The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-05
LECTURER FROM THE BOWERY
RINEHART GIVES y. ". &. A. 4 LIT
TIE PRACTICAL POLITICS.

They Love Politics and Live on Them Along
the BOwery but IL Appears thai "a Find
The Primary I'm Its Puresa state You
Must 90 10 Greene County PennsyIN ania
Young Mr.. Jay B'Gee Rinehart OF Harvard
and the BOwery. who also ran for the Repub-
lican leadership OF de Thoid Assembly
distrc' against the Hon. Jimmie Havea-
cigar March and the Hon. Looie Jasmine
H~oeninger, addressed the Practical Politics
Club of the West Side Y. NJ. @. A. in West
Fifty-seventh street last night on how
primary elections should be run but aren't.
Mr.. Rinehart was assisted by a blackboard
on which he drew diagrams OF politics of
the Mike Lyons restaurant school. He
also drew upon his recent experiences.
Hope had been expressed before the
lecture that Mr.. Rinehart would also ave
on the platform the Hon. Trailing Arbutus
Buggy Donovan, the Hon. Mike The Bite,
Mr.. Dash Me Shoes McCarty and Mr.. Simon
Goulssh FISHER as practical exhibits, but
hone OF these politicians was able to be
present. Mr.. Rinehart took up the subject
Of practical politics where it was dropped
at the first lecture by r. Fulton Cutting,
and it is to be continued at later dates
by Mr.. Horace Z. Deming. 1t is possible
that the Hon. James Bronson Reynolds may
also talk on the inner life Of things, but so
far this is only a hope.
Among the statements made by Mr..
Rinehart was the sweeping one that there
is always activity in a hot campaign
Also, he said, there are factional fghts
in primary elections. He used the word
graft many times without going into an ex-
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seemed to take il for granted that his audi
ence had had some rudimentary education.
AN politicians are in the work for the
good OF our Government" continued the
speaker earnestly. -One thing that must,
positively must, be eliminated is the cam
paign fund before we can "a the progress
we 80 desire. The campaign fund is really
a corruption fund. Now in Greene county,
Pennsylvania, where I come from
At this point several young members
whose object in life is TO eliminate the boss
from politics arose to ask questions and
for the rest Of the evening there was a
general discussion Of practical reforms
Of a high idealistic order.
Mr.. Rinehart.' began a young man with
stained glass spectacles. can we get away
from the bosses? That is the object OF
this club, as outlined TO us by Mr.. Cutting
at the first lecture on practical work. But
if twenty or thirty Of US go down to the prl-
maries with this in view h good does II
| do us? We are handed a ballot IN which
are a list Of candidates made out by the
bosses. How are we TO get away from
thstp"
"We-e-ell," answ cred Mr.. Rinehart
thoughtfully, there must be somebody
to direct-some one to lead. Call him the
leader" suggested the speaker with a
bright sudden smile.
But this leader shouldn't rame our
candidates." complained a young man in
brown spats. And how are we TO know
when We elect a delegate placed on a ticket
that when he goes to a convention later
he will act in a truthful, upright, gentle.
| manly way? Ten chances to one he will
follow the orders of his leader.
Then why did you vote for him?, was
the unansw cradle question of Mr.. Rine-
hart. Now in Greene county, Penn
Pardon me, Mr.. Rinehart." said An
older man with a white ~waistcoat, but
if you declare your politics at the primary
are YOU legally bound at the fall election
to vote for the candidates of the party for
which you have declared?'
No answered the ~ex-candidate conf
IDENTITY.
A student arose TO declare that there is
| graft right in this
a" know OF graft personally and the police
know Of il, too" insisted the class member.
sThere's a place right near here where
graft goes on and when a friend OF mine
went in there to get evidence they treated
him roughly and kicked him into the street.
And Their a policeman came along and
placed him under arrest.
There are straight streets running down
10 Mr.. Jerome's Office" suggested Mr..
Rinehart. Your friend went about it in
the wrong way. How do you Know there
is graft there2"
well hesitated the student. I've never
seen any of il, but"
Mr.. Rinehart argued that more import
ance should be given TO primary elections
and that the day should be made a national
holiday. In reply to a student who said
he had been out Of town On election day
and had been irving TO find out ever since
who was elected but couldn't find one
friend who could name all the State ticket
Mr.. Rinehart said hat the student should
come south OF Fourteenth street and he
would be answered. Along the Bowery,
he said, everybody is supported directly
OF indirectly by politics and that therefore
they entered into the vocation as If they
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