The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-23

uousiy. the wearing Of political badges
and uniforms had its origin on this side
Of the Atlantic.
One has no need 20 go further back
than the closing half OF the eighteenth
century for proof. About rhe time or
the American revolution. and for some
years before. there existed in London
what was known "a the Revolution
Society. 1t was composed OF men
high-psaced among the Wings OF that Pc
Rod, WHO usually met once a year at
dinner. at the Thatched House or some
other famous West End tavern. to cell
citrate the Revolution OF 1858. Vt
these dinners the guests wore the uni
form OF the club. At this moment
cannot recall what the uniform was,
hut any one who cares 10 turn up St.-
phen's Life OF Horne Tooke." or Nor
gan's Life OF DR.. Price" can learn
about the Revolution Society and the
demonstrative fashion in which tho
anniversaries were celebrated. TIE
Revolution Society was a London organ
ization. but the personally deInonstrs-
tive side of politics was not confined
to London Manchester all through the
last century was a great provincial
stronghold OF the high Tories. OF the
upholders OF the Royal Prerogative.
its claims and pretenssons Nowhere
in England were the weli-to-do people
more noisy and jealous In thier political
demonstrations. and in no English city
was the dividing line between Church
and Dissent more fiercely maintained
About 1850 there was In Manchester
group OF Unitarians who were con-
stantly advocating the repeal OF the
Test and Corporation Acts. In season
and out OF season these Dissenters press
ed their claims upon parliament. At
last they succeeded in getting the
Wings to move for the repeal OF the
acts. The motion was defeated In the
House OF Commons. and the Manches-
ter high Tories and Churchmen were
SO elated at the failure of this move
ment for religious equality that they
had church and state buttons cast. and
constantly wore them to annoy their
dissenting adversaries.
These instances occurred some years
before the French Revolution When
the revolution broke out. and English
people were divided for and against Il,
the wearing OF political emblems be-
came exceedingly common- Never sure
ly in English history were political sym
uathies more continuously and ostenta-
tiously displayed Buttons bearing
the WOTCS MIX anu
were manufactured by the ton. and AZ
the revolution proceeded. these buttons
were worn by all those who desired TO.
dissociate themselves from the Re
formers In England and the Jacoblns
In France. IL a man did not wear a
King and Constitution button in the
period between 1871 and 179s. ne was
apt 10 be summed by his loyal and
more cautious neigflbors "a a syTnpa-
thizer with what was then called sedi-
ton IN his own country and with the
excuses OF the Revolution IN France.
In those days If a man did not wish
to be regarded with suspicion by his
neighbors and by the local representa-
tiveS Of the government. he signed and
resigned the various declarations Of 10y
ally to the constitution and 10 King
George III, and constantly wore'sK King
and Constitution" buttons In the
United States today men and women
wear campaign buttons and pins. What
E,nglish women did during the period
from 1871 10 1888 fl IL not easy To dis
cover. But In those days women In
England were not supposed 10 take any
interest in politics, and II they wore
any badges. the fact e. unrecorded.
Rich and poor alike wore Constitu-
ton buttons. Some OF the wsli-to-do.
especially the country squlTes. not only
wore buttons. but had their shoes f,-
ted with aBtf-aine hesl-plates ON
these the letters IT. p were east. and
the wearing OF the IT p plates was
evidence OF the fact that the wearer
would ike - get his heel on Fame and
On everybody who syrapat'azed with
P5ins's revolutionary opic,ons. II WIS
at this time also that political crockery
came into vogue largely ard that p.0-
pie IN England drank s1eir beer out
OF mugs adorned with pictures and
doggereI suggesting the destination Of
Paine after he had run hls course IN
this world The admirers OF Paine are
believed % have been the first 20 IN
vent the pottery. They got cut "a mug
IN Paine's honor. but after ne had been
outlawed. and wSsen the counter-rnove-
men. began 20 sway -s7e country. tho
potter who made tfs- ware put himself
on the othe- side in the controversy and
DID lively trade in znti-Pasn4 mugs
A few years later than tnis the white
hat began 20 have popular significance
In Eng and IL nzds It's fret appear
sncs in provincial England. ia -.
J. Yger towns Il the nnifiands and 80
north in he eariY years o. this c~r-
fury. AZ that tine politicians = tn
fryt rank, even those OF radical OPT
ions. had temporarily diesocistesi tbssoa
selves from the ac'fTi'y ir tbs csslse
Of parliamentary reform Engs&Ssd was
then waglnsr war with Napoleon. and
fieSs Leaders q LIBERAL opinion r1ghtT
conceived that 81 vase useless 20 p-~ss
parliamentary men Ike Burcrsfe.
Carr wright, Goblet, ADD Hunt. and
when these Iea5@Ts went among The
working Glars, they wore white tail
%a.a vr--s xsnfre tsat Thus t,erz-xx. The
badge OF the Radical and re<orrn~r. ans
4 80 continued On through ss~ period q
TIE Charzist agitation 81 the forti~s
and ne fires and Until To- second
exteosson % the Franchise vas SECURED
In 1851. The high Tories % The Art
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much DISTURBED b. 80 sight q . white
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suggested he abolition q fzs@ test sc;-
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