The monitor., 1928-11-02
"NORRIS-ISM'
eye Cannot Serve God and Mammon"
By Geo. H. w. Bullock

By Geo. II. w. Bullock
Senator Norris detection to AL
Smith and the democratic party fur
nishes no great surprise. 1t was dis
appointing, however, because of its
belatedness. The republicans will
shed no tears at his going, neither
will the democrats be over-elated at
his coming. He will be received intt.
the democratic bosom with much the
same relish that bully is taken into
fraternity of boys he has just lick
ed-with spirit of awe lest such an
act be repeated. His course was per-
fectly agreeable to republicans. In
fact, such course would have been
hailed with joy years ago. 1t was
not the honorable thing to do, how
ever, because he waited on the fence
until all the alignments had been
made, including himself with his ap-
proval. We expected that if he de-
sired to support the democratic tick
ct, he would have done so whole
heartedly and honorably, like his
democratic boilers, Simmons of
North Carolina and Owen of Okla
homa-make the choice Immediately
upon the nomination of the two can
didates. Surely he knows no more
about either candidate now than he
did then. But this is Norris-ism.
This is the Norris way of doing
things. Fortunately for the country
at large, he has joined party now
that, Notwithstanding its hopeless mi
nority and its eagerness to acquire
votes and support, will brook no per-
fidy, but will, with the courage it
has displayed in the case of others
of far more value, show him the door
with hat in hand.
Now that he is in the democratic
fold, the questions that loom in our
minds are: Can the democrats con-
slider it an asset to acquire the sup
port of such an uncertain, capricious
gentleman as Norris is? Can they
open their bosom in loving embrace
to this man who has for all times con-
sistently and persistently ripped the
very insides of everything and every
body democratic? I hardly think
they can in good grace.
The trouble with Norris is, he is
trying to ride two horses at one and
the same time, while both are going
in different directions. He is trying
to serve God and mammon. He
came to Nebraska last spring and
made strenuous campaign in sup
port of his republican colleague, SEN
ator Howell. He was instrumental
in procuring Howell's nomination.
He comes again to the same place
with the announced purpose of help
ing Howell in his campaign for cleo
ton. He avows support for his
friend Howell, who stands four
square for Hoover and the republi-
can ticket and platform, while he
goes forth to battle for Smith and
the democratic platform. His friend
and beneficiary, Howell, stands on
the republican position of the 18th
amendment. Norris claims to be do
ing the same thing. But he is for the
candidate and party whose strongest
bid for success is for the repeal or
modification Of that amendment.
How, then, in the name of heaven,
can these two positions be reconciled?
Can he, by some strange Norrisonian
trick, support and oppose the same
thing at one and the same time? He
must either be for Howell and the
things for which Howell stands, or
he must be Numerically opposed to
Howell and the things for which he
stands.
ask again, can the democrats,
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