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Word: meritable (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Horace D. Taft to the effect that Mr. Taft is devoting his vacation in California to his hobby-Civil Service Reform. While the article was not meant as a write-up of Mr. Taft, I do think the true facts of Mr. Taft's interest in the Merit System should be known...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Oct. 26, 1936 | 10/26/1936 | See Source »

...Select relief administrators "on a basis of merit and fitness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: REPUBLICANS: Penultimate Progress | 10/19/1936 | See Source »

...Hollister, to whisper that the breakfasters were "furious," that Alf Landon would have to say something to square himself with them. Said the Nominee in his ensuing speech: "I pay tribute to your non-partisan city form of government, its freedom from machine politics and its use of the merit system. But I want to say to you that I have more respect for the machine politician than I do for the lily-handed citizen who boasts that he takes no interest in politics...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: REPUBLICANS: Penultimate Progress | 10/19/1936 | See Source »

...Fascist elements from beginning to end. Their reasoning is often superficial, and their evidence in support of the liberal government occasionally makes excellent justification for the Fancist But we must not be too critical of an interpretation made with scarealy any perspective. Gannon and Hepard have done enough to merit great appreciation in their wealth of facits, the majority of which are well substantiated with references...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Crimson Bookshelf | 10/17/1936 | See Source »

...desires to abandon the re-constructive measures of Roosevelt. His views on social security, farm aid, conservation of resources, and relief, all bear the stamp of a man devoted to the needs of the people. His lieutenants are singularly suited to carry forth a progressive program; they would well merit the name "brain trust", were that name not in such ill repute. And who would not prefer William Allen White and Charles Taft to Tugwell...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LANDON: A DUTY AND A HOPE | 10/15/1936 | See Source »

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