Evening star., 1932-10-09

at the cost Of the Nation" said Ogle. will
the people feel inclined to support their chief
servant in a palace splendid that of the
Caesars and as richly adorned as the proud
est Asiatic mansion!"
. REPRESENTATIVE OGLE found place for
n protests against attacks made upon Can
didate Harrison by Van Buren's newspaper
the Globe, which had called Harrison "a
superannuated old woman" "a pitiable dotard,"
"a granny" "a red petticoat general" 'the
hero of 40 defeats" who delivered inaugural
addresses to pigs and poultry" And Ogie
quoted from the New York Evening Post the
following facetious item:
Gen. Harrisons poverty has awakened the
sympathy of the ladies of the district, and
they are now at work getting up a subscrip-
ton to supply the 'war-worn hero with a suit
of clothes. If <you have any old shoes. old
boots. old hats or old stockings, send them on
and they will be forwarded to the hero of North
Bend"
Ogle replied to this with Democratic vigor:
Il can inform this insolent locofoco that Gen.
Harrison, though not rich has always had
money sufficient to pay for hemming his own
dEhrags and grinding his own knives" (Ogle
had found President Van Buren guilty on both
these counts), land that he would scorn to
charge the people Of the United States with
foreign cut wine coolers liquor stands and
golden chains to hang golden labels around the
necks Of 'barrel-shape flute decanters with cone
stoppers.'
Such was political repartee in the old days
THIS line of attack won votes, especially
among farmers and backwoodsmen, who
focked to him enthusiastically.
How the whoopee worked is thus explained
by one of Harrisons biographers. Through
out most Of the country there was dearth of
amusements, and political meeting that COM
bined the dramatic quality of the theater with
the charms Of circus and tavern could not
fail to be popular. The enthusiasm was con-
tagious, the desire to be in the midst of the
crowd at the local log cabin, to sing and ROSTER
wholeheartedly. the rest of the boys we're
doing, was irresistible" Thus the campaign
took terrific momentum.
In every village there was log cabin where
rallies were held and cider dispensed Log
cabins were mounted on wheels and drawn
through the streets by teams of white horses
surrounded by enthusiasts singing campaign
songs about "Tippecanoe and Tyler, too" and
proclaiming. ivan, Van is a used up man."
Following is specimen advertisement Of one
of these Wing rallies:
"Log-C Cabin Meeting this Evening. Boys!
do You Hear That?
GLORIOUS news will be communicated The
vocalist, Mr.. j. Brown, recently arrived from
Southern Tour, will sing several celebrated.
speakers-First appearance on the Stump
Tip expects now, as he did in 1913, every man
to do his duty.
Rally! Freemen!-Your Country Callsl I
Exercises will close with Loco-foco Speech"
The bang-up Tippecanoe songs" included:
Let Van from his coolers OF silper drink Uine,
And lounge on his cushioned settee,
Our man on his buckeye bench can recline.
Content yath hard cider is he"
[ JUICE wooden balls, decorated with campaign
] ] notices and cumbersome wit, were pushed
from town to town, some making long pilgrim
ages. to the tune of campaign songs.
Banners were carried in parades bearing such
legends as:
Fare,DeH, dear Van,
You're not our man;
To guide the ship.
Wen try old Tip.
From the day Ii December. 1889, when Har-
rison was nominated enthusiasm was wide
spread, and the carefully prepared organiza-
ton Of the Whg party kept it famed.
Meeting after meeting was held in many
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