The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-07-19
RELICS OF THE LOG CABIN CAM.
PAIGN,

The Milwaukee, Wis, correspondent
OF the St. Louis Globe Democrat says:
The nomination of Gen Harrison meets
with universal approval among Wlscon-
sin Republicans. The nomination has
brought to light some relics of the log
cabin and hard cider campaign Of 1910,
which are in the possession of Mai. g.
A. Ross Of this city. They consist of
two plates which were engraved and
used for printing the Harrison campaign
badges; one is larger than the other.
The larger bears in a scroll at the head
the words 'Tippecanoe Club Beneath
is a portrait Of Gen. Harrison with his
name in scroll beneath. Under this
are the words Our Country's Hope" I"
At the bottom is log cabin, out of the
rude chimney Of which the smoke is
Hospitality rising.
The smaller plate has the cabin at the
top with an American filg flying from a
pole at one gable, Beneath this are the
words Harrison and Reform, July 4,
1840.'
Mai Ross father, A. Gross Of ZInes-
willie, o., was jeweler, and he engraved
these plates himself for the Tippecanoe
Club of that city. The Major found
them on recent visit to his old home,
and brought them back with him. He
hunted mn these plates the day after
H,rriso,,,s nomination and Is'havinp a
few old time badges made for few
friends The old mates NAV. however.
be used again to do service for the
xrandsun uiithe man they served 80 well
nearly a half century ago.
Mr.. Ross was very warm partisan
and being musician wrote many songs
for the pIee clubs of his home section.
Fl. was a brother of the writer of the
famous song. 'TIppecanoe and Tyler
Too. the first verse uf which went:
Oh what has caused this proat c,mmotion--
MotIon-molion-ou conptry through
7, ia the hall that ia rolling ON.
For Tinneconos and Tyler too
r. T;nroooro, ond Tyler too
nj iii I'm wo,n he., lnro Van Van. Van,
Van
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