Word: republicanized
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...amount fixed by law). The question which arose in the Tariff Commission was whether it had the power to investigate and recommend changes in the tariff on its own initiative, or whether it must confine its consideration to specific tariff rates against which complaints were made. The Republican members of the Commission, with the exception of Vice Chairman William S. Culbertson, were in favor of the latter narrower interpretation of the act. The Democrats, who are eager for a revision of the Fordney-McCumber Tariff, were naturally in favor of the more liberal interpretation. It was agreed that Mr. Harding...
Ever since President Harding promulgated his World Court proposal, the Republican regiments have been muttering and boiling like an angry sea. The spectre of the League of Nations poked its head over the trees and immediately the President was besieged with requests to stick his head in the sand. Whether he was right or wrong in believing that he saw the people's faces turned toward Europe, for him to play ostrich now would be ludicrous. Hence Mr. Harding, ungratefully locking the politicians in the kitchen, steadfastly proposes to carry his cause to the people during the summer...
Senator La Follette is a radical Republican, whatever that may be. He has several colleagues in the next Senate, who group themselves in the same category, but the only common principle of the genre appears to be, Balk the President. In spite of the fact that the Senator professes his doctrines to be those of the people, he deems it necessary to go into a long course of training for the preparation of his antidote before starting the summer campaign. Then he will go forth and gather pebbles for his role of David in the next session of Congress. Doubtless...
...political side of the World Court issue is largely confined to agitation within the Republican party. It is too early to classify the opinions of the party as a whole-all shades of opinion are to be found. There is no open break as yet between the President and any faction over the Court issue. Reports continue to say that the President will press the issue. Senator Watson and others are opposed to his doing so-largely, it is assumed, in fear of the consequences in the elections of 1924. Senator Hiram Johnson is expected to lead the isolationists...
...Liam Lynch, Chief of Staff of the Republican Army was wounded seriously by Free State troops near Newcastle, County Limerick. He died a few hours later. Thus ends the life of one of the most powerful Republican leaders...