Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-01

President Marshall viii play an important part
in the administration. Vice presidents here
tofore, with the exception of Adams, Jefferson
and Calhoun, have occupied very insignih-
cant place at Washington except in the social
life. The vice president is supposed to pre-
side over the senate, but as the senate makes
its own rules for the presiding officer to fol
+ low, the position is little more than a figure
head 1t is well known that during the Roose
welt administration there was little III common
between the President and Vice President
Fairbanks. The men held practically opposite
views on public policy. While President Taft
and Mr.. Sherman were on friendly terms So
cially, Mr. Sherman had little to do with af-
fairs Of state. In fact, he did not measure up
to the position.
Perhaps the nearest to the vice president
and President working together was during
the administration Of President Mckinley
when Garret A. Hobart, of New Jersey, was
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vice president was not considered Of great
deal of Importance.
| In the Wilson administration, however, the
President announces that Vice President Mar
shall will be his close adviser. Although he
may not occupy a seat at the cabinet table, he
will be consulted and will play an important
Part III all affairs of state This is as it should
be, for the vice president may, at any time, be
called upon to assume the reins of government,
and he should be thoroughly posted on what
is going on.
1t is significant that while on his way to
Washington Thursday, Vice President Mar
shall stopped off at Trenton and had four
hours conference with the President-elect
This is the longest conference that any man
of national prominence has had with Mr. Will
son. Even Bryan was closeted with him for
only half an hour or so. When Mr.: Marshall
departed Governor Wilson spent nearly half
an hour with the newspaper men, praising his
visitor and telling what great respect he had
for his opinions and how they were practically
of one accord in all important matters. With
the vice president and President working to-
gether in this manner official Washington is
going to see something entirely new in regard
to the executive Office
'' ~ be-outdone in the manner of break
4ng precedents, the vice president himself an
nounces he will make his home at hotel at
the national capital instead Of taking house
as has been the custom for the vice presidents.
When asked if he had selected house in
Washington Mr.. Marshall replied: ''What
would poor Hoosier lawyer, living from hand
to mouth do with house in Washington I
am going to live at the Shoreham hotel" As
the functions of the vice president heretofore
has been mainly to entertain house in the
fashionable section was absolutely essential.
1t is plain that Mr.. Marshall expects to work
instead Of entertain.
These are only few of the surprises that are
coming to Washington with the advent of the
new administration. What the future has in
store remains to be seen. 1t is certain, how
ever that things are to be entirely different
during the next four years than they have
been for some time past We trust it will be
to the everlasting benefit of the nation.
With Woodrow Wilson in Washington the