Expenditure of huge sums for seats in Congress cannot be justified.

• Author: Norris, George William
• Position: 1927 - Brief article

January 1927

The moral conscience of the nation was deeply shocked when it learned from undisputed and admitted evidence that there had been spent in the Illinois and Pennsylvania primaries several millions of dollars in an effort to obtain nominations for candidates for the United States Senate. In Pennsylvania more than $3 million was expended by the various candidates.

The expenditure of such huge sums for seats in the United States Senate can not be justified unless we desire to turn over that great legislative body to the multimillionaires of the country who are willing to buy legislation the same as though it were merchandise sold for cash to those who are willing and able to pay the price. If this practice is to be condoned then we have placed seats in the highest legislative assembly of the world upon the auction block, and we have, by indirection, defeated every...