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Currency Bill.

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that would be beneficial to all classes.
He voted for numerous amendments
to throw greater safeguards around
the public interests, notably an
amendment offered by Senator Hitch
cock to guarantee bank deposits. This
amendment, ii adopted, would have
made safe the deposits of thousands
OF poor people who have found their
savings swept away by recent failures
In all parts of the country. He also
sought more liberal loan provisions
for the farmers. He insisted upon
amendments that would enable the
farmer to secure some of the advant-
ages of the currency bill. The Demo-
cratic majority refused to adopt these
amendments and since the passage of
the bill Senator Brady has endeavored
at all times to havera rural credits
system beneficial to the farmers en-
acted into law. He favored making
the new currency system a peoples
system, allowing public subscription
to the Federal Reserve banks. Con-
tending that the bill as finally per-
fected was framed in the interests
of Wall Street, he voted against it
Voted to Restrict immigration.
Senator Brady voted in the Sixty
second congress to restrict immigra-
ton by the establishment of a literacy
test which would exclude from this
country undesirable aliens from
southeastern Europe. This bill was
vetoed by President Taft and Senator
Brady voted to pass it over the Presi-
dents veto. Senator Brady's position
on that question today is unchanged.
For Department of Labor.
Senator Brady voted for the estab-
lishment of a Department of Labor.
He voted for the LaFollette Sea-
mans bill designed to end the intol-
cradle conditions under which sailors
work on American ships, and which
provides for greater safety for
travellers at sea.
He voted to investigate the charges
outrages in connection with the
strike in the West Virginia coal fields.
He voted for an e%ight-hour law for
women wage workers in the District
Of Columbia.
American Honor in Mexico.
Senator Brady voted for the resolu-
lion authorizing the President to use
armed forces if necessary to protect
The honor and dignity of the United
States in Mexico, conceiving it his
iuty to lay partisanship aside and
support the President in a question
clearly involving the honor of this
country.
Favored Free Tolls.
Believing the presidents demands
or the repeal of the law exempting
American coastwise ships from the
payment of tolls through the Panama
lanai un-American, Senator Brady
'oted against this bill.
Government Railroads in Alaska.
Senator Brady supported the bill
Ippropriating funds for the construc-
Of government railroads in Alas
convinced that this was the hest
means of developing vast coal fields
that territory in a manner to CON
the interests of all the peonle |
# the United States.
Pioneer in Equal Rights Cause.
Senator Brady stood as the friend
Il Woman's Suffrage long before the
ause became a popular subject
throughout the country. Back in Ian
AIRY, 1911. as governor of Idaho. he
allied together in Tacoma, Wash
lgton' delegates from all of the states
which the ballot had been given TO
'omen and organized the National
ouncil of Women Voters. He was
Iected chairman of the advisory
oard' a position which he now holds.
his organization has grown rapidly
the three years since its organiza-
and is now the most effective
'rce in the United States for the
luse of equal rights.
Seeks Farm Loan System. :
While the Banking and Currency :
'mmittees of the two houses of con-
TESS have been trying to formulate
bill providing fer a rural credits
stem for the farmers Senator Brady
as been looking into the question on
IS own account. He is convinced
lat the majority are not going to
emulate a bill that will be beneficial
: satisfactory to the farmers. and
hen the measure comes up for con-
deration he will present to the SEN
e some amendments that will be OF
rect benefit to the farmers. He Is
that in order to develop the
'ricuitural resources of our country
IL necessary to enact into law a
lral credits system that will enable
e farmer to secure cheaper money