The Falls City tribune., 1910-04-01
GEORGE NORRIS.

III ~ ~ INV HHah ANN3'IN
around quietly that the machine pro.
poses 10 defeat him. Now. since
Judge Norris is an honest man, a
rcsourceful fighter, and, as all the
house insurgents know, a construct
i've statesman Of proved ability. the
opposition must naturally be directed
pretty adroitly. So far. the principal
weapon has been the lie. II is not
our business 10 inquire into the orig
inal authority for this lie. But we
owe il to you. our readers, and parti-
e~ularly to those who live in the
Fifth Nebraska district. to expose
this sort of campaigning with the
hope. not only Of helping YOU to
recognize the truth when you see It,
but also of pushing along the cause
Of George Norris. II is important
that he ne reelected neXt fall. The
country needs him.
Here is his record as an insur-
gent. May lG, 1908. introduced
The original resolutions to change
the rules so as to debar the speaker
from serving on the committee ON
rules, and 10 appoint all standing
committees by "A committee selected
by geographical divisions. This was
the resolution that caused The back
bone of the insurgent movement and
that was afterwards advocated by
Success Magazine.
March ID, 1909-Voted for Cannon
for speaker after the insurgents had
definitely agreed in caucus that morn
ing not to attempt to prevent his
reelection, but to concentrate their
attack upon the rules.
Tariff Revision-Voted against ey-
cry special rule and every previous
question for every opportunity to
amend the bill. Made the motion tina
put petroleum, crude and refined. ON
the free list and helped overrule tn
chair and adopt the motion. Voted
against the previous question To adopt
the conference report, and voted
to recommit the bill, but after all ef-
forts TO lower the tariff were eX-
haustod. voted for the Conference re-
port. July =, 1909, fought motion to
80 into conference and offered a
resolution to agree TO the senate
amendments, whore they lowered
duties, and to go into conference and
disagree where the senate amend
ments raised rate.
January Z, 1910-Iutrodueed the
original resolution to enable the
House to elect the House members of
the joint committee to investigate the
Ballinger.Pinchot matter. This was
the test resolution which took the
naming OF that important committee
out of the speakers hands, and
which has made 1t possible for the
insurgents to win a series of victories
this winter and spring, and really to
bring about the end of Cannonism.
Now for the lie.
1t is simply this. Certain inter
ested persons-we do not know exact
~ who they are, but we have re-
Gently been able to recognize all the
familiar indications that a skillful
campaign is under way-are calling
the attention of the citizens of south
.Rn AFa1Rarlyn e 10 tho fact TINT Mar
ris voted for Cannon and for-the tar
riff bill, So far. the truth. He did
both. But woven into and around
these statements of fact there con
stantly appears an interesting web
of i%nsinuation to the effect that Nor
ris is deceiying his people. that he
is a Cannon man in disguise. that he
is pretty well known about Wash
ington to be a traitor to the insur-
gent cause.
What is taking place today in Ne
braska is taking place in every 9th
er insurgent state. The machine
which manages the political business
of the trusts has received some
heavy blows during the past year.
Il is growing desperate. The insur-
gents, in house and seuate are lead
ing the campaign for representative
government. Representative govern
ment is the one menace above all
others To the very existence of the
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