Word: bitters
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Presbyterian Assembly. Himself an ex-Moderator (1913-14), he found the delegates tremendously excited about the election of a Moderator- Chair man and chief executive of the Church. Among the candidates was Clarence Edward Macartney, 44, of Philadelphia, a bitter-ender, a die hard, a Fundamentalist. Dr. Stone was informed that Presbyterian politicians had packed the Assembly with enough votes to elect Macartney. He was told that the final balance of power had been secured when 18 Negroes were secretly pledged to vote for Macartney. Dr. Stone refused to believe a word of this. Then on the eve of election...
...objected to the graduated tax on undistributed profits that it would penalize corporate thrift, place young and growing corporations at a disadvantage, and prevent the proceeds of a fat year from being conserved for the inevitable lean year to follow. The fight over the publicity provision was even more bitter. Senator Norris, Republican insurgent declared : "I can see no reason why income tax returns should not be made public the same as other public records. The honest man will make the proper returns anyhow, so will have no objections to having his returns scanned. It will prevent the dishonest...
...desire to disprove the press statements that Columbia is a soothing hot bed of controversy." Yet its sane observation that "a law on the statute books is not so sacrosanct that one is forhidden to comment upon it or call attention to its shortcomings" contrasts pleasantly with the bitter personal arguments of Dr. Butler's attackers and defenders...
...ever-present possibility of such a catastrophe, as well as the bitter fights sure to develop over the prohibition enforcement issue, the preparedness question, and the League of Nations controversy, will keep the interest at a high pitch. Factions on both sides of the last three questions have already been organized and are working for support. The New York delegation, which will be solidly back of Governor Smith, will lead the eastern states in the struggle against the western "dry's," who seem to hold the upper hand at present...
...have learned the bitter truth...