Death is grim, but Thomas R. Marshall was never grim. If there was ever a baby born with a smile on its face, it must have been he. It was 71 years ago last March that his smile came into the world. Last week, it flickered out for the last time.
He held only two offices of any importancethe Governorship of Indiana (1909-13) and the Vice Presidency of the U. S. (1913-21). In many ways, he was too genuine for the pomposities of politics.
He came from old U. S. stockon his father's side from...
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