Uxtlrmykk knew that there were
persons at the State capital capablc
of fooling almost anybody except
himself. If he had campctl before
Albany like Grant before Richmond
lie might not be so sad now.
It Is a long way from the warm
sands of Palm Beach to the cold
steeps of Capitol Hill?too long a
way for Mr. Uxtebmter to transmit
his dynamic personality and .his com
pelling logic. So the fate of his bills
in the Legislature was not a fitting
end to his long and admirable cam
paign against conspiracy and graft.
If he had been in Albany he might
have put through that Important
measure which would have Insured a
prison term for violators of the anti
trust laws. As it was, this and the
State trade commission bill fell by
the wayside.
There is some comfort in knowing
that the Lockwood committee sur-j
vives and in remembering that the,
Legislature has npt adjourned for
over. And perhaps next time Sam
Untkrwti r will camp on the job?the
only way to get things through.
Spring. gentle Spring, comes in to
day. Winter taking his departure at
4:49 o'clock this morning. Winter's he-i
havior hereabouts hua been generally j
considerate and kindly : If the season i
now performing does as well by us we
shall have no reason to complain be
cause of the weather.
A young man of Detroit who has
just spent five days in jail for violat- j
ing a traffic regulation says he found
"prison keepers humane and prison I
inmates human." Anybody with a gift j
for epigram as keen as this commen-,
tator's ought to have wit enough to
keep out of custody.
