Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 63, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 November 1916 — MARSHALL JUSTIFIES WORD. [ARTICLE]

MARSHALL JUSTIFIES WORD.

Republican v newspapers and campaign speakers have been attempting to make capital out of the charge that Vice-President Marshall referred contemptuously to the Civil Service as the “Snivel’’ Service. Here are the facts stated by Mr. Marshall in a signed statement from Cincinnati: The phrase was not used with reference to the merit system, which I heartily favor, hut was in condemnation- of Republican hypocrisy of that Party’s use of the law and its unjust criticism of Wilson's appointments. Thomas R. Marshall. ,