| Show Slogans As early as 1840 1810 when a political political political po po- po- po party part promised the voter Two Dollars a Day and Roast Beef the slogan was as much mucha a part of presidential election campaigns as the handshake and the stump Its It's a fitting arena for the slogan which was once the battle cry of or the Scots Acord Acord- ing to World Book Encyclopedia ia the word comes conies from meaning army and or 01 call The voters of or 1840 1890 took up the battle for two vo dollars conceding conceding conceding con con- ceding that Van Van Martin Van Buren is a Used Used-up up Man They The gave their votes to Tippecanoe Tippecanoe Tippecanoe Tip and Tyler Too William Henry Harrison the hero of oC the Indian battle of or TIppecanoe and his running mate John Tyler In 1864 1861 when Lincoln was running for a second 1 term the Union was warned Dont Swap Horses in the Middle of or orthe the Stream The cry was to echo 80 years yeaTs later when Franklin D. D J Roosevelt won a fourth term in the dark years of or World War II IL Horace Greeley thundered Turn the Rascals Out in 1872 but Grant held the presidency presidency presidency dency for another term The country wasn't ready for The Plum Plumed ed Knight as James G G. Blaine was called in 1876 and the election went to Rutherford B. B Hayes Elaine Blaine was back in 1851 But Buthe Buthe Buthe he had the misfortune of being labeled an opponent of Rum leRum Romanism and Rebellion The Tho ho Catholics turned against him an and helped elect Grover Cleve Cleve- land William McKinley promised The Full Dinner Pail in 1900 setting a precedent for 1100 ers er's later pledge of or A Chicken Chicken- in Every Pot a Car in Every Garage In 1916 the country elected re-elected Woodrow Wilson with the explanation explanation explanation ex ex- He lie Kept Us Out of War Five months later the U. U S. S was in the war When the n next t election rolled around the voter voter voter vo vo- vo- vo ter wanted Normalcy and Warren G. G Harding In 1924 1921 the electorate decided to Keep Cool tool with Coolidge By 1932 they were read ready for a aNew aNew aNew New Deal and the Forgotten Man gave his vote to More recently some people thought We Need Adlai Bad 1 ly Iy but the elections of or 1952 and 1956 proved that more people people people peo peo- like Ike What will the slogans be this year |
