The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-20
~ AMERICAN POLITICS.
Political Pecnliarities OF Our Hebrew and
italian Isumicrapts.

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lhey nave Always HNeu III country IN "h1ch
there are no elections, no political PARTIES.
no Presidential campaipns or candidates,
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no pubic meetings or speech"s or process
sions. or loud and heated debates in the
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that advocate or oppose thclr rrinciiics' OF
APPEAL to their interests or their prejud!ces.
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Fesemp1hhce' 10 american f".tcs
M"st Of the older men am. ns those OF them
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year seem TO nave come 10 me conclusion 'ha'
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srYkc IN the iars'n OF the Russian frontier
Why docs not the Govern m cut APPOINT the
rulers ofthore,nle: Why should there be a way
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prescribed hy Moses. nor IL il taught in the
eyrarorrc hat tho, shall Ia chosen in this
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Nh!n WAY ANA are tiie rulers Of the na'lon 10
he changed whenever one sect Of the
common paor,e is mora numerous than the
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ADVERSE CT: 1t Is impossible to uphold tue
peace for the Government will destroy the
parai 'rased as Democrats and another as
Republicans. lesites many others with divers
us anu VIVA can mess 1H..aiheu SEA
rians know Of the manners of the rulers'
Of dF thy if IN fyss sni shall 10 made
Tho lnteilocu,or in this case was ahlo to
speak two tongues, the Hebrew tongue, and
other language though he had heard Aperi-
cans converse one with another in o strange
speech
group Of these elderly Hebrews sat in a
dinEv room Of an Essex street tenement one
evening" II Iaet we.E. They wore irving ~
learn from each other something about the
politics. OF which they had been told that
Everyday among the creeks OF this country
zen in tho room who could have given them
some information. and who was able to speak
the jargon. lut they regarded him without r.
are permitted to i've in it without interfer-
ghetto or within the pale and because they
had heard they can get rich in it. but their
efforts to compass its inscru'ahlo loli:
country. Their bottoms were ere tangled Beyond on.
plain how the American maenate. Harrison.
had been chosen for President or chief ruler.
and, how another American magpa,e was to
hold competition with him. and how all the
men in New York. were to cast lots. and
how they would Shout against each other,
and how the magnates would deliver ser.
mons Of argument about their morality,
and now the Hebrews would net he permittrj
to approach the booths until they had been in
America for many years. and how things
would go on for five or six moons with noise
and confu sion and lighted torches and much
harvest. one OF the maGnates would he chosen
as ruler OF the people. ! he speaker got mud.
down: ne was constantly Interrupted by mem
bers the party Who's" perplexities ne could
rot relieve. and confusion was twice CON
founded in every head before all the speakers
and hearers IN the room We're overcome with
sl.eIine-s.
There are in these times plenty Of such gath
erings in tho tonements. In the Kosher si"ps.
and at the street corners Of the Hebrew quar-
the air. ''''~' *
1t is different. however. with the younger
Hebrews among the newly arrived i'm migrants
ken aa in ssy are po lfFs 5f
mi; c9untTy T1,y are on the alsf. for new
they go TO learn tn. English language. They
attend meetings II, Golden RuIs, Han. New
viii yonns A nnH ssE who are mihs1
OF politics They read about politics and
Larties and candidates in the American papers.
ether. They are anxious for the lin 9 to come
wh-n they car vote. and they take out their
first rapers Of citizenship as soon as they are
cnt,tieet to them. 1t is impossible 70 minGle
who have come here in recent times without
finding out that they are great on politics"
and have in them the max ng OF tiptop pol!ti-
Clans. All OF. the, Hebrews VINO have been in
this country for five years and are PROVIDED
with citizens papers. will vote In the Noysm-
Der elections,
In tho Italian colonies" OF this city things
are somewhat different. The Italians know
something about political campaigns am! po-
!itical Iarties. They are from n country in
which elections arr held. in which there are
political meetings and newspapers. and in
whici. qualified citizens ENJOY the privilege 81
voting FOX. members Of the Chamber Of Ucpu-
them are more or less familiar with the m eth.
DDS OF "A parliamentary Government. In this
respect they differ nom the subjects o, the
I EAR Who 10 the numher OF over hundred
tn III SAND, haze He'd 10 this country within the
IaSt Wv years.
: But the great m \! orty o. the 80. 600 Italians
AN ',!gan r.. ~. ~, NUS re i.ere stv.
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