Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-29

but bug. in gilt. That carried to the sill
yer men the announcement that the wearer
was horrible gold bug. Besides the
''cross Of gold and crown of thorns" button
senting the daisy. There were sixteen
leaves around the edge in silver, with a
center of gold, and the figures ''16 to l."
The faces of the candidates that year were
likewise plentiful on buttons.
The campaign song will have no place
in the history of the campaign this year,
when 1t Is written, and yet the campaign
poets have 1ocked to headquarters and
dorsed. Songs and music galore have been
written and printed, but the only music
the national committees are depending upon
is the sound of the dollars as they fall
into the plate. Mr.. Taggart thinks that
something more substantial than music and
inspiring words are needed to carry an
election, and Secretary Cortelyou depends
upon argument more than upon catchy
vocal disturbances. The political song
writer's are not feeling any better at the
prospects than the button men, and con-
tinue to hope that there may be a revival
even at this late day that will sell their
productions.
The Songs of '96.
Songs in 1896 were popular along with
buttons. There were something like half a
thousand varieties of campaign buttons
that year and half as many songs that had
more VI less patronage william T. 81.
John, who was treasurer of the national
committee of the national silver party that
year, bought 10 900 copies OF the Bryan
Marsellaise,'' and distributed them through
out the country, advising that they be
freely purchased. The song ran like this:
TIL. warriors brave of seventy-six
Had only England then to fix.
But we must fight Wall street besides.
gigantic combinations:
Wen wipe them off creation.
With the surgng of Novembers silver tide.
Our natural rights demand it.
Our fathers would not stand it.
And braIdished freedoms sword in days Of old.
We will win this fight surely
If we fight they did. purely,
And save precious land from boarded gold.
CHORUS:
Bryan. Bryan. the boys cryin';
IT'S sixteen to we'll have way.
You the peoples candidate.
They II vote you in from every state,
You'll win the battle on election day.
A Republican Outburst.
The republicans likewise had song writ
ers in their ranks, and some of the songs
were fairly good The words and rhyme
were not always of the best, but the ex-
element that year overlooked this One
of these productions, submitted to the
national committee that year, but not in
dorsed was in part as follows:
In this, glorious country, there's a conflict
at hand.
But loyal HoStS are marching on, the evil to With
stand
And they come a mighty cry is sounding through
the land:
Prosperity, Protection and Mckinley!
CHORUS:
Hurrah, hurrah, better time we see;
Hurrah. hurrah, we march to victory;
And hurrah. hurrah. we march TO victory,
And hurrah hurrah, march to victory,
And we fight for home and right,
Our battle cry shall be Prosperity, Protection and
Mckinley;
And fight for home and right
Our ba tile shall be Prosperity. Protection and
Mckinley.
What is more potent than a good
campaign SOng?" wrote the author and
publisher of a song to Chairman CorteI-
you. "OratOry, fireworks, torchlight pro-
cessions, &c, are very good in their way
he continues, but nothing will win and
enthuse the people like a song, the words
and music of which suited to each
other and both good. Use part of your
campaign funds to distribute this song
among the people and put it into the
hands of the glee clubs and you'll be
doing yeoman service for your cause"