Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-08-01

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July FOURTH
1910.

CODVlul Ca0ul0Hte Tor PfSSfaent. MAJ. Inhries
II. loss, Of this city, the Milwaukee agent for
th@Baltimore & Ohio Railway, is the possessor
OF tie only plates used for the Harrison badges
in le40. Maj. Ross father, A.: G. Ross, of Iaues-
VIII o., was jeweler and he engraved these
plates himself for the Tippecanoe Club Of that
city. He also wrote the famous soag which is
de4tned to reappear forty-eight years after it
dideuch good service in tine campaign, which
restlted in the disastrous defeat of Martin Van
BureIi, who had been unanimously renominated
by the Democrats. Maj Ross hunted up these
piofes after Harrisons nomination, and is hay-
ineN few old-time badges made for his own ell
fcetiOn. On the small badge appears the log
cabin and under It, Harrison and Reform. 1910.
c ne larger badge are the words Iippseanoe
thslog cabin and the words: Our Country's
Huring that exciting campaign the author Of
the ringing campaign song which was destined to
become historic visited New York on business,
and attended an immense Wing ratification
nesting. The speakers were late, and the time
ives occupied in singing There was a lull The
speakers were still absent. The Chairman of the
meeting said, IF there is a gentleman present
thet can sing let him come forward The mo l.
CT Ohio merchant said to his friend near him,
AIfI was up there could sing them song.
Ht9 answer was heard by several, and he WAS inn
ne1iatelylifted over the shoulders of the immense
audience to the platform, when he sang -Tippe-
csnoe and Tyler Zoo" The audience was wild
with epthusia sm and he had to repeat 1t again
an4 again, and the next day all over New York
peeple were humrnng the stirring campaign
tune. Within the next month or two "Tippeca-
nOf and Tyler Too" was rendered in every city
n114 village throughout the country. The senior
Hos was Wing throughout the existence OF
th1t party and from that time to his death in
1e& he WAS q stanch Republican.
q publish herewith fac SMILES Of the two
hae9 Following are the words Of the old cam
TIPPEcANoE AND TYLER TOO
Oh, what has caused this great commotion, mo-
ton, motion,
Our country through?
1t is the ball that's rolling on
For Tippe cane and Tyler too,
For Tippecanoe and Tyler too,
And with them ell beat little Van,
Van Van, Van oh he's used p man,
And with them well beat little Van.
Like the working of mighty waters, waters,
waters
On II will 60,
And in its course will clear the way
For Tippecanoe and Tyler, too,-etc.
Bee the Locos stand and tottering, tottering,
tottering
Down it must go,
And In its place Wen rear the a9g
OF Tippecanoe and Tyler, too,-etc.
The Bay State boys turned out in thousands
thousands thousands,
Not long ago
And at Bunker Hill they set their seals
For Tippecanoe and Tyler, too, etc.
Now you hear the vanjacks talking, talking,
talking,
Things look quite blue,
For all the world seems turning round
For Tippecanoe and Tyler, too,-etc.
Let them talk about hard cider, cider, cider,
And log cabins, too,
1t will only help TO speed the ball
For Tippccanoe AMI Tyler, too,-etc.
His latchstring hangs outside the door, door