The sun., 1896-09-06
SOME, REPUBLICAN, SONGS.
THE NATIONAL LCAMPAIGNER, WTTK
NEW HORDS FOR OLD 1UHES

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| Star.spapeted hanner,' nua ~ pnsea
Good ora Tsnes with New Woras 90 che
| Present Campaign 1upussi Applicable.
| The Republican stands on the curbstone -
| the Republican procession marches by. Trans-
parencles are hardly legible. torches arU eneks
| Ing, but the bands are playing nsanfully. Now
| a band approaches playing Marching Through
Georea," and the spectators blood tinGles - he
recognizes the appropriateness OF the tune.
| by Jove!" he says. We marched through
| Georgia with Sherman. and wsre going "
| march through the solid South again"
| Another band comes ur: its PLAYING Ny
| Country. 'Tis OF Thee" and the good RepuO-
llcan thrills again and says about the same
thing over again. A third band draws near: it
is grinding out Tramp. Tramp, Tramp. the
| BOYS Are MarchinE" ''-'
"Gad!" shouts the Republican. those band.
masters are good fellows They play Just ex-
actly what 10 right"
The next night n Democratic procession
marches along; and from his hack parlor. with
the windows closed and the curtains drawn.
the good Republican hears, will he, mill he
the music OF the enemy" One bands plays
Marching Through Georgia"
Its an outrage" Gays tho Republican An
other band plays My Country. 'Tis Of Thea"
"Profanation." says the Republican. A.third
band comes along by Cad, it's playing The
Red. White. and Blue cries the man; and he
hurric- 20 the front door In time TO recognise
the fourth band. which is playing TRAMP
Tramp. Tramp"
This fable teacheth several things: One 10
that even Democrats thonest Democrais are
Americans: another is that money talks. even
through the instruments OF brass band.
PERHAPS there are other "moraltics," but TIVE
are enough.
This year a Philadelphia firm OF m blishera
has got out a pamphlet containing MARCHING
songs for Republican clubs and II the Bryanitee
vii! only leave the music alone there will not bo
much occasion for the mental worry which
afflicted the Republican told about above. OF
course there are certain standard songs thas
any American. even II he ii Bryanite, has .
right to. Besides. IL you hire n German band.
what guarantee have you that it will play only
your" tunes, or will play your" tunes only
for you? d? All marching tunes are good for all
people. so the German band at French picnic
one July IA PLAYED the "Wacht am Rhein "
until It was argued wiih II was II boy sucking
orange who brought it to rtason.
Being n Philadelphia firm. tho publishers Of
the pamphlet naturally do not understand yeS
that the tariff question is Of no i'm portauce in
this campaign. SO. though they sand wich the
songs in with plenty OF good Rold arguments.
tho songs th-nsel, es principally high tariff.
with incidental sound money. or couIes; the
Brown" Columbia, the Gem OF the OCEAN,
:. The battle Hymn OF the Republic" Amer;
ica- The Star-Spaneled Banner. are printed
without either iarif Ir eoinsge additions.
change. and comes ont strong for good money.
Perhaps "lankee Doodle =" ia as good as any
of the twenty songs IN the collection. This 70
the way the new marching version runs:
Yankee Doodle tor McKIni-y.
Tnsy hey, say Sos that oMn ,lye5 , ,s,ss nov"
Tukecp u up to Eod somehow,
e eelssi %tsS asesa if" Sa' 10 one,
rhS; n.4y 9Afs sp ,ss ssnsS,S s% e ,ss sF
shall evermore he poor. sir.
proves the gold standardl-
Bryan. Bryan, hear It ring,
nundted Iss , cent; nt;,.s i,s bound ., TO bring
The pamphlet opens with aslogan. Mckinley
The ss sf 70. nss sst 'ss ,os ngr" blows
SsF;s:s S:sH $s ss
T1Enes Is eam%s os s leader to BE-
A note says: In singing the slogan a more
piano or band with each verse to the close"
There are four verses. each az aoul-inspirtng as
crease ere % he bower With each verse dcns star. too
loud: This cauti9n Is often neSlected in pnitiea.
GEM Of tho ssa stand Sp
ley" TO the tune OF " Cpidee":
We know Mckinley, strong and true; stand by him.
Ana Hobart OF Se~ Jersey. too; stand BY them -
win honest s. SSnsy h hear sn,n% ,Ss%
sAni hy them. BY them, by them, stand by them.
s'aa!e them by them by 'hem stand By the" to-
II MIR Hobart does not appreciate thoroughly
and for about a week after the nomination it
looked As IL he was a bigger man than Mckinley
Mr. John John Wilson a as " YET H untnown Know to fame. 10
the writer Of the songs Quoied thus far. but he
Win h YANKEE T ,h boSd. @hen he tuns 1s'
strictly iarifr:
CUES, IN have to en,erate,
rG5 NIB. Ss,,tr snn Times ne, s,r, Nov cen Hnn wait
awe n mi bili for board.
Thst wilson biIl rs got mo Noorsd,
In the second verse the singer says that he ana
knocsed me dead" and in the third he thinks OF
lection up they roll, and ioreisn goods mu;t
Mary Ann. my Mary Ann
But better counsel g!ves him pause in the
fourth verse:
Rut granddsd tell. me- = 90 1t slow"
Mary Ann: my MARY Ann:
y aaTs "Su snS. San.rS!tIa ny %ars 'H"x xssH asH
The Democrats have such a gait
They II 90 November aure Fate.
There is n rafting song entitled Lilik aloo, the
first verse of which goes thus:
Ben Harr lson he thought II wise LiIkaoo IIk1lo0l
To take what came willing prize. kaioo Lilik0p
loo,
MiiwAy across the sea " lies IEikaoo. I.tkaloo,
And Sandwic Islands Is Its sis", Lil.u o ka.tAn nj
oB3Rrs: LiolanAkcr, l.likAloo' lIiikAIoo, Lilika-
LiIiolatAkee. Litokaloo, LiIiuokolAuli
The other verses tell how Cleveland and
Gre.ham interfrred, and gave Queen Lii her
wonted sway" which she didn't Keep, because
the wanted 10 chop of too many hsAds and
note explains that the sx-Qu-en rs n foolish
woman. who simply threw her crown away"
Then there Is song called Umbrella
Weather" another tariff hong; and - The Fog
and Go"se." still anotirr; and yet another,
THE Spider and the Fly"
the Ply:
" The Irettiest little paror that ever you did spy
You've only got to pop YOUR head inside tie Free
Trade door.
ionll ser - many curious things you never sav
before
OF course the Fly kisses the Srder and goes
in: when he starts TO 60 out he finds he's caught;