Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-06-26
SONGS or THE ALLIANCE.

SONGS or THE ALLIANCE.
A Biz Factor in tho Success o. the
Farmers Movement
II Will uri l' hons viud,l rcocho-,
no. lfi-s band. nor t"r, hight pro-
Jts-iou- that NIii mtt, the peoples
patty factor lu the Damyaicu OF
lNH.. -ny- a., Kansas CIty >'r. The
iarmcf- ht," Adopted far more eff
'',il'' manner "t earning ON cam
Inlsu anil ouc winch tho old party
politicians can neither answer " intro
'lu,' NI'u.'lfc- The new plan j.
nothing mnrr OF less than the old
pi,' of popular party songs, Ia be
sung A. pulhe meetings and picnics,
Winch ma, -,tNc to keep tn,Ir alleged
wrong continually before the rural
population
There D. ou" gem ral idea running
through th' entire collection Of songs.
II D. that the uvh are becoming richer
and ia" poor poorer through the two
oli partIc-. which are equally con
tfol!'i hy th" money power. The
banker daughter j. cuntrasted with
th' daughter uf tho farmer. and the
latter tells her father OF the injustice
In a song The wives ana the child
t'n are c"ntfastcd IN the same way.
+ There are n" patriotic songs.
rur -r,n .r,>otrp n,SNtu
/ Patriotic -uugsarc Photographed and
+ 90 the music written for The star
~panglcd Banner the farmers will
nng these words
uh ~, Oh, 'nu 90. p, The daylight. broad ,lnrr
ihs' blot bat aftses to iafui-h our glory
u the blot ~ oppression io all kind- at toll
The gfr"d of the shylo'k the same, same old
noa.c ,e pcoplc 90 Ia, do not longer DELAY.
l"' l"ng n"~ ~" hH'r iottrrcd. make haste
or ihs ~" -ianslcd Banner no longer viii
oo' tho land ofthc Frrc but the homc Of the
saNo
", co, Srn. a. ~ NM"
All oi the familiar patriotic airs tell
OF the undisputcd sway o! the money
king. The following j. good Illus
tratiun
Nv country. tie 81 thee
onsr land pf liberty
pfthre sing
Land ~ the millionaire
larmcra With packets hare
'ans"d ~ The cursed snarr-
lh' money kiug.
Land once II noble brave
hut uoW 81 wf,t,hcd slaves
Alas tus late
W. saw sWret freedom die
Prom letting hfthcrs high
our uupriced suffrage buy
Mud mourn Thy fate.
"tuE r,nsrn- p,ranrtm."
Yankee Doodle seems To have been
a primo iayoritc with the alliance
musicians No less thana half-dozen
parodics have been written on il, the
most amusing 81 which is THE Farm
cr's Daughter" II runs this way:
Oh. here We are ~ thus Won see
zach one n farmer daughter
We kncw Just when to lcgislat~
Aud when We hal not Oughtrr
tmoRr~
~ We Won't have any Of Your bankers sons
To kneel To- ~ aud how sir.
for We eau de- without man
" hc cant follow the pioW NJ
-o We won't have any like George Il. Peck.
~ Nsshingion To lniirt.
His q, h'mss Ia work the farmer hard
Ahd s~iudle the farmers daughter.
Marching Through Kansas" to the
tune Marching through Georgia" the
following Is sung
The election nov 10 over, boys wen have four
Yrars rest
The Promises that were given us, We happily
Aud 1.-THE, are fulfilled, boys the party We will
bless,
while w. are marching through Kansas
n wa.a Republican wouidn'ttry tokHI
The blessings tina, ar contained IN free coinage
And the bankers upin Wall stree, had better now
Keep stiil.
white sc are marching through kansas
euoRrs
Come. hn1s. come let's down monopoly
on,e. huY. come from bankers rct us free.
Aud vote 40 mote for lawyer but farmers they |
white w. are marching through Kansas
ALMOST PERSUADED"
Nearly all the more familiar religious
airs have been appropriated. "All |
Hail the Power OF the Laboring Man"
IL one To the air. Almost Persuad- |
ed, one stanza runs
Aimos, persuaded facts e. believe.
Almost persuaded truth Ia receive.
staFyr Ne nttle more masters. We thee implore. |
Closer the lines We draw. sooner well see.
"rHE EASs,s rooI."
To the air. " Beulah Land" one poet |
thus describes THE Kansas Fool :"
". have the land to raise the wheat.
ADD sNsfythinE That's good 10 eat:
Mud v hen had bands o n dehts
We wete Jolly. happy set
Tho bankers followed us out west
Aud did IN mortgages invest.
They iooted ahead aud shrcwdly planned.
Aud so"n they u have our Kansas land.
CnoRus.
TN. Kansas fool poor Kansas fool,
The banker makes OF you . tool.
hook scross the fertile plain,
his crOps made so by gentle rain:
Hut tweiye-ceut corn gives mo alarm
aud makes me want 10 sell my farm
"sroRs rmE roRr"
"storm the Fort" il TO the music of
&" Hold the Fort" and the paraphrase
Of the old camp meeting song reads:
On, my brother, s,e the children
trying IN the street.
HunEer's ravaEes revealing
Weary, haifclad feet
storm the fort at the election.
Hear the leaders cry:
send the lsboring men TO Congress
with our votes we'lltry.
MUSIC IN rHE aIR"
No CO IL q song entitled Music in
the Air" 10 the air OF John Browns
Body" The first and second verses
read
There's music at the capitol, there's music In the
air
Wen have music at election. too. and music
everywhere,
The farmers are usl,ed let monspolists beware,
Ouf cause IL marching on.
The patrons are advancing, they'll be a grand
success.
Rcviled by all monopollsis and slandered by the
rhey sc'spe and bow to farmers for once now I
guess
AZ we ~ marching on.
"rnE oLD REPUBLICAN PARTY"
THE old Republican party" is thus
remembered in song No. 81:
Ola venerable and time tried marty,