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...years of Depression brought "Coin" Harvey again to the fore with all his old remedies for relief. To his rococo amphitheatre rimmed around with huge signboards inscribed with his fiscal dogma, he summoned his followers, and announced: "Usury has its deadly grip on all governments. A new political party must come quickly into action or civilization itself will be lost. The people have awakened. The hour is at hand...
...sleeves rolled up, young Mr. Insull explained: "Accomplishment comes before formality. We want to keep a friendly and informal spirit right along. There's a spiritual side to helping those who must have help this winter. It's an emergency but we haven't lost our grip...
...Pont company was celebrating its centennial, the death of Eugene du Pont had left the family's holdings at their lowest ebb. Alfred brought together his cousins Senator Thomas Coleman du Pont and Pierre Samuel du Pont, acquired $12,000,000 worth of stock and a good grip on the company. In 1915 Senator du Pont wished to get out, sold his stock (then worth $56,000,000) to Pierre Samuel du Pont & associates. Alfred, not one of the associates, declared war. There followed a cousinly battle of giants, du Pont against du Pont for great E.I. du Pont...
Only once did he re-enter the political arena. At the Democratic State Convention of 1918 he rose to denounce William Randolph Hearst, who wanted to be Governor. Hearstlings raised a furore, ordered the sergeant-at-arms to throw Mr. Seabury out. But majestic Samuel Seabury eluded a firm grip on the seat of his pants, made his speech, buried Hearst for Alfred Emanuel Smith...
...position of a man with a wild bull by the tail. So far they were safe, but every thought was for that moment when they would have to let go. The Brüning Cabinet still had the bull by the tail last week. They took a firmer grip...