The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-01
I. TaE RED FLAG.
WrMt it Ia Emit

WHAT IL is Emblematic Of-Lecture by Osb orns
Ward.
Mr.. Osborne Ward iectured IN the new hall corner
OF Bleecker street and the B0wery yesterday after
n0on before tine Cosmopolitan Conference, ON 'efhe
Red Flag" There were about two hundred persons
present, very many OF whom were ladies' and all OF
whom seemed greatly delighted with the speakers
remarks.
After dwelling for few moments upon the cor.
rupt condition OF our Legislatures both State and
national Mr. Ward asserted that the working classes
are the only ones who are or who VIII ever be pre-
pared to do just legislation. In legislation, az IN
many other things, IL Is absolutely
NECESSARY TO EsCHEw REFIrEaENT
for refinement opens mp source Of corruption ID
the present system OF legislation almost beyond
calculation.
The red banner Is cmphatcally the symbol OF poll
tical economy and unlvers al emancipation During
our late war the only ultlmatum offered by the
North to the South was unconditional surrender ana
the emancipation OF the slaves UNCONDITIONAL
emancipation Of the working classes Is our ultima
tum-al others are mere side issues. 1t has been
asserted that banner Is the emblem OF thugs ana
assassins hurl back the lie; our nag Is the emblem
Of the working classes-tns , honest sons G Oh ton.
spain or of France, put a combination or
an Long ago. IN Rome the reS mag ~ wa s,o sss
and cereals, not OF blood sluggish IN death put
blood pure, fresh and transparent, IN the veins OF
honest men. No. 1t Is not the
BLoODsTAINED BANNER or REVOLUTION,
as has been asserted. but the emblem OIL our prin.
cipes and these principles are those or the work
ingmel's Union, the revolution OF the present cor
rupt aud putrid state OF society," the revolution OF
the present system OF creating land m0nop0lies and
the Naturalization OF all the land which mas been
wrenched from the government by lobbyists.
THESE principles also look 10 revolution
In our Political affairs In our system OF allowing
our railroads, steamboats, and mines to be owned
and run by monopolIsts and In the interest OF mo-
nOpolists We intend that these thugs shall be
owned by and run in the interest Of the people:
that there shall be more poor, and that all shall
be well educated. These are the principles OF which
the red flag ~ the emblem and certainly In no other
way than by carrying out these principles can this
government be changed from
AN ARISTOCRATIC R9PUBLIC
with inOrdinate wealth ON the one nand and cring.
ing poverty on The other.
The most important argument OF the day II, tnat
| II lie principles upon which Things are organized
he 0oa the thing itself will, survive; II bad, they
may Iioursn for time but Will soon TALL through.
Napoleon was o cneat, and yet he organized vast
armies and inspired them with enthusiasm, 0sten-
sibly TO save France, but really 10 liit himself and
To crafty an Unsuitable ambition. Tweed could aud
did organize vast masses OF mens0n1e on religious
principles, some on charitable principles ana s0mo
| on social prlnciples but he handled and manlpu-
| lated them, and made them dance the hell jig.
| which Kept him in power so long. tAppause.l
! the past could organize vast bodies OF men ana
| become 50 successful (even though 1t were but for
| snort time) on rotten 1Oundation-0n pad prln.
| cples-wc, on the broad principles Of right ana
ulsice can do even much better anu can carry QUE
| nag alolt the emblem OF the universal republic