The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-26
BY S. G. PRATT.

BH >. o. PRATT.
In our campaign songs, emphasizing as
they do the live issues of political parties
and the personal traits of the candidates.
we have a fairly complete outline OF
American history from Washington to
Cleveland. somewhat biased, perhaps, but
an lnolsputaDle record nevertheless. Like
ine OLD English ballads, these electioneer-
ing songs commemorate The change in
political thought from decade to decade
FIRST eff, The Father of his Country
The immortal George, in 1889 was elected
TO the strains Of the following, somewhat
grandllloquent ode:
Great Washington, the hero's come!
Zach heart eXulting hears the sound;
thousands TO their dellverer tnrong
ana shout him welcome all around"
Chorus
Now in fun chorus join the song
And shout aloud for Washington"
For his second election IN 1892, although
there was a great deal OF party STRIFE,
the tone of the songs still remained Dig
n.fled as shown in the following verse
OF the favorite federal song:
NO more shall anarchy bear sway,
NO petty states pursue their way;
But all united firm, in one
Shall seek the general good alone"
Chorus
Great Washington shall rule this land,
While Adams counsel aids his hand"
The tunes to which the electioneering
songs were sung at this time, were, with
the exception CT Yankee Doodle, familiar
tunes OF Great Britain; thus we find
Washington praise sung to the air Cod
Save the King, the federal song 10 the
tune Rule Britannia; Back Steven and
King " Illiam : March; also figuring in the
campaign OF Washington 5 second erection
In 1874 the stirring song jefferson and
Liberty and the tune A Cobbler There
Was, assisted N Jeffersons victory. The
campaign which brought in Madison and
Clinton in 1865 produced many Embargo
Songs. one of these set to the tune The
Snug Little Island. is exceedingly clever
ana one OF the verses shows rnuSlcianiy
trend which is quite surprising for that
period OF our country's history. Here it
4 wish that 1 could sing in Allegro mood,
But the tunes are as stupid as Largo;
Could have my choice l would strain UP
my voice
Til it snapped all the strings Of En-
barge
oh, what a fat key Embargo.
\ thoroCgh-base kind OF Embargo:
The parts never chime, and It's set to no
tine.
IT'S long winded tune of Embargo"
During the campaign appeared the Tag
Rag and Bob Tail sons in which the JET
1erSCnian Republicans defended themselves
from the stigma cast upon them by the
upper ten or silk stockings of Baltimore.
The old faVCrite Scotch tune John Ander-
son My Joe began to do service as early
as 1872 and President Madison was I'M
mercifully lampooned in those familiar
strains in We. s., commencing James Mad
ison, my Joe jim
The collapse OF the federal party during
the war of 1Sl2-4. owing TO the Hartford
convention, left Monroe to run virtually
without opposition and ID roaring song
from little Delaware entitled American
Perry. SUM he rIInp f,f s bra ham New
land, helped to give spice and fun to the
campaign. In a coYlical vein it relates
how the British commodore, getting tired
Of Jamaica rum and sherry, concluded to
80 and get some cheap American Perry;
but The taste was so deceptive that they
were greatly disappointed, ana rued their
unlucky Vag2ry.
Your liquors too hot.
Keep it still in the pot!
Oh cork your American Perryl
Oh this American Perryi Fiery American
Parry
By al that IS evil,
It's & dose for the devil
Oh, curse your American Parry
The second election of Monroe being
without any opposition the period was
termed the eve OF good feeling and
eIecuoneering songs were not in vogue,
though the military deeds of Jackson and
Commodore Ptr-y's heroic victory on Lake
Erie furnished themes for popular songs
to the tune Of Bay of Biscay.
The contest between Jackson and John
Quincy Adams developed no campaign
musical literature unless a. anti-taru,
song TO the tune of Ally Croker may be
SO considered It is, however, most inter
eSunS in view Of the secession which oc-
Cured thirty-six years after to note the
following lines which clearly indicate that
the south had already been suspected of
separation intentions:
''Nay, quake not. Yankee brother. now,