Word: republicanism
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...White remarked: "There will have to be a change in the attitude toward big business before Al Smith can ever go to Washington. Personally, I con- sider that Al Smith represents the biggest, best, keenest and cleanest brain in American public life to-day-and I am a Republican...
...unusual remark for Representative Garrett of Tennessee, the Democratic floor leader. But who was the "gentleman from Connecticut?" As everyone knows, there are no Democratic Congressmen from Connecticut. The gentleman referred to was Representative John Quillin Tilson, duly elected leader of Republican forces on the floor of the House. Next to him sat Speaker Nicholas Longworth, who had just added his emphatic voice to the revolt against President Coolidge. Not since 1917, when Champ Clark fought the draft, had a Speaker of the House taken part in debate from the floor...
...appropriation bill, which asked for $450,000 to begin construction of three cruisers. President Coolidge had said in his budget message and many times since that he would brook no immediate appropriations for cruiser building. "Big Navy" men in the House were confident of defying him; potent and regular Republican leaders were backing them. The vote was taken last week; Mr. Tilson's amendment was rejected, 183 to 161. Who had saved the President...
...thing, Representative Burton of Ohio, wise G. O. P. veteran, had sounded a call for "an era of peace" just before the vote. A few regular Republicans such as Mr. French of Idaho, Mr. Green of Iowa, Mr. Luce of Massachusetts, Mr. Tincher of Kansas rallied round Mr. Burton; but the majority of votes which rescued the President came from unfamiliar sources: 62 Democrats (from Mr. Jacobstein to Mr. Swank); the lone Socialist, Mr. Berger; the entire Farmer-Laborite group, Messrs. Carss, Kvale, Wefald; Republican insurgents such as Mr. Frear of Wisconsin, Mr. Sosnow-ski, the Pole from Detroit...
...there will be no cruisers unless the Senate votes for them and bullies some of the 183 Representatives into changing their opin- ions. Three rebellious Republican regulars (Speaker Longworth with his right hand man, Mr. Tilson and his left hand man, Mr. Snell) and their distinguished colleagues would be glad to help in the bullying of peace-loving Congressmen and even, it was hinted, in the further vexing of President Coolidge...