The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1924-10-03
POLITICAL EPITHETS
BY PROF. G. R. PETITE

Epiethets in the above title are such
words or terms, used to express a
quality or title, and in politics is
1 generally used by one party against
another in derisicn, scorn and con-
tempt, and the words and terms used
are those best suited to express their
contempt Of the person or party, and
whether applicable or not, in time by
repetition, becomes the title attached
to certain persons, factions and poll
tical parties.
The use Of epithets is the trump
card and the chief stock eff the poll
tician. 1t requires no argument, and
ne don't have to prove anything, Just
call the organization a tough name.
use the epithet and you catch the I'm
thinking, the mob, the rabble.
This Nazarene! Can any good come
out of Nazareth? This blasphemer!
All appealed to the rabble clamoring
for the blood of Jesus, as they cried:
Cruelty Him! Cruelty Him!
This same spirit of injustice, these
same unfair tactics, have dominated
the mob in all ages of the world; but
IN our present day, the epithet and
the campaign slogans have become
fine arts of deception in the hands of
the politician.
Rum, Rome and Rebellion" de-
feated Blaine for president though
Blaine never said it. "The full din
ner pail" caught many voters having
nc dinner pail or anything to put in
one He kept US out of war" Yes.
and so on ad infnitum.
For about thirty or forty years be-
fore the Civil War in the United
States, down to the present time. has
been prolific time for epithets, and
it has been the new party-the reform
party-the people striving for better
things, struggling for social and econ
omlc justice, for humanity. against the
powers that be that has had to carry
the stigma of many unjust epithets
and accusations.
For many years prior to the war of
the rebellion, there was much slavery
agitation, the pro-slavery advocates
were for preserving and extending
slavery and the ants were for con-
inning 1t or aholishing it entirely, and
driving forever from the land. that
had declared call men free and eoualo /
and for 30 years prior to the election
OF Lincoln, this little band of heroic
OF Lincoln this little band of anti
slavery apostles met and nominated a
for President, in the face
Of fierce opposition, ridicule and epi-
5hets, from Liberty Party to Barn
burners" "Know Nothing Party"
'AmalagamatiOnists," and "Nigger
Lovers" are few of the epithets Civ
en- those that built the foundation of
that party that elected Lincoln.
ApIOSe were trying times, bitter
animosities, grew up between neigh
Oors, factions, and large sections Of
the country long before the breaking
out of the war.
During those pre- war times anti
slavery speakers were insulted and
nobbed, their printing presses de-
stroyed their printers murdered nv
the mob. At ratification MEETING
held at Funnel Hall, the Cradle Of
Liberty after the murder of Loveiov
speakers defended that act and de-
'lared that the names Of the perpetra-
tors CT that crime would go down in
history by the side of the names Of
he signers of the Declaration of In
Wendell Philips standing in that
lall exclaimed my Godl is there no
me to answer that insult to this Holv
'lace? Scores speaking at once. saw
ng You! You. "Help me to the plat
orm' said Phillips, and taking his
lie IN his hands mounted the rostr1m
mid the Kisses, jeers and epitbets
rom those whose hands were stained {
nth the blood Of Lovejoy. And. as
'mlilps stood before that bowling