El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-06

machines have taken over the politics
and legislation OF this country that
the bosses and their machines have pre-
vented the people from crys stalking our
great ideals into enforceable laws.
ITO be sure, We have had bosses and
we have had machine politics in Amer
lea We have had legislation which, by
enactment and construction, has not
tended to promote the ideal Of equality
and the opportunity for honest success.
But 1t is equally true that the people,
If they could only get a chance to. ex-
press themselves, would declare in IN
mistakable terms their belief that this
system was vicious; that they would
smash the machines, Danish the bosses.
and select officials who would always
stand fOur-square with the theories OF
the fathers"
one of the acts that brought COVER
nor Marshall into the public eye was
his honOring Of California's requisition
for John J. Mcnamara At the moment
there was a deal of honest doubt OF
McNamara's guilt, and 1t required no
small degree of courage to surrender
the man into the hands Of the Califor-
MIA authorities. Those who criticised
governor Marshall for that act at the
judgment later, when the dynamiter
confessed.
Tackles Sunday Baseball.
Sunday baseball was another oues-
ton with which ne had to wrestle as
governor. A bill legaliZing Sunday
him for approval Marshall was op-
posed to Sunday ball, but he took the
stand that his personal view in the
matter should not overweight the view
Il large majority Of the legislators
elected to make the laws He vetoed the
first bill, however, because it did not
repeal a law already on the books
which made Sunday baseball illegal
WhereUpon the legislature redreW the
bill and submitted it again. This time
he signed it, Notwithstanding the
strong protest Of the strict church ele-
ment
Marshall likes long walks and enjoys
reading the literature of the ancIents.
In fact reading is his chief diversion.
He has the happy faculty of throwing
OH business cares on leaving the office.
since taking an active part in the
political affairs of Indiana he has been
nicknamed Little Tom as a term of
affection. He is as much opposed to
physical culture and all needless mus
cular activity as was Mark Twain.
Governor Marshall is a Presbyterian,
trustee of Wabash college and SD
degree Mason.
MarshaII's Epigrams.
The epigramatic utterances of Mar
shall include:
Government is necessity. Tt was
never intended to be a luxury"
If a government takes more from the
taxpayer than is necessary TO effective
" and economically conduct its busi-
ness, then the government is a thief
and we ought to call in the police"
IF you want to bust a trust get a
lawyer and put some fellow in the
penitentiary"
I believe as much as any nan in
vested rights, but not in vested
wrongs"
There is no money in honest poll
tics He who flies high in office has
some one holding the string to his
kite"
'fVoX populi is vox dei-when the
people know what they are talking
about"
DO not tell me that the humble wage
Garner of today is willing to look along
the vista Of the years and see nothing
but paupeT s grave at the end, while a
enabled to dwell in marble halls and
scatter money like drunken dukes at
monkey dinners"
That people is not wise which - not
Just"