The Washington times., 1919-01-11
IfMr. r.MarshallW llWere President=--
In Woodrow Wilson's Absence
The Country Would Have Good President, Genuine
l Democrat One Well Fitted to Do the Peoples Work

Eu1De twas suggested that MI MaIsna, VICE rresoent
might be compelled by order Of Congress, the Supreme
Court or in some other way to become President and
IN Mr Woodrow Wilson's place.
Newspapers serving the corporations, nstlnctlvely
identifying and hating real Democrat sought to beite
t vice President as they bee others that won't
them They predicted many sad things that would happen
If Marshall President of the United States
s. Mr.. Marshall were President interesting things
MIGHT happento few of the more dishonest profeerng
corporations and individuals.
If Mr. Marshall were President it would not be sur
psng find committee appointed to investigate prott
eeng activities of the principal financial pirates OF the
United States -
We could imagine Mr.. Marshall locating the present
storage place Of some Of those billions spent 50 rapidly
prevented Mr. Wilson looking after certain details we could
imagine uncomfortable moments in the most highly
respectable proeering circles Of the United States
There men that have profteered tens OF millions
from this Government.
There are men that plotted to interfere with the opera
ton of the railroads in time In order to dsparage
Government control of railroads They good friends
of Germany for as Mr. McAdoo said they fighting
prevent railroad efficiency Mr. Marshall is the kind OF
that would drag few of them out of their holes and dust
them off,
-: You know perhaps how it was that MIR. Marshall be-
came Vice President Of the United States.
number of active politicians from the Middle West
got together and decided that Mr. Marshall be Vice
President because with Marshall Governor Of Indiana the
gambling industry out there couldn't make cent Indi
ana you perhaps know offered to the public gambling
center within easy reach of Chicago It intended also to
offer gambling the horse in addition to running
Marshall informed the owners of the gambling racs
track that they opened for business he would send the
militia to make sure that no betting was done They never
owning politicians of Indiana could not have free
rein That's why they combined with few friends at the
convention to make him Vice President.
If Mr.. Marshall were President of the United States
and could reach through the country thoroughly
he reached his hand out in his State of Indiana
there would be worries for bigger gamblers than the gam
C%o%a La
of the gamblers around the of Broad and Wall
in the city of New York He would regulate them
The Vice President is real Democrat one of the few
that hold high office Merely labelling yourself Democrat
and getting fools to elect you does not that you
Democratic in the real of the word Mr. Marshall
democracy real He believes that the people ought
control this country And he knows very well that money
controls it.
He believes that the people ought to take matters
the interested in honest very
For Mr.. Marshall knows that those men and their
special interests and their gigantic accumulated fortunes
the farmer or the small house of the workman.
That such man as the Vice President should be
wasted in the Senate listening solemn Senatorial
and heavy Senatorial persaee is unfortunate for the
country.
ought be back Indiana as Governor regulating
of the forty eight States setting example to the
others suppressing rascay and worrying the dishonest
Or he ought on the floor of the House or Senate
talking some OF the Democratic doctrine that the country
needs to hear
Mr.. Wilson's trip to Europe had made it necessary
for Mr. Marshall to take his place Presiden- was not
necessary and opposed the suggestion more
ously than Mr. Marshall-the people would have had no
cause for regret
For Mr. Marshall actually believes that the peonle are
fit to rule themselves that they COULD rule themselves if
they allowed to try it, that the holding plow in
the country has at least good intellect man hold
ing piece Of paper it of the ticker in the
Hty; that republic ought not to be merely starred and
striped camoufage for government by organized finance
You would have some real democracy if Mr.
Marshall had moved to the White House. You will
prQhahlY iuterestnk democracu