Evening star., 1930-05-02
OBJECTION
NOT BLOW AT COURT
Norris Bases Stand on Fact
He Does Not Believe in
JuriSt'S Ideas.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Senator Norris of Nebraska, chairman
of the Senate judiciary committee, de-
MED fatty today that he and other
Senators who opposed confirmation OF
Judge John ]. Parker as an associate
justice of the Supreme Court were en-
gagged in an attack upon that court.
Rising in his place on the Senate
floor, the veteran chairman of the ju-
dietary committee declared that no man
has a greater respect for the Supreme
Court than has he himself.
Il want to keep the Supreme Court
on higher plane than it would be If
1t were filled with men with one idea
wealth and big business" said Senator
Norris. "I am opposed to Judge Parker
because do not believe in his ideas"
Senator Norris said that a great deal
has been said in criticism of those who
are opposing Judge Parker's connrma-
ton.
''It has been said" continued Senator
Norris, that we are not treating the
Supreme Court with proper respect; that
we are indulging in debate which is
injurious to the principles of our Gov
ernment. deny any such insinuations.
I deny any lack of respect on our part
or any judge or the appointive power"
Vote Seen Next Week.
When the debate over the Parker
nomination began again in the Senate
at noon today, it appeared that 1t would
not be possible to reach q vote before
next week. At the outset of the session
the Senate agreed to take q recess when
it completes work tonight until Mon
day noon. 1t Is believed that a suffi-
cient number of Senators still remain
to speak on the Parker nomination to
make 1t impossible to reach a vote be-
fore adjournment today. Senator Jones
OF washington Is to speak in support of
Judge Parker and it is likely that SEN
ator FeSS of Ohio will enter the debate
again on the Parker side.
Senator Norris declared that he had
said no word during the consideration
OF the Parker nomination which could
be construed as disrespectful to Parker
or to his office. He added, however,
that it was the duty of individual citi-
zens to make constructive criticism.
Turning to the fight which was made
tlce Brandeis when his nomination was
sent to the Senate by President Wood
row Wilson, Senator Norris declared
tnat the men who are now favoring
Judge Parker had made a terrific and
unfair attack on Justice Brandeis.
Voted for Brandeis.
Il was surprised" said Senator Nor
ris, "in looking over the roll call on
| HI c. a.
that I am the only Republican in the
Senate now who voted to confirm Judge
Brandeis appointment. The fight
against him was not carried on on a
high plane. Investigators looked into
every incident of his life. The real sub
stance OF the opposition to Justice
Brandeis is contained in the report
submitted to the Senate at that time by
Senator Walsh of Montana, which said:
The real crime of this man is that he
has exposed the iniquities of men in
high place In the financial system of
the country
80 powerful was the opposition to
Justice BrandeiS and so active was the
fight made against him that in the
end the opposition gathered in many
men who were really progressives, but
who had been led astray by the argu-
posed Justice Brandeis at the time his
nomination was before the Senate were
former President Taft, Elihu Root and
Simeon e. Baldwin of Connecticut.
Cites Income Tax Decision.
"Minorities are not always right, but
they are not wrong simply because they
are minorities," Senator Norris declared.
The Nebraska Senator said some years
ago Congress passed an income tax law
and that the Supreme Court held 1t void
by q 5-to-4 decision.
els a dissenting opinion entitled to
no respect because 1t lacks only one of
being a majority?" Norris asked.
He said that Congress subsequently
amended the Constitution to provide
for the levying of an income tax and
that when the World War came on the
Government raised all that could be OBJ
tanned through Liberty bonds, and that
he doubted whether the money required
at that time could have been raised
,,,if k,a,,f the income tax