“A Fearless Fighter & Independent Thinker”: The Morse Campaign Platforms
SENATOR MORSE ON ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP: Each generation is the trustee of the people’s heritage in our natural resources. They must not be squandered or given away, but preserved and developed for all the people!" - 1956 Morse Campaign Comic, Series N, Box 12, Folder 24, Wayne L. Morse papers, Coll 001, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon.
SENATOR MORSE ON PARTISAN POLITICS: "Don’t vote for me if you want me to be a tool of the party. I intend to vote as facts, not political bosses, dictate!" - 1956 Morse Campaign Comic, Coll 001, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon.
SENATOR MORSE ON SOCIAL WELFARE: "Legislation which promotes the general welfare of all the people is consitutional liberalism put to practice. That is why I support social security, rural electrification, labor’s right to organize, bank deposit insurance, power project, and a host of other reforms!" - 1956 Morse Campaign Comic, Series N, Box 12, Folder 24, Wayne L. Morse papers, Coll 001, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon.
