The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-10-02
SOME CAMPAIGN SLOGANS

"Give them JESSIE popular campaign slogan in 1886
when John Fremont candidate for the presidency against
James Buchanan 1t the "Tara- boomdeay of the Ceve
land campaign, the "Fu Dinner Pail" of the second Bryan
campaign the INSTRUCTED Delegates of the TaRoosevt
and the possible "Watchng, Waiting" of 1916.
In Fremonts time the development of political parties and
their advancement by of the press and by stump speaking
had trained support the candidates of their respective
pares right wrong and speakers who took the stump did
with the understanding that they speak behalf of the
nominees and along the lines laid down by the campaign
In 1886, Fremont nominated the candidate of the
Free Soil party and he headed Senator Fremont of
California; He ptted against James Buchanan of the Demo-
cratic party, and Mard Fillmore of the nowNohng party
Men who knew Fremont intimately looked upon his
porer boanst advenurer, froneman and very much
of knave. holding these views who good stump
speaker attending great Free Soil rally and was instructed
take his among the speakers and to make strong appeal
for Senator Fremont That Knockout blow to him, and
he exclaimed "For Heavens sake have got help elect that
MANI"
You have, yes SIR replied the campaign manager, that
is what have speakers for and that your part this meeting
The good speaker and he not piker but
his fine of honor and consistency stood the way of STOPPING
advocate he despsed when it his turn to speak,
he mentioned Senator Fremont the candidate Of the great north
and we the opposed to human slavery the man who had
shown his consistency the interest of individual rights when he
courted JESSIE the daughter of Senator Tom Benton the face
of the fact that Senator Benton would not let him into the
house, when he proposed the face of the fact that
Senator Benton would allow his daughter him
when he eoped with Jessie because she had the pluck and
dependence of spirit scale the porch of the Benton home and
away with him to the parsonage and in marrying him lost
home and in exchange for this of the plains
Then he took Jessie for his theme and told what pucky girl
she wa how she had defed the federal government when
tried foesta Fremonts exploring trip the Wind river
country Soda springs Fl Hall and the coast how through faith
in her husband and his undertaking she destroyed order of
the department and swift far the plains
of the Platte tell him hurry his expedition by long marches
until he beyond the Rocky mountains and of reach of
the department. How she had afterwards gone with him
and helped him classify the fora of the trayeed how
she familiar with the whoop of the Cheyenne and
Pyus she with the fandango of the Los Angeles the
etiquette of ambassadors the White House. How this Ame
girl with the bloom of Missouri peaches upon her cheeks
had developed into cosmopolitan the wife of statesman
from the setting SUM- and fit fill the place of the first lady of
the land.
The speech Fremont brought the house down. 1t was
the great hit of the and the speaker relieved the
thought of getting of the into which he had ben
thrust The campaign manager delighted and announced
him for the engagement and when the speaker tried ge
other assignment he refused point blank and told
he had "Gve them Jessie 1t the keynote everywhere
he and campaign speakers everywhere instructed o
say much they could for the Pathder and then "Gve
them JESSIE" and they did Fremont rolled up big vo
but for the detection of the KnowNohg party he would prob
ably have been president instead of Buchanan
After the war the Republican used tell their audi
of the splendid achievements of the Republican party of the
great war they had procuted of the slaves they had feed of
the great industries they had orstered of the Pacific railroads
the India of the homestead act that developed