Word: jeffersonianism
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Franklin Roosevelt countered by organizing the Jeffersonian Party. Republicans nominated Honest Walt Trowbridge who spoke well but promised little. But "Buzz" Windrip raved like a madman, assisted in his ravings by his creepy publicity agent and fixer, Lee Sarason. His followers got publicity by making speeches in strange places, such as copper mines, fishing fleets, sporting houses. His supporters were organized as the Forgotten Men, sang a goofy campaign song ("Buzz and buzz"), beat up Reds, Jeffersonians, innocent bystanders, lumping them together as the Antibuzz. His program, based on sharing the wealth, was as emphatic as it was meaningless...
...will say, however, that I think there should be a Jeffersonian Democratic party in the field...
...Governor Eccles is something of a Hamiltonian in his central banking philosophy, Senator Glass is a thoroughgoing Jeffersonian, defending the rights of the regional Reserve Banks and fearful of political contamination. In the Glass draft the Reserve Banks have a strong voice in, though not control of, the country's credit policies. The Secretary of the Treasury and the Comptroller of the Currency are dropped as ex officio members of the Board, thus breaking that political tie. The name of the Federal Reserve Board is changed to Board of Governors?seven men, not more than four of whom belong...
...colleague of Virginia's perennial Carter Glass. No state ever had a happier team of Senators. By age, by admiration for each other's virtues, they might be father and son. But they are not a happy combination for the New Deal, for today they rally the Jeffersonian away from New Deal Democrats. Every time Henry Wallace or another New Dealer asks more power, the Democratic-New Deal coalition shakes from stem to stern. If it ever breaks in half, a big slice of the Democratic Party may go sailing off with Mr. Glass and Mr. Byrd...
...ascertained whether these demands will be met. But we hope they will not. Not that we disagree with the abstract principles involved. But the days of Jeffersonian simplicity have vanished from Washington. It is now a de luxe city and the de luxe spirit has prevailed with especial verve during the last two years. Life should be lived there with a fine gusto and grand disregard. Why haggle over the price of pie when money is such a trifling matter? Congressmen should learn to relax as the rest of us have. They should have another cup of coffee and another...