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Show v- Origin of Political Terms. No man who Is seeking political honors in these days is a "candidate" according to the true etymological significance of tho word. Those who stood for office In anclont Rome wore known as "candldati" because it, was customary for them to wear a white toga ("candldus," whltoj, ns soon as their canvass had begun. 'The Latin for "canvassing," too, wan eittier "am-bVius' "am-bVius' or "ambltlo, accorolng to Its association as-sociation with or freedom from bribery bri-bery and corrupt practices. Both meant "going round. "Ambltlo was the good kind, as oppcteod to "ambitus," "ambi-tus," which always Implied dishonesty and unfairness. |