The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-12-25
THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR.

As one rises In the physical worl
his horizon broadens and he Is enable
to obtain not only larger but clear
er view of all things within the rang
Of vision, and one can at the SAM
time obtain a much more accurat,
has been supposed when one rises IL
the political world he likewise is ablt
to take a larger and more comprehen
siye view of things political, social
moral and general. But, unfortunately
this notion as to the effect Of rising in
the political world is frequently found
to be mistaken one Instead of the
breadth and depth of mind and char
acter which one expects to find too
often it happens that the elevation of
the individual reveals littleness and
narrowness of intellect and character
that makes us pity the one who has
been SO unfortunate as to disclose to
his admirers traits and weaknesses
that only serve to lessen the regard Of
friends and acquaintance.
The foregoing remarks are suggest
ed by the exhibition of weakness in
Vice President Marshall In connection
with lecture engagement recently
urday announced that the vice pres-
dent had engaged with lyceum bur
eau to deliver IS speeches in August
at $500 each, provided congress is NJ
then In session, and also to deliver 20
Chautauqua speeches in November.
The vice president, when questioned
admitted the engagement but said: Il
shall not discuss the propriety of pub
lie officials appearing on the lecture
platform, nor shall say anything
about why am doing it." The CORE,
spondent adds that when 1t becamc
known that the vice president had
planned to lecture. he announced that
he would be billed as Thomas r
Marshall" and that no reference to
his being vice president of the United |
States would appear in the advance
notices.
The vice president Is clearly within
his legal rights when he refuses 10
discuss the propriety of what he is
about to do, but we incline to the be-
lief that before he is through with !
the just criticism that will come to
him he will have to discuss this ques-
ton, or abandon the chase after the
dollars. He does not need to tell any
A'eSi''9She PSiooai WHY iit is uHueT- I
taking this lecture engagement. The ;,
services to be rendered by the vice !,
president and the price to be paid are !,
stated, and 1t Is easily determined that =,
why" he Is doing it is to get $l6.50O.
Nobody will be deceived by the
statement that he is not to be billed
8 vice president, for the lyceum bur-
au and the local committees will =,
ardly attempt to throw away the
hief element Of the attraction that
hey are buying. Mr.. Marshall -.
1ough child-like in the simplicity t..
nat he displays, can hardly be so J..
mple as not to know that the pur-
,se Of obtaining these lectures is 10 ~
i've the services Of the vice presj- tr
mt Of the United States and not of w
lomas r. Marshall tr'
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This question naturally arises: If ~,
Is is a perfectly proper thing for Mr.. Ct,
lrshall to do, why does he stipu late
It he Is not to be advertised as the WI
e president? The fact that he has "a
Icted this agreement from his en-
yers Is conclusive evidence OF its in
,scpricty Such conduct humli- at
all Americans, especially those ter
!, voted for Mr.. Marshall as a man 60 90
enough % BE- president Of the no,
ted states. kn,