Word: movement
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...star political correspondent, George Van Slyke wired: "The religionists have thrown off all restraints in the last month and are working openly against Smith. The State is flooded with the anti-Catholic literature. More than fifty separate pamphlets and circulars have been spread broadcast. The extent of this movement has caused much comment as to its cost and who is footing the bill. Much secrecy prevails as to the method of circulation. The literature bears the mark of Flint, Mich., and mostly is put into the rural mail boxes at the crossways, under doors and into small town letter boxes...
While there is everywhere a feeling of sadness at the parting of old traditions that have existed for centuries only because they have existed for preceding centuries, there is on foot throughout the campi of the land a movement for the sublimation of the passion for the only tradition in regard to the college bell is that it be punctiliously oscillated every morning at seven o'clock for a period not less than much too long. A fine of thirty dollars would not be out of place for this offense; fifty is more in keeping with the estimates...
...called the Prohibition issue "a sentimental referendum." He said Democratic tariff proposals could only result in "some oblique movement . . . and destroy prosperity." He was talking to and about "the average vote.'' "The average voter senses this . . . and it will be the average voter who determines the result of the election...
Additions to the Smith movement included...
...that the Senator has had some unpleasant relations in his political career with some of the members of the board of the Federal Council of Churches. . . . It is unfortunate, with our great movement for church unity under way that we are plunged into a controversy like this. We might just as well say to the other Protestant churches: 'We won't take a step to meet you; you must come all the way to meet us.' " The pro-council faction won the question...