Honolulu Republican, Volume IV, Number 506, 25 Ianuali 1902 — A LESSON IN POLITICS. [ARTICLE]

A LESSON IN POLITICS.

Imperialism.—Derived from Impe. meaning a native of Hades, and rialism. meaning rile the people. A term used by the Democrats in General Grant’s administration to frighten timid voters. Obselete for a time, but revived recently by the same party, with the same general meaning— • to raise hell with the Government. Patriot.—Derived from Pa, Meaning a male parent, and triot, meaning try it. A term originally used by chil dren. ■* when urging their father to run for office. Quite generally applied to candidates. Crisis.—Derived from Cri. meaning to weep. and sis. a foolish Virgin. When the five foolish Virgins of ancient times found themselves shut out from the feast, some one said "Cry Sis." which they did. Now used by the Democratic party when in trouble. Fusion.—Derived from Fusi. meaning to catch, and on to catch on regardless. Plutocrat. —From Pintos, a god of riches in Grecian mythology, and crate a packing case, meaning one who possesses a crate of Government Bonds. Panic.—From Pay. to remunerate, and nick, (he devil. Literally, to remunerate the devil, but used idiomatically in IS IT and in Cleveland's i administration thus: —The Devil’s to Pay. Militarism.—Derived from Melee, a fight. and tarism to tear the shirt Literal meaning to tear the >h;rt when necessary to fight. A term used to deceive our foreign citixens, Sixteentoone. —Derived from the numeral sixteen, and toone. meaning tune. A little silvery jingle I similar to the Mother Goose melodies. It was quite popular a few yea-s •*o ,