The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-11
THE RED FLAG.
How 1t Was Flaunted Last Evening
by Its Followers.
MASS MEETING IN BROOKLYN.
Incendiary Speeches the Order
Of the Hour.
K E Arm Ely MIN

A mass meeting Of the socialistc Labor party was
held last night on the Steps OF BrooKyns City Hall,
some twelve hundred persons beng present. The
speaking, which was spirited aud at times eloquent,
was we'll received. 1t listed Tor over two hour.
Around the pillars OF the building were fast
ened the notices OF the Organization in whito
letters on a red back ground. One announced that
"wealth was social its origin and must be social
Its distinction" Another read, ''nbolish by
gan,zing industry" third stated that the
object of the socialists was 'ane organiza-
ton Of society Independent OF priest,
king, capitalist or ioafcr." In this the word
''prlest was partially concealed by pieco Of paper
pasted over IT, The meeting throughout was con.
Quoted In highly orderly manner, the chair promptly
SURPRISING every attempt Of the more enth usiastc
to Interrupt the speakers BY side ordinations
DISTINGUISHED VISITOR.
The announcement mat at some iuturc day Kearncy
would address tue cuizens OF Brooklyn IN sympathy
with the socaiistic movement was received with
loud applause, and three cheers were gwen
Tor him. In ,he mldst OF tue enthusiasm
some one shouted He will be the next Pres de Mt of
the United states" Th,s, however ala not seem to
meet with unanimous approval. The name OF Ben
Buler was greeted IN similar manner.
The meeting was called TO order shortly before
eight O'Clock, and on motion osborn Ward
elected chairman He made few preliminary 10.
marks, after which he called upon Mr.. COucn 10
read the resolutions OF the evening, whYcn denou
the work OF the Congressional Labor Comm, Toe
OF the country, and pronounced It's members Ms
worthy the confidence OF tho people. Ney reai med
the ncipes OF the sOcalst'c labor party that labor
beng social In ITS nature, aud being the source OF
wealth, wealth also belonged 10 society. The system
under which society was ~ present organized was
hostile 10 The general welfare, because through
1t the directors OF labor were enabled 10
monopo!ize all tue means oil labor. rhe ruling
pOlL Cal parties had always sought the interests OF
tho dominant or wealthy classes, aud thus The
had been kept In poverty aud dependence. 1t
duty Of the working people org nize using political
achieve industrial lud0DeuuenCe
These resou ions were unanimously adopted, and
then the speeches were declared In order.
THE sPEECHEa
The arst speaker was Mr. Henry Drury, OF New
YORK, who sad
perhaps surprising that, havin- consttu
iioual government which should represent
sionaily 10 protest against our representatives,
line Of thought and their limo OF action. have heard
that some politicians were dssirous OF speaking
this meeting. We can STICK on our banner this
motto-''To the sociaiistic LABOR party poll
ticians need apply" Politics as at pres
Ont conducted are incapable OF finding u
with which society is afflicted, and therefore the
wsrkingmen believing that their emancipation must
be worked out by themselves, have ut last de-
termined that Independently OF politicians they
would form great labor party Of their own, which
Its needs aud It's aspirations not yet
Those VINO laugh at our impotence now may nrd out
this In short time and then the laugh Will DC our
side. The labor party IS not only misunderstood but
misrepresented, and from two causes.
THE MOVEMENT MISUNDERSTOOD.
The frat rs ignUrance OF our aims Although we
are but workingmen VIZ know We understand he
LABOR problem quite as weil as any OF the political
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