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Editorial
August 19, 1847
Jeffersonian Republican
Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg, Milford, Monroe County, Pike County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
An editorial mocks the Loco-Foco party's lack of effective campaign slogans for the upcoming election, quoting the York Republican on their failed past cries like 'No Banks!' and the burst 'Tariff of 1846' bubble.
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The humbugging propensities of the Loco-Focos is admirably hit off in the following paragraph from the York Republican.
"Our Loco-foco friends are in imminent danger of wanting a 'Cry' for the next election. The politicians of England are just now, on the eve of a general election of members of Parliament, in the very same straight. Heretofore, they have resorted there to such catch-words as 'No Wooden Shoes!' 'No Popery!' and the like: but these seem to be worn out, and they can't contrive a new one. Here the Locofocos have had 'No Banks!' 'Polk, Dallas, Texas, Oregon and the Tariff of 1842!' '54 deg. 40 min. or fight!' 'The Whole or None!' The virtue of all these has passed away, the three last especially having been deserted by their own professed champions, they then got up something like, 'The Tariff of 1846 and High Prices for Grain?'—a capital humbug, they thought, to catch farmers—but this bubble has burst before it was half blown—the high prices are gone already."
"Our Loco-foco friends are in imminent danger of wanting a 'Cry' for the next election. The politicians of England are just now, on the eve of a general election of members of Parliament, in the very same straight. Heretofore, they have resorted there to such catch-words as 'No Wooden Shoes!' 'No Popery!' and the like: but these seem to be worn out, and they can't contrive a new one. Here the Locofocos have had 'No Banks!' 'Polk, Dallas, Texas, Oregon and the Tariff of 1842!' '54 deg. 40 min. or fight!' 'The Whole or None!' The virtue of all these has passed away, the three last especially having been deserted by their own professed champions, they then got up something like, 'The Tariff of 1846 and High Prices for Grain?'—a capital humbug, they thought, to catch farmers—but this bubble has burst before it was half blown—the high prices are gone already."
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
Satire
What keywords are associated?
Loco Focos
Campaign Slogans
Election Cries
Humbug
Tariff
Polk
Dallas
What entities or persons were involved?
Loco Focos
York Republican
Polk
Dallas
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Mockery Of Loco Foco Campaign Slogans
Stance / Tone
Satirical Mockery
Key Figures
Loco Focos
York Republican
Polk
Dallas
Key Arguments
Loco Focos Lack A New Election Cry
Past Slogans Like 'No Banks!' And '54 Deg. 40 Min. Or Fight!' Have Lost Appeal
Recent 'Tariff Of 1846 And High Prices For Grain' Humbug Has Burst