New-York tribune., 1905-11-02
MAY PAY BIG FOR RED FLAG
Misuse Of National Emblem Likely
TO Cost TammaHy 5000.

Charles p Murphy and his associates III
charge Of the Mcclellan campaign are trying
to suppress the name of the man who gave the
order for strngng the red flag around town, for
it was this same person who attached TO the
American flag the picture Of the hand Of Nc
Clelan bearing ii.
Chapter 440 of the Penal Code says that the
flag not be deseerated, autiiated or i'm
properly used, and it provides penalty of $50
To- each offence. AS the Tammany men put up
more than one hundred flags that seem to Vio
late this law the war chest" in the WiGwarn
may have surrender $4,000 account Of
Mr. Murphy's blunder. If he made 1t.
The flag law went into effect on September /
of this year, The eeotion bearing on Tammany's
particular offence says.
m Tho in any ny nan av for Of
Seener 0f i & sa d anser 10 'h be peed any
word. fgure, mark picture, design, drawing any
ard hs S9QT e5ER q e e ns aSg IS u st hsS5
OF Cause 10 be exposed 10 Pubn 1iew any such Tag
dsy Of eptemSer sS9a 49, s aVe BEEN
pnsd or oseTgse Raedd or to Whea Y sha 9e
1guTe mark picture design OF drawing, nr any
advertisement OF any nature. or who shalt attsr
view manufacture, sell expose for sale give away
or have in possession for sale. OF to give away or
stance, being article of merchandise, or a re-
carrying or Transporting merchandise. upon which
after the first day of September. 1905. shall have
Psaed Pfen sa of 8 Sch @
or ens to adyGr5Se & eai attention nc S On
Which so placed or who shall pubcly mutiiare,
ep a ffe % or efd o @ PSH
STANDARD color OF ensign snail De deefa m snfa na
not & s $50 or or f BOTH m ne screon Of he
each such offence to be recovered with eos5s IN
Ion and such action Or suit be bsouil1n M by or or
IN f e o1 doecfed as ess 81 the easonabe ccs
and expense of action or suit and recovery. to pc
GeTef 5tb fbe eS Sese9 FEE IS eoii5ed snail be paid into
he ~ s5 of this 5 aa to IN M a same
or suit tit
Postmaster Wilcox wns asked yesterday why
he permitted the placing OF the two flags on
the Broadway side Of the General Posteffieu
which called the attention of the public to
Mavor McCielIan's candidacy. One of the ban
ners a big American flag has at the top a strip
bearing the inscription. To the Reai Estate
Men: For Mayor, George B. Mcclellan ana at
the bottom of the flag second strip with the
inscription. Repeal the Mortgage Tax Law
The second flag has copy of a cartoon snow
ing a bomb and eX- President Mckinley's shaooW
rising from the smoke, intnatfng that Mr:
Hearst was responsible for the ASSASSINATION Oh
Mr.. Mckinley. 80.
he had no Jurisdiction in the matter, as the
posts sustaining the banners were erected III
the street It was the postmaster thought. a
the Penal Code. ,,-;,
tIt is surprising to me-" said Postmaster Will
cox why Commissioner McAdoo or the cap
tain of this precinct. permits such fragrant
violation of the Penal Code and a violation
about which there can be no question
Commissioner McAdoo. when asked about the
matter said: Il have not heard from Mr. VIII
cox or Marshal Henkel. nor has any complaint
been made to me from the Merchants Associa-
ton or any one else.
In the afternoon Mayor Mcclellan addressed
to each of the five borough presidents the fol-
lowing letter:
Tt has come to my knowledge that Section IS,
Chapter So of the Laws of 1905 is being violated by
the attaching. affxing. appending or annexing OF
pictures. inscriptions or designs to the American
flag ensign.
! wish to call your attention the law that you
NAV see TO will be enforced strictly. both
in letter and spirit and TO suggest that you take
immediate action to that end.
H A Ely. senior vice-c commander Of the
United Spanish War Veterans of the Depart
nert of New York. yesterday sent Mayor Nc
CIellan letter protesting against the presence
of red flags as political banners.