New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-21
Throws Some Sidelights on
"His Rise and Fall' and
Invisible Government.
AGAIN ATTACKS
TRACTION CROWD
Luther Bedford Also Takes Audi.
ence Along with Him to the
Baltimore Convention.

For long. long time many citizen
of the United States have been anxious
to learn just a little about the invis-
ible government" and of late particu-
larry about the rise and fall of Will
liam Sulzer, as told in full" Consider
able facts pertaining to both o. these
"soul-stirring" subjects were outlined
last night by Luther S. Bedford in
speech in Public School Al, at No. IS
Greenwich street.
Luther s. Bedford is and has been for
twenty years "a student OF New YORK
politics." friend OF the peepul, that
alert and aggressive leader and ne
who knows the inside workings OF per-
fidious schemes to rob this great city.
Mr. Bedford-there are just few peo-
pie who don't know this-was the orig
inator of The Minute Men" and au-
thor of a paper under that title. pub
lishcd every now and then, or, as some
one said last night, every ten dollars
or So
In speaking about the dastardly Po-
litical situation, particularly as regards
the invisible government. THE Minute
Man" said:
II soon discovered that the late Will
lam c. Whitney was the head Of the
two machines. In 1895 l knew that
Croker and Platt were Samesc twins
ard that Whitney was the Joining cord.
!. myself. made that statement and be-
came famous. They said 1 was man
Of one idea. That was a joke. you
know. Correlyou was a clever young
clerk. Paul Morton, Teddy Shonts'
George Cortelyou were all Ryan men.
Then regarding more recent history he
said:
II inspired political action for Sulzer
before he was Governor Gaynor always
posed as a friend of the people. He was
a monumental fakir l was the one who
published the stuff that showed up his
relationship with the traction people. L
am not we'll known in the public prints.
but I am we'll known TO public spirited
men Half the detective agencies IN the
city keep track of the great public men
of the city. Many and many time
am followed.
Il didn't wish TO see Suffer- my friend
to warn him, cause l wanted TO save
him. l sent roundabout message TO
Sulzer to keep my paper The Minute
, Man golng-for S25. He paid for one
editions publication. | was sorry TO see
Sulzer squeal out Of what | CONSIDERED
a contract"
| Mr. Bedford then drifted to Baltimore
Democratic convention hall. and addeo'
IF any one had done at the Baltimore
| convention what had done he wouio
have warranted the gratitude Of the ma
ton. Hearst jollied Sulzer Sulzer
didn't know il. l did. The most remark
able outlaws in history are Ryan, Bel
mont and Murphy"
Again back to affairs dealing with the
sovereign State of New YORK; ana th'S
message:
~ recognize for the first time said
Mr. sulzer 10 me, the remarkable grasp
upon politics you have. For years ana
years have pored over your VaPor-i
mean. writings.
Why say anything more? That last
statement shows that the great "trlehu
Of the Peepul" truly recognized IN LutneE
Bedford. for twenty years student
OF New York politics" that alert and
aggressive leader" and "he who knows
the inside workings of perhdious schemes
to rob this great city.
Throughout all Of the Minute Mans
talk Miss NJ. A. Malone. principal OF the
school. paced the courtyard thinking or
wavs and means OF stopping the flow OF
the Minute Man"
Isn't it disgraceful," she said, and he
! nromised me he would only talk about
Mr. sulzer. Won't one Of you men go In
and stop him? 1 would, only they VIII
think I'm a suffragette. Oh. please, do!'