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Ferocity. In all the vocabulary of politics, no epithet so enrages most politicians as calling them "demagogs." And in national politics, a statement issued by an Administration man on the steps of the White House is commonly construed as voicing the President's sentiments. Hence it was with a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLITICAL N(: Lucas, Norris et al. | 1/5/1931 | See Source »

Since the alacrity of Mayor Walker's political opponents to pooh-pooh the idea of their being connected with such underhanded operations as wire-tapping was matched only by the promptness with which the Mayor himself assured the public he cared not a whit if they did listen, one must...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: I. W. W. | 10/3/1929 | See Source »

The oil industry's overproduction, not its underhanded dealings with the U. S., prompted the Hoover decree. As Secretary of Commerce Mr. Hoover was a member of the Federal Oil Conservation Board and heard predictions by fellow engineers that the U.S. oil resources would be exhausted in five, ten...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CONSERVATION: U. S. Oil | 3/25/1929 | See Source »

"I am through with Americans. I have lost all respect for Americans, because they have hounded me and by underhanded methods, such as the employment of Sachs, have tried to throw me into jail. But the accounts are not closed. I will file a counter suit for damages and libel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: Bergdoll Triumphant | 4/26/1926 | See Source »

Mr. William Jennings Bryan, who spoke twice at the University on Friday may not be "personally vindictive," but there is little doubt that he is intellectually treacherous and browbeats his opponents when he is cornered by turning aside their queries and making them appear ridiculous. I quote from a Boston...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Well, Sir? | 5/18/1925 | See Source »

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