The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-02-09
MARSHALL
IS GOING TO
MAKE MONEY
ViCe-President Coming Back
To Indiana TO Look For
A Job
Bv GEORGE R. HOLMES

LsTAFF CORRESPONDENT ~ 9tFElCEl
WASHINGTON. Feb 9.-At the age
Of 81, when most men confine their ac-
tivities to perhaps a little golf and
a few daily walks. Thomas Riley Mar
shall. vice president OF the United
states. is going to start making money
At least. he hopes to, he said today. He
viii be 81 years old just ten days after
nc Is relieved from office on March :.
Mr.. Marshall. whose record of eight
wears presiding over the senate, has
been equaIed by only two other vice
presidents in history-Adams under
Washington and Tcmpkins under Mon
roe-looks forward TO March with
undisguised relief.
THE first thing I'm going to do
he said today. rs make some money
I've been ia politics all my life /
made my first political speech for
Horace Greeley when 7 was Is in In
dianapolis. For the last II years I've
been in office. j. has kept me poor.
Looks like if I was ever going to mako
any money Ia better be starting. ]
have family to support"
A lecture tour will be his first con-
Germ Immediately after he leaves OF
fee, That will keep him occupied for
some weeks and after that he is going
to Europe. "Aud mind you" he said
whimsicalIy. I'm going to Europe and
] haven't any mission I'm not going
over to tell EN- what's wrong with
Europe. I'm not going TO make an
exhaustive study Of conditions. I'm
not going 70 confer with the leading
minds of Europe-Tm going merely as
an American traveller to see some
things I hayent seen. They should be
glad to see me over there, They don't
often see. AsReriean who hasn't
mission. I'm going partly In self de-
fense. For years I've horrif1ed my
friends by admitting that I've never
been to Europe. Why, I've seen ladies
who never were west Of Chicago in
their lives break out in a cold clauIny
sweat and look Gt me aueerly when
said I'd never been to Europe I've got
TO 60"
Twelve years in office, four as gov
ernor OF Indiana and eight presiding
over the senate, has left the vice-presi-
dent unshak IN IN his political princi-
Pies" he said Nothing he has seen in
eight years watching the legislative
wheels go 'rJund at the capitol, has
altered his belief in the democracy his
daddy taught him, nor has it changed
his conviction that the United States
Is the best government in
the world TO date.
He has "a lot of ideas" which later
he may write a book about. His good
criticism Of many aspects OF
government nave brought him num-
Der of offers from publishers to incor-
porate them into book.
One thing he does think IS wrong
tho direct primary law as It now oper-
ates. and he thinks it ought to be rem
sdied at once,
Trouble IS" lie criticised. that 1t
bars from political activity all but two
kinds of mea-the very wealthy who
can afford TO go out and make a big
splurge. or the sons of poor but dis
honest parents-the man in moderate
circumstances, who is honestly ambiti-
Gus for a political career it bars.
If there had been a direct primary
law IN operation when I started out
never would have been governor Of In
diana nor vice president Of the United
States May be some folks" he con-
tinued drolly would say that that
would have been a good thing. But
let them say it"
With politics, however. the V. 2
said he was done.
For myself. I mean. I've been in
politics all my life. The habits Of
lifetime are not easily shaken When
comes up that 1 want to talk
about. I'm going II talk. But as for
ne I'm done. I've no ambitions"
4 suggestion tEat he might interest
himself in the war that Is now going
N for control Of tho democratic party
'r in It's proposed reorganization
brought both hands IN the air.
Fools commented the V. P. rush
n where angels fear to tread"