Word: slaughterer
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...proposed tax undoubtedly would result in the casting of more ballots. So would the application of a perfected goad get bigger droves of cattle from the stockyards across to the slaughter houses. In both cases the physical herding is accomplished and very little else. What is the good of a tax to swell the totals already far too big, of a vote cast in part or total ignorance of issues, candidates and policies...
Certainly human nature does not change, notwithstanding what is said to the contrary. Just now there is a shock being endured by some minds because of the post-mortem honors being shown to Tom Slaughter, confirmed criminal and cold-blooded man-killer, who was assassinated by one of his own class after escaping from prison in the most romantic style imaginable...
...Soldiers" which has aroused the ire of your reviewer. How long since an artist has been compelled by any canon of literature to choose for his creatures only paragons of virtue? Have we not had cur war books from the point of view of those who gloried in the slaughter, the propaganda attempts to make war attractive, the sort of thing which is perfectly "safe" to issue in wartime, at least to commissioned officers? Shall we agree that these are greater works of art simply because they tell what we would like to believe if we could? Must we remain...
...students of Berlin University wrote to the Liberal Club in a spirit of genuine sincerity. They spoke as the youth of one country to that of another, realizing that now is the time for concerted action if we are ever to prevent another wholesale slaughter of the world's young men. They are aware that pink teas for antiquated diplomats and admirals can be of no avail...
Williams has swamped both of its early season adversaries, defeating the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 63 to 6, and Union College 35 to 0. The R. I. P. game was a slaughter, the Purple outclassing their rivals in every department and scoring practically at will. They only kicked once and were not held for downs during the entire game. Most of the time ordinary straight football was used, but when the aerial attack was uncorked, it proved very effective, resulting directly in two touchdowns...