Father Coughlin Huey Long Francis Townsend
What advantages did sit down strikes have over transitional strikes.
Father coughlin huey long francis townsend. Long senator of louisiana. Townsend argued that this plan would ignite the economy as well as provide for a proper pension for those who had worked so hard for so long. Many conservatives regarded his programs as infringements on the rights of the individual while a growing number of critics argued that they did not go far enough. Long father charles coughlin dr.
Charles townsend warned that the magical thinking that some great new world is going to open where work will do itself and where something for nothing is the order of the day was nothing but a mirage p. Francis townsend and father charles coughlin are best known as outspoken critics of president franklin d. By 1935 roosevelt s programs were provoking strong opposition. Most powerful leading critics of the new deal.
Three figures stepped forward to challenge roosevelt. Members of the supreme court nominated by franklin d. Father coughlin who had allied himself with dr. The only way you will be able to feed the balance of the people is to make that man come back and bring back some of that grub.
Anti capitalist political rumblings stretched from huey long s attack on the petrochemical and landed elites of louisiana to father charles coughlin s social justice radio outbursts in michigan decrying the international banking fraternity. Outspoken critics of president franklin d. Digital history id 3444. Smith was eventually forced to run representative william lemke r north dakota as the candidate of the newly created union party.
Senator huey long dr. Long was a rollicking country lawyer who became governor of louisiana in 1928. Francis townsend and father charles coughlin are best known as a. Francis townsend a left wing political activist who was pushing for the creation of an old age pension system and rev.
Huey long a louisiana senator. What were 2 setbacks roosevelt experienced during his second term court packing plan economic downturn. Senator huey long dr. What did huey long father charles coughlin and dr.
And francis townsend a retired california physician. In this piece from the june 20 1936 issue of colliers a popular opinion magazine of the time churchill s critique of the leading american demagogues of the depression huey long father charles coughlin and dr. Option 2 is correct. A firm believer in capitalism and democracy.
Members of president franklin d. Francis townsend have in common huey p.