The evening world., 1902-10-18

NO FAITH IN POLITICIANS.
Believes in 5000 a Year for Every
Citizen and Says Those with Big
Incomes Should Be Taxed to the
Limit.

IT don't stand on any platform. be-
cause II you look EN- over they're all
perfect. but that'll he about all you can
say for political platforms-they're too
! good to he true"
Thus spoke Mr.. Thomas ]. Tucker, in
dependent candidate for Congress In the
Eighth Congressional District. In which
big Tim" Sullivan. on the Democratic.
and Montague Lessler. on the Repub-
lican side. are his rivals.
There is nothing to prevent me from
having a platform promising everybody
a slice OF j. Pierpont Morgan's fortune
or a lot on Millionaire Row in Fifth
avenue" continued Mr.. Tucker. after n
pause, but, just as I snid before. that
will be about as far as ! could go with
1t: l couldn't deliver the goods. and
neither car Big Tim Sullivan. nor Big
Tom Reed. nor anybody else for that
matter, until the people wake UP some
day and find out how this whole pollt-
ical game is being worked on them.
Politics n Hard Game.
Now. It's a hard game for a man
like me to butt into-this political
gano OF con. / haven't got n penny 10
spend In blowing the crowd, like Big
Bill Devery. I haven't got any cut-nnd-
dried nomination from q lot OF men who
20 to a hall and yell 'Hooray,' when
the district boss sets his eye on 'em.
| haven't got any jObt to give out or
n promises to pass along, so what's
he use OF me doping out anything in
an effort to lead the regular away from
his party to vote for MEAN independ-
tnt.
did o ever hear OF an independent
being elected In this town for anything?
Not on you life. We've had rcformcrs
who posei as independents. but they
were all hard-sholl Democrats or black
Rnd-blue Republicans, when you
scratched them deep. and at heart they
were all politicians-take my tip.
He Sings His Platform
The beet way / can put my Ideas be-
fore the people Is to get them out In
song form. I'll publish them noxt week.
Now. here Is one OF my latest songs
freshened up to date. It has n good
Park Row push will soon catch on TO II.
1t goes this way:
Let the rich be forsOd to divVy-lst their wealth
be scattered round,
Tut the tazoa on the mlllionairsa, % the pooT
eau hold their ground;
Let the mines and trains and tslegraphs be run
for public good,
With Uncle Sam to boss them A. a real good
uncle should.
Then there Is q bully chorus that
comes In waltz time. and should catch
the gang. 1t goes:
Five thousand 4 year. i've thousand a year,
Wen get when my laws 80 In force
Five thousand a year. Ave thousand q year.
Elect me and wen he rich. n' course,
A Rap ut Mig Tim.
Nov. the second verse is a review of
Tim Sullivan's story of his Innocent
young life. 1t refers 10 his claim that
he never was a CRATER and that he has
only 1000 In real money.
Keep your optics On Tim Sullivan: he's go
For only forty thousand plunks his wad Ia
Du, you bet your life that whore tn. dough !.
Times nnger will be near 1t, for to get next he's
a peach.
Then comes my chorus: Five thou
sand a year and we all waltz.
On to the Latest Gag.
II see MS the fashion for politicians
~among-you. gag In their hunt for votes.
Devery worked it 70 a %stnndstil! in his
fight TO lead the Ninth. Tim Sullivan
gave It out In his effort to get the
night. Well, l was born and raised in
this district, myself, and for ~forty-slX
years have lived below Fourteenth
street. a good deal of that time in the
l have labored among those people
all my life. / publish songs. and what's
better stlll, l write them.
He Has other Songs.
"nId'ia avor baar nv aonn. -