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Soveaber 5 , My dear Senators I an so disappointed and disheartened lay outoo&e i n yo*ir State ,that I cannot r e f r a i n f r o a sending you t h i n note- Ton hare jbeea so uniformly understanding and halpful t o a l l of here t h a t X h a t s t o think of your loaving the Ssnato, particularly a t t h i s t i n e *hen nujed taoro than over er?ri hare so few m a with a coispreheiieion of sooamale* banking, and c r e d i t Batters* P o l i t i c a l r e s u l t s are frequently inexplicable to Hhea the ablest and best informed man who a r e rendering the f i n e s t kind of public service are not r e tained but demagogues and outright d i s l o y a l i s t s stay on, i t doesn't m s a & s e * I have heard over and over again i n the l a s t twenty-four hours expression* of veiy r e a l disappoint* sent over the r e s u l t i n your oase * expressions t h a t had nothing t o do with p o l i t i e s as such, but a r e a t r i b u t e t o your f i n e record end service i n t h e Senate* Sincerely yours. Honorable Prentiss 1U Brown, United States Senate, Washington, D* C* PREKTISS M . BROWN. JOSIAHfP'jAAILEY, N. C. A U E N J H-LENDER, LA. JAMES H. HUGHES, DEL. TOM STEWART, TENN. JAMES M. TUNNELL, DEL. ^LOYD SPENCER, ARK. ^ ^ E P H ROSIER, W. VA. LEE O'DANIEL, TEX. MICH., CHAIRMAN ARTHUR CAPPER, KANS. ALEXANDER WILEY, WIS. C. WAYLAND BROOKS, ILL. RALPH O. BREWSTER, MAINE mtriileb H. B. STRAIGHT, ASST. CLERK J&eruxle COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS November 11, 1942 Mr. M. S. Eccles, Chaiman Board of Governors Federal Reserve System Washington, D. C. Dear Mr, Eccles; Your l e t t e r i s very heartening to me. I t i s veiy hard to lose, but i t i s one of the things that those of us in public l i f e have to take. Tour writing makes i t easier for me. The tremendous amount of mail I have received, not only from Michigan but from the country a t large, makes me f e e l t h a t , regardless of the result of the election, my services to the state and the aountry are appreciated. In f a c t , I have the feeling that I am receiving credit beyond ny deserts, However, in a case like mine your kind words are most comforting.