The sun., 1878-06-11
SOCIALIST FESTIVITIES.
The Merriment Of the Multitude OF Prog-es
sive workingmen Mt Turtle hay.

It was time OF revelry and merriment,
with music and singing. and dancing and fire.
works. and all sorts OF fun. and still more dane
ing among the thousands Of German Socialist
workingmen and workingwomcn who. ycster-
day afternoon and last evening" throngod Tur-
tie Bay Park and the adjacent buildings. IL was
an orderly as well rs festive asscmblagc. by day
light and by dark. through all parts Of tho
grounds and the gardens and the arbors and
the halls and the saloons. Hundreds Of
children were there with their parents; /;
swcethcnrts and lovers wore there and 80
were wives and husbands Many Of tho
most notable leaders OF the workingmen's
party moved through the throng. At night
when the Park was Illuminated and the
lanterns and Jets and fireworks flashed over tho
green foliage OF the trees the spectacle grntned
the eye. Mnilo the harmonious strains OF the IN
struments and the singers cngngod the enr
Lager beer flowed in torrents. hut the multi
tudes ot both sexes and all siz's VINO puailed ii
obtained from its qualities only slight addition
10 their natural rXuhrran" OF spirits. u was
the New York sectous of tho Socialists lanbpr
pnrty that then and there celebrated Pfngst
than Mt that Of any other celebration Of
the day in this city. II was claimed
that the members Of the society wore all capable
and strady workmcn. who earned good wn;rs
when work WAS To be- had. aud that many fore
men Of shops were among thcnh There wcre
but two spcakcrs. Mr.. Isaac Bennett. cigar
| maker and Mr.. George Winter, cigar max
| Bennett held that workingmcn should have fcs-
| tivnls md have "a few speeches ut them. rather
! than ordinary public meetings, Of which they
! were tired. lie said that the capitalists
| wanted u great standing army IN order
| to drcnch In blood the work ngmen
| who demanded the means OF existence.
! Hayes obtained the Presidency through fraud.
! den. the working classes would bc no better IT.
| The great point 90 settle was the adjustment Of
! labor that workers might obtain the iull hrne-
! NJ Of their efforts instead OF parting with the
! chief slaro of its proceeds To niddlcmen and
| capitalists Socialists are charged with being
! irrclgious hut they are more religious thnn the
! orthodox. The talk ~ the latter that those who
suffer here will receive reward hereafter IL
! nonsense. What Is wanted ia a heaven here
| for all. without waiting for il somewhere else.
! The laboring classes nrc preparing for war in
| this country. Lut not the war OF butChery. The
| capitalists may have Gatling guns. but the So-
cialists have the guns Of truth and rcason-
| newspaper guns which throw the red hot shot
Of justice every day into the ranks OF the enemy.
! With these guns corrupt legislators will hl
succeed who will lcgisiate IN the interest OF tho
| mnsscs.
Mr. Winter said tha, Nero. in the year G.. set
! fire tO Rome. and charged the crime upon the
| Christians. many Of whom were. in conse-
quencc. inundated. Bismarck leagues himself
! with capitalists and oppresscs the lahOrlng
| classes and then charges all disorders upon
| the Social Democrats. The world snecrs at the
| lahorer. de- .jrved Of work, because he becomes
| tramp.
The Social Democrats are none the less good
| dancers for their theories. and continued thcii
| festivities far into the morning hours.