Word: corrupting
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...carnations before being merged by Hearst two years ago (TIME, Sept. 9, 1929) had been going since the swashbuckling, law less 1850's. James King of William, editor of the Bulletin and the West's first crusader, had been assassinated by James Casey, leader of the corrupt politicians...
...successful, then their program of supporting all wet candidates for office, regardless of party, deserves some comment; for this appears to be a very unintelligent plan. Since when has wetness of point of view been synonomous with honesty or intelligence? It is more often than not synonomous with corrupt city government...
...Toledo trial. In effect the jury was being called to pass upon the validity of Miss Britton's claims against President Harding. After the first day Elizabeth Ann was sent out of the court room. Later Judge Killits barred the public and the press lest the evidence "corrupt public morals." Miss Britton, calm and demure, wearing a white blouse, brown skirt and caracul coat, sat very still while Grant Mouser, defense attorney, branded her tale as false and read chapter after chapter from the two books to prove it. Once Miss Britton passed a handkerchief over her face when...
...live in an age of revolt. All things good are bad; and things bad are not bad enough. Institutions are corrupt, men are stupid, football is overemphasized, life is a long rope with a noose at the end. This is perhaps a sound enough criticism of modern life, but unfortunately we are not content to belittle ourselves, we must go back and belittle our fathers. Washington was a cursing drunkard, Hamilton gadded about with far too many women, Jefferson was a pompous hypocrite. This is a bad business. The Vagabond likes to feel that there were giants upon the earth...
...might be noted, however, that with all its corruption and fraud, Tammany has given New York a very efficient government. The complete failure of the "reform" administration not many years ago, or a comparison with the civil organization of Chicago would prove this fact. But at any rate New York can no longer point to Chicago's corrupt government with an air of superiorty...