Word: coughlinism
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Even as Father Coughlin spoke the telegrams were flooding into Washington. Messengers carted them by wheelbarrow loads to the Senate Office Building. Pennsylvania's Davis and Guffey were enjoined to vote against the Court by the Squirrel Hill Station, Pa. Sunday School. As the flood mounted Western Union was forced to hire 35 extra clerks, Postal Telegraph...
...Father Coughlin: "Our thanks are due to Almighty God. . . ." Publisher Hearst preened himself on a legislative victory and a great journalistic stunt by taking a full page in Hearst-papers to print the names and faces of all 36 Senators who voted down the Court...
Replied Senator Robinson: "I doubt whether either my speech or the speeches of the Senator from Louisiana have had very much influence or effect on public opinion in the United States. I have in mind an address made by Father Coughlin...
...wondering," broke in Minnesota's Schall. "if the address by Mrs. Roosevelt did not offset that of Father Coughlin...
...galleries cheered. Jubilant Hearstlings tumbled over each other in their rush to telephone San Simeon. No less than 15 Senators telephoned congratulations to Detroit. Local telegraph offices announced that since Father Coughlin's first speech two days before they had handled over 60,000 telegrams beyond their ordinary quota...