Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-03-27

FROM CHICAGO.

Correspondence of Che Ledger.l
CHICAGO, March 24.-The social
lists, or communists, had a grand time
of it last Saturday night at the Expo
sition building. Theymet to celebrat,
the anniversary of 1913 and 1871
dawn of liberty Nearly 10000 mem.
bers Of the several organizations anC
their sym~psthisers thronged the i'm.
mense building. Among the number
was noticeable several companies Of
rifemen in full uniform-one of these
being composed of Irish. Over 5000
people could not get admission to the
building. The occasion was one Of
joillity to those interested. The
attractions were orations, music, dane
ing and beer drinking. Among the
spectators were Gen. Terrence, com
manderof the Illinois State troops, sew
eral detectives and other officials, who
were there taking notes. Whether
the a~uttering of the red" flag affected
the generals nerves is not known, but
it is a fact that the military display of
men who had "smelt powder gave
him to understand that It would be an
unhealthy job to attempt to disarm
them, as was done in the riots Of 1877.
And the captain of one of the COM
panies told him 50 in very plain words.
The LEDGER readers must not be mis-
led by the reports emanating from
certain Chicago papers as to the OBJ
jects of these Socialists. These Jour
nails make them cut a set of cut
threats but any one gazing upon that
orderly mass Saturday night would de-
clare them to be quite the reverse.
Your correspondent can truthfully say
that these Socialists arc among Chica-
COS hard-working and respectable
citizens, and composed principally Of
members Of all the trades unions, as
well as those in commerce and in the
professions. They are organized to
war against monopoly, and not as agra
rianists. They are the enemies of
monopoly, moneyocraey and tyrannical
a~ristOcracy. Their religion is that
God intended that the blessings Of
earth should be universally enjoyed BIZ
all mankind. and that no man should
live in luxury while his fellows toiled
IN the mire, and wa uodden
beneath the feet Of oppressive
monopoly. They contend that la
Dor should be justly compensated.
and TO this end no monopoly should
exist that would work hardships upon
The physical or brain-Eorker. They
DISC contend that communities Ike
corporations should control every
thing within their limits, Ike street
ears Omuibuses. etc. and that the
rEtes Of traffic and travel should be
euf down 70 the lowest figure instead
Of being EWelled 70 sneb proportions
Is the ChieaE0 Etreei-ear companies
whose stock Is al 3 premium Of 100.
per cent They want laws enacted 80
that the future VII Fit1ess no NO
nDp0ly. except Ehers the government
controls Il fOr the benefit Of the tax
payer They contend that al men
were born free aud squal and
that nothing should b tolerated
that wVu8d cause one m1B 70 Oh
pres another. etc. As 10 their.
being organized INTO q milifary body
1 WI ssy that this vas induced, first.
merely for recreation. but after some
Offhe strikers dlS77 we're treated 70
erlelly b. the authorizes they. the
Socialists, determined 70 prerare for
other Outrage that might be At
tempted upon them while striking
for theiF rights In this they are
right Your correspondent. during
the so-ezlled riots Of Is77. witnessed
many hesrtless Outragss Of the police
and Other supposed lsg-preserrers
upon groups 81 poor hard-working
men who had gathered upon the cor
ners % discuss the question Of labor
L wa a wonder 70 him that the Tork
ing. people did not rise en- masse and
XII every policeman with whom ther
came IN contact. Il is base Politician
who howl against the Socialist. Whpl
because the working man will no
longer be the willing tool Of the char.
aeterleSs knayes to vote them into
places where they can plumber AZ viii
Wong Chin Foo, an educated CHI.
naman OF this city, and Mr. YIN y /
Lewis, a gentleman who has been I'M I
Ohina had a discussion in the West
Side Opera House yesterday on H.
all-absorbing Chinese question n
would appear that the celestial %,
away with the modern Cbristisp
who had to acknowledge the fact thai
China was, to all %intehts, Christian.
ICED and educated hundreds Of year.
before Christ's advent. The d;scus'
sion was very interesting and IN.
.structiye.
The notorious Colonel "Rohn
Iugersoll lectured yesterday on Some
Mistakes Of Noses" Roberts ora.
zion was Of a startling nature, and
made the hair stand on end on The
straight-laced elements. He declared
bis belief that Moses did not write the
Ponteteuch and contended that he
could write q better document him.
self. He did not believe in inspiration,
nothing needing II save falsehood He
coateDded that the reason the bible
vas % much believed, was because
reads Il: and believed that