Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 July 1888 — Gran’ther’s Grandson. [ARTICLE]
Gran’ther’s Grandson.
NoW let the rockets sky ward rash,the tifiimpj* blare and toot. The caancmSs Forokeriaa mouth give deep and hot salute; Take oft your hats, Americana, year voices hush and bote, And bend you lowly down before tb’ ancestral candidate. If you ask us what the deeds are that ip pi-ace '• ’ and war he’s done, Be is Us grau’ther's graadson, another Harrison; Would you seek to know his titles to place and glory, why, He had a groat grandfather who signed the D. of I. “ Why should he be elected* Because of his grandad. If high birth were not respected, the peopie would be sad. * His gran’ther licked some Indians nign eighty years ago, p And on William Henry's shoulders grandson acn to fame will go. Then bring out your scarfs and badges, and raise a wiki hurroo, Wear* going to fight over the battle of Tlppecanoa He* ih me people's hearts deep joy and pride will well, To think they’ve got a candidate whose ancestry is swell. The time has passed for Lincolns, for plain and commen men; The Q. O. P. will shade itself 'neatb the family tree of Ben; Young Tippeeanoekins is the man to get t.ne people wild, His great granddaddy’s great grandson, ms grandfather’s grandchild. —New Yorit bun.
