Word: republicanized
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Republicans, during the past week, did the least of all in the way of overt acts. With satisfaction, they watched grain prices, which continued upward, and the favorable quarterly report of the U. S. Steel Corporation. Good conditions in agriculture and the steel industries do not make Republican supporters, but at least such conditions do not make Republican opponents. It is an axiom of politics that the fewer dissatisfied people there are, the better it is for the party in power. That is why the Republicans were pleased...
...finances, said this was to be a "cash-and-carry . . . pay-as-you-go campaign." It was intimated that some $100,000 was already on hand. If so, this is almost twice as much as the Repub- licans had on hand a month ago. Governor J. A. O. Preus, Republican, of Minnesota, who has struggled with the Farmer-Labor Party at home, gave his opinion of the coming Campaign: "La Follette is going to surprise the natives this Fall by the large popular vote he will win all over the Country, and by the very small electoral vote that will...
...Democrats, on the other hand, will have a better opportunity in the Republican ranks. Two of the pres-ent Republicans, Elkins of West Virginia (by retirement) and McCormick of Illinois (by failure in the primaries) will not be in the race. The Democrats claim to have chances of victory in ten states? New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Illinois, West Virginia, Delaware, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, New Jersey. Cum grano salis, the Democrats have still the better opportunity...
...Certainly Mr. LaFollette has gone far afield in describing himself and his movement as 'progressive.' Mr. LaFollette prates about boss-ridden machine politics within the Republican Party, about the control of the 'predatory interests,' and yet who since the days when Lenin and Trotzky first set up their autocratic rule over the Russian people has attempted to dominate and boss those around him more than the Wisconsin Senator...
Robert M. LaFollette: "I was reported to be 'paralyzing Washington' by wearing a hat with a straw crown, felt brim. Said a Chicago colyumist: 'Since Bob made an animal all his own out of the Democratic donkey and the Republican elephant, he's simply running wild. He'll be eating ice-cream on his ham and eggs next...