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The American Liberty League (ALL) was the greatest voice of political conservatism during the second half of the 1930s. During its six-year existence the ALL gained support from some of the wealthiest businessmen and professionals in the United States. Among them were Irenee du Pont of the Du Pont company; Nathan Miller, head of U.S. Steel; Edward F. Hutton of General Foods; and John Jacob Rascob, former director of General Motors and onetime head of the Democratic Party. Among other disillusioned Democrats active in the ALL were two former Democratic presidential candidates: John W. Davis, who lost to Calvin Coolidge in 1924, and Alfred E. Smith, who lost to Hoover in 1928. The ALL offered cogent conservative criticism of the New Deal. Its stated purpose was "to defend and uphold the Constitution . . . [and] to teach the duty of government to protect individual and...
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