The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-08-11
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Was Holly Energetic.
&ep York Advertiser.
Aquaint bit OF campaign literature
is owned by Nathaniel Conner, of Port
Morris, who has a b~oathouse at the
foot of West One Hundred and Thirty
eighth street. "Nat," as he is familiar
ly known, was a Democrat in the days
when men were proud Of the name, and
afterward voted with the Wings. In.
1855 he voted for John O. Fremont, and
has been a staunch Republican ever
since.
The book OF which no is the proud
possessor was printed in 1910, and bears
this inscription on its tital page: "The
Log Cabin Song Book, a Collection OF
Popular and Patriotic Songs, Respect
fully Dedicated to the friends OF Harri-
son and Tyler" On another page is the
dedication, of which part isas follows:
ITO .those who are not ashamed OF sup
porting for the Presidency an illus
trious and gallant citizen, who has
faithfully and usefully devoted forty
years Of his eyentful life TO the unre-
Quilted service OF his country, and to
those who repel.with scorn the Tory
sneers that Mr.. Harrison lives in q log
cabin aud drinks hard cider"
While the rallying cry OF the Wings,
tTippecanoe and Tyler, too,' was re-
sounding through the land the little
book made its appearance, and signally
contributed to the remarkable enthu-
siasm which the name of Harrison had
aroused.
The first song in the book is to the
tune of ''The Bonnet of Blue" and one
verse is as follows:
Hurrah for old Tlppecanoe!
Hurtah for old Tippecanoe!
It's good TO oh eer him. who has often cheered
Then shout for old Tippecanoe,
Here's a health to old Tippecanoe,
Here's q shout for old Tppecanoe!
Here's a health TO the chief who was never yet
Three rounds for the honest and true.
Here is another, entitled "The Farm.
err of the North Bend" to the tune OF
"The Fine Old English Gentleman"
I'll sing youa new Wing song, made to agOod
Ola fine. tFaSe:hearted gentleman. all Of the old.
By birth and blood, by kith and kin, a good
For his father Signed the charter that made our
Like a fne;, truo.hearted gentleman, all of the
olden time.
In youth. upon the tented field, his laurels he
No chief so many battles fought that never
In peace the quiet statesman he, but when grim
war arose
He buckled on his armour then, to meet his
cOuntry's foes,
Like a Gne, tsuc.heasted gentleman, all Of the
olden time.
The Wings we're not ashamed Of their
candidates. penchant for good apple
cider, but rather proud OF IL, as shown
in the following, to the air OF "Auld
Lang Syne:"
Should good old cider be d%espiscd,
And meier regarded more?
Should plain log cabins be despiSed
Our fathers built Of yorel
For the true old style, my boys,
For tho true old style,
Let's take q mtg Of cider now,
For the true old style.
we'vc tried your purse'proud lords who love
But veil have a pIoushman President
OF the C~lncinnatus line.
For old North Bend, my boys,
For old North Bend,
Well take a mug Of cider yet,
For old North Bend.
Then give a hand my trusty boys,
Aud here's a hand tor yol; -.
For old Tlppecanoe.
For old Ttppecanoe, my boys,
For old Tppecanoe.,
Wen take a mug OF cider yet
For old Tippecanoe.
"Grandpa's hat" vas a factor in the
campaign OF 1910, as it is to-day. Har-
rison's opponents essayed much cheap
ridicule about it, but the effort was a
failure, so far as it was intended 10 in
iuence public sentiment against the
head Of the Wing ticket. Tho people
found out ifty-two years ago, as they
have found out to-day, that the man un-
der the hat was all right. This Is how
the Wings OF those times sang OF the hat
worn by T%ppocanoe's father:
When this old. hat was new the people used to
ThoSesi among the Democrats were Harrison
The Locas ao% assumed the named title most
And most Unlike their party nunC, when this
old hat wAS new.
When his old hat was new Van Burcn vast
An enemy to every man who labOFed for his
And ii tho people Of New York have kept their
records true,
old hat Wis new.
Among othor songs in the book were,
"Up Salt River" "Uncle Sam and His
Fiddlers, " to the tune OF "0ld King
Cole" "The 0aice-H Holders Parting" to
tho tune of "a Boat, q Boat 10 Cross
tho Ferry" and "T%ippecanoe's Raiain."
TO the tune Of '.The Good Old Times Of
Adam and Eve"
The curious iittio volume IL illustrated
by means OF several cheap wood cuts.
The frontispiece is a portrait OF Tippe'
canoe HRrrison, and shows him to be d
man bearing but little resemblance to
his distinguished grandson. The other
pictures are Of Fort Meigs. q jug Of Viz
ginia Cider, and the Old Hat
waLsrmSloa Cake.