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f.tigue cap, and leggings. In addition
to the foregoing, each private was az
rule provided with = torch, and the
officers with canes or swords. There
was practically no difference between the
costumes of the torch bearing political
rooters in Philadelphia and the makeup
OF their friends marching in any other
part OF the country. This applied to
both political parties to certain extent,
the only difference between the two be-
ing in the color of the capes The same
ness Of this dress made it possible for the
large manufacturing firms to make all
the uniforms needed and ship them to
the various parts OF the country where
they were to be used, In the old days
these uniforms were hung upon pegs in
the various headquarters, and it was little
or no trouble for the members TO 90 TO
their own locker or hook and put on their
cap, cape and leggings, light their
torch, which mad been filled with oil by
tie iantor or cleaner, and they were
ready fur the parade. In the country
districts these maiching clubs quite ire
quently were mounted, and very neird
and queer they used 10 COX, winding IL
ana ont along tile country roads air.
tine wotld ike tie followers oi a9m4
knight Ut ancient time ,eturuirg iEaal
tle HrLey 1r tGss During the cam
pa.Il ID Suich b aiue was defeated, p
l-s4, these miarcaiu. II ,b= reached tteir
higH water BIark IN thls vicinity. TIE
most pictuI- Ile meetings We're tHd-e in
the com y li-tlic,- referred tn above.
TheTe Rerp IsBaEy abQgt three each
week during TIE month Just preceding
elecE1u day Those were the days
wien tic Harmony Iegiou' and their
desceL dant- Neie tie centre Of all the
roH-, their red shirts ana axes, which
though hollow and meant only for
lamps, we're often used as weapons, be-
ing always il the front OF the battle line.
ln the same year the Hayerford Col
lege boys formed Blaine and Logan
Club, their unifoim being the ordinary
undergraduate caps an q gowns, with
to 'ches of home made nature. The caps
were in the form Of the regulation Uni
versity mortar boards, though most of
them We're made By the weaiers them
selves out oi the tops OF old derby hats
sew ed to square piece Of cardboard,
which had previously been covered with
black cueeseci 9th. AS the gowns were
made & Ut Of the same cheap material the
whole outfit was an Inc XpeuslVe one.
The paTates held in Philadelphia were
usually quiet enough, though OCCASION
a ly there would be mild clash in cases
I where Tie managers OF the opposing
= parties had arranged for parades upon
i the same night. In the enemy's coun-
try things We're different. The Repuoh-
cans 10 Wilmington, in lsSS, during the
f st Harrisou Cleveland campaign, sent
an invitation 10 tie Young Republicans
and Allied Clubs 81 This city u take part
- q monster Parade. Delaware Was
a dgubtu. state, and tie political or
ganizers sent p1t an urgent appeal i0T a
big crowd. AT the same time an niof
ma notice was sent around by lumor
dispatch sayiig that il the Harmony
Leg on came Gown to Delaware they
never would get back to their homes
alive. This seemed almost too good 10
De true, and the ranks OF that organiza-
tion we're never 50 inll; in fact, hundreds
were turned away from the railroad be-
cause they had been unable 10 get their
uniforms made In time. Unfortunately
for those who were anxious for a &C, ap,
the Wilmingtonians failed to matera,ize
IN sufficient numbeIs TO make things in
terestlng, though lew hoodums sat in
the second-sto,y Y windows along the line
OF the route and sald nasty things about
tue Harmony crowd and the other
visitors from Quakerdom. When the
marchers returned to the station they
fund the mob had gathered up some oi
he scattered pieces Of their courage, and
Tor about five minutes il looxed as
though there might be a bit Of riot
Some unknown Napoleon, however, hit
upon the idea Of reighting the torches
and charging the home scoff-rs with the
business end. IL worked like a charm,
and alter one or Two fierce Delawareans
had their long, hlwing whlskers singed,
the fight left their veins and they wan.
dered homeward. Harmony was restored
but the men belonging to the Legion
were mad clear through; they wanted a
fight, and when it came, only to last fol
such short time, they we're disgusted
and not even the most outrageous threats
OF the New Jersey Democrats could per.
suade them to 60 down to . barbecue al
Miilyille few days later