New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-09

The following instances Of abuse have been gath
cred without search effort. and d. not refer 70
etc which are a daily 5.sgrace ana distress 10
lovers OF the flag They do not include ils use as a
make INTO ali sorts o. garments OF as sSl.4S -.
adt crtisement Tor Intoxicating liquors and patent
h e'i inns r. s 7gca9, list is lar zoo anu
stranger in Council Bluffs. Iowa rode up to a
fired upon !, with shotgun. soldier shot at the
mouniea as5aant OF ne rag g. %ouNIs 9 crcu
ana District Court % Anderson, Ind. paper hags
bearing pictures OF can1aaies WEI torn COVE anG
the platform OF a train singing campaign songs
and holding a Tag The haS was seized by man
in The crowd Of the opposing party am thrown upon
bonfire. IT'S destruction applauded by MS cohl@h-
4 large American flag hearing banner with
partisan motto. the property or cluzth We So
IND from a private res dence. After having been
repeatedly threatened the Tag Wa iorn do%M II. IN
the early morning ana trampled into ne mud .Ios
Of opposing noAgHs Rarues n,et b al rds a nav
National flag was rotten egged ana TORN Al W aug
kesha. Wis, large silk nag. bearing no ehuleln
WhateVer hllhe rom d n,-S,"ii ut'ol ,.,lsd
corner. me property or a pohncal cluD was p-4ioG
down. torn 70 shrc1s and the fragments tranI.sd
into the mud. In Chicago a lars. number o. me
naEs oedlhS pctL!'S OF CON "i,'S W. 100
over the floor Of b. headquarters OF an opposing
g2,.idy af n n {or he reception Of tobacco
Juice One OF the offenders claimed that the nse
tb-ir actions No legal steps being possible stop
the outrage the threats OF the other tenants ~ me
large office building finally brought me OUTRAGEOUS
Three years aro. on the Fourth OF July while
patriotic procession was marching under the Na-
tional emblem IN the streets OF Boston. II vas
violently assaulted hy a vicious MOO who Kissed ,.sl
torn by partisan hands In June last a saloon
keeper in Nnetv-se cond-st. Chicago, displayed the
il a passer-by noticed this. and demonstrated win
.ne dram-seller. dee arine II was dl7siac 10 as
figure me stars and Stripes with al advertisements
A worev conflict arose blows were exchanged. ar
rests followed and judge Ewing declared the
az
fender 70 jan for ten days.
Al fag-raisine by party OF American laborers
a. SCALP Level Penn. a group OF twenty-five meI-,
including Hunearans Italians and Poles. jeered
was rsised a rio, was Inc result IN Topeka.
Kan. p railroad emnoye In public nafangue oe-
nounced the American flag as a dirty rag KEEP
resentatives OF the local Grand Army posts en-
deavOred. without success. TO secure hs dlsIusses
Inmolested through the streets OF lafayette. IL.
bearing the red flag az the front and tritllng ne
American flag after II through the hlth of the
political excitement can hardly be assigned as the
excuse or occasion for maliciously tearing the
Chicago on the evening Of September 15 1891
The bin framed ny the Daughters OF the Amer
lean Revolution Is as follows:
Be :, enacted by the Senate and House q Rep
resenjatyes OF the United States OF America IN
Section Any person or persons coronation or
company who shall use the National lag Or ne
at-of-arms 81 the United States OF any pattern,
imitation or representation Thereon. oiheI ~
printing thereon. painting thereon, OF -I-.t
hereto anv advertisement or device. FOR the pun
pose OF eair pront. or as tad' marx or M,
or who shall initiate represent tine Nt1pNaI HaE
or coat-of-arms OF the United States, Tor an al
vertisenent trademark or label, upon any gooes'
wares or merchandise. FhaA De sul''' ~ '"'
derneanOr. a., -.,-o
Sec No device. nor inscription nor me repre-
seutation image Of any person OF lhlE 7l.hII p
imprinted upon. painted upon. or attac. ~ 10 ID.
National flag upon or 10 the c"a .-ol rms o.
the United States except that tho devices ~"
attached and used by the Grand ARMY or the re
public may continue 70 be usec by tt.hl. I'm .o-
ANY feT
down tramDle upon. or treat with ndignity, or
,~ontony destroy the National flag or coai-OI arr ms
OF the United States shall DE guilty OF mis"e-
IneauOr -- .--..--~,- ,.io-
SC Am, person corporation or company VIZ
1arinQ arv provisions % this act shall upon coz
viction thereof be punished By a me nor tEctt55
ing -- dollars. or 10y Imprisonment not eAo'eU-
ing years.