Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-11
MARSHALL IS
FOR ECONOMY
Says II Won't Hurt American
People 10 Save.

Washington, March 11.-Leanins
back comfortably In big arm chair,
with his feet draped over half open
drawer and smoking a long black
cigar, Vice President Marshall, to-
day told a United Press correspon-
dent that he wasn't really sure
whether he likes his new Job after
a weeks experience, but he has
hopes" Today he said:
II hope to like 1t better after /
get onto the ropes little more. l
really think I'll like the Job after
l learn the rules"
The vice president has taken a
business office in order to escape the
rubber necking of tourists. Nine
tenths of those letters are applica-
tions for Jobs" the vice president re-
marked, waving his hand to huge
stack on the desk. That's my prin-
ciple trouble now In being vice pres
ident, receiving applications for pat
ronage. My patronage extends to
chauffeur of a car to the capitol, II
they ever get 1t working, and a mes
senger, stenograpber and page. /
filled all those important positions
and while I like to help my friends
want to keep on good terms with
all the senators, Republicans, Demo-
Gratis and Progressives and l
wouldn't be two minutes. IL l at
tempted to influence appointments.
Living in a hotel is new to me,
too. You know l have always been
fortunate In having home. Now,
as | remarked to Mrs. Marshall the
other day, all have got out of poll
tics is the distinguished honor OF
being buried from an undertaking
establishment, II should happen to
die. My father was physician and
we always had a home even II IL
wasn't much OF home, 1t was our
town.
Maybe" the vice president con-
tinued dreamily, maybe by next
winter we will take a house and
leave the hotel. | never lived In
rented house until l was governor.
I'm not rich, but I have enough II
anything should happen. to leave
Mrs. Marshall so she wouldn't have
to marry again to keep from taking
in washing or something like that,
and I'm going to keep what / have
and live within my income here.
can do it, l think, with economy.
I think econmy won't hurt the
American people. including me. If
have good cigar, can go to bali
game-a good one-occasionally
and have my own friends, I'll be
content. AS st. Paul puts 1t, have
learned In whatsoever station l am
to be content. That's theg reatest
lesson In life. The expenditure OF
money by the enormously rich 10
harmful, not only to the rich them
selves, but to envious people. Most
people are envious. There are thou
sands of girls working for what call
Junk They want to cut better
dash than their fathers can afford
and buy Christmas jewelry that
turns green at Easter and hats that
look like they cost money, but don't
and desire generally to appear like
society"
Picking up a cartoon OF himself,
pictured in his silk tile made famous
on March d, Vice President Marshall
said. Il think l Inherited my liking
for silk hats. My father who was
country doctor always wore one. He
always wore, like thep hysicians uni
form of the times. 'shad bellied full
dress suit'--a regular dress suit
at all times Of the day. I'd like to
wear a silk hat even in summer II 1t
wasn't too warm. I'm wearing this
Prince Albert suit" he added gin
gerly, holding oe tail up for his WIS.,
itors to view. because I think the
digniay OF the office demands it.
Even II hadn't whole lot myself"
When his interviewer in leaving un-
Willingly addressed him as gov
ernor," the title by which he has
been familiarly known, In Indiana,
the Vice President std That's all
right, that's the title l like best and
to which I'm the most used to. 1t
took me four years to get used to
that"