The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-27
CAMPAIGN POET
HAS HAD HIS DAY
Thousands of Spirited Verses Sacri=
feed Every Year BY Managers.

low to the tune of 1.-THE Old Oaken
Buck IT,
vn, where is the diamond. tie bright little
sparkler,
higa,
ngv. . and if flashed in the bright mid
day sunlight.
1t dazzied The opties OF all passers-Dy:
II .ue 10 my uicie. my earring olu uLcie,
Who swii e the three balls on the corner.
you know;
And i"w I'm adorned wftn neat niue
Ah..lesquarc grover wear do wa below
Chorus nea, little gfover, little
square grover,
A patch on the bosom OF my sunday FantS.
his poet is positive in the last verse
that next November he will be able to
vote off the grover lie wears down be-
low
OF ali the campaign songs that have been
written. very Re W have lived. Few Days.
the song of the Know Nothing is still
heard. .'Tippecanoe and Tyler. Too now
historic rail- y. hai is origin in a campaigh
song, and Clear the Track for Little
Mac was Mcclellan song that was sung
as Marching Through Georgia now is.
Ulysses S. Grant A'Smokin' His Cigar"
was another song that has been revived
But these few are almost the only sur
g1yors of thousands.
Johnny Comes Marching Home has been
adopted by the poet of Billy Mckinley.
o. song that expects to survive with
changes, according Ia changes of candi-
latas.
U.r,.z li..re r.,r-or-, ,hat'e in the air:
Sing Billy Mckinley, o.
rs over me country everywhere,
Sing Billy Mckinley, o.
The little rag rooster is dead, oh OH
He clicked 10 death ON a free trade crow.
And Wen see him again no more, oh no.
Sing Billy Mckinley, U.
The last line is repeated as long as party
enthusiasm will stand it.
Just Tell Them That You Saw Ne"
affords the strain for the Republican Of
| fetal song:
Let Others sing OF silver bright and laud
The nopesI little dollar give to me.
No rnarter w here you go, my lads. its value
you can buy,
|. In every town and land from sea to sea.
1 IL has the good old sterhDg ring, like music
to the ear,
In every age its worth has stood the test,
And tho seine would condemn II, and others
at il jeer,
The homes, little dollar is the best.
The honest little dollar, the dollar Of our
day,
The honest little dollars come to stay:
"a
the chair,
You'n find the little honest dollar there!
TRYING THEM ON THE DOG.
These songs are written and submitted
| to campaign managers. Ii they approve
| they are embodied in song books for sale
| for club and street use. IL they disapprove,
| or think the verses lacking in poetic
/ merit, the poets can still sing their verses
| and hope for some one to come in on the
| chorus. Ninetimes out of ten an unsucccss
| full poet will beg the manager to allow
| him to bring around brass band to give
the verses local onlorng- Sometimes hs
| brings he band around as a surprise.
All of the above songs have been trie,
| on the candidates. The last Woke Nc
Kinley from mis- sleep the first night he
was permitted to retire at seasonable
| hour after his nomination. He slept only
| until midnight; then awoke to BILLY Nc
Kinley, or
| Mr.. Bryan is an enthusiastic lover ri
| these rhymes, and beats time with his foo,
| like a boy at the circus. He laughs at the
| verses, but likes the sentiments. To have
| he candidate hear his song is the dearest
wish of the campaign poet who feels ther
| that he has not labored in vain for unap
| preciative Committees; and who goes Il
| bed dreaming that the new President vii
| have the words pla yed by the Marine Band
every evening on the porch OF the White
| House.