The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-30
A SOCIALIST JUBILEE.
WHAT SOCIALISM is AND WHAT 1T is NOT
THE GREATEST GOOD FOR ALL
10y TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

WHAT SOCIALISM is AND WHAT 1T is NOT
THE GREATEST GOOD FOR ALL.
LBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
BALTIMORE, Nd, July go, 1873.
The first public socisstic demonstration hero. held
at suburban park this afternoon and to night proved
a failure IN point OF members There were present
only somo three hundred persons In all,
men, women and children, about one-fourth
the number boing male adults During
the afternoon beer drinking and social games were
duiged In, for which latter number of prizes were
awarded. The grounds decorated with flags, and
arrangements had been made for an Illumination at
night which, however, was prevented by continuous
rain showers The speechmaking took place
at night In a pavilion. The German
section was presided over by Z. Bauer, and
the English By NJ. T. whaIey. The speakers were
Mr.. Bauer, Samuel W. Pierce and Henry Winter,
editor New York Vols Zeitunq the latter being
in German. In the course OF his speech ne r. ferred
TO the recent attempt to assassnate the Emperor OF
Germany declaring that was tho act OF fanatics aud
not That OF the socialists, as had been charged.
THE PEOPLES RIGHTS.
The principal speech was by Samuel W. Pierce, who
declared that education had taua hit tho workngmen
their rights. The basely giidsd CHAINS OF wages
slavery Calling to the tollers Of the oteenth
century were the shacklcs oil tho chattel slavery III
OF to-day. Nations hold In bondage in the pact
have achieved their freedom by revolution. rising in
the majesty OF physical power and hurting the &C.
cumuatcd wrongs OF centuries Of oppression upon
their snslavers by sword and torch We are
In efforts Tor freedom our ancestors
Our wearons arc and the btllot, as effective
but more refined blood letting instruments OF
the past. Tho pillar oil fire guiding the lsr aetes
the prom sed land was no more perceptlble
to their physical VISION than 10 the flame upon the
altar OF justice 10 our quickened interior
OF sight, beckonng US onward to the
accomplishment OF a complete social political and
religious enfranchsemenI The wages slave OF IN
present has, ike the captive Jcw OF old. waited
with patience Tor the coming OF his dehvcrer. So
c,aIlsm is the Moses, organizing and preparing 10
want the hoped tor condition OF liberty, equality
and fraternity.
WHAT SOCIALISM WANTS
Socialists do not, charged upon them, desire tho
destruction Of their opponents but they arc bent and
del ermiped upon the destruction Of that system
which places the lives, liberty and happiness Of
the many at the disposal Of the few I'm
IKE democracy, which looks TO tina grcat.
est good for the majority, socialism seeks
the greatest amount OF good TOR oil the people II
demands that the means OF living shall be equally
distributed; II demands that every individual men,
Der Of society shall contribute for the gen.
eral welfare Just share OF tho physical.
mental and moral labor required by society. 1t
serts, In the language OF one whose dogmatisms
quoted IRON by the 0pponsnts Of socialism moro
frequently those Of any writer oil the past that those
who do not labor shall not eat II declares that all
the rights contained 10 naures magma chdrta shall be
the property OF and open to the enjoyment Of tho
whole people. The other speeches were In . similar
strain ana were heartily appIauded.