MAYOR 1 WALKER STEPS DOWN N the mayor of New York appeared I I before the Hofstadter committee in answer answer answer an an- to charges of receiving large amounts of money from varied and mysterious sources he carried himself with a cockiness that al always always always al- al ways h has been characteristic But when he faced the governor at Albany with Seabury as a relentless nemesis sitting in the shadow Mayor Walker obviously ap appeared appeared appeared ap- ap less cocksure of himself grew considerably considerably considerably consid consid- confused and finally charged that the boring questions flung at him were irr irregular gular and that the Inquiry was prejudiced Mayor Walker must have felt that Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Roosevelt would remove him if he had the power so the matter was left up to the supreme court Once the high court ruled the governor was invested with that power the inquiry was over for Mayor Walker stepped down and out rather than face what he regarded as an inevitable removal In so doing Mayor Walker declared he would submit his case to the people Which means he probably will be a candidate for reele re reele re- re ele election tion But by the time for election of a anew anew new mayor Mr Walker no do doubt bt will think better of it and remain in private life for forthe forthe forthe the general verdict must be that he quit under fire without satisfying the people with his defense Mayor Walker has been known as the jazz He h has been a creature of the times personifying the spirit of the day But Buthe Buthe Buthe he must not forget that the people of this jazz age are fickle tIckle their tastes in mayors being as changeable as their tastes in styles tyles and pleasures What will be the effect of the mayors mayor's resignation upon national politics is a matter matter matter mat mat- ter of conjecture It is not conceivable from this distance that Tammany and all the other friends of fO former Mayor Walker will vote against Mr Roosevelt in New York thus jeopardizing his chance for el election There is no hope for Tammany with Hoo- Hoo ver er and by November Mr Walker Walker will be known ym only as a citizen who writes ex be before before before be- be fore his former title