South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-01-17
Other Editors Than Ours
If MIR. MARSHALL WERE PRESIDENT.
(The Washington Times.l

When Woodrow Wilson preparing his trip to
Europe it suggested Mr.. Marshall vice presi-
dent, must be compelled by order Of cor gress the
supreme court, in some other way become
president and act in Mr. Woodrow Wilson's place
Newspapers serving the corporations, instnctively
Identifying and hating a real democrat sought to
little the vice president they bettle others that
them. They predicted many sad things
that would happen if Marshall president of the
United States
If Mr. Marshall were president interesting things
might happen--tO a few of the more dishonest
proiteerng corporations and individuals
If Mr.. Marshall were president it would not be
surprising find a committee appointed to investi-
gate Proteerng activities of the principal financial
pirates of the United States
We could imagine Mr.. Marshall locating present
storage place some those billions spent rapid
If he we're president and free from the load of war
that prevented Mr.. Wilson looking after certain de-
in the highly respectable prohteering circles of
the United States
There are men that plotted to interfere with the
operation Of the railroads in time in order dis
parage government control OF railroads. They were
good friends of Germany for as Mr.. McAdoo said,
they fighting prevent railroad efficiency Mr..
Marshall is the kind that would drag few
OF them of their holes and dust them off.
You know, perhaps how it that Mr.. Marshall
became vice president of the United States.
number OF active politicians from the middle
west together and decided that Marshall must
be president because with Marshall governor Of
Indiana the gambling industry there couldn't make
cent" Indiana you perhaps know offered to the
public gambling within easy reash Of Chicago.
II intended also offer gambling the horse races
in addition running a gambling house
Marshall informed the of the gam bling race
track that if they opened up for business he would
send the militia make that no betting was
done. They opened the track Marshall
governor the gambling hOuse-ownng politicians of
Indiana could have free That's why they
combined with few friends at the convention TO
make him vice president
II Mr. Marshall were president OF the United states
and could reach through the country thorough
is OWn stat Of
diana, there would be worries bigger gamblers
than the gamblers OF his home state There would be
worry Of the gamblers corner
Of Broad and wall SITS. in the city of New York He
would regulate them.
The president a democrat one Of the
few that hold high Office. Merely labelling yourself
/ democrat getting fools you does not
mean that YOU democratic in the real OF the
word Mr. MarshalIs democracy Is real He believes
that the people ought this country he
knows very well that money controls il.
believes that the people ought TO take matters
! in their hands and that, although they dont
know it, the interested in honest govern
ment the men that now make joke of pop
ular government
! For Mr. Marshall knows that those men and their
special interests and their gigantic accumulated for
tunes. in dangerin greater danger than the lit
tie property of the farmer the small house OF the
workman.
That such the vice president should be
wasted i'm the senate listening TO solemn senatorial
courtesy and heavy senator persifage is unfortu
nate the country
He ought to he hack in Indiana as governor. reg
uating the states setting an example to the
oihers. suppressing rascality worrying dis
honest politicians
or he ought to the floor of the house or SEN
ate talking Of the democratic doctrine that the
country needs TO hear
/ If Mr. Wilson's tRp TO Europe had made nee
essary for Mr.. Marshall take his place presi-
dent-ir necessary. and opposed the
suggestion more vigorously than Mr.. MarShall--the
people would have had no cause for regret
For Mr. Marshall actually believes the people
tit TO rule themselves that they could them
selves II they allowed 20 try IL; that the man
] HafsHr rf..-. sN,r
an intellect holding a piece Of paper as L
comes OF the ticker in the city; that republic
ought not be merely starred and striped camOuhaec
for government by organized
You would have seen some real democracy if Mr..
Marshall had moved over 10 the white house You will
probably interesting democracy anyhow
next March when the republicans rule the senate
and the house and undertake Woodrow Wilson.
j who viii be back in The white bouse the Job