Word: democratism
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...neither Democrat nor Republican but I think you take an unfair advantage of the opportunity to place the President in an unfavorable position...
...this year has blown Nebraska's party lines into the craziest political pattern in the U. S. Characteristic was the discovery of a roving New York Times correspondent who inquired last week into the political sentiments of some of Senator Norris' supporters, quickly uncovered an anti-Roosevelt Democrat, an anti-Landon Republican...
...carry New York, which is normally Republican, a Democrat has to roll up a large majority in New York City. Tammany loves neither Mr. Farley nor the New Deal, but Herbert Lehman is a popular Governor. So, although he was jeopardizing his banking business to which he earnestly wishes to return, Herbert Lehman last week went down the line for his personal friend Franklin Roosevelt, not only accepted renomination but promised if he were re-elected to serve out his full term without resigning...
...Johnson his chief counsel. As a manufacturer of agricultural machinery, he naturally became deeply interested in farm problems. As a politician, he began agitating for an export subsidy for the U. S. farmer. When Republicans did not solve the farm problem according to his lights, George Peek became a Democrat. As a Democrat he became head of the AAA. As head of the AAA he quarreled with Braintrusters over the agricultural codes, finally resigned. President Roosevelt made him special foreign trade adviser and head of the Export-Import Banks. Then came the reciprocal trade treaties, which George Peek thought Secretary...
...American before I am a Democrat, before I am a Republican or before I'm anything, and I have never in my long public career ducked, dodged and pussyfooted, I have never found fault with anything unless I was prepared to suggest a remedy. . . . I firmly believe that the remedy for all the ills that we are suffering from today is the election of Alfred M. Landon...