St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-20
HERE'S A STATE OF THINGS.
The Worlds Campaign Song Prize
Won by Republican Office
holder

holder.
The New York Worlds contest for a
$500 prize for the best Democratic cam
palgn song closed on Saturday, the 18th.
The Judges having duly examined all
the competing manuscripts and made
their award, the name of the author
was looked up and he was located as a
resident OF Washington. Notification
of the judges action was sent to him,
with request for facts as to his iden-
tity, to be printed in connection with
the award. Quickly came back the
reply by telegraph:
To the Editor of the World:
l sent in the song with the understanding
that my name would not be used. It's publ
cation would necessarily embarrass me- If
necessary to publish name must withdraw
from competition.
Washington. ID. c.. Ort H. 1892.
Directions to the Worlds Washington
bureau for an Investigation brought the
following dispatch:
WASHINGTON. D. c., Oct Is. O.
Mr. --, who mas won the Worlds cam
pagn song prize, says that he gave the song
to personal friend to be put in competition
with the express understanding that his
name should not be made public under any
circumstances. He holds au important and
lucrative office under the administration. and
is supposed 20 be Republican. e would
be seriously embarrassed should his name
appear in connection with the matter
IF publication of the name is condition
precedent, Mr.. - is entirely willing that
the prize should go to the next best song, but
of course he would like the prize
Upon the point therefore, of whether
man shall profit by muse of which he
is ashamed, the whole matter has been
referred back TO the committee which
made the original award. Their decis-
ion as to what disposition shall be made
of the $500 will be announced in due
course.
Meantime no revelation Of the iden-
THY of the successful poetaSter will be
made further than to say that the place
he holds is one of large trust and honor
as well as of profit, and that the disclos-
ure of his name would create small
earthquake in one of the most select
and exclusive official circles il Wash
lngtOn.
The song which he wrote and which
is clearly the expression of his own act
ual sentiments, is as follows. TO be sung
to the familiar old West Point tune Of
Benny Ravens, o."
To every teeming city, TO town and village
sent.
To every shop and mine and farm the thrill
ing message went;
We've got our old commander back, he'll
lead US once again.
Be up and ready for the fray, and quit you
there like men,
And quit you there like men. and quit you
there like men:
Be up and ready for the fray, and quit you
there like men.
He stands for all that's dearest for W hich our
fathers fought
The peoples right to rule the land, for votes
that can't be bought:
He stands for lower taxes, for gold. and sill
yer. too,
For equal rights and laws for all-for every
thing that's true;
For everything that's true, for every thing
that's true,
For equal rights and laws for all, for every
thing that's true.
He's for the civil service, and not for sham
pretense:
He's for the common people, and he's full
of common sense;
He's brave and level headed, and it's his I'M
changing plan,
Whatever he may think is right, to say it like
man;
To say it like man. to say it like a man.
Whatever he may think is right, to say it like
man.
Our party knows no sections-North, South
or East or West;
The bloody shirt and bayonet we heartily
detest;
We're dead against the force BILL but we're
for the church and school,
And everywhere and all the time we advocate
home rule;
We advocate home rule, we advocate home
rule,
And everywhere and all the time we advocate
home rule.
We do not wish to regulate our neighbours
hours or drinks,
Nor do we want to interfere with what our
neighbor thinks; g.
| The constitution and the Laws decide our
every doubt =.
And we're always good and ready to turn the
rascals out:
| To turn the rascals out to turn the rascals
out. 70
And we're always good and ready to turn the
rascals out. ii
| Then raise for Grover Cleveland a mighty.
deafening cheerl
| Well land him in the White house safe be-
fore another year.
No Piukerton detectives then to run orr
! shops and mills:
| No billion-dollar congresses with him to veto
bills; Il
| With him to veto bills, with him to veto bills,
| No billion-dollar congresses with him to veto
bills. q
| Then, up and OF them, Democrats! Charge
home their wavering ranks! u
| They break. they fly, the day is ours, they're
routed front and TANKS;
| Monopoly is on the run, protection don't
protect
| But think of seventy-six and swear election
shall elect
| Election shall elect. election shall elect;
| But think of seventy-six and swear election
shall elect
And when our sturdy captain comes to his
own again
| He'll need very different chair from that of
little Ben;
| Well hunt him up the very one on which
Old Hickory sat-
| And he'll fill it like a statesman, for he is a
Democrat;
| For he is Democrat, for he is Democrat.
| And he'll FIJI it like a statesman, tor he is q
! Democrat.
| At Hotel ropolitan-Anthony Koenig.
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