Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1912-08-29

ners, ana tnats the way 1t should be
in this world"
Mrs. Marshall has watched over his
administration Of the affairs of Indiana
with a jealous care. There has been
nothing Of the spectacular in his adj
ministration. It has been sane gov.
eminent. The laws that he has fought
for and won show the spirit of the
man. They are uplifting. They deal
with the improvement of man, woman
and child.
While Governor Marshall is describ.
ed as tender hearted" executive.
nevertheless, he Is a fighter. He be-
longs to the old fighting stock of Vir.
ginia
Governor Marshall is not a dodger
He has his opinions, and he let's them
be known. While he is an organization
man, he knows that organizations are
not perfect-that they can make mis-
takes. II they make mistakes be
thinks 1t is his duty to say so and get
the saying over at the first possible
moment
Mrs. Marshall is not satisfied with
her domestic duties alone. She wants
to do her share in problems of the po.
litical and business world. Mrs Mar
shall Is said to have discussed In de-
tail with her husband his actions on
the Baltimore convention, and when 1t
was seen that Marshall was the man
who was going to go on the ticket
with Wilson he wanted to know what
his wife thought about it.
1T won't be any harder than being
governor of Indiana. and If the party
thinks you are the man it only agrees
with my opinion" she said, and that
settled the matter with Governor Mar
shall.
Mrs. Marshall had the honor OF be-
ing the first woman in Indiana to hold
an office. She was appointed county
clerk of Steuben county by her father
and held that Office for a number OF
years.
When Governor Marshall and his
wife were about to be married she de-
lcided that her last official act OF the
office would be to make out the mar
riage license. Governor Marshall &C
icompanied his wife to the county
clerks Office and watched her with
care as she noted the records In the
big book and filled out the license and
watched her as she carefully signed
her fathers name. with her own as
deputy.
Mrs. Marshall, having blotted the
ink, said, Now we can CO."
mot yet" laughed Governor Mar
shall.
Why, we are all hxed," explained
Mrs. Marshall. pointing to the license.
Yes, but / have to pay for It," re-
piled the governor. TITS all right for
you to make 1t out, but it's up to me
to pay the fee" And he did.
Mrs. Marshall is a keen student,
and, having established the practice Of
going with her husband on all his
trips, be they short or long, they make
it a point to carry along some books.
Mrs. Marshall is as much Of a hui
manitarian as the governor. A glance
at some Of the bills that have been
passed by the 1911 Indiana legislature
To curtail child labor.
To regulate sale OF cold storage
products.
To require hygienic schoolhouses
and medical examination Of children.
The prevent blindness at birth.
To regulate sale of cocaine and 9th.
er drugs.
To provide free treatment for by.
drophobia.
To establish public Fairgrounds.
To improve pure food laws.
To protect against loan sharks.
To provide police court matrona
To prevent traffic in white slaves.
To permit night schools.
To require medical supplies as part
OF a train equipment
Governor Marshall has also played
an active part in providing for protec-
ton OF labor, as Is exampled by the
following acts:
To create a bureau OF inspection
for workshops. factories, mines and
boilers.
To establish free employment agen.
cies.
To require full train crews.
To require safety devices on switch
engines.
To require efficient headlights on
engines.
To require standard cabooses.
To provide weekly wage. etc.
And Governor Marshall has con.
sultod with his partner on all theaa