Word: furbelowed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...spite of his soothing message, the President seems a bit perturbed over the turn events have taken in the past few months. He fears that blunt Democratic remarks concerning the aluminum trust, the tariff commission, and the Mitchell furbelow may operate against a Republican victory. To offset the pernicious effect of these unpleasant criticisms, the president makes a political parade of virtue. And the fanfare on either side is the result of a seasonal activity which breaks out in years of Congressional elections. Were it not for the autumnal threat, President Coolidge might have continued his policy of silent disregard...
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