The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-11-19
FIFTY YEARS AGO!
by UNCLE SILAS.
No. %.

The Democratic Rooster is now
Growing loud and clear Reader, do
you know when and why Chanticleer
was taken for the representative of
Democratic victories About 1910 a
Democratic paper was printed in the
city of Indianapolis. the capital of
Indiana, at that date not much larger
than Thibodaux is to-day. Its editor
was named Chapman. He has long
since passed away but his Rooster
survives and crows.
Newspapers in those days were not
illustrated as they are to-day, and a
poor wood cut of horse or a steam
boat was about the extent of the pic
torial display.
Chapman, by some ingenuity, and
with spirit of enterprise, obtained a
cut of Rooster, of which he was SO
proud, that, at the first Democratic
victory, he placed his musical bird at
the head of the column announcing
the pleasant news.
Other newspaper fell into the ha-
bit, after a Democratic victory, to
place at the head of their columns not
having a rooster, of their own pro-
claiming their success, the words,
"CRow. CHAPMAN, CROW"
This expression, "crow, Chapman,
crow,' became, for time daily
prOverb, and whenever anyone gain ed
victory of any sort, the boys would
hollow ''Crow, Chapman, Crow"
The first Wing success that came
after the Rooster was hoisted, the
Wing papers all announced their vic
tory with the words, "Crow, Chapman,
Crow" in derision, and every body
was anxious to see what Chapman
would have to say.
There were slow mails and no daily
papers then, but the indianapolis
paper came. The rooster was there,
but he was fiat on his back, heels
kicking upward, but there was no
''crOw in him." The words, then SO
extensively used have gone glimmer-
ing, but the Rooster remains
triumphant, and he never crowed SO
Justify as he does to day, over Cleve-
land and Stephenson's victory.
The result OF the late election, is
very similar to the one of 1910, when
William Henry Harrison was elected
over Martin Van Buren. Harrison
was the grandfather of the present
President, and Van Buren was the pet
of Andrew jackson, and his successor
in the Presidential chair.
Times had become very tight finan-
cially 10000 banks, started in every
town, from the Atlantic Ocean to the
Indian territories west of the Missis-
sippi River, had driven gold and sill
yer from circulation, and flooded the
country with bank 'promises te pay"
of the denominations of ST, 12t, 25 &
so cents.
One rainy morning, however in 1887
or 1888, one of these banks in Cincill-
natti failed and as fast as the slow
males carried the information, in
every direction, the banks suspended,
end their bills became as worthless as
rotten apples.
Then the people found their pockets
full of money, but could not buy
pound of sugar with bushel of it.
Corn sold for II or IL cents bushel
along the Ohio river, Pork brought
$3.50 to $500 per hundred pounds and
every thing else solk in proportion.
EabOrers on farms were glad to re-
ceive eight dollars per month, and
general depression OF all kinds of bust
ness was witnessed every where.
The presidential election of 1910
was near at hand. Van Buren was
President, and desired re election.
Harrison was nominated by the Whig
Party as its standard bearer, with
John Tyler for Vice President.
Such a political contest was never
seen before or since in this Union Of
States.
Harrison had been great Indian
fighter, had whipped Tecumseh's for.
ces in Ohio, and subsequently defeat
ed the Indians at Tippecanoe which
effectually drove them out of the Ter
ritory of Indiana had been the first
Governor of that TerrlrOr-, and was
nndoubtedl, IL man of talent.
His friends dubbed Mm, "Old Tip
pecanoe,' and the battle cry of the
Wings was "Tippecanoe and Tyler,
too Barbecues were held in every
township throughout the land. The
campaign has ever been known as the
hard cider campaign.
Barrels "pon barrels of cider were
given free as water at every Wing
rally.
The Whigs also raised the cry for
which they were bitterly sorry after
wards. that in the election of Harrison,
there would be Il regime of "two dollars
Il day and roast beef" for every one.
A member of Congress by the name
OF Ogle, of Pennsylvania made, print
ed and circulated a speech, in which
he gave detailed list of the gold
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