What is the history of the phrase Taylor made?
The earliest place that I’ve seen it is in the 1939 Frank Capra movie “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington”. A corrupt political boss named Jim Taylor creates a pubic backlash against Jefferson Smith’s filibuster by using his power over the press, etc. Saunders (Mr. Smith’s secretary) remarks “Public opinion made to order”, then Diz (a reporter) replies “Yea, Taylor made!
