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Origin of many political phrases and local tribute
The article traces a range of idioms across U.S. politics from 1811 to 1885, noting origins of phrases like mending fences and pipelaying and explaining Gerrymander, with anecdotes about Elbridge Gerry, Andrew Stewart, Wickliffe, and others. It also commemorates Uncle Remus and the need for such figures, and highlights the Dougherty brothers' impact on the Appalachian Training School in Boone, North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
Charles Miner
Ohio
Sherman
New York
Philadelphia
Croton
Elbridge Gerry
Massachusetts
Gilbert Stuart
Andrew Stewart
Kentucky
Indiana
Wickliffe
Jie
Stewart
Charlotte News
Rewnus
Joel Chandler Harris
Manu
Atlanta Constitution
Constitution
Uncle Remus
Fox
Rabbit
Sis Cow
Geo
Jessie Stevens
Cave Springs
Profs
B. B. Dougherty
Boone
Watauga
North Carolina
Dauphin Discoe
Wake Forest College
Butler, Tenn
Lillie Shull
Blandford Bartlett
Mr. Councill
Appalachian Training School
Raleigh
Dougherty Brothers
Institution