The Celina Record (Celina, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 22, 1948 Page: 5 of 6
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THE CELINA (TEXAS) RECORD
Thursday, July 22, 1948
Return Government By the People Bock to the People
By Electing o Wlcm From the People!
believes our foreign policy should be directed in such a manner
that nothing short of world peace will result ... the communistic
movement and other enemies of our government operating in
this country should be destroyed . . . America must cease assist-
ing countries advocating communism or any other “ism’_ ... aid
should be given only to those countries that are willing to help
themselves first. . . cost of government must be reduced through
abandonment of countless useless boards, bureaus and commis-
sions (cost of operating the Federal Government has gone up
377 per cent since 1939) . . . problems of veterans should be giv-
en proper treatment and consideration . . . housing facilities for
all must be provided . . . labor and management should be held
equally responsible, with the welfare of the public considered
first ... the mis-named civil rights program or any other propo-
sal to interfere with our segregation laws and states’ rights
should be defeated ... a strong America will command respect
of the world and is the only hope for peace ... the welfare of our
rural people must be promoted if all our people are to prosper . .
larger appropriations for farm-to-market roads, soil conserva-
tion, and rural electrification must be made . . . America’s eco-
nomic system can and must be improved ... a cost-of-living in-
crease in old-age pensions is necessary . . . the Hatch Act, de-
signed to prevent Federal employees from using their power and
prestige to influence elections, should be enforced . . . congress-
men and other Federal officials should be prevented from using
free postage for the purpose of sending out political propaganda
. . . congressmen and senators should be required to disclose all
sources of their incomes.
was born on a farm in Grayson County, the son of a tenant farm-
er ... worked his way through college . .. studied law at night to
obtain his license to practice ... is a family man of sterling char?
acter, courageous and fearless ... a prominent churchman and
civic leader . . . has always been for the rights of people in all
walks of life . . . elected a state representative at the age of 21
... was reelected four consecutive terms . .. asked for promotion
to the state senate in 1942 and was elected by the people of Hunt,
Rockwall, Collin and Rains Counties . . . re-elected to this office
in 1946 . . . has served with distinction in the legislative halls at
Austin, where he is rated one of the most active and ablest mem-
bers of the legislature . . . his colleagues respect him ... his
judgment is valued . .. voted for, supported and sponsored hund-
reds of worthwhile measures as a state legislator ... now asking
for promotion to Congress on the basis of his record and qualifi-
cations ... is young enough to be aggressive and energetic, yet
old enough in experience to give us the true, unselfish represent-
ation we deserve ... is a straightforward, courageous thinker
and speaker who has the ability apd stamina to express and de-
fend his public views ... is not a fence straddler . . . will tell you
what he thinks and stick by his guns ... he will bring a fresh and
youthful vigor to the Congress which would materially enhance
our leadership ... he will represent the people and not the minor-
ity and pressure groups.
Underhanded tactics, untruths, and unfair propaganda are being used by the present congressman’s
political machine in a desperate effort to defeat Senator G. C. Morris. These errand runners are
even stating that Senator Morris voted for legislation in Austin that permits insurance companies to
place in their tornado, hail and windstorm policies, $50 and $100 deductible clauses. This is a false-
er seen him before are getting a fleeting glimpse of
him as he and his Federal appointees, paid workers and
big-shots paying political debts dash from one end of
the district to another in a desperate attempt to elect
him “just one more time.”
They know the people are stirred by a fearless,
dynamic young man, Senator G. C. Morris, who is ask-
ing for promotion solely on the basis of his record and
qualifications. Parents tell their children, teachers tell
their students, aiql community leaders tell the younger
generation to prepare themselves and they will be pro-
moted in their line of endeavor. By proper education,
training, application and experience, Senator G. C. Mor-
ris will be promoted to Congress on July 24. Yes, the
“door of opportunity” which has been closed for 36
years, will be opened by the free people who have had
enough of that which they have had so much of.
cast his vote against a reduction in the small man’s in-
come tax, but favored letting the oil companies retain
the first 27 cents out of each dollar and pay a tax only
on the other 73 cents. And just a few weeks ago he
voted to exempt the railroads’ ratemaking from our
anti-trust laws. He tells us he is a strong supporter of
the REA, but he did not vote for the three hundred
million dollar appropriation for REA loans during the
past session.
The congressman has lost contact with his people
during the 36 years he has been away from us. He
hobnobs with the bureaucrats now, yessing them in all
his glory in order to try to remain in the national spot-
light. He even came out for President Truman’s so-
called civil rights program last February. The con-
gressman is down here now among the people who
have honored him Jor 36 years. Adults who have nev-
owes approximately 265 billions of dollars, and every
man, woman and child, including the oldest inhabitant
and the youngest infant, “owes” nearly two thousand
dollars on a per capita basis.
Living costs are at an all-time high. The congress-
man boasts of the high price of farm products now, but
he doesn’t mention that he had been a congressman for
21 years when cotton sold for 5 cents a pound. He would
have you believe that he alone is responsible for to-
day’s prosperity, but never mentions the depressions
we were subjected to during the time he has been in
Congress. We, the people in his district, are practically
without representation today, for the congressman
voted on only 104 measures out of 259 that came be-
fore Congress during the past 10 years. He did, how-
ever, find time-during the past session to vote 8 times
out of 11 for bills favorable to C.I.O. leaders. He also
No one man should seek to hold one ornce neyonu a
reasonable time. He should move up or move out. The
present congressman has held the same office 36 long,
long years—more than a third of a century. A time-
honored principle of Democracy is rotation in office,
regardless of how good or how bad one’s record may be.
Those who spend many years in Washington surround-
ed by pressure and minority groups become sympa-
thetic to their cause and lose the common touch of
their constituents back home.
The present congressman now serves in the same
office he was elected to in 1912. He has never made an
attempt to go higher. He refuses to step down and
give someone else a chance. JVe have gone through two
wars with the congressman, and, if we are to believe
him, we are on the verge of another. Today, after 36
years of that which we’ve had so much of, the nation
This Advertisement Paid for By the Following Collin County Citizens
G. P. Collier
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. (Bill) Kerby
Weeden Franklin
Tom Montgomery
W. W. Terry
Bill Hendricks
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Self
H. C. Nichols
A. W. Wilcoxson
Mr. and Mrs. Will Estep
Mr. and Mrs. Kern Chaney
Carl Umphries
Mr. and Mrs. Mac McGuffey
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Buck Isom
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Sims Cameron
Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Cantrell
W. L. (Kid) Brown
Tom Airhart
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wheatley
Hardy Bales ^
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Moses
B. E. Roper
Mrs. Harvey Drury
Mr. and Mrs. George Cantrell
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McCullough
Mr. George A. Hurst
Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Lewis
Homer Dugger
Homer Bailiew
Mr. and Mrs. George H. Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hale
Earl (Die) Atterbury
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil (Cabell) Stog-
dill.
Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Hope
Captain and Mrs. Stephen Brune
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Luscomb
Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Bryan
Col. and Mrs. George Apple
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Truett
Mrs. Velma Smith
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Rollins
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Roper
Mrs. Cardie Griffin-Ivey
Mrs. Dixon Parris Coffee
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Luscomb
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Scott
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Johnson
L. L. Riffe . „ aj.
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The Celina Record (Celina, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 22, 1948, newspaper, July 22, 1948; Celina, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth772649/m1/5/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Celina Area Historical Association.