The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-07-06
Nhe @emorrat- Star
THE RED BANDAN1
Some Historical ReminiscDco.
Political Enlblems that Have
Lead to Victory.
New NississipI

NOW MlSslsslppian.
Bandanas are IN a boom ~,
delegates TO The great conven,ine
set The style on their return homn
and their partisans Of all AGES any
conditions are rapidly pr"yid Gna
themselves with the handkerch;agss
to which The Old Roman has
niche III political hiStc.y.
The present Pres Ni0 ial com
paign is the first in w Erter V a.
century in which aEsembIep a
either of the four candidates h,.
been siezed upon by parlisans %" al
over the country as the accredi,aI
sym Dol OF party fidelity. ILa
Plumed Knight Of Maine mioI1
have furnished one under oi6as.
circumstances than those attend
ing his Presidential aspiration
and the white plume was 10 mora
or less extent worn in parades hv
his followers. Horace Greelev;,
race in 1872 gave rise TO Inc cid
weather-beaten white hat. and Tho
''wide-awakes" of 1860 were the
emblem of Abe Lincoln.
As Il popular inspiration, how
ever, nothing in the political can.
paigns of this country can be Corn.
pared 10 The Harrison-Tyler race
against Martin Van Buren-Whigs
against Democrats. A log calm
and hard cider was the Harrison
war cry, typical of Harrison al.
legged Western habits and obscure
origin. Log-cabin shirt pins and
pictures of log cabins were every.
where. Every body took sides, men
women and school children. An.
other campaign cry also rose in tho
land-Ale yet-familiar ''Iippeca.
noe and Tyler, too" growing QUITO
Harrison's lippecane victory over
the Indians and his association
with Tyler on the ticket.
1t was during this spirited can.
vass, too, that campaign songs be.
came popular. Clubs were formed
in every part of the United States,
and the one most in public favor
had the refrain:
For Tippacane and Tyler too;
With them we'll beat little Van;
For Van, Van, Van is a used up MN;
With them Wen beat little Van.
The song raised whtrlwinds of
enthusiasm all over the c@Nnlry.
In the Clay campaign this fash.
ion OF popular singing was brought
forward again 10 help on The bold
Harry of Kentucky, but II fell flat
and has never been revived.
For twelve years, whenever Al.
len q. Thurman pulled his red ban.
dana handkerchief from his coat.
tail pocket and tiourished it for pre-.
limihary service in the United
States Senate, it was a recognized
sign of war. Says the New York
World:
at is related that once while he
was delivering one of his relenl'
less, persistent, overwhelming Tor.
rents of logic in the Senate, Matt
Carpenter, of Wisconsin, and an.
other of the old school, began a
conversation just behind HIM. lie
stood it Tor a moment only, then
yanking a yard square of red bal.
dana from his coat-tails, he turned
and commanded, Stop taIklngF"
Then he blew a steniorian blast
from his terrible lose and went on
with his speech.
He got no further interruptions.
Thurman's bandana is always
made of surah silk, originally from
France, but now of Scottish impor'
tation. The trade in these goods
has been almost dead of late years,
say the merchants, but the nonl'
nation of Thurman has ALREADY
bulled the bandana market, aad
the dealers in gents furnishing
goods have put in heavy orderSi 0r
this class of goods.
Thurman's bandanais turkey req
with a pattern in yellow or goid'
This class OF goods range IN SIZE
from eighteen to thirty-two inches
square, and in price from So to SlV
a dozen, retailing at $1.45 each.
OF course there will be yarla,,
tons from Thurman's "brand" Oh
bandanas, for they would be iOO
expensive for wholesale campaign
work. And already an enterprl'
sing cotton manufacturer anllOun,
ces that he has perfected the design
for, and is now turning out OF Ms
mills thousands of Turkey red COZ
ton handkerchiels, each bSdrl1s
medallion portraits of the D
dates, Cleveland and Thurman,
These cotton bandanas are mauo
at the rate of 100000 a year
now. They are boiled IN oil S1o
will not fade, are from thirteen ~
twenty-eight inches square, anS
are purchaseable for a few pallhlei
each. A New York firm dlspoSea
in one cay last week Of l5p ao1 tor
of cotton ones, but had orders 1 ~
many more, the calls coming HUI
Baltimore, Washington, PrOvIdeTTSSoo
and Massachusetts cllles. I'd
trade is having a big boom, H ~.
along with the bandana's lnlI 70
the ultra polilical enthuslas. .dste
snuff habit, and in a month semi ,Srt
old citizens of quiet IempeTa.0ss
will be heard to "blow their hV'"'
in true Thurman style"