Word: honorable
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Nominee Robinson was notified of his honor, at Hot Springs, Ark., by Keynoter Claude Gernade Bowers. In his acceptance speech, the Nominee began by speaking of "the personal characteristics of the candidates," how interesting they were, and of "the poisons of slander and libel" to be "counteracted." He said...
Andrew Jackson loved cockfighting, horse-racing, apple-toddies; but he worshipped womanhood, honor, democracy; and devoted his life to defending these three. This buckskinned Tennessee pioneer worshipped the epitome of exquisite womanhood in Mrs. Rachel Robards, victim of her husband's jealous bullying. He championed her in her plight, and married her the moment word was received that Robards had divorced her. The actual decree was delayed until long after the blissfully ignorant lovers were married. Village gossips taunted Rachel for "living in sin," and Jackson was quick to defend her honor, and his, in a series of duels...
...Arab chiefs for aid, and finds that one of them is his long-lost brother in disguise. Moreover, the two of them are Geste's Buddy and Hank. Third coincidence: with Geste's life at stake, Otis had promised to marry a half-caste dancing girl. Honor-bound to keep his loathful promise, he is on the verge of marriage when he discovers her to be his half-sister. With such luck the end cannot but be happy-and the surviving Geste still survives...
...stomachs and wombs of their women, and crush their infants' heads against the walls in order to annihilate their execrable race. That when the same cannot be done openly I will secretly use the poisonous cup, the strangulating cord, the steel of the poniard, regardless of the honor, rank, dignity or authority of the persons ... at any time I may be directed to do so by the agents of the Pope...
...practice my religion openly and consistently, but without ostentation, and to so conduct myself in public affairs, and in the exercise of public virtue as to reflect nothing but credit upon the Holy Church, to the end that she may flourish and our country prosper to the greater honor and glory...