The morning times., 1896-07-26
CATCH LINES OF CAMPAIGNS.

CATCH LINES OF CAMPAIGNS.
Every campaign has its own particular
species of songs. In iS4O 1t was hard ci'ier
and Tippecanoe; in 1S4S ii was free Soil,
free men, and free speech in 1856 ii was
Fremont ana freedom i'll SIS ii WAS pro-
lection, and in 1882 it was anything that
was sufficiently melodious to catch the
popular fancy.- A silly, little Song begin
ming:
Grover, Grover,
Four more years for Grover,
Outhe goes, in lie goes,
Then Wei be in clover,
~as almost perpetuaily in-evidence and the
air is still used in the public. schools of this
city for drilling these who are learning the
fudimeDts of singing.
There is no possibility of escape for Nc
KiDley and Bryan. Both will fall victims o
the seductive wi!es OF the campaign song
writer's, and eiec clubs will take up these
barmonies and retail them to the general
public. very few of these will prove TO
be catchy and will be sung and whistled
by the boys and doed out by the stIeet
pianos until the patient citizen will pray
for the skies to fall and brin & the campaign
to sudden close.
DAVY CRoCKETT'S SONG BOOK.
In the earlier days OF political contests
t,c... "as no uislinctive canpaignliterature
thatBa been npreseryedexcep i'll fra sInents.
Crockett's ''Free and Easy Song Book
was printed III 1887, being a compilation
of Col. Davy's favorite melodies and
bearing his ina ge Oh the title page.
Although Col. Crockett was iruiitic.l m,
as well as a humorst and fighter, having
been a member of Congress. he does not
seem TO have been imbued with the idea that
rhyme and. rhythm were in any wise
f,s TnIn,
His book comprises the popular airs God
Bless America, THE Indian Hunt, ,"'.Y Dung
Jimmy" ''Hibernia's Lovely JEAN The
Dogs Meat Man, The Whinpoorwill,"
f.ae - IA iu itHcSney uactnan. The
Cork Leg" THE Old Hat" y i'm
CIV" --Ihe IRISH Hayiualler.'' The
Man With tie Nose Upside Down" When
l was a Chicken" Battle of Tippecanoe,"
The Coal Black Rose" and l2O pages
filled with verses on similar topics.
Three years later the spirit of song as
applied 10 politics broke forth and the
runtdsS or HARRISON and Tyler in 1s40
was one OF melody, us well as Spectacular in
every other respect. j. N. Whiting pub
lshed in tnat year at Columbus, Ohio, a
book of 105 pages entitled. ''The Harri.
son Log Cabin Song Book On the
cover is a depletion of the old log cabin,
which was revived during the grandsons
campaign in 1888. From pole at one
end floats the American flag, while an
eagle perccs on top the staff. On one
side lies barrel conspicuously Labelled
Hard Cider
The opening melody, "Tippecanoe Song
which was rendered TO the air Bonnet of
Blue" pours hot shot into Martin Van
Buren, and gives origin TO the expression,
Kitchen Cabinet which wis generally
applied To Mr.. Cierelands first selection
OF advisers.
KITCHEN CABINET SONG.
The song was as follows:
The voice of the ma tion has spoken,
The tyrants all shake in their shoes
The sceptre OF Martin is broken
He shrinks at tile glorious news.
CHORUS
All hail TO the glorious West.
Log cabins and yeomen TO you,
The l-nd of the brave and the blest,
AM. home OF old Tippecanoe.
The political Valley OF Death.
Surrounds his vile minonSof pnwer,
Their slanderous, pestilent breath,
Is hustled like the storm OF an hour.
Chorus-All Hail, Etc.
The cooks of the kitchen ashast.
Henr heir knell sound fa ar from the West
And fear that their dishes. at last,
Will poison the greatest and best"
Then hail TO the glorious West,
Log cabins and yeOmen to you,
The land Of the brave and the blest,
And the home of old Tippecanoe.
CHORUS.
1.-The Soldier Of Tppecanoe" is Il seriou,
Recitation, given to the tune of Sir John
Noore's funeral dirge NOT "A drum was
heard" whiie ''Oid Tippecanoe" is mix
ture of eu!ogy and campaign entreaty The
opening stanEa is:
Hurrah for the Father OF all the greer
West.
For the Buckeye who follows the plough
The foeman in terror his va.or contest.
And we'll honor the conqueror now.
The concluding verses:
Hurran for the Hero OF Tippecanoe-
The farmer who piOughs at North Bend,
A soldier SO brave, and a patriot SO true,
viii find in each freeman friend.
Hurrah for the Long Cabin Chief OF oul
choice!
For the Old Indian fighter hurrah!
Hurrah, and from mountain and vale,
the voice
OF the people re-echoes-Hurrah.
Tben come 10 the ballot box-toys. come
along.
He never lost battle for you:
Lets DOWN with oppression and tyranny's
throng.
And up with Old Tippecanoe.
One Of the most popular and probably
mostconvincings songs used In tie memorable
campaign OF .Tippecanoe and Tyler, too,' ;
was Log Cabin and Hard Cider Candi