New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-08
THE SOCIALISTS WEEE ~ COyTEoL.
A GOOD GOVERNMENT CONFERENCE INTER
Rt-PTED BY RED FLAG TALK.

4 GOOD GOVERNMENT CONFERENCE INTER
RuPTED BY RED FLAG TALK.
The last ~ the good government conferences
~ the season was held asst night IN Amty Hall
No 3l2 West FINy-fourth-s,. The speakers were
Louis p Gratacnp for Tammany Hall; eNN0rporA-
ton Counsel Henry r. Beekman FOR m" Democratic
marty; John A. slelcher. for the Republicans; VIII
lam J. Ghent ODy proxy. for the Peoples party.
md H. b. Salisbury. for the Soclaiist-I,lbor party.
There were over Ave hundred present The Social
lists were IN the majority, and AZ one time carried
tboir demonstration 80 far that the chairman. the
Rev Leighton Williams. felt callci upon 20 critcise
them incidentally this part of the audience cheered
Loudly when Mr. Salisbury talked about waving The
re1 flag and Mr Williams remarked that II the
red flag meant b.oodshed the less that was heard OF
Il IN this country the better. This statement set
the Socialists in an uproar. and ardent advocate
IN the body OF the hall arose and shouted at the
chairman
'sphat ls a false insinuatiOn."
..Then I should Ike to know from you whether
the red flag means bloodshed or peaceful asita-
tlon?" the chairman asked
Mr. Salisbury. who had finished his speech and
returned 10 his seat in the body OF the hail. again
advanced 10 the platform. and. holding up his
hand npresslvely. said;
"Whocver says that the Socialists countcnance
boodshcl Is not authorized to speak for them We
disapprove OF anything but Constitutional means.
unless the laws Of the country. made by
comes necessary 10 fight for their maintenance
The chairman, who had stood beside the speaker
repied that he was glad TO hear this avowal, put
the Socialists had failed TO convey this impression
to the public at large. ... h
You should shout Il from the housetops ne
aided "You should preach It IN the news
uaDcrs-" ,,.-
Here he was interrupted by derislve laughter:
and cries Of "The newspapers are capita iisSts;
"Down with the monopolists" and other Sociaiisuc
war cries ,,, -, 10
Finally Mr. Williams ended the discussion by ne
arip he me adjourned.
The Socialists had evidently packed IN" W"'iiB;
They paid little attention 10 the spenkers VINO n uil
NOT agree with their views. and Loudly appauhel the
papers OF the Popu.ist and Sociaistic rcpre7en'a.
lives Carl Schurz expected 70 prespnr' anu 1t
was said the Socialists had gone 10 me ihe,,ins
nrcparei to give him warm reception TOT oi"Ins
mon the late Emperor William ] or Germany anu m
prince Bismarck when he WAS IN Europe. Ihesy
we're disappointed. however. for MI Schurz CMu,u M
not attend They, therefore. had 20 eNhalSt theIr
feelings In applaudng Mr.. Salsburys paper "h'ch
was typical Socialist production. ~ ,,
Mr. (;ra,acap was the first speaker he salp
Tammany Half was not black AS i was paihItl
Henry r. Reekman followed. He sad that az u1 mu
nicpaties should have home rule, tney hIohe shouIu
he allowed 10 make their laws. without outsIIe, IN
,erference John A. Slecher was the next sPeaker
lie believed that the Republican party haI , n,ne
hs,ter Than any other in advocating ana CARVING
out municipal as well State ana federal rtIorn,n
Mr. Ghent was not present. but MS paper VAS
reod nv a Mr. Baton. Mr.. Salisbury was the last
speaker.