The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-03-04

have won for Tilden but election boards and an
electoral commission decided otherwise
In the campaign of 1884 there was case Of
history repeating itself in that, just as in the
case of Harrison and the Wings in 1S40 Cleve-
land and the Democrats profted by blunder
made by the opposition. In that year Blaine
was the Republican candidate and his Presi-
Dental aspirations were favored by his nick
names of the "Plumed Knight and the Rupert
of Debate" as well as by the tunefu quality of
the ralying cry Of "Blaine, Blaine, Blaine Of
Maine" These were offset however. somewhat
by "Nosey Blaine" THE Tattooed Man" and
"Jim, the Penman" the latter referring to the ia
nous Mulligan Letters.
But the fatal blow to his chances was struck
when an enthusiastic Blaine supporter, Rev. r.
B. Burchard declared in a speech that all con-
scientious Americans should vote the Repub-
lican ticket because the Democrats stood for
Rum Romansm and Rebellion" Blaine was
present at the time but did not hear him dis
tinctly enough to realize the gross and
to repudate this slur upon the religious belief
of millions of Americans SO the slogan which
the Republicans had attempted to tack on the
Democrats proved to be boomerang and aided
In defeating their candidate.
Cleveland's first campaign contributed 1.-The
Man of Destiny" and "Tell the Truth" to the
slogan stock, both of which had strong appeal
to the voters But the most popular slogan as
ISOLATED with his name, and the one which did
much to restore him to popular favor after he
had fastened the "cross of gold" on his con-
stituents, was the candid and unsentimenta
doggerel of the 80 campaign to the Tilt Of which
hundreds Of thousands of voters marched him
again into the White House:
Grover. Grover. four years of Grover.
In he comes, out they CO. then we'll be in clover
The tariff campaigns were prolific with slogans
among the most telling ones were Protection
and Prosperity" "Free Trade and Pauperzed
Labor" and Free Trade and the Destruction of
American Industries" which the practical Mark
Hanna boiled down into the vote-getting slogan
of 1.-THE Full Dinner PAIL And Mckinley came
into power as the heralded advance Agent Of
Prosperity" Roosevelt. though his speeches and
papers fairly bristled with catch phrases, manu-
featured offhand, that caught the fancy of the
public, such as "malefactOrs of great wealth."
"the predatory rich" and "hypenated Americans"
did not put his trust in slogans sour Teddy"
"The Big Stick" and "The Square Deal" how
ever, did full duty in his campaigns and helped
materially in delivering the goods.
William Jennings Bryan, who is associated in
most Americans memory with Clay, Tilden and
Blaine as men "who just missed the Presidency"
had strong sogan-strong in its brevity and
its capability of being easily remembered-in his
sixteen to One But it wasn't strong enough
to win the election for him the first time he
tried and he never was able to get another
which brought him any nearer to the White
House.
Sometimes a slogan will have "kick-back"
after it has accomplished its purpose There is
no doubt but that "He Kept Us Out Of War"
helped reflect Woodrow Wilson in 1916 And
then fate decreed that with six months after
his election we should be "in" and not "out" of
war. 'Too Proud to Fight" was another phrase
that haunted him. Like those Of Roosevelt
Wilson's state papers and public speeches gave
currency to many pithy phrases that became
identified with his policies in field or another
of his activities. Making the World Safe for
Democracy" was his war slogan. Discriminating
Alliances" became synonymous with the League
of Nations "Watchful Waiting" with kick both
ways, passed into proverb IMPLYING his Mex
leo military excursion. and "Open Covenants,
Openly Arrived At" was the Wilsonian slogan
for the peace conference.
As for the slogans of recent years they are too
familiar to most of US to need much comment.
War-weary America turned Back to Normally
with Warren G. Harding in 1920. In 1924 when
the Democrats hoped that 1t was restless under
Republican misrule and hot for change they
learned that It had decided to Keep Cool with
Coolidge" instead Of vote for Better DAYS
With Davis" In 1928 the Democrats, wearing a
brown derby and singing THE Sidewalks of New
York" asked America to remember its Eight
Years of Wall Street. and to "Give Main Street
Chance" But instead of needing this advice
America voted for Hoover and Prosperity. !"
What slogan America will be repeating this
year will depend upon who Is nominated at the
two conventions in Chicago next June and which
will be the better of the two slogans win be de
cided at the polls in November.
O. by Western Newspaper Uniou.l