Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-10-04
OUR CANDIDATE.

When he was a lad he served a term
On big canal with boatman's firm
With heart SO free, and will so strong,
On the toe-path drove two mules along,
Aud he drove those mules 80 carefullee
He's candidate now for the Presidencee.
CHoRUs.-
He drove those mules so carefullee,
He's candidate now for the Presidencee.
As driver boy he made such mark,
He came to the deck of the inland barque,
Aud all of the perils to boat and crew.
He stood at the helm and guided through;
He stood at the helm so manfullee
He's a candidate now for the Presidencee.
Chorus
He stood at the helm SO manfullee,
He's a candidate now for the Presidencee.
He did so well with the helm and mules,
They made him teacher OF district schools,
And went from college in a bran new suit,
Greek professor at the Institute,
Where Greek and Latin he taught so free,
Hess candidate now for the Presidencee.
Chorus
Where Greek and Latin he taught so free,
He's candidate now for the Presidencee.
When the war broke out he took hand
'Ganst foes all stamped with traitors brand,
With shot and shell and saber thrust,
Till many flag trailed in the dust
He fought the rebels so valiantlee,
He's candidate now for the Presidencee.
Chorus
He fought the rebels so valiantlee
He's candidate now for the Presidencee.
While thus he fought on a distant field,
In sacred cause we could not yield,
There grew public sentiment
That he should be to Congress sent,
Where still be fought so persistentlee,
He's a candidate now for the Presidencee.
Chorus
Where still he fought so persistentlee,
He's candidate now for the Presidencee
Oflegislation he acquired such grip,
His party gave him the leadership,
And though that leadership, ween,
Was the biggest ship he ever had seen,
lie guided that ship SO steadIlee,
He's candidate now for the Presidencee.
Chorus
He guided.that ship so steadilee'
He's candidate now for the Presidencee.
As a legislator he stood so well
That to him the grateful duty fell,
In the great convention to nominate
An honored son of the Buckeye State
The Secretary of the Treasuree,-
As candidate for the Presdepcee.
Chorus
The Secretary of the Treasurer,
AS candidate for the Presdencee.
lie did that duty as faithful friend ...
Did all In his power to secure the end;
As best of the group of foremost men,
lie earnestly plead for Sherman then
For sherman pleaded so eloquentlee,
He's candidate now for the Presidencee.
Chorus
For Sherman pleaded so eloquentlee.
He's candidate now for the Presidencee.
ii he succeeds as a candidate,
Auu comes TO the helm of the ship of State,
By the suffrages ofa gallant crew
VINO vote with righteous end in view.
He'll guide our ship successfulle
When he's elected to the Presidencee.
Chorus
He'll guide our ship successruTee,
When he's elected to the Presidencp--
Now boys, who cherish ambitic.s schemes,
Though now you may be bsS drivers Of teams.
Look well to the work ,Ou may chance to do,
And do 1t with had that IS kind and true;
Whatever yor do, do it sahhfullee,
And you say aspire TO the Presidencee.
CHoBTS,-
whatever you do do in faithfullee,
And you nay aspire to the Presidencee.
~ W. Gilbert, in Boston ,Jourua