The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-26

Visions or Lena as tho Greater Mayor OF New
York RreeEe HiA Ardor.

sNrsaparilln Reilly ordered u quick sandwich
had TO hurry away TO attend a political meeting.
The Sinker Man. seeing Sarsaparilla. came out
OF tho kitchen and shouted:
Hello. Reilly! Who do you supposition viii
be der Greater Mayor oof New Jork p
Hes not been named yet" answered Reilly,
but when he is OIL he the lad ash name him"
Den who will you be - asked sinkers.
"Oil be Reilly" replied Sarsaparilla, list
tn same as now"
Won't you be Superintendent oof Brooklyn,
or someding like doti"
y I'm not lookin' for political p-eferment,"
answere Reilly, although l wud take tn Fire
Department"
What would you do nit tn asked Sinkers.
i improvoit 1t" said Reilly. First Ord buy
more ingincs: then Ord purchase new hooks an
patent ladders wild fire escapes on thin. an Old
git up a patent ter stop fires intoireiy. There'd
be none av thin lads playin' insurance tricks by
putin kerosene in hand grenade bottles or
fllin' fire eNtinguisher tanks wild benzine. Old
turn over all insurance moneys to t.cmen's
widders. Thin Ord build more iugine houses
where men widout homes cud sleep. That's
what Ord do. What wud you dor
"Mebbe II 1 we're der Fire Departments" said
Sihkcrs, I'D do yet more. I'd discharge all der
iSiich uHu SCH q ehklnc COllpdule5. len
I'd let der houses what kctched fire burn up to
der ground. IND when dem old house burned
IN new houses would had ter be builded, und
dot would make work for der v~orkinEmans."
But argued Reilly, IF yer wiped out til
You're no poiitician-I can see that be yec talk.
Did yer liver attend a prim iry r.
Sure; you t,ink l no schooling had. what p
Oh not talkin' about primary schools" said
Reilly, ."oi',n speakin' av primary elections.
Min as ignorant as YOU shouldn't he allowed Ter
vote. suppose Thin election day comes you'll
Can't vote derei asked the slnker Man.
,i s SAID reilly; yer kin only vote in III
Last, year said sinkers, Il voted by
Schmctz's barber shop und he didn't sharge me
%nutting, cause he knew me. Derc's q new barber
now on der neat block from! ma house una l
would vote deere II der barber knew me. could
tell him dot ] we're a member oot der Garooters
Champagne Club rnd mebbe he let mo in den:
What r., ,.c,a,.u c.I"
said Reilly: but tell me, sinEers. who will you
support his Year,,
:" support m, wife"
"Islcna = candidater'
"Vhat is LenaF'
=" didn't say what she WAS or wasn't" said
Sing me TO slcepl You link I'm crazy p ex.
claimed sinkcrs..,
talks yer ter sleep whin yer come home late
"iust der same before as now replied Sink.
home last Saturday night. ,und my wife said:
Since you're a citizen you're crazy on lection
time ike all crazy mans What want ter run der
town when der moon comes fun Ind den ! OK
planationct 10 Lena cot ! am N politician citizen
OF der Citizens onion. | tote her l we're de-
from citizens Hall. she said dot hall must be-
conncctioned nit klinEcnstein's brewery. She
s 1ha, ! i %ofe ns en- iee u! !. mh to get som ro body a ;o6
What don't work, nit four childrcns, which starvc
while der moihe oof der mani
stop, shouted Reilly. Yer give me n
headache.
Dots like Klinconstcin said in der poker
mat lou. aces und asked what he got he said:
such a headache Say, Reilly, what must l
come Greater Mayor OF New Jolk."
It's not onioA.' corrected Reilly: its not
such n strong organization. Call it Citizens
Now, yer commencing again. said Sinkers.
WY dont yer say. Carries cant be Greater
They can't replied Reilly; well have an
Irish Mayor or non : at all; tn, Citizens, Onion
they're only entitled TO IN pcrtatcrs. III steak
goes ter tn reG'lnrs. OF course your wife
wMdn't take III Go-tio nomination. wnd she ="
NJ wife roulG take anything What / got in my
pockets. said Sinkcrs.
well" soid Reilly. every Coco carries a
nomination in his pocket. Wudn't your wife
don't know, replied s%inkers; II must first
Mayor OF New Jork, den look out, She would
had lady Rolicemens, lady Aidermens. and lady
AMI how cud a lady fireman climb a ladder r.
asked Reilly.
ust IKEA man firemens.' replied Sinkers;
""only when dot comes all der mems in Greater
New Jersey vould run over here to see der fires"
Suppose Lena was one av the lady iiremen,"
suggested Reilly.
Den I'd pass a law dot all fremcns must wear
iciclc suits" said Siuk"rs.
You mean bicycle suits said Reilly.
Dots it," replied Sinkcrs: "und my wife
would make some funny laws 10 keep mo home
nights .nnd make me nina der childrcns,"
An! II Yer broke III laws. said Reilly. she'd
send yer 10 the electric chair and marry tho
German barber in Sicond avenue"
"Ach. my exclaimed Sinkcrs. 81 hone my
wife never learns politics. Let us talk of some
ting else. Really, Reilly. hate politics,
guess give up der Citizens Onion und lot der
politiCioncrs run der own business. Dot set
our own affairs. What r.
,"Thar's the way ter talk, i" snid Reilly. Keep
IN Job yer got. Politics. like religion, must he
understood to be argued. They who don't vote
III way they plaisr vote tn way they re told;
an they who are told ter vote generally vote
tho way they plaisc. So there you are, Sinkcrs.
Always take Reilly's advice. Let tn Go.Goes
co.