St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-15
RED FLAGS WAVED.
Great Socialistic Demonstration
in Union Square.

NEW YORK, July IA socialist dem
Onstration was held in Union square this
evening. DetachmentS of the municipal
and park police were on hand to pre-
serve order. but they had no trouble.
Supt. BYrnes remained in his office
throughout the evening to give direc-
tions in case of need. The cry raised by
the speakers at the start Was Ballots,
not bullets" This cry was taken up by
each speaker, for the leaders of the
Socialistic Labor party controlled the
meeting and wanted to work it for
all it was worth for their own interests.
Combined with the Socialist Labor party
in the demonstration were the Central
Labor Federation and the United
Hebrew trades. AS was to be expected,
numerous red flags were displayed and
but few American flags were visible.
Each division of the par aders carried
number of transparencies with various
notices, such as Down with tho capt.
talist," ard kindred sentiments. About
Union square several platforms had
been erected for the speakers. Ad-
dresses were made in English, German
and Hebrew, a platform being assigned
to the speakers of each language.
Lucius Samuels, fiery socialist. was
called upon TO preside. He made
speech strongly cOndemning Pullman
for his treatment of his employees, and
then de. -Dunced capital in the usual
fashion. Charles Ii. Machett. who was
the socialist candidate for governor of
this state. was the next speaker. He
referred at some length to the late
strike, aud, after condemning Pullman
and the railroad magnates, exclaimed:
1--WE must meet them with the only
weapon available-the ballot. Let the
ballot, not bullets. be your remedy"
After him came L. b. Wakeman, who
was candidate on the Populist ticket
for judicial position in 1892. He fol-
lowed in the same strain, as did Daniel
DeleOn, former candidate for mayor:
Mrs. l. e. Fales, Ii. 3. Salisbury and
many lesser lights. The following res.
Olutions were adopted:
Whereas, The town of Pullman is
established on basis repugnant to civil
liberty, giving to its founder absolute
power over the economic liberties of its
people, similar 10 that exercised by the
teudal lords of past ages; and,
Whereas, The strike of the citizens of
Pullman was the result OF the abuses
and outIageS which naturally and i'll
eyitably arise from the infamous one
man power; and,
Whereas, the army and the courts of
the United States were on a small pre-
text aIrayed OH the side of the rail-
roads, contrary to all precedent, against
the protests OF the governors of states.
invaded by troops. and in direct VIOLA
ton of the constitution of the United
States. to fight the battle of monopoly
by injunction and bullet against the
producers of wealth. who have been
robbed of the fruits of their toll: there
fore, be it
Resolved, that we see in these event
another evidence of the irrepressible
conflict between the producers and the
eXplOiters. which must continue to be
waged until the present infamous sys-
tenn of competition is supplanted by CO.
operation, which will insure to the
toiler the full product of his labor;
Resolved, That We call upon the
wage earners of all conditions in the
country TO sever utterly their affilia-
tions with the old political parties
which are under the domination of
capitalists and unite with the Socialist
Labor party, whose platform demands
the overthrow of this system OF mon
opOly and the establishment of the CO.
operative commonwealth which insures
equal justice to all men and the essence
of lihertV