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Romanism is a derogatory term for Roman Catholicism used when anti-Catholicism was more common in the United ... as part of the slogan "Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion" ...
In the 1884 United States presidential election, Burchard advocated for Republican candidate James G. Blaine, and attacked the Democrats as "the party of rum, Romanism, and rebellion". Several days before the election, Burchard infamously uttered this anti-Catholic epithet when speaking before Blaine at a New York City campaign event.
Rumelia, from the Turkish Rum eli, meaning 'country of the Romans' Rumi calendar, a calendar based on the Roman Julian calendar, which was used by the Ottoman Empire after Tanzimat; Rumiye-i Suğra, or Little Rûm (Rome), the name of the region in Ottoman Empire that included Tokat, Amasya and Sivas
Rum stood for the liquor interests and the tavernkeepers, in contrast to the GOP, which had a strong dry element. "Romanism" meant Roman Catholics, especially Irish Americans, who ran the Democratic Party in every big city and whom the Republicans denounced for political corruption. "Rebellion" stood for the Democrats of the Confederacy, who ...
Romanitas means, as a rough approximation, Roman-ness in Latin, [1] although it has also been translated as "Romanism, the Roman way or manner". [2] The term, not common in Roman sources, [3] [note 1] was first coined by the 3rd century Roman writer Tertullian, an early Christian from North Africa, in his work de Pallio. [5]
The Irish, a significant group in three of the swing states, did appear inclined to support Blaine until a Republican, Samuel D. Burchard, gave a speech pivotal for the Democrats, denouncing them as the party of "Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion". [107] The Democrats spread the word of this implied anti-Catholic insult on the eve of the election.
Historically, Antiochians were considered as part of the Rum Millet (millet-i Rûm), or "Roman nation" by the Ottoman authorities. [citation needed] During the 17th century the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch abandoned the Greek liturgy in favor of the Arabic one. Since 1724 many Greek Orthodox converted to the Melkite Greek Catholic Church.
Blaine's 1884 campaign had been derailed when Rev. Samuel D. Burchard, at a rally with the candidate present, called the Democrats the party of "Rum, Romanism and Rebellion", and both Quay and Harrison proved determined to avoid another damaging unscripted remark.