The Cairo bulletin., 1912-07-17


nomination of Kern for the United
Estates Senate against Taggart. ant
Kern was elected.
Early in his first campaign, Gov
Marshall told Taggart that ht
| thought it bad taste for the boss t.
'hang around the capitol building
and Taggart took the hint. He rare
lily visited the capitol after that.
No state in the Union has exceed
ed Indiana in the passage of good
legislation in the last four years,
1t ratified the income-tax amend
ment to the Federal Constitution; it
petitioned Congress to submit an
amendment providing for direct cleo
tion of Senator'S; it passed corrupt
practices and Campaign publicity
acts. A most liberal employers liza
bility act was passed, abolishing the
fellow servant rule and abolishing
the workingman waiver. Child laboc
laws were strengthened. the Railroad
Commission was empowered TO fix
rates and the Tax Board was given
enlarged powers. Oold-stbrage
limitations were enacted, a standard
of weights and measures was adopt
ed, sanitary schoolhouses and medi-
cal inspection of pupils We're proyid
ed for. Laws We're passed making
the block system of signals on raii-
roads obligatory; bureau for in
spection of mines, factories and boil
ers was established; a commission
was formed to advance agricultural
and industrial education. building
and loan associations were brought
under the banking department OF
the State; a system OF uniform ar
counting was established in all State
departments.
Gov Marshall raised storm Of
protest when he signed the requisi
ton papers which took the Me
Mamaras to California, and he was
denounced as al enemy of labor, bu,
then the plea of guilty was entered
1T Los Angeles his course was justi-
fled and nothing but praise has been
l. . Il
When Bryan asked his famous
questions that We're calculated to
smoke OUT the candidates, Mar
shall answered frankly, and his
curse proved to be the best, as i,
made him many friends and no enc
MES.
When the Legislature passed a
aw legalizing Sunday baseball he
etoed it becaAse OF technicality,
nd when the defect was remedied
and the bill sent to him again. in
he midst Of great roar OF approba
ion for his previous veto he signed
{. on the ground that this was a
representative Government and
hat it vas the business of the Legis
iature to pass laws
In this way. Marshal has been a
shter. He has gone forward with
he business of government regard
'ss Of personal consequences, and
is views and opinions have, at all
ines, been an open book to his con.
tituents.
Marshall is Presbyterian. He il
domestic man. He is a scholar
nd philosopher. He has been hon
led with degrees from half dozen
allcges and universities, and is
Id. of at least three, including
otre Dame and the University OF
pennsylvania.
Gov. Marshall is a scion of one OF
he Oldest and most notable families
Virginia. He was born in Man.
hester, Ind, in 1854 and was edu-
ated in the Wabash University. He
rs always stood for oId-fashioneG
ethods Of education and old-fash-
ned ideas of government. He be-
an his career as country lawyer
nd but for his common sense in de.
lining to run for Congress In 1908
tobably saved him from passing his
avs in comparative obscurity.
He Is a worthy compliment to
oodrow Wilson as a running mate
te Is an excellent campaigner ana
Ike the New Jersey executive. he
axes his most effective points In
lustic of witty epigrams.