The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-06-03
WRITES NORRIS A LETTER.
David Anderson Calls All Insursen ts
Traitors.

Washington May 30-That an in.
surgent congressman is nothing more
nor less than a traitor to the party
which has placed him In position OF
power, is the opinion of David An.
derson, real estate and money broker,
Twenty.fifth and NJ streets, South ON.
aha. He has Just written n letter to
Congressman George W. Norris be.
rating him for his fight against the
Cannon rules and the Cannon organi.
cation, declaring that he should go,
with other traitorous insurgents, over
into the democratic party. Anderson
affirmed his own decision to vote for
democrats rather than for insurgent
republicans.
Anderson's letter is as follows:
AS a republican who helped to or.
ganize the party in the Twenty.fourth
ward In the city of Brotherly Love in
1854 and In the first republican nation
al convention in June, 1856. and hav.
ing voted for every republican presi-
dent also. being pioneer of Nebras-
ka, | believe ! am well grounded and
qualified to express my sentiments as
"A republican concerning your course
who was elected as u republican to
congress.
Ever since the administration of
the venerated and beloved Lincoln
there has been discontinued mischief
makers and traitors in the party, not
ably President Johnson, Horace Gree.
ley, his followers, and scores of 9th.
ers.
Now, sincerely speaking, | would ad.
Nyfn hnr ,.ytth oil OF q
Cummins and all other unworthy and
egotistical traitors to the party and
the administration to flop over hur.
riedly into the old, rotten and disloyal
democratic party, where every one of
the so-caled insurgents have already
prepared their own political graves.
II you think of running for governor,
you would be defeated by not less
than 10000 votes by Shallenberger or
any other prominent democrat.
What republican would not vote for
an OPEN, conscientious democrat be-
fore supporting treacherous candi-
date claiming to be republican. |
dislike to be so personal, but | am
expressing my honest conviction and
that of at least 80 percent of all true
republicans. Respectfully yours,
David Anderson.
In reply, Mr.. Norris expressed his
regret that a republican of such long
service in the party is now about to
desert it and join the democrats. He
stated, however, that he expected to
be defeated, if at all. by the votes
of the Cannon republicans like Ander-
son who join the democrats.
Norris letter was as follows:
| am in receipt of your letter of
May 20. in which you go so far as to
call me a traitor and a good many
other unpleasant names, because of
the course | have taken in the house
of representatives.
Your history of yourself, as given
in your letter, would certainly indicate
that you are qualified to express an
opinion as to the proper course to be
pursued by the republican party. |
note that you were one of the organ
izers of the party and that you have
been consistent republican ever
since. | regret however, that you
seem to show in your letter a DISPOSE
tion to become a democrat in your old
age. You say in your letter that you
would not hesitate to vote for demo
Gratis in preference to the republican
insurgents. This course will no doubt
be pursued by all of the Cannonites,
and it may be by this means the re-
publican party will be defeated in
the coming elections In other words,
you propose to do exactly the same
thing that Speaker Cannon and his
lieutenants did when they followed the
lead of the democrats and adopted the
old rules of the house. That shows
Jisnngitinr To r,,in IL r11lp
which is not at all commendable in
one who has been a republican since
the days of Lincoln. This is a right
that | concede you have, but, | re-
gret, that after having followed the
party of Lincoln for so many years
you should see fit now to go over to
the democrats and assist them to de-
feat the republicans.
1t certainly is not consistent in you
to charge the so-called insurgents with
being traitors to the republican party
and in the same breath announce your
determination to vote the democratic
ticket. While | regret your course
exceedingly, l do so in feeling of
pity rather than of anger. | cannot
be persuaded from the course / have
taken by the threat of political defeat.
| would rather be defeated than to
compromise with evil. And, if defeat
comes to me, and to my fellow insur-
gents, as | realize that 1t may, l Will
have at least clear conscience and
will at least have some doubt as to
your happiness in your new affiliations
in the democratic camp. Very truly
yours,
George w. Norris.
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