Word: smoot
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Fight On. At Washington Senator Smoot of Utah (Republican) launched the Administration's fight for ratification of the U. S.-Italian Debt Settlement, in a speech closely paralleling that made at Philadelphia by Secretary Mellon. He appealed for Senate ratification on the grounds that "Italy is one of our best customers." He scotched any expectation that France will get as lenient terms: "There is no comparison between the two debts, and I want to assure the Senators now personally that no such settlement will ever be made with France as has been made with Italy." Simultaneously with Mr. MelIon...
...this time the resolution had become a far more dangerous thing to the Republicans than the original resolution to which Senator Smoot had agreed. But the temper of the Senate was apparent from the votes on the King and the Norris amendments, and the Republicans allowed the resolution to be passed viva voce...
...Thomas Heflin, of Alabama, from a fiery foe of the interests, an implacable enemy of the Republican party, the unwavering opponent of the Administration, the chief oratorical exponent of progressive Democracy, into a co-worker with Mr. Coolidge, a supporter of Mr. Mellon, a helpful aide to the harassed Smoot, a floor manager for the Administration...
...Senate Mr. Smoot exclaimed: "I used to take a good deal of pride in keeping the Record clean from anything outside just what was said in this body, but I long ago gave that up. However, I do want to say that every page printed in the Record costs about $48, outside of transportation throughout the United States of the mail itself. I think Senators ought to begin to see that, if we are going to fill the Record with page after page, day after day, of extraneous matter, they are simply taking that much money out of the Treasury...
...Senator Bruce replied: "I wish to say to the Senator from Utah, Mr. Smoot, that he should not lose sight of the fact that the tendency of correct information on this subject is to save the United States the expenditure of $25,000,000 a year, for that is the amount it is expending at present in its vain and futile effort to enforce prohibition...