Benton was such a firm believer in hard money, and a currency of gold and silver, as to have received the nickname of "Old Bullion," and his followers were called "Hards;" his opponents were soft money men, in addition to being secessionists and pro-slavery fanatics, and took the name of "softs."
"Thomas Hart Benton"
Theodore Roosevelt
For were not the Die-Hards an exception to every rule?
"Merry-Garden and Other Stories"
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
They were the Die-Hards henceforth, jealous of the title and of all that it implied.
"Merry-Garden and Other Stories"
Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch