Word: sloganism
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...years ago since the Dominion Senate was established and for most of that period a movement to "end or mend the Senate" has been an annual slogan of Canadian politics. But the aged Senators have been so tenacious of office that they have resisted every effort at reform; for, without their consent, nothing can be done to change the present constitution of that venerable house...
Last week out of these headquarters issued stacks and stacks of envelopes addressed to alert women Democrats all over the U. S. When each woman Democrat opened her envelope, she learned that what the Democratic Party needs is slogans, mottoes, jingles, limericks, rhymes. They had decided that the way to get slogans, mottoes, jingles, limericks, rhymes, is to have a contest, give prizes. They had decided that the most economical way to raise money for prizes is to charge a fee for entering the contest. They had decided that $100 is fair for first prize in a slogan, motto, jingle...
...first response that the contest committee received, however, was not a slogan, motto, etc. It was a communication from the U. S. Post Office Department...
...acceptance of the principle of reciprocity. If the U. S. refuses to lower its tariffs, the French rates will stand. The French rates now roughly approximate, on an ad valorem basis, those levied by the U. S. "Cut your tariffs and we will cut ours," is virtually the French slogan. However, the U. S. tariff law was expressly designed to guard against reciprocity and its provisions are not capable of modification without the consent of Congress in the form of a new law. And this appears to be most unlikely, for Congressmen are mindful that France is the only country...
...bellboy, newsboy, bootblack, hotel waiter, head waiter, cowboy, miner, newspaper reporter, editor, publisher, president of the Negro Press Association, and was elected four times by acclamation. ... I put in our splendid education and health programs. I stand on my record. Let others climb on the bandwagon! Organization is my slogan...