The Washington times., 1930-12-31

A Political Chameleon
Is Exactly What
Senator Norris Is NOT

Representative Wood, of Indiana, is very good
politician. He is always true to his party.
''My party, may it always be right, but right or
wrong my party" is his motto.
That is an excellent motto for politician
But Senator Norris is a statesman. He has pro-
pounded as many sound and progressive pohcles
as any Senator in the history of the Congress. he
has consecrated his life to his principles.
He cannot compromise them for political ad-
vantage.
He cannot abandon them for party fealty
He cannot shift them for party expediency..,
Senator Norris. principles are good Republican
principles-the kind Of principles which good
Republican like Lincoln might maintain and did
maintain.
Senator Norris actually BELIEVES in gov
ernment of the people by the people and for the
people.
II the Republican party prefers to commit itself
for purely financial reasons to a government OF
the Power Trust by the Power Trust and for the
Power Trust or to government OF the lnterna,
tional bankers by the international bankers and
for the international bankers, Senator Norris does
not feel called upon to follow the Republican
party into this betrayal of ITS principles and HIS
That is craftsmanship; and moreover it may
turn out to be very sound politics, too
Perhaps the people think more Of principles
than they do Of parties.
PERHAPS the people think more of a sincere,
conscientious public servant like Senator Norris
than they do of the savish party henchmen who
are willing to sacrifice their principles in the
squalid hope of holding onto their jobs.
Certainly the people of Nebraska, who are
pretty intelligent lot of good Americans, thought
more of Senator Norris than they did of the
skulking partisan assassins who were using Power
Trust contributions in the effort to destroy the
Senator. l X IS
The people of Nebraska thought Senator Norris
was good Republican
The people of Nebraska thought Senator Norris
Was faithful nl1hlic servant
The people of Nebraska approved OF Senator
Norris principles and Of his devotion to prlncple
and after ALL this is representative Government,
and it is the people OF Nebraska whom Senator
Norris is representing.
ANYHOW, there in the Senate Of the United
States, representing the people Of Nebraska, sits
Senator Norris.
And he is there not because he is political
chameleon" but because he is NOT political
chameleon"
He does NOT change his principles with every
shift of political wind every turn of party tide.
He is NOT a cheap politician, true to his party
no matter what hue or shade of principle or lack
of principle his party may take on.
He is NOT like the political chameleon who
went pink when his party went pink, and went
when his party went yellow, and finally got on
Scotch plaid of contradiction and inconsistency
and 'busted"
Senator Norris emphatically has NOT busted"
He has stood steadfastly by his opinions
He thought Mr.. Hoover might not make very
popular President
WELL!
He thought Mr.. Hoover might still be Wilson
Democrat.
WELL!
He thought that Mr.. Hoover had lived SO long
in foreign countries that he might favor foreign
entanglements.
WELL!
He thought that the voters ought to have some
show for their white alley, and that the Govern
ment ought not to be run entirely in the interest
of the Power Trust and the international bankers.
Well! There are whole lot of us plain Ameri-
can citizens who agree with Senator Norris and
who are glad that we still have some STATES
MEN who are NOT political chameleons.
WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST.
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