Word: supportable
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...saying, he disappeared into his private car and his train pulled out for Washington, leaving behind the first public declaration of what he intended to do with his great political triumph. Measured in the percentage of the voting public whom he had won to his support, his triumph was as great as that of Gamaliel Harding in 1920. Measured in electoral votes, it was overwhelming. Measured in moral effect it was greatest of all. For a time at least the terrific impact of his victory had knocked the wind out of all opposition. Alf Landon's personal friend William...
...Ohio, Arthur W. Aleshire of Springfield, although paralyzed from hips down, operates a filling station from a wheelchair and, like Franklin Roosevelt, drives an automobile by means of manual controls. Running as a Democrat with Union Party support, Mr. Aleshire defeated Representative Leroy Marshall, Republican who had survived the Democratic landslides...
Whatever this might mean to U. S. citizens, it was recognized by British reader: as a dignified intimation to the President that he can ignore U. S. isolationists and stretch firm hands across the Atlantic to support Britain should she be again challenged by Mussolini or threatened by Hitler or the agents of Stalin. The Manchester Guardian advised the President that he will be compelled to face the issue of amending the Constitution and reducing the Supreme Court's powers. "lf," cried the Guardian, "the first American President with the overwhelming support both of the people and of Congress...
...Yawned as His Majesty's Loyal Opposition, the Laborites led by harassed Major Clement Attlee, found their Party so internally divided that they were unable to attack His Majesty's Government on its policy of covert support of the Spanish White Armies (see p. 35) or on any other aspect of British foreign policy. The best Major Atlee and 40 Labor M.P.s could do was to sign a protest against the German Government's execution of a German Communist last week in Hamburg, and thus arouse individual British Labor sympathizers to chalk London Streets last week with...
...question was presented to the public repeatedly, through voiced and printed arguments, until no opposition worthy of the name remained, Hearst papers, alone standing firm for the oath. Church groups sensed the beginning of mechanized thinking, labor leaders recognized a popular issue in time to support repeal, and the majority of the press was favorably inclined. The fundamental question, whether teachers can discuss changes in society, was somehow felt on all sides. Roosevelt, Landon, Smith have all opposed teachers' oaths, and now the Massachusetts legislature seems to be approaching agreement with them...