Evening journal., 1912-11-06
MARSHALL
WINS WAY
BY MERIT
Vice President Elects Rise
to Fame Not Due
to Chance
SINCERITY AS REFORMER
IMPRESSED THE NATION

Thomas Riley Marshall, the Demo-
cratic Presidential candidate has
been TO most Americans the surprise
OF the campaign. A. a leader I'm his
native State Of Indiana and as its
present Governor. his fame for brains
and integrity was firmly established
throughout a territory that had its
limits
When he enierou t,o broad national
field and his utterances were spread
far and wide his powerful mentality
Impressed itself upon the American
people everywhere. His SD eches
were eagerly read for their BULLS
eye shots OF reason. their crisp opi-
grams. their unique and self-illustra-
tive figures of speech and their per-
lmeating and convincing logic The
Democrats who had known him now
reioiced in their selection regarding
their woll-matchcd team as match
poss pair.
Governor Marshall was born in
North Manchester. Ind. on March a.
1854. He is the son Of Daniel M. Mar
shall and his mother was Miss Martha
a. Patterson He attended the public
schools and then went TO Wabash Col
5ege, where ne received the degree
of bachelor of arts in 1873 Return
Eng home he studied law with Judge
Walter Olds at Fort Wayne and was
admitted to the bar In Columbia City
on his twenty-first birthday, in 1875.
GoYernOrshlp First Ofiice.
He sought Office only once before
DE became Governor, that was In 1850,
when he wanted to become prosecut-
ing attorney and was defeated. His
wise TO fame as candidate for Governor
was unexpected to himself and to the
people of Indiana. He had stuck
strictly to business as a trial lawyer
md was winner of cases. and these
were mostly the cases Of lowly
rllents.
Directing his thoughts toward poll
fics as a means of correcting official
wrongs, he became his party's candi-
hate when the Democrats appeared 10
be a hopeless minority In the State.
flour years before Roosevelt had car
sied Indiana for President by $4,000
and j. Frank Hanly, Republican. was
elected Governor by $4,000
The Democratic convention which
named Marshall was on the edge of a
split His nomination as as COM
promise was an inspiration. He was
chosen almost by reclamation on the
NTH ballot AT that moment the peo-
pie of Indiana knew less about him
than the people of the nation did when
he was nominated for the Nico-presi-
dency at Baltimore
Made Wonderful Campaign.
This small. slight man, with whiten-
ing hair and mustache. got out an6
made Ruch campaign as had MOI
been seen before in the State. lie die
not show of as a tinker" and ne die
not pat men on the back. What 10
did was to throw mighty industry and
sincerity into his work In addition
20 speaking before large city crowds
he penetrated the most remote and
Eparsely settled districts, preaching
straight Ieffersonian Democracy with
Out any notifications OF his own. He
insisted that the teachings of the
fathers held the remedies for modern
Ills In plain, direct. frank language
he told his hearers to vote the Demo
cratic ticket II he was right and 3,
vote against it II they though he was
wrong
They believed he was right and he
changed the $4,000 Republican major
fly OF four years before TO a majorit.
of IA 453 for his own ticket
Governor Marshall's guiding princi
pie is the States welfare. but above
that human welfare. At his instance
sn 1911 the Democratic Legislature
enacted laws to curtai child labor
10 require hygienic schoolhouses, Il
protect against loan sharks, 20 estab
fish public Fairgrounds, to establish
Uniform weights and measures. 4
provide police court matrous. 20 pre-
rent white slave traffic. 10 establish
night schools, 10 prevent blindness a
birth to provide free treatment fo
hydrophobia. to strengthen the pur
food laws. to regulate the sale {
cold-storago products. 10 regulai
cocaine sales and TO require medic,
supplies in train equipments.
lhampi0ned Reform Laws.
TIC championed laws for The inspe'