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==United States Senate== | ==United States Senate== | ||
Bailey missed a quarter of all roll call votes during his tenure in the Senate.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/josiah_bailey/401051 Sen. Josiah Bailey]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved February 16, 2021.</ref> | Bailey missed a quarter of all roll call votes during his tenure in the Senate.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/josiah_bailey/401051 Sen. Josiah Bailey]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved February 16, 2021.</ref> | ||
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| + | ===Conservative Manifesto=== | ||
| + | Being a fiscal conservative and supporter of [[free market economics]] in opposition to President Roosevelt's expansion of federal government powers, Bailey co-authored the [[Conservative Manifesto]], which consisted of the following ten points:<ref>[https://northcarolinahistory.org/encyclopedia/the-conservative-manifesto/ The Conservative Manifesto]. ''North Carolina History Project''. Retrieved February 16, 2021.</ref> | ||
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| + | # Immediate revision of taxes on capital gains and undistributed profits in order to free investment funds. | ||
| + | # Reduced expenditures to achieve a balanced budget, and thus, to still fears deterring business expansion. | ||
| + | # An end to coercion and violence in relations between capital and labor. | ||
| + | # Opposition to “unnecessary” government competition with private enterprise. | ||
| + | # Recognition that private investment and enterprise require a reasonable profit. | ||
| + | # Safeguarding the collateral upon which credit rests. | ||
| + | # Reduction of taxes, or if this proved impossible at the moment, firm assurance of no further increases. | ||
| + | # Maintenance of state rights, home rule, and local self-government, except where proved definitely inadequate. | ||
| + | # Economical and non-political relief to unemployed with maximum local responsibility. | ||
| + | # Reliance upon the American form of government and the American system of enterprise.}} | ||
==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
Revision as of 16:28, February 16, 2021
| Josiah William Bailey | |
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| Former U.S. Senator from North Carolina From: March 4, 1931 – December 15, 1946 | |
| Predecessor | Furnifold McL. Simmons |
| Successor | William B. Umstead |
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| Party | Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Edith Pou |
| Religion | Baptist |
Josiah William Bailey (September 14, 1873 – December 15, 1946) was a Democrat U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina from 1931 to 1946, when he died while in office. He was remembered mostly for his opposition to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal as a member of the Conservative Coalition, advocating for free market, fiscally conservative principles. However, he was also a racist progressive like a large portion of his party, having been a segregationist[1] and opposed anti-lynching legislation.
United States Senate
Bailey missed a quarter of all roll call votes during his tenure in the Senate.[2]
Conservative Manifesto
Being a fiscal conservative and supporter of free market economics in opposition to President Roosevelt's expansion of federal government powers, Bailey co-authored the Conservative Manifesto, which consisted of the following ten points:[3]
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Quotes
| “ | Do not do nothing while America drifts down the inevitable gulf of collectivization . . . . Give enterprise a chance, and I will give you the guarantees of a happy and prosperous America.[4] | ” |
References
- ↑ A History of Racial Segregation in the United States. Brewminate. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ↑ Sen. Josiah Bailey. GovTrack.us. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ↑ The Conservative Manifesto. North Carolina History Project. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
- ↑ Kickler, Troy (December 13, 2006). Taking on FDR: Senator Josiah Bailey and the 1937 Conservative Manifesto. LewRockwell.com. Retrieved February 16, 2021.