The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-11
THINKS MARSHALL
WILL MAKE GOOD
IN an Address to EarIham Stu
dents President Kelly
Praises New Governor.
LAUDS HIS INDEPENDENCE
EARLHAM PRESIDENT STATES
THAT He THINKS NEW ExECU.
TIVE WILL BE RANKED IN THE
CLASS OF GOV. FOLK.

In a chapel address this morning,
President r. L. Kelly of Earlham col
lege paid glowing tribute to Govern
or Thomas r. Marshall. He stated
that despite the fact that he was sup
ported by the liquor and liberal ele
ments he was confident hat Mr. Mar
shall would be a courageous and fair
minded executive. Mr.. Kelly's address
in part follows:
Art OF Choosing Leaders.
John Stuart Mill once wrote the
great problem of free organization is
the art of choosing leaders with supe-
rior wisdom. absence Of egotism,
truthfulness and moral sympthy.
Thes are words of a wise man and
they At the conditions of our day. 1
know of no better method of study
ing the lessons of practical morality
than that of studying concrete situa-
tions. Shall we dispassionately look
at this situation then a few moments :?
"Mr. Marshall was not an active
candidate for the nomination. Com
plications arose in the convention and
he was selected as an available can
didate. The platform called for a To-
cal option law with the township and
ward as the uits and he was expected
to stand on the platform. The liquor
Interests of the state and other staets
the distillers. breweries and saloons
considering tn democratic platform
the lesser of two evils actively sup
ported Mr.. Marshall. Thomas Tag
CART who is the owner of the most no.
toriOus gambling establishment in the
state, and who has never been &C
cused of being a reformer, supported
Mr.. Marshall. The anti-salOOn league
of the state and the ministers pretty
generally voted against him. The third
party, prohibitionists, with few or no
exceptions voted against him. No one
! suppose will deny the statements.
Was It Liberal Victory?
DuL was MI. NldI clCCllOA d
victory for the liberal element and is
his inauguration today to be consid-
cred a public calamity?
IF Mr.. Marshall were a weak man
1t would be necessary perhaps to an
swer this question in the affirmative
But there is no evidence that Mr.. Mar.
shall is a weak man and there is much
evidence that he is a strong man. In
the convention which nominated him
he announced that he would enter the
race untrammeled; that he under obi
cation to no man or organization.
1t is confidently believed that these
statements are still true. Mr.. Mar
shall has already displayed a mum.
Der of most admirable traits.
Tribute to Mrs. Marshall.
Wherever he went during the cam
paign his wife accompanied him. HI
constantly sought and needed her ad
vice. No man in politics can 60 fal
wrong who puts himself under thu
influence of the intuition of loya
Christian woman. This. Mr.. Marshal
has done and he has aroused mucf
confidence thereby.
1T has been sown that he paid tn,
expenses of his campaign out of hi
own pocket. borrowing money OF hi
home bank for the purpose, although
thousands of dollars were profferet
him by the liquor interests for cam
paign purposes.
when the great meeting was he'll,
at the fair grounds at Indianapolis
Crawford Fairbanks, the Terre Haut
brewer drew up to the hotel with hi
great touring car for Mr.. Bryan an,
Mr.. Marshall. Mr.. Bryan and MI
Kern stepped into the car, but Mr.. an,
Mrs. Marshall made the journey to tn
fair ground in tn street car.
Immediately upon his election, MI
Marshall was besieged by Office seek
ers who came night and day in larg
numbers insistently pressing upon hin
their claims. He made public pre-
clamation that office seekers mus
stay away-that he needed his tim
for rest and for the preparation O
his message and that when the tim
came he would choose men on tn
basis OF merit.
Mr.. Marshall is college man wit
the broad outlook and deep symps
thies of the student of political an
social problems. And as he assume
his office shall we as college peopl
hope aud pray that he may be tru
to his ideals. that he may have tn
courage of his convictions and that h
may ally himself with that group {
governors which includes such me
as Hughes and Lafollette. and job,
son and Folk, who are bringing t
pass y new and better era in Amer
can politics.
Prices OF living increased. the onl
exception Mrs. Austin's pancake fiou
Same old price at all best grocers.