Word: davises
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Consciously or unconsciously Mr. John W. Davis is instilling the idea of English Parliamentary government into the people of this country. In a speech in Illinois he told his hearers that if he were elected, he would spend the first two years cleaning house, and ridding the government of corruption...
But a special election is not necessary, nor could it conceivably do any good. If the corruption is in Congress, where presumably Mr. Davis could not get at it, there is a regular election within two years. Since Mr. Davis is making his whole fight on republican corruption he should...
Harada is the survivor of almost 150 tennis players who entered the tournament two weeks ago, and he came through with the startling record of not having lost a set during the course of play. His victory was expected from the start, as he has easily the greatest tennis reputation...
Mr. Root in a long and varied career has confronted many difficult problems, but never, perhaps one quite so ticklish as this. Like Diogenes he must wander through the streets searching for new members who will meet all the requirements of membership at the particular moment. One candidate will have...
"The Democratic Party, under the leadership of John W. Davis, burns the bridges behind it; while the Republican Party, under the leadership of President Coolidge, 'burns the bridges before it. The Democrats will not turn backward; the Coolidge Republicans will not go forward."