The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-26

vention by getting a song written and
set up, leaving n vacant space for the
refrain: they also had Autograph title
with q picture of Grant all ready, leav-
Ing a vacant space for his running mate
whoever II should be. AS soon as Col
fax was nominated the poet CD compos-
er finished the refrain the photographer
got to work on the picture. An adver-
tlsement OF 1t appeared in the morning
papers which contained the news of the
nomination and the next day the song
was on sale in the store!
Grants second election was character
lied by a song of The Old White Hat"
for Greeley and "Hurrah for Horace
Greeley" to the time of Dixie" the
latter having in the North become to be
considered a rebel song. The Re-
publicans replied with When This Old
White Hat Was New" in which ridi-
Guile was poured into the ranks of the
enemy" and Greeley's former bitter op-
position to his present friends was sar-
castically enlarged upon.
The Tilden and Hayes campaign Of
&c WAS notable for the absence of Re-
publican electiOneering musical inspira-
ton. There was one Peter Cooper song,
one greenback song and one very poor
attempt to satire upon Tilden and Hen
bricks called "Thc kangaroo Ticket"
written for Il Republican club in India
napolis. There were two Tilden songs.
one entitled The Radical Rogues" in
which the sins of omission and commits
were numerically elaborated upon and
one 'Tilden and Reform commencing
Come. all we honest Democrats, let
each man raise his voice"
Little campaigi, music was used in the
Garfield and Hancock contest in 1880
and that little contained nothing worthy
of note. The great struggle between
"Plumed Knight and THE Sheriff of
EVIL in 'S4 gives us curiosity in that
the great German war song The Plum
ed Knight and Black Eagle" uhe latter
being the soubr!que; Of General John A.
Logam one verse follows:
"They come. they come! the mighty
twain,
Mid storm and sunshine. flowers and
grain;
The Plumed Knight looks to the skies.
And onward the Black Eagle flies
THE Man from Maine" was sung to
the air THE Sword Of Bunker Hill"
but the most effective OF the lot was
"Hurrah for Jimmy Blaine" set to
Marching Through Georgia"
The Democrats went for their oppo-
nents with song called Turn the
Rascals Out" a single verse of which
will serve to satisfy our curiosity:
THE conflict RACES ferccly boys.
Our chieftain leads the van:
We march in bold array. my boys.
Against the 'Tattooed Mani
From North and South, From East and
West,
All loyal freemen shout:
Wen work against corrupt.ons host,
And Turn the Rascals Outv"
The well known college song, Good
Bye. My Lover. Good Bye" was made
to serve both for and against General
Harrison in his campaign against Cleve-
land. The Republican shouters sang:
Protection is the peoples wealth,
Good bye. free traders good byev'
And we shall G uard the nations wealth.
Goodbye, free traders, goodbye"
while the Democrats retorted with:
a dollar day is enough for you.
Goodbye, Cheap Bonnie, goodbye,
NO 'washee' men in the u. s. crew,
Goodbye, Cheap Bonnie good-bye"
Nae favorite old song, "Tippecanoe and
Tyler, Too" was revived again during
rms contest; and many an old grizzled
voter who had voted for the hero of Fort
Me!gs and Tlppecanoe, renewed their
Youth and enthusiasm for the Young
Iippecanoe" in the stirring strains of
nearly fifty years previous changed to
Tippecanoe and Morton, Too"
A song of THE Old Randanna," in
honor of the Good Old Roman" Allen
IL thurman, of Ohio (Cleveland's run
ning mate). became very popular in the
w est; while the favorite tune. '"Tenting
io-nignt, was made TO carry into n
pr!ei popularity song called Young
TippeCanoe."
me last campaign was chiefly inter-
estinS unsteady for the number of Ia
Dor songs developed. The .Tippccanoe"
enthusiasm seemed somehow to have
exhausted itself though "Grandfnther's
RAT was praised successfully. and
GOOD Bye Forever to Grover was
shouted to Marching Through Georgia"
oN the Travelling Mems Republican
Club. The rise o! the Populists is sig
nalized by number of songs. however.
l-abor's Sweet Bye and Bye" Good
I've. Old Forty, Good Bye" Indicating
their general trend. The silver "craZe''
also appears to the air Marching
Through Georgia." commencing thus:
sound the good old bugle, with bime-
tallc song"
rms same tune was made the vehicle
OF Democratic ideas. in "a song COM
mencing. Bring the good old frying
pan were going TO fry some fat" The
satire of this may be judged by one of
the refrains which ran thus:
"Hurrah! hurrah! for Dudley. and for
Quay!
Hurrah Hurrah! for teaching us the
way.
To carry any doubtful State on election
| day,
! While we are frying for Bonnie"
Already the present contest Is fitted