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"Houn'dawg you are now on the right side of the fence so let's take a walk around!" "I'm itchin!" "Now over there is a friend of mine! Him and me remembers tough plowing!" "No wonder!" "Imagine! Trying to make hay in this day and age with a jackass!" "Them days is gone for good boys! This time I'm votin' for Rush Holt." "Gee! This guy howls my language!"

97. Gee! This Guy Howls My Language!

Identifier::: holt_00102
Title::: Gee! This Guy Howls My Language!
Creation Date::: 1952

"Garner is unfair to Roosevelt." (F.D.R. for 3rd term) (Ickes)

98. Garner is Unfair to Roosevelt

Identifier::: holt_00069
Title::: Garner is Unfair to Roosevelt
Creation Date::: 1930-1940

("Put men back to work and the business of the nation will increase.") (Down with utility rates) (Utility rates) (Nominated for the United States Senate at the age of 29, the eyes of the nation are upon him. Henry Clay is one of the few other men to go to the Senate under the 30-year limit. Absolutely fearless, plain spoken, and a miracle of energy, Rush D. Holt's meteoric rise within the last five years is without a parallel in the state or nation.) ("President Roosevelt has done more for the common people in 19 months than any other group of presidents did in as many years", he says. Recently visited at the White House at the invitation of the President.) (100% for Roosevelt) ("Principles of christianity should guide all government activities," he advocates the abolishment of poor farms by old age pensions.) (He's been endorsed by state old age pension league of 27,000 members.) (Returned to legislature in 1932 without opposition in home county of Lewis, Republican by 600 majority.) (American Federation of Labor, West Virginia Federation of Labor and United Mine Workers of America endorse Rush D. Holt.) (For U.S. Senator Hon. Rush D. Holt an ardent new dealer) (He entered the West Virginia University wearing short trousers at the age of 14.) (He has traveled more than 20,000 miles in epochal campaign tour.) (He has--taught college classes, coached athletic teams, served as a newspaper man.) (He fought for classification amendment to save farms and homes from confiscation by excessive taxation.)

99. For U.S. Senator Hon. Rush D. Holt, An Ardent New Dealer

Identifier::: holt_00115
Title::: For U.S. Senator Hon. Rush D. Holt, An Ardent New Dealer
Creation Date::: 1930-1940

(For once the President is right!) (Boom!! For prospective profits derived from the blood business) (U.S.) "Dear Uncle Sam--The refusal of the Senate to act at this session on neutrality has killed off a nice little business boom! Yours Sincerely, F.D.R." (F.D.R.)

100. For Once the President is Right

Identifier::: holt_00131
Title::: For Once the President is Right
Creation Date::: 1939

(Fools' Gold) "If this thing pans out the way I want it to, Uncle will soon get rid of those patches!" (The Depression) (The unemployed millions) (F.D.R.) (Blood-soaked profits) (Repeal of the arms-embargo) (The bloody stream of war)

101. Fools' Gold

Identifier::: holt_00130
Title::: Fools' Gold
Creation Date::: 1939

(Fed Up!) "Wish they'd stop that stuff and get men to work! That's the real problem!" (War talk!) (Cotton) (Domestic problems) (To Senator Holt -- with highest regards, John Baer "former M.C.")

102. Fed Up

Identifier::: holt_00122
Title::: Fed Up
Creation Date::: 1930-1940

(Elected to the United States Senate from West Virginia in 1934, the youngest person ever elected to that body.)

103. Elected to the United States Senate from West Virginia in 1934, the Youngest Person Ever Elected to that Body.

Identifier::: holt_00050
Title::: Elected to the United States Senate from West Virginia in 1934, the Youngest Person Ever Elected to that Body.
Creation Date::: 1952

(Do I feel a draft?) (Third term open question.) (Newspaper. "President Roosevelt will not seek a third term unless drafted." Jim Farley.) (To Senator Rush D. Holt with best wishes. Paul Plaschke.)

104. Do I Feel a Draft?

Identifier::: holt_00011
Title::: Do I Feel a Draft?
Creation Date::: 1930-1940

(In World War I, 11 years old, a Western Union boy!) (In World War II, presenting himself more than once for physical; he was turned down each time on account of strong glasses.) (Did not ask for exemption.)

105. Did Not Ask For Exemption

Identifier::: holt_00056
Title::: Did Not Ask For Exemption
Creation Date::: 1952

(Lewis) (Green)

106. Desert Island

Identifier::: holt_00071
Title::: Desert Island
Creation Date::: 1930-1940

(Formerly a school teacher, Holt has taught West Virginians a lot about how the utility interests control legislation at the tax-payers' expense.) (The railroad men are backing him.) "He gets my vote." "Mine too." (Teacher) (Holt, as Senator, will give the agricultural interests his ardent support.) "He's got organized labor with him." (Rush D. Holt, Democratic nominee to the U.S. Senate) (This brilliant young legislator carries the New Deal banner proudly and high, and his courage, candor, and sincerity have won the confidence of West Virginia voters. His record in the state legislature in behalf of labor, agriculture, and the miners, "stands out in blazing letters, so he who runs may read".) (Like Henry Clay, Rush got an early start.) (Mills -- factories) "Holt is for a better standard of living for working men." "He taught our kids in school and he battled for us in the state legislature. He'll be a good man for us to have in the U.S. Senate in Washington." (Pres. Roosevelt) (A friend of the miners)

107. Democratic Nominee to the U.S. Senate

Identifier::: holt_00125
Title::: Democratic Nominee to the U.S. Senate
Creation Date::: 1930-1940

(Democracy's three enemies) (Communism) (soap) (Government and Industry) (Fascism) (Force) (Indifferent voter) (Election Issues)

108. Democracy's Three Enemies

Identifier::: holt_00019
Title::: Democracy's Three Enemies
Creation Date::: 1938

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