New-York tribune., 1908-10-05
BARBER FOOLS LAW YER
Wins Good Bet on Right Of 4hens
to Vote for President.

.Nextm called the first assistant barber, KaF
rr1potte in a barber shop in 103d street Sat
urday morning.
A brisk looking man. with legal air. promptly
reclined in the proffered seat and said; Il am IN
/ large hurry: once over and not too close, please
While lathering the of the legal looking man
| the barber asked. in a friendly tone ana orohen
English
Whose going to vim. maybe YETI
"Giauts" grunted the man. trying to determine
by looking at the reflection of O'Clock IN Two iaie
mirrors whether he had twenty-three minutes 70
keen an appointment the Battery or was twenty
seven minutes late.
The barber explained that MS inquiry had refer
ence the Presidential race.
"I aind't speaking aboudt feetbaH" he said, chop
PLY Il voted for Blaine I hadt been in der
Unided Stades only year. he added oonfiden-
TALLY.
you voted you say, one year after you landed?"
strained the voice of the man through heap OF
stewed cloths.
'shuer-undt 7 voted NIT legality" cheerfully
acouiesced the surgeon in charge of the two days
beard.
You should have been arrested for voting before
you d citizen of the United States; why weren t
you?" asked the man, Indignantly
The barber then related how he had landed In
Wisconsin from the Fatherland, and again insisted
that it was not necessary for to be a citizen
of the United States to vote init legality" for
Presidential candidate
4 voted for Blaine" continued the barber phleg-
maticaly.
And then he said that II Blaine not elected
1t not through any lack of ''patriotcism' on
his part After which he asked the customer in a
confidential tone IF he wouldn't ike massage.
Karl" spoke the shavee sharply, don't ever
make a fool break to any again such you
have Just made TO me You were lucky not to be
Jailed twenty-four years ago when you cast an IL
legal vote. But don't brag about it. Blaine is dead
let your crime against the laws OF the country
die also. Ii was ignorance probably that led YOU
TO the very portals of Just Chastisement IN your
youth. But don't let any else ever hear you
make break such you have just made TO nc
that man need not be citizen OF the United
States to vote for President
The barber said he willing to bet s on it.
What do you think of it?' called the customer
to a friend who was awaiting his turn by the
wall Here's a German who boasts that he voted
for Blaine one year after settling in Wisconsin
from the old country. and tries TO bet ME,
lawyer, born in this country that what he did
then was legal. and that the same thing be
done now"
His friend said be believed the barber was
crazy and intimated that If bets to be
made he would himself enjoy picking up a financial
trife.
"shuer," assented the barber who promptly
pulled two s. bills from his fob pocket The Gus
toner and the Observation-Disclosures. they said,
the bets were so foosh-placed against the rather
the counter by the barber two crisp $40 bills.
A book containing the naturalization laws of the
various states then procured.
The barber said later that Saturday. from the
point OF view of financial returns, better by
far than any other he had been permitted to meet
with in his long course of tOnsorial activities 'tn
remote and nearby regions Of der Unided stades
The right TO vote comes from the state. and
is state gift said the book. In nearly
half Of the Union aliens (who have declared in
nd tbe right +O vote IlJ-
with naturaized native born citizens. In the other
half only actual citizens may vote
The attorney and his friend found that an alien
who had declared his intention to become a c1ti-
was, after short residence in Alabama, Ar
kansas, Indiana, Kansas. Missouri. Nebraska Ore
gon, South Dakota. Texas and Wisconsin. en-
titled to the right of suffrage.
Clasping ir his hand the TWO crisp $50 bills the
barber drew from the repository a clean towel
which he fitted 10 the headrest of the chair
Next he called.
1t noticed that this time he wore slow
German smile.