Word: heflinism
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Graham, Philadelphia, complains in TIME, April 23, that he wants a variation of the time honored phrase. "Who mortally hates and fears the Roman Pope," after the name of Senator Heflin...
...become so accustomed, however, but merely create some additional designation. You might reverse the allegation, and write something like this, each time you refer to the Roman Pope: "Achille Ambroglio Damiano Ratti, Pope Pius XI, who is mortally hated and feared by U. S. Senator James Thomas ("Tom-Tom") Heflin...
This will serve to please Senator Heflin, and probably worry the Pope...
...April 23 being especially noted by intelligence and common sense on the part of several writers, Francis A. Thompson, John C. Wright, J. F. Bassett, particularly one by Thomas O. Marvin. I agree in the main with R. W. Graham, but the most effective way to deal with Heflin is to apply Irvin Cobb's "The Thunders of Silence," thus removing him from the pages of every newspaper of consequence. By ignoring him you obliterate him, to the relief of the nation...
...dislike TIME. As a matter of fact, there is no magazine that I read which has such bad taste-the Heflin article-or such smart-alecky style. Your "inside stuff" is commendable, but Variety has far more than you, and is also amusing...