Word: jeffersonianism
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...very wide differ ence between public ownership and public control of water power sites, which in the first instance belong to the people them selves, and the operation and ownership of a going business [e.g., railroads]." He defended his Prohibition proposal only by reiterating that it was oldtime Jeffersonian States-rights doctrine. He mocked Nominee Hoover with his own acceptance-speech phrase, "We shall use words to convey our meaning, not to hide it," and dismissed the "Socialism" speech as "the cry of the special interests." Political effects of the exchange were immediate. The Hoover speech undoubt edly solidified portions...
...described as catastrophic. Seeking a parallel, traders suggested that Nominee Hoover might issue such a statement as this: "My name has been frequently mentioned as being prominently identified with the Republican party. As a matter of fact I have never been a Republican. I am a firm believer in Jeffersonian Democracy...
Honesty. Speeches and resolutions are very well, but the Democratic party is traditionally the party of individualism. There are as many brands of Democracy as there have been outstanding Democratic leaders?Jeffersonian, Jacksonian, Cleveland, Bryan*, Wilsonian. Now there was to be a Smith Democracy. The convention waited to hear Nominee Smith's interpretation of his leadership. When the telegram arrived, it contained three important statements...
...reading books on municipal government. Last winter, after living in Jersey City for ten years, Mr. Burkitt arose as a giant of the people. He contributed a series of letters to the Jersey Journal on the subjects of city bonds and citizens' taxes. He signed himself "The Jeffersonian Democrat" and soon became a noted public character. When he called for a mass meeting, 1,500 citizens turned out. Then he began attending sessions of the Jersey City Commission, over which Mayor Hague presides...
Many of the chapters interlock, furnishing clear and comprehensive summaries of eras in the political history of the United States. The entire book is a fairly complete survey of the influences dominating party struggles from the days of Jeffersonian Democracy to those of Bryanesque Democracy...