The Carlisle independent., 1921-03-03

fat salary out 0f some gO0d-natured "easymark." The campaign of the sugar men proved to be almost free from censure, and the zeal of it's pro- motors appeared justifiable in view of the interests they were seeking to protect. This instance serves to diff ferentiate the point of view between Lobbyists and "benefactors."
 A few days ago group of the rep resentatives of the "proletariat" gave out a list of lobbyists" whom they said represented the capitalists" ]" The list included railroads, manufac turers association, packers, the U. s. Chamber of Commerce, and similar interests. Another group whose names were mentioned by way of re- tort, included the railroads brother hoods, the American Federation of Labor, sponsors of the Plum plan, and numerous people who were interest ing themselves in the "humanuplift. !"
 A good many people seem to forget that the Government is gigantic business enterprise, and that the Cap ital is the Forum for all people, and that the best results cannot be expect ed unless each and every phase of ev- cry question requiring legislation, is l threshed out.
 The line between lobbyist" and a 
 public henefattor" appears to be very thin, and it seems to depend wholly upon which side you are on." The Two Vices
 Thomas R. Marshall became Vice President of the United States be- cause he had made a good governor for Indiana.
 Calvin Coolidge was elected Vice President of the United States be- cause he had made a good governor 1 for Massachusetts.
 . Indiana and Massachusetts both have distinctive claims for greatness. and so have their two sons.
 It is doubtful whether Mir. Marshall was appreciated as he should have been, outside of Indiana and Washing ton He is fine, strong man, at short range, but some people seemed to think he did not "carry far"
 In all probability Calvin Coolidge had a poorer start than his predeces- sor As matter of fact he was all most local celebrity until the police strike in Boston; and then he shot out like rocket into general view. He hasn't the geniality of Marshall, and he is not apt to "mix" as pleasantly as the man from Indiana.
 :. Both Vices are inevitable Vices, and if Vice Coolidge evinces unusual abil- ity and is promoted for it, he will be more fortunate than Vice Marshall, who goes out of office headed for the l law business in Indiana, back to the starting place.
 Some of the worrying that is done about "what will we do with our ,ex- l Presidents" should be transferred to the ex-Vices. They usually need en- couragement, as their salaries are small, and their futures usually blank.
 Hiram Johnson Enters New York l New Workers are interested in the fact that Senator Hiram Johnson has been selected by their Mayor to pre- vent the raising of carfare prices in that city. Most of the good lawyers are said to drift toward New York, but Senator Johnson has broken pre- cedents by entering Gotham before his term has expired in the Senate. Perhaps Mayor Hylan thinks: "Why have an ex-Senator, when here is a real one fiuttering around waiting, as MT. Johnson puts it, to serve the peo- ple.'
 Washington is even more than in- terested, since there are questions of vital interest in Capital demanding l tuc CO0St6UL 0tIC4lIAbu OA WAoS As4A Harding calls "the best minds" These (questions concern larger transporta- ton issues than are localized in New York, since the whole railroad situa- tion appears to be reopening itself be- cause the lines report that they are 80 per cent below the guaranteed re- turn on their capital, amounting te six per cent Then there is the ques- tion as to what we are going to dc about getting rid of the war, that is to come up in the new administration The League of Nations, the merchant marine, tariffs-all can wait. There are ten thousand other cities besides New York working on public utility problems, and the majority of tho politicians have already learned tha' what the people want is simply even handed justice for their utilities; re | Rroros sa