The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-03-24
MARSHALLS WILL
Be MUCH MISSED
FORMER VICE PRESIDENT AND
HIS WIFE HAVE BEEN POP.
uIAR IN WASHINGTON.
FINE AFTER DINNER ORATOR
His Humorous Views Of the Office 40
Held-Their Receptions Greatly En-.
joyed by the Foreign Ambassadors
and Ministers.
BY EDWARD o. CLARK.

Washington H~hingtOn VIII MISS
he Marsmlls. the former vice.presi-
dent and his wife.
one Of MIR Murshbll's quips which
X quoted constantly in Washington he
delivered himself Of In response to II
question concerning the duties Of the
vice president tie said:
The vlcrp president Is like a man
IN catnlcptir III. He knows every
thing that is going ON, but he can't
say word
II is pleasant thing once In n
rs hiic To- get away from partisan pol.
tiles and from all partisan endeaNOr,
aud to say something about the purely
personal side of u mHn with whom
you may not agree entirely In Il party
way but with whom you entirely agree
IN human way SO once again let
II be- said Marshall will be missed
No other vice president, not even
Roosevelt during the time Of his in
rLmhcncy of that Office prior To the
death of Mckinley. has been 50 Ia de
mind n an aitcr-dInncr speaker Ms
rhomns Riley Marshall. Some men
here say that he l. the best after din
ncr speaker In the United States. he
his ~ II may. | once more than In
umated To MIR Marshall when | met
him at one uf his own semi-otiiclal re-
captions that having heard him speak
after dinner on dozen different &C
customs. thought he was about the
best ever" as what they call "A post.
prbudinl" orator.
Mr.. Marshall grinned. lie said, MY
wife tells me that n | talk for five
minutes am all right. but that II
falk for ten am lost
Mrs Marshalls Judgment In this case,
II she ever rendered it-for her hus-
hand II good deal of quiZzcr-is
not accurate. a. anybody who has ever
heard Marshall AT his afier-dinu"r best
IAN testify. When he speaks nnd
shows symptoms ~ thinking he has
said enough. the guests almost In
yurlahly call Tor more which II fairly
cool proof that he can 90 beyond ten
minutes without running up against
any Snng ~ opposition
Has Spirit Of the Poet
Marshall of Indiana has something
~ the poet in him At n Gridiron
dinner one night he told little story
which hotter than anything else per
hatS shows IA" iuuurr. gentle and mp
prrcintiye uaigrr "f the man. lie said
that when hr was governor ~ Indiana
h. stood one day In March looking
out ~ the state house window. II was
the first day when there were any
symptoms Of spring visible. lie heard
a bluehird's warbling note, and heard
% vDudp"ckcr tapping lie said that he
drank in the sounds and loved them,
but on his calling another state Off
rial 20 the window to enjoy the blue
bird and the wpodpcckcr with him the
ct'icial turned away aud said 'Oh, We
hnvp plenty uf hluehirds and wood
pcckrrs what's the use OF making II
fuss nhout them7"
Marshall said that he has never
liked that man since The understand
INK Is that the hlurhird singing and
he WNpdpecker tapping rs related by
Tom Marshall Ia IIoosier poet give
the Inspiration for a well.known poem.
John L. Martin managed tn secure
an Interview with Mr.. Marshall for
the Evening Star Of this city few
days ago. Mr. Marshall added some
hing 10 what hc previously had said
concerning the office Of the vice presl-
dent. hut he took care to let II be
known In manner as well as In form
of speech that he by no means in
tended to belitrle the second Office Of
government.
Ais View Of the Office
lie said. The peculiar position Of
he vice president seems to me To make
HIM the official diuer-Ou Of the I'D
mlnlstration. lie Is To an adminlstra
tIon what charming and vivacious
wife IL To an ambitious husband II
J he viii beam and smile. manifest good
| humor and accept all the Invitations
| that he can "a dinner parties. he can
| at least have the satisfaction of know
| Ing that II he has been Of no use to
| MS purity nv mas not lHfH stunning
block In the path Of It's progress"
The foreign ambassadors and min
listers on duty In Washington always
have made much Of the Marshalls. The
President Of the United States, by
virtue Of his office and his manifold
duties, rarely can dine out. Mr.. and
Mrs. Marshall have given a number OF
semi-p public receptions on their own
account. The ambassadors almost al.
ways attended them. because they
liked the receptions and they like the
Darshalls. There always has been a
democratic spirit at these ylce-presi-
dental affairs. The wonder Is IL there
Is anything wrong In saying that or
dlnarily at these receptions Mr.. Mar
shall has worn a sack coat, bust
ness coat In other words. unless OF
course the affair were In the evening.
Comment on the Cabinet
One administration has moved out
and another has moved In. One repre-
| SCENTS history made and the other his-