Political Plum
Auburn, CA
Biography
Political PLum: When a delighted Matthew S. Quay was elected U.S. senator from Pennsylvania in 1887, he assured his supporters that he would "shake the plum tree" for them. From this promise came our expression a political plum, an excellent or desirable thing, a fine job. From the Facts on File Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins. And from that we "shake the PLum Tree for our People" There's too much talk and not enough action in our current state of OUR Union...So it must be done throu...
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