Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-06-30
THE OTHER HARRISON.

THE OTHER HARRISON.
Tippecan0e and Tyler Too--The Riorous 4
Campaign Which swept Down All OPP |
position.
Chicago Times: II Gen. Ben Harri- |
son makes as lively canvass as his
grandfather made there are many Sleep |
less nights in store for the citizens of
America. 1t ragged for ten months and |
| 1t set eiire the prsiries of Ohio and the /!
forests OF Maine. Night and day the |
| shouts OF 'Iippeoanoe and Tyler, too"
| rang in the ears of disheartened demo-
Gratis, she country blazed with bontires,
log cabins were dragged from town 70
toWn, and hard cider and corn case were
hs free as the cir and as plentiful. IsI
was one of those whooping old campaigns
that aged people like to contrast with
the chilly, figuring and-estimating, wire.
pulling, and button-holing canvassss OF
the present day.
| 10 democratic editor OF the BaIti-
more Republican must be given the
credit for the great Unanimous sustlipg
that landed old William Henry in the
white house. Harrison was not q very
good whig. He was q free.trader in his
heart and pro.slayery man, and, what
made him less popular, he was methodi.
cal, quiet old chap from all accounts,
with no more humor than the mud chinks
Of his log house, and with little bril-
liancy es a speaker. IL looked like easy
work to beat such d candidate and il
fnighs have been easy bat for the demo.
cratic Burchard. His name is not Known
TO history, but Gen. Benjamin should
seek 1t out and erect high white shaft
above the remains OF the deceased
journalist who sent Gen, Beniamin's
grandfather 10 the presidents chair.
1t was this blundefing chaps misfortune
to speeg at Gen. William Henry and de-
clare that he WAS better suited for his
{! log cabin end his farm and his hard
cider than fos the white house. That
lsneer settled 1t. The wings before had
been without q platform and here was
ooEker, Log cabin, hard cider, Tip
pecanoe and Tyler TOO" became the
wave that flied this fine old gentleman
and soldier from his home in Ohio and
carried him down tc. Washington.
And Gen. Harrison did live in log
cabin. Il was made OF logs sawed into
straps about ten feet long and six inches
wide and two inches thick. It was three
or four stories high, with portioo and
a sbingled roof and green blinds. The
hard cider he furnished to his friends
bubbled beautifully, and had to be
|, oorked, and hiG simple little farm WIS
only seven miles long. 10 such abiect
poverty he lived till he wes carried to
the banks of the Potomac--to die, poor
old man. in month.
Tie actual frills of their candidate q
, habitation did not, however, prevent
the wings from taking The editog's cae
and log cabin became the foundation
OF the campaign. And such campaign
1t was! The appeals OF the abolitionists
for millions OF slaves were UNDECIDED.
The national bank question died without
q friend to Booth It's last moments, and
the tariff which even then excited ore
; tors, as 1t does to-day TO hurl back
British gold in the teeth OF the Golden
club and stsnd by the American laborer
to the last gasp of life. ceased to be
rampant for q few months at least.
Everything serions was drowned by
thousands OF throats singing She stanza
that Congressman Boutelle misquoted
the other day:
And have you heard the newa from Maine
., And what old Maine Gan do2
She went hell-bent for Gov. Kent
| And sJippecanoe and Tyler too,
And Tippecanoe and Tyler, too"
The whole campaign was q war OF
laughter, song, and horse-play lnoited
BY that insidious hard older pouring
from half n million barrels. A hundred
yoke OF oxen dragged nonBtrous log
CABIN, loaded with people, oyer the
Alleghanies. STOPPING ct every town
along theway and tapping the inevltable
oider-barrels. Tho Iog-cabin was gem
orally the old-fashioned one, with hole
Tor door and another for window and
q coon'a pelt nailed TO the gable. The
hanging OF the eoop's pelt on the house
became the signal for the exhibition of
many live eoona in the Harrison proces-
sions, commemorative OF the generals
Arcsdian life which, many supposed was
passed IN freeing coons ns we'll as in
lingering over the ripe delights OF cider
and noe eaEe. C0ons IN cages and on
! high poles were toted from town to town
where they swelied the enthusiasm al.
ready big with ringing songs. For the
campaign poet had got in his work and
had written enough 10 make volume
D the size of Wsbster's dictionary.
8 No part OF the land was free from the
, infection Of those songs. The sober.
: sides OF Boston and New York were NO,
, pace behind the barrel voiced pioneers
OF Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. In fact
+ Boston had the honor OF turning on,
more OF the ballads than any other town
, Song-wrlters offered prizes for new
! words ending In 900" that would fit il
! the ohoruses and properly rhyme with
) the musical syliables Of "Tippeoanoe snt
Tyler, too" In the fire OF singing ant
: storytelling the country was tinder
The democrats assaiIed the general
\ political principles; they SAID he was ,
stupid. good hearted old grandmother
: they recalled the fact that he had peel
/. charged with frauds in connection will
n the commiBsary OF the army. But al
Il their railing was unheard. sTippeoano
4 and yler, too" had melody in il and i
A touched the peoples hearts. The big
!. gest meetings in political history weY
Il held In New York. Bosten, and the west
: At these whole oxen were roasted an
n the barbecue became another feature Q
n this remarkable campaign. Horao
q Greeley was pronounced Harrison mar
4 and be started the Log 0abin--the fore
runner OF the Tribnne-turning over
/. good, big part Of il TO. the campaie
poet. A domoeratio pepper published
cut and the cider barrel arranged in th
manner OF q "dead.fann trap, She cabi
being seton end withsthe barrel undf
y II. The whiRs took up the cartoon an
d nade companion piece to 10, represent
ID ing the dead-fnll ss sprung and Msrti
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