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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1952
Page
9
The author recalls being nominated as alderman in Chicago and discovering the need for funds to run a serious campaign. He describes walking door to door, meeting voters, and the realization that a university professor must actively campaign, with campaign manager spending $10,000 before election.
A long discourse on campaign costs from alderman to presidential races. Estimates include 1950 Ohio Senate spendings and national campaign budgets. Sources cite three funders: candidates, large donors, and small volunteers, praising donor independence and the impact of grassroots support.
A fragment discusses Roman taxation and inflation era under the Theodosian Code. It mentions translation efforts by Dr Clyde Phar and Dr Paar from the University of Texas, noting their work as the first translation of the Theodosian Code.
Dr Pharr argues Rome’s inflation and heavy taxes wrecked the middle class through currency debasement and expanding bureaucracy. He cautions against cyclical history but believes lessons from Rome, Theodosian Code, and later Justinian work offer insights. Pharr, former Vanderbilt classics head, plans to continue translating the Digest and Code.
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