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Word: colfax (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Farmer Carl Wulle, who has 50 cows on 160 acres near Colfax, explained why he voted for Democrat Johnson. Said he: "I voted Republican last year. I liked Eisenhower's speeches and promises then. There was that Korean mess, and Ike said he could finish it-and he did. I thought he could do something about farm prices, too, but he hasn't yet, and times are getting tougher .. . Two weeks ago I shipped two cows . . . One cow brought me $90 and the other $120.80 . . . That's $210 for two cows. Why, under Truman, you got that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ELECTIONS: Warning from Wisconsin | 10/26/1953 | See Source »

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