Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1880 — Up Salt River. [ARTICLE]

Up Salt River.

* 17m origin of this expression ha applied In a defeated political party was as follows: Davy Crockett, th* famous Kentucky congcaanaaan, while a Whip? candidate, was challenged by bis Democratic opponent to inwit bin on the stomp in joint discussion. Crockets accepted, and the day and place waa fixed. But Crockett did not appear; lad the people thinking him afraid to do sOyiaßied for his opponent, and elected him. It afterwards turned out that Crockett, who had started for the place in a canoe propelled by a negro, had been landed kt the forest at the bead waters of Salt River, by his treacherous guide, who then swiftly paddled down the stream. Crockett wan too good a hunter to starve in the wilder■ess; hut he was totally unable to reach the appointed place in time, and with it his chance of.election; hence the phase, “Up Salt River,” meaning that party is hopelessly defeated. Crockett, however,