Word: rosevelt
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...long run benefit to the national welfare, a Democratic victory holds a far brighter future for governmental service. President Rosevelt has repeatedly come out in favor of extending the civil service requirements, even to highly paid positions. To lay down a smoke screen of cloudy accusations about Mr. Farley does not obscure the President's good faith. The rapid expansion of government functions, which took place when the recovery agencies were formed, made it impossible to bring the new positions under the examination and merit system. But the less spectacular branches, forestry bureau, consular and diplomatic corps, and the like...
...should no longer be necessary to deny that the Washington government of the past four years bears a Cambridge trademark. In spite of the American Mercury's description of Mr. Rosevelt as a "typical product of its training," the exact opposite seems to be true to those familiar with its ideals and teachings. Harvard's historical battle from Dunster and Leverett to Lowell and Conant, has been for a free university in a free commonwealth...
...nape of the neck). We feel very incensed about this, and live in mortal fear of the day when the newspapers, not content to leave the extra "me" in program or pogrom, knock superfluous words from the names of the great. Picture to yourself such a headline, "Presidents Rosevelt, Hover, Lowel, Angel, and Con'nt confer with orators Ramsey M'Donald, Graham M'Namee...