our present period as the era of George Norris...
...Let any man know him personally, know his life and his achievements, know his superb courage, his kindly spirit, his hi^h ideals, his human touch, and he will likewise become a convinced admirer of George Norris...
...Gifford Pinchot— FORMER GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA AND CONSERVATION LEADER As a friend, of Senator George W. Norris for more than 20 years and also as a Republcian who believes in the principles laid down by Lincoln and carried forward by Roosevelt, I make this statement...
...Later on his remarkable record in the senate gave him the -unique position which he enjoys today...
...Anything but a triumphant reelection would be a national calamity...
...He is an outstanding public servant, an untiring fighter for the principles and the issues in which he believes...
...His courage, wisdom and independence make him a natural leader...
...Since the armistice Norris has fought and won, almost single handed, the battle which has saved Muscle Shoals from the fate of Teapot Dome...
...his bravery, no matter how powerful might be the opposition, has compelled every man's admiration...
Vol. 1 • August 1930 • No. 39
