The Washington times., 1926-07-13
Sen. Norris Outlines
Election Issues
Progressive Leader Declares.
s'vareism Must CO. Aid
Is Due Farmers

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by SENATOR GEO. w. NORRIS.
RepnbIlean. Of Ncbraalza Leaders cf IA
Progressive Bloc q the Senate.
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News service
The outstanding issue OF the 1926
Congressional campaign fs the pro-
gressfYe war upon Vareisn1, as
fostered by reactionary political ma
chimes.
The campaign viii revolve around
progressive principles o. govern
ment, progressive legislation, pro-
gressiVe farm relief and q progress,
siva cleaning OF American elections
by the elimination Of the political
machines that have dominated the
States and sometimes the nation.
In fighting the influence Of corrupt
political machines, no quarter will
be shown the reactiona aries, whether
they be Republican or Democrat.
Al Progressive Years
This is q great year for the pro-
Republican Senatorial primaries al
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tests between progressive policies
as opposed to the reactionary poll
cies OF the Coolidge Administration
The progressives won In South Da-
kota, Iowa, North Dakota. The
Administration also lost in Illinois,
Indiana, Pennsylvania and Oregon,
even though the progressive may
not be able TO claim victories In
these States.
The, orgy Of campaign expendi-
lures in Pennsylvania recent Re
publican Senatorial primary viii
play an important part in the Con-
gressicnaI elections next November.
The American people win be aroused
to the dangerous menace OF any
political machine which seeks to
buy seats in Congress through the
lavish use Of money.
In Pennsylvania, particularly, the
issue will be publication of the
ballot, and that Is a fundamental
progressive principle. The over
throw of machine politics-of ma
chimes which attempt to destroy the
suffrage Of our citizenship above
any other issue. II 1t IS decided in
favor of the machines we might Just
as well abolish public elections.
We feel that any Democracy,
where the people are corrupted or
coerced into voting for a machine,
Is worse than a monarchy because
It destroys free suffrage, the back.
bone Of democracy.
Farmers. Need Great
The plight of the farmer also
will play an important part in the
campaign, especially west of the
Mississippi. The farmer is suffering
from two major difficulties, one
that he gets no Ibenefit from the
| tariff and the other is the immense
cost of distributing his product. The
first ailment would have been cured
had Congress enacted the McNary-
Haugen bill reported by the Senate
/ Agriculture Committee. Defeat of
that relief measure placed the same
/
! shoulders.
The cost OF distribution also
must be reduced fer the farmer.
That means there, are too many
middle men between the producer
and the consumer and they get
too much profit in handling food
stuffs. They are driving agricul-
ture into bankruptcy, and the con-
sumner is vitality interested in this
problem because it keeps the cost
OF living inflated.
AS the railroads are the biggest
middlemen and get the largest
profit in the marketing of food.
stuffs, the farmer. is vitality inter-
ested in the financial management
of the carriers. He demands lower
freight rates for in thousands of
Instances. high freight rates alone
have ruined farmers. He is caught
between two fires. II he sells, the
rate Is taken out of his proceeds;
if he buys, It is added to his cost.
He demands relief.
II these issues are not decided in
the coming elections, they will re.
main with the people and ultimate.
~ win be decided at the polls.