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McCarthyism has a parallel in modern history, and it is neither Hitlerism nor Huey Longism. In the late '20s and early '30s, Prohibition monopolized public discussion in the U.S. and luridly colored the European view of American life. An overwhelming majority of the U.S. people came to recognize that Prohibition was a mistake-but before Repeal in 1933, the opponents of Prohibition had exaggerated its evil effects as widely as the most fanatic Drys had exaggerated the evils of drink...
...Deadheads." Judge Kennon promised to cut taxes but maintain adequate services by more efficient operation and by chasing out the cronies of "Longism." His campaigners chanted a song to the tune of Shrimp Boats. Sample line: "Kennon will win; he's gonna mop up the deadheads that are ruining our state...
...denounced Russell as a supporter of the Fair Deal in Washington, and of the Long dynasty in Baton Rouge. "Longism" had already taxed the poor voter's cigarettes, beer and gasoline to set up a welfare program shot full of politics, he cried. Weren't the Longs paying for Russell's campaign out of a multimillion-dollar highway appropriation? Russell wasn't saying, but shrewdly baited Lafargue into opposing FEPC, in hopes of undercutting the prospective pro-Lafargue Negro vote in New Orleans...
When Farleyism, Tugwellism, Huey-Longism, Radicalism, and plain lying Insincerity are added to the list of Rooseveltian activities, it is hard to understand how the New Deal can still keep the wool over the eyes of our still esteemed contemporary...
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