A stands for Ananias,

The politician’s patron saint.

B is for Boodle, which

Doth all legislation taint.

C stands for Congress, D.C.,

Where all kinds of laws are invented.

D stands for Democracy,

Whose dupes are somewhat demented.

E stands for Expansion, which

Stands for piracy and plunder.

F stands for Freedom, a word

Mostly used for political thunder.

G stands for Gall and Gab,

The politicians’ greatest essentials.

H is a sulphurious place

Where lawyers need no credentials.

I is the personal pronoun

That the candidate uses most.

J’s for a four-legged rascal,

Prototype of a political host.

K stands for Kansas State,

Where Mrs. Nation smashes things.

L’s for Lying, a habit

Never discouraged by political rings.

M stands for Militia and Muskets

The props that uphold every State.

N stands for National Spirit,

That divides all humanity with hate.

O stands for Oligarchy,

That rules with a scepter of gold.

P stands for People, whose rights

By the political shysters are sold.

Q stands for political Quacks,

Who would cure every ill with a law.

R stands for Republican rule

That’s supreme from Maine to the Kaw.

S stands for Stupidity, the same

That fills so completely the dear people’s heads.

T stands for Teddy, out onlyest Ted,

Who would so strenuously stamp out all the “Reds”.

U is for the Union

A venerated fake.

V is for Violence,

That governments make.

W’s for Washington,

Where the lawmakers revel.

Z’s for the Zeal

That statesmen serve the devil.