Short was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1956 to the Eighty-fifth Congress. He was defeated by Charles H. Brown, the vote being 90,986 for Brown to 89,926 for Short. In 1945, he had served as a congressional delegate to inspect concentration camps in Germany. Short served as Assistant Secretary of the Army from March 15, 1957, to January 20, 1961, and was later President Emeritus of the National Rivers and Harbors Congress. Short died in Washington, D.C., on November 19, 1979, and was interred in Galena Cemetery, Galena, Missouri.
Richard Nixon cited Short as perhaps the finest orator he had ever seen in his book, In the Arena.
Quotes
"I deeply and sincerely regret that this body has degenerated into a supine, subservient, soporific, superfluous, supercilious, pusillanimous body of nitwits, the greatest ever gathered beneath the dome of our National Capitol, who cowardly abdicate their powers and, in violation of their oaths to protect and defend the Constitution against all of the Nation's enemies, both foreign and domestic, turn over these constitutional prerogatives, not only granted but imposed upon them,to a group of tax-eating, conceited autocratic bureaucrats a bunch of theoretical, intellectual, professorial nincompoops out of Columbia University, at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue who were never elected by the American people to any office and who are responsible to no constituency. These brain trusters and 'new dealers' are the ones who wrote this resolution, instead of the Members of this House whose duty it is, and whose sole duty it is, to draft legislation." --- Delivered in the U.S. House of Representatives on January 23, 1935.
"Mr. Jefferson founded the Democratic Party and President Roosevelt has dumfounded it."
"I have always been old-fashioned enough to believe it is much better to 'git up and get' than it is to 'sit down and set.' The only animal I know which can sit and still produce dividends is the old hen."
"I know that without change there would be no progress, but I am not going to mistake mere change for progress."
"I look at the Supreme Court and know why Jesus wept."
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Dewey Jackson Short April 7 1898 November 19 1979 was an American politician from Missouri He was US Representative for 12 terms 1929 1931 1935 1957 A member of the Republican Party he was a staunch opponent of President Franklin D Roosevelt s New Deal Dewey Jackson ShortAssistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Military AffairsIn office March 15 1957 November 1958PresidentDwight D EisenhowerPreceded byGeorge H RoderickSucceeded byOffice abolishedChair of the House Armed Services CommitteeIn office January 3 1953 January 3 1955SpeakerJoseph William Martin Jr Preceded byCarl VinsonSucceeded byCarl VinsonMember of theU S House of Representativesfrom MissouriIn office March 4 1929 March 3 1931Preceded byJames F FulbrightSucceeded byJames F FulbrightConstituency14th districtIn office January 3 1935 January 3 1957Preceded byDistrict inactiveSucceeded byCharles H BrownConstituency7th districtPersonal detailsBorn 1898 04 07 April 7 1898Galena Missouri U S DiedNovember 19 1979 1979 11 19 aged 81 Washington D C U S Political partyRepublican Contents 1 Early life 2 Politics 3 Quotes 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditShort was born in Galena Missouri on April 7 1898 to Jackson Grant Short and Permelia C Long Short attended Galena High School and Marionville College He served in the infantry during World War I and graduated from Baker University in 1919 and from Boston University in 1922 Short also attended Harvard University Heidelberg University the University of Berlin and Oxford University He was a professor of ethics psychology and political philosophy at Southwestern College in Winfield Kansas in 1923 1924 and 1926 1928 Short was a pastor of the Grace Methodist Episcopal Church Springfield Missouri in 1927 He married Helen Gladys Hughes of Washington DC on April 20 1937 The couple had no children Politics EditShort was elected as a Republican to the Seventy first Congress March 4 1929 March 3 1931 and was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1930 to the Seventy second Congress He resumed his former professional pursuits and was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1932 Short was an unsuccessful candidate in 1932 for nomination to the United States Senate but was elected to the Seventy fourth Congress and the ten succeeding Congresses January 3 1935 January 3 1957 At the 1940 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia Pennsylvania Short received 108 delegate votes for the party s vice presidential nomination and was the runner up to the eventual nominee Charles L McNary who received votes from 848 delegates 1 He served as chairman of the Committee on Armed Services in the Eighty third Congress On April 30 1955 he was presented with an Honorary Ozark Hillbilly Medallion by the Springfield Missouri Chamber of Commerce during a broadcast of ABC TV s Ozark Jubilee 2 Short did not sign the 1956 Southern Manifesto Short was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1956 to the Eighty fifth Congress He was defeated by Charles H Brown the vote being 90 986 for Brown to 89 926 for Short In 1945 he had served as a congressional delegate to inspect concentration camps in Germany Short served as Assistant Secretary of the Army from March 15 1957 to January 20 1961 and was later President Emeritus of the National Rivers and Harbors Congress Short died in Washington D C on November 19 1979 and was interred in Galena Cemetery Galena Missouri Richard Nixon cited Short as perhaps the finest orator he had ever seen in his book In the Arena Quotes Edit I deeply and sincerely regret that this body has degenerated into a supine subservient soporific superfluous supercilious pusillanimous body of nitwits the greatest ever gathered beneath the dome of our National Capitol who cowardly abdicate their powers and in violation of their oaths to protect and defend the Constitution against all of the Nation s enemies both foreign and domestic turn over these constitutional prerogatives not only granted but imposed upon them to a group of tax eating conceited autocratic bureaucrats a bunch of theoretical intellectual professorial nincompoops out of Columbia University at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue who were never elected by the American people to any office and who are responsible to no constituency These brain trusters and new dealers are the ones who wrote this resolution instead of the Members of this House whose duty it is and whose sole duty it is to draft legislation Delivered in the U S House of Representatives on January 23 1935 Mr Jefferson founded the Democratic Party and President Roosevelt has dumfounded it I have always been old fashioned enough to believe it is much better to git up and get than it is to sit down and set The only animal I know which can sit and still produce dividends is the old hen I know that without change there would be no progress but I am not going to mistake mere change for progress I look at the Supreme Court and know why Jesus wept See also Edit Biography portal World War II portal Conservatism portalAssistant Secretary of the ArmyReferences Edit Richard C Bain and Judith H Parris Convention Decisions and Voting Records 1973 pp 254 256 http cinema library ucla edu cgi bin Pwebrecon cgi v1 7 amp ti 1 7 amp Search Arg Ozark 20Jubilee amp SL None amp Search Code FTIT amp CNT 50 amp PID btmXdnYjjVi5ZAsXWDCvTULvgMRRb amp SEQ 20100729195402 amp SID 1 dead link Wiley Robert S Dewey Short Orator of the Ozarks Cassville Miss Litho Printers and Bindery 1985 External links EditUnited States Congress Dewey Jackson Short id S000377 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Retrieved on 2009 02 21 Dewey Jackson Short Find a Grave Retrieved 2009 02 21 U S House of RepresentativesPreceded byJames F Fulbright Member of the U S House of Representatives from Missouri s 14th congressional district1929 1931 Succeeded byJames F FulbrightPreceded byDistrict established Member of the U S House of Representatives from Missouri s 7th congressional district1935 1957 Succeeded byCharles H BrownGovernment officesPreceded byGeorge H Roderick Assistant Secretary of the Army Civil Military Affairs March 15 1957 November 1958 Succeeded byOffice abolished Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dewey Jackson Short amp oldid 1137686323, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
