Word: democratism
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...legislature which is in good part hostile to him, depriving him of most power except that of persuasion. In Washington, the President has no power but that of persuasion, which he declines to exercise, for most observers are aware that at present persuasion would be futile. In Congress, Democrats made numerous attempts to force the President to act, thinking no doubt that any attempt to do so would bring the wrath of one party or another down upon him. In the Senate, Dr. Copeland, Democrat from New York, called up a resolution last week asking the President...
...Senators answered to their names. Senator Du Pont who has been ill for several weeks was absent; so was Senator Dill of Washington and Senator Greene of Vermont, who earlier in the afternoon had fainted on the floor, been attended by Senator-Dr. Copeland and sent home. Senator Dill (Democrat), against the Court, was the third absentee...
...Otto Gessler ("Nonpartisan former Democrat") Defense...
...Argument. The sole question at issue was the legal one: "Is a U.S. Senator a state officer?" The Committee on Elections, headed by Senator Goff of West Virginia, decided "No." A minority report was made by a Democrat, Senator Stephens of Mississippi, saying "Yes." A Senator is paid by the Federal government but chosen by the state. Whose officer is he? Some Senators declared it would be unfair to deprive a state of its full representation because of a legal technicality...
...Arguments Pro. The forces for the settlement were led by Representative Crisp of Georgia (Democrat), Representative Burton of Ohio (Republican), who are both members of the Ways and Means Committee and of the Debt Funding Commission, and by Representative Ogden L. Mills of New York, one of the financial experts on the Committee. The argument they presented for the agreement was simple: Italy is bankrupt; these are the best terms we can get; this is all that Italy can pay. Representative Mills turned to the opposition with the declaration that the average income of the Italians is less than...