The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-26
OUR HISTORY IN SONG
Some OF thaTsIrs that Have Stirred the
Hearts OF American Voters.
FEW HIGH GLASS SONGS AMONG THEM.
odd Dignity orThosc of uashinEton's
Day-aone of Tn en-. from the time
the UnForgetnbIe Grovcr seems
Worth BeinE Remembered.
B rs. G. PRATT.

d rs. G. PRATT.
Copyright, 1896. by S. S. Mcclure Coz
In our campaign songs, ea.pha sizing
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 Wash
iagton 20 Cleveland somewhat biased.
perhaps. but an indisputahlc record
nevertheless. Like the old English bal
lads. these electioncering songs com
memorste .he changes In political
thought from decade 20 decade.
Fires: off. THE Father OF His Coun-
try the immortal George. In lII9. was
elected 10 the strains of the following
somewhat grand!lloquent ode:
Great Washington. the heros come
Each heart eXulting hesrs The sound
Thousands 10 their deliversr thvong.
And shout him Welcome" all around.
CHORUS.
Now In full chorus join the song
And shout aloud for Washington.
For his second election In 1892, al
though there was a great deal of party
strife. the tone of the song: still remain
e. dlSn.GeG q shown in the following
vsrsc o. he favo:ite Federal song:
$50 more shall anarcy bear sway
No petty States pursue their way;
Blu: all united, I'm in one
Saall sse!. the general good alone.
CHORUS
Great Washington shall rule this land
N.iile Adam, Counsel aids his hand"
he tunes to which the electioneering
- {. .. l.,
me oScspti n Of Yankee Doodle. fami-
i-..r iuhes of Great Britain. thus we find
Washington praises sung To the air
God Save the King the Federal song
steven" and king Williams March,"
$50 figuring in the campaign of Wash
!nEton's second election
IN 1900 the stirring song Jefferson
nnd Liberty" and the tune "a Cobbler
mere Was" assisted in JefIerson's vic.
tory. The campaign which brought i'm
madison and Clinton In lS0S produced
many Embargo Songs one Of these
set to the tune The Snug Little Is
land" is exceedingly clever, and one of
which Is quite surprising for that period
90 our country's history. Here II Isl
Il wish that l could sing in Allegro
mood.
Could l have my choice l would strain
UP my voice
Till it snapped all the strings of EN-
barge"
Oh. what a fiat key Embargo.
a thorough 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 tall songs iwwhich
the Jeffcrsonian Republicans defended
themselves from the stigma cast upon
them by the upper ten or silk stockings
of Baltimore. The old favorite Scotch
tune John Anderson My Joe" began to
do service as early as 1912 and President
Madison was numerically lampooned
in those familiar strains in verse. COM
,:3cncinE James Madison. my Joe Jim. Z"
The collapse of the Federal party dur
ing the war of 1S1214, owing to the
Hartford convention left Monroe TO run
Virtually without opposition, and "a
rearing song from little Delaware" en-
ti.lsti american Perry sung 20 the
tune of abraham Newiand" helped to
give spice and fun to the campaign. In
. cor?ical vein ii relates how the Brit
teh commodore. getting tired of Jamaica
i'Ein and sherry concluded to go and
;.at some cheap American Perry: but the
taste was so deceptive that they were
tsreatly disappointed, and rued their un-
LUCKY vaGary.
Your liquors. too hot,
I-sep II Still in The pot,
o., cork your American Perry,
On ms Anne lean Perry! Fiery American
Ter:"!
Fy I'll that IS evil.
I;'s dose for the devils
Oh, curse your American PtTry!
The second election of Monroe being
w!thor; any opposition the period was
termed the eve Of good feeling" and
Ell ct.cneering songs were no; in vogue.
though the military deeds of Jackson and
Commodore Perrys heroic victory on
Lake Erie furnished themes for popu-
lar songs TO tne tune of Bay of Bsay."
The contest between Jackson and John
Quincy Adams developed no campaign
musical literature unless an anti-tariff
song TO the tune of ALLY Croker may be
so considered. 1t is, however, most inter
est!ng in view OF the secession which
occurred thi.ty-six years later to note
the following lines which clearly indi-
cate that the South had already been
suspected of separation intentions:
"Nay.squake not, Yankee brother, now
nor be interpolation.
NO civil war we mean, nor no
Disunion of the Nation"
When Jackson and Calhoun ran In 1925
with Adams and Clay for opponents the
poetic muse was compelled 10 pay tribute