Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-01-05
THE LOG-CABiN CAMPAIGN.
INTERESTING "REMINISCENCES OF THE
FAMOUS HARp-CTDER CAMPAIGN.


More than forty years have come and
gone since the log-cabin, hard cider,
and coonskin campaign of 1910.
This was o remarkable event in the
history of our country. With clap-trap
devices, Gen. Harrison was elected over
Mr.. Van Buren, almost by acclamation,
having carried nineteen states out OF
twenty-five.
Hon. Bailey Peyton, Of Tennessee,
called to see Gen. Harrison at North
Bend, after he was nominated at
Harrisburg, Pa. Peyton went to Gin
cinnati and made speech in this
speech he said he had been to see the
Wing nominee; that he was the man
they wanted. He said he lived in
lo2-cabin, with the latch-string never
pulled in. barrel of hard cider to
treat his friends, and coon skins nailed
over the cracks in the walls to keep the
wind away.
Old Joe Harrison mo kin to the gen
eraD owned the Six-mile house, below
Cincinnati, where the United States
flag had hoated for forty years. This
was the great resort for fast horses.
tight men. and lively women. Joe saw
point and at once built the first log
cabin This was the first; in few
weeks there were hundreds built all
over the country
On May Is the wings met at the
Gait house to make arrangements to
build o log cabin. In a short time
plenty of funds Were raised for the pur-
pose.
Col. John O. Cochran chief marshal;
George d. Prentice, Of The Journal,
Birney Marshall, Of The Gazette, as
sistant marshals; George L. Robards
and James Mcdonald, architects and
builders. William O'Hara's band was
in attendance. 1t consisted of drums
and flies, four horns and two bass, two
hundred boys with as many axes. Each
appointed himself q committee of one.
With twenty teams we left the city, pro-
ceeled down Jefferson street, then
south to Broadway, into Bullitt's
woods We cut twenty trees. With
OK and horse teams to haul them, the
line of march was one mile long. We
brought the whole tree and cut it up at
the place where Rulers hotel now
stand> This was one of the jolliest
days of the Fails City" There were
all sorts OF people there, from the high
est to the lowest, and all seemed to take
hand in the log cabin. 1t seemed to
me that hard cider was quite strong, for
many of the boys fell at the first fire,
and by tho wayside, but there was not
any quarre'ing.
birney Marshall and Hiram Ray led
the van each with q long pole, driving
old Meeks' OK team, Bill O'Hara with
his band OF fife and drum would like
to see such band to-day. The dust
was two inches deep, and when the van
were reaching the city you would have
thought it was Birnam woods moving on
Macheths castle, as every Wing carried
a large bush. At the setting sun our
cabin was finished, and in the presence
of 5000 people Gov. Poindexter and
Charles n. Thurston made the first log
cabin speeches. Prof Candy and his
glee club. with the songs Of "Tippecanoe
and Tyler too" set all the people wild.
l Thought, goodbye, Matte (as Old
Hickory called Nanburenl. said hear
it not at the Hermitage, old Zero. The
air became full of the sounds of the
different glee songs, composed by Prof.
Candy. The woods resouldeI with
songs Of birds and the voices Of the
women and children. Ti.ns" clee songs
had iuore power over the g.aina than the
60 pa. gong # to-da, ha2 in tho
ctlurcll"s. l. !ore v&e aea.at,,nTi in this
pro,iH~ntia; call paign Of 1910 that was
Tenarkau! C--tt.c GOOD feeling one party
had for the t.er there being but few
homioidn8, IL al it certainly ras owing
to The ml,,e &aruss. i1ut one" was enough
10 ?"a:;" president - tat way, In
1884, t !. %a!me cl,,p:rap wa3 !si&I: :lus ii
wa. s!ai,, ~ a''.i Uap. o';tabia. ai., Clay
was ;lcfci.t.i Nv Ir!i.
he i;iyci.:naii Mti!-line steamer
gave out tlat size wouid leave our
Wharf on the Fourth of July. 1870,
then on the 5th leave Cincinnati at II
o'clprk AID lay over ut North Bend
four hours to tet the passengers soc
Gen. Harrison and his iog=cabin.
Men, women. and children made the
trip. About four hundred yards from
the landing Was the old-fashioned two
story frame house with some old out
houses attached, but al clean and neat.
The general was there, as well rs Mrs
Harrison, his son Scott, and several
members OF the family. The general
felt hattered at so large concourse of
people calling on him at one time
Here was an ,uifm Old man living on
borrowed time, nothing but l. walking
shadow, low, weak, and emaciated.
bloodshot eyes, and looked careworn
and excited, The question of his
friends and aeqaintances was: Has he
vitality enough to live through this e1-
citable campaign? The general took
care to stay at home until the election
was over. and see but few visitors.
Gen. Harrison was pure minded man 3;
he WAS tho governor and commander Of
the northwest. He certainly was not
o great man, but he had greatness
thrust upon him the presidency of
the United States. almost by one voice,
When he was nominated for the presi-
dency he WAS clerk of Hamilton county
court The good man had not strength
enough to bear his honors, but bore up
until after he was inaugurated, and five
weeks later he yielded up his spirit and
appeared before higher tribunal.
SIMPSONS LEGS AND LOCKS.
When Delilah clipped off Samson's
locks that mighty athlete at once be-
came "as other men, IF it could be
proved that the possession of luxuriant
hair would enable men to tear open
lions jaws, Hiscox u Co. would be
driyan wild in tho effort IN S1nplv