The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-22

In combot Ter beyond that o. oomo
Or machine gun.
Not again Will tAs' people Of the
State behold ths Hon. HABvEY D.
HINMAN.. the Prids Of Pitches, the st.
George who BY . singls vote slew the
dragon Of Eighty cent ga and joined In
the massacre Of the Am4trORg insur-
anoe legislation. leading a gallant charge
upon the battlemented fortress Of the
bosses or dwelling whole phalanxes
OF ain by the mighty force Of q sin
gle quotation from the Hon. CHARLES
Evans HUGHEs Out Of tho ranks Of
the wicked the Pride Of Pitcher came
Ia enjoy the brief glory Of the ssB
advertised refOrmer. but back IN Bing-
hamton there IA work for q boss to do,
and HUMAN knows how 10 do Il.
Over the head Of the illustriOus DAv-
KNPORr. the DemOsthensS Of Oneida.
there too hRnEs the cloud Of imminent
silence. He has come. spoken. IL still
speaking. From every pocket there
still streams forth the typewritten copy
Of interviews prepared In advance for
emergency uss whenever the cause Of
virtue and tho glory Of DAVENPORT
can BE- advocated. In q Senate Of
orators no man has apprOximated his
volume Of speech. He has talked the
senate empty and TIM galleries clear.
but the evil day IL a hand when he will
talk there no more.
A long farewell there d also 10 be
taken Of the Hon. JOSIAH 7. NEVcoMB,
the loneliest and therefore tho most
successful Of all Hpghas leaders; for
he follows HUOHEs. hlIt him no man
follows. About his PresenCs there h
drawn the circle Of silence. and how. a.
II by instinct. men who were but now
shouting drop 10 Whispers or postpone
until he passes the exchange Of the most
innocent Of all legislative gossip II
DENOsrHKNEs 10 the greatest Of all
speakers in this famous array, Who
shall deny to NEwcolIB the distinction
due the most eminent listener?
10 the distance, not a member,
but q master Of legislative members.
looms the commanding figure Of WAD-
RAMS, the great WADHAAs Of Wad-
hams. Who has produced more in
nOcent, mOw general. more diges-
tion encouraging laughter in a whole
State than this leader Of tho moral
revolutionl But for him how many
countless arguments, how many weary
debates direct nominations might have
produced! A. Il was, his very presence
rnblled discussion Of its seriousness and
his appearance moved men who rame to
fight 10 smile and part still smiling For
the slight cnst 81 travelling expenses and
an occasional commissinRership. who
has rewarded a grateful people with
more healthhl mirfh. who has been
more god 10 laugh AZ. more consistently
the source Of laughter than WADHAMs?
Him too We shall miss hereafter.
Time and space alike forbid that we
should proceed further In the catalogue
u the dreadnOughts Of the great cam
paign now about 70 close. With such
leaders what contest for human rcgen-
Grafton or golf championship could fail
10 amuse@ Il has been a god show, full
Of clean and honest mirth. a. the dra-
matte critics say. II Il has been ridicu-
lOus at times Il has seldom failed 70 pro-
woke q laugh. II We fail TO meet again
these eminent citizens who have sup
piled the show. We shall Femember them
gratefully. and not for years shall Ne
fail 70 smile whenever we hear men
toned names 50 fanhliar to-day, - soon
10 b. removed from the frs, pages they
have served - well