Norwich bulletin., 1922-08-28
FAMOUS NIcKNAMEs
eold Tippecanoe.'s

Battles have not infrequentiy given nick knari1es to leading generals This was the case with Gen. William Henry Harri- son, who commended in the uicturesque battle of Fippeeanee, and who thereafter was known as "Ofd Tippecanoe. This battle vas fought in the early hors of tho morning of Nov. ', 1a11
 The scene of this decisive engagement in western Indiana, between the red men
 and the American forces led by Harfi- son, is marked by fine iron picket fence whose gates arc surmeunted by large
 golden eagles The field itself is shaded
 by ancient forest trees, many of them
 having besz silent witnesses, as young
 saplings, eff one of the most picturesque incidents in Indian warfare
 Teounseh was in command of the red
 men. The result of the battle did not break his spirit. but it materially height eaed Governor Harrissn's popularity and
 made him a national figure, and the nick name of 'O1d Tippeczaee'' flew like wild fire over the country At the conclusion of the var Harrison settled down to a cont dnted retirefnent on his farm at North Bend. From this humble vocation in 1883 his friends brought him forward as a candidate for the presidency, and although he did not attain it he was ev- erywhere called as the former Indian fighter. Four years later, however, when the Wings were looking about for their candidate, their choice fell upon .'Old Tippecanoe"
 The campaign in 1s4e was remarkable l in many ways. It was professional ora torical, musical, picturesq and hilari- ous. It was the first presidential cam paign in which the great mass of people took a personal interest. Henry Clay aptly describes it: Tt was like an ocean convulsed by a storm"
 Early in the campaign a newspaper | slightingly remarked that if anybody would give General Harrison pension of a few hundred dollars a year and a bar 1 rel of hard cider, lie would be contented to remain in his cabin the rest of his life Without doubt, this article had much to 1 do with Har#iSens election. His friends seized upon it. Every man who lived in
 a log cabin, or had lived in one, resented | 1t It was made to look like iibe al the common peoRle, and singing. shout 1 ing, speaking and parading were the peo- ple's way of resenting it.
 ] The log cabin was adopted as the l party symbol / Large ones were built ir ! cities, where they became the ralIyint l places for the faithful; smaller ones were I set on wheels and drawn in p<ocessions | there were log cabin buttons and hand | nNCAOft4OA9y ctibA lOS S4pLi SOIi6S dAiHOS 1 wfthout number The verse writer, tn, ,, orator and the singer were everywhere il evidence. Wherever possible hard eide and live coons added to the general eff i fectiveness of the demonstrations il favor of "Oid Tfppeeanoe."
 The rhythmic slogan, "Tfppecanoe an, Tyler. Teo" was sung and shouted iron one end of the country to the other. On notable feature of the campaign was tn
 great sroeessiens and monster meetings The 'spelbinder' came ineo his own. Al
 together it was a campaign the like Q
 (which had never been known before Harrison won. He secured 234 eleetors !. votes to so for Van Buren, and yet tn , latter was the candidate of an organized
 coherent party.
 Il But to return to the battle of Tippe . canoe. The night before the battle va
 one of great anxiety Harrison was UT usually wakeful. He was up and sittin by his camp fire before 4 o'clock. Vine . the Indian attack came Harrison rod . from one part of the camp to the othe !, constantly the target of Indian bullet
 yet he escaped injury. The Indians wer E badly beaten, whereupon Harriso marched to their deserted town and d, !, stroyed it. Like Blildfire the fame , Tippecanoe spread over the country an < today his name is much respected n, ! only for his sierieus victory, but fer u i | gallant fight for the presidency again such great odds.