 Marshall was not fond of Wilson , as he disagreed with him on a number of issues . Although Wilson invited Marshall to cabinet meetings , Marshall 's ideas were rarely considered for implementation , and Marshall eventually stopped attending them regularly . In 1913 Wilson took the then unheard @-@ of step of meeting personally with members of the Senate to discuss policy . Before this , presidents used the vice president ( who serves as president of the senate ) as a go @-@ between ; Wilson used the opportunity to show that he did not trust Marshall with delicate business . In his memoir , Marshall 's only negative comment towards Wilson was , " I have sometimes thought that great men are the bane of civilization , they are the real cause of all the bitterness and contention which amounts to anything in the world " . Their relationship was described as one of " functioning animosity " . 
