The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-07-03
Has Great Amount Of Work
to Do But Does 1t with
Much Delight
1CharIes T3rook sml1ll. )

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Representing q constituency IS large
las the population OF the entire state
is 4 high honor for any man but y
lis a compliment that must pc wen
paid for in the way OF long hours q
hard work. unremitting attention 70
details, extra clerical expenses in
CURED by the volume OF business TO
be looked after. and exactions by the
wholesale which make the burden
OF a congressman-at-largefar greater
than that which rests upon q man
who represents merely district.
Howard Sutherland, congressman
at-large from West Virginia, has
found this out and realizes the dtf-
ference. Pleased mighty over the
shonors conferred upon him by frst
the voters Of his own party In the
statewide primary and later. by an
overwhelming majority Of the voters
Of the state OF all parties It is to pc
questioned whether he at first fully
realized just how big Job he was
elected to all. However, he has long
since come to realization OF it. He
has found that representing ave con-
gressional districts calls for Just
about i've times as much work as
representing one. Probably that
statement should be toned down and
made milder, for the other con-
gressmen have their work OF course
and lots OF it, but 1t comes almost
exclusively from the limited number
of counties which compose their re-
spective districts. while the work
that stacks up for Congressman
Sutherland comes from every county
in his state.
A However, Sutherland isnot one to
complain. He has had to work all
his life, and whatever OF success IN
). business and political life has
come to him has been the result OF
! hard work and plenty Of It. he
holds that success and happiness can
be obtained in that way, and as ne
has ambition to retain and achieve
both, the many heavy cares and rel
sponsfbilities connected with his new
! nosftion hold no terror or discour-
4 agement Tor him. Sutherland y Sc
rious-purposed, methodtcal, thorough
going and painstaking. He appfeei-
!, ates the opportunities which come 70
/ him and he overlooks none of them.
lHe has youth and abby and the
future is bright for him. That's the
way it looks to West virginians OF
! discernment in weighing the char
:, acter of public men. He looks ike a
good bet in the political history OF
~. e+a+e which is vet to be enacted
and written
Mr.. sutherland ranks high in the
estimation OF the national capitafs
political and social life. and the
longer he stays here the traer ne
win mount in respect to that. HE 1s
of that type. He has been elected
member OF the metropolitan Club
which gives him the eptTee to the
social side OF the public life, whtcP
plays very important and essential
part in the success Of any public
man, and his appointment to mem mem
bership on two of the most import
ant committees of the House testifies
to the. recognition of his ability ano
character which the ruling regime
~ that branch accorded HIM On
mines and mining. and on roads, ne
will play an important part more
especially as a member Of the lat
ter since national aid OF the good
roads movement will be live and
dominant question in the regular
secession. For this position he IS
especially we'll fitted, because in the
good roads movement he has taken
an active interest for years ana mas
made it study that has enabled
him to qualify as an expert on that
subject. west Virginians are tamii-
lar with his work and studies along
that line; his authorship OF laws ana
his many splendid speeches applying
to the subject.
Early in the present session, Con
gressman sutherland made 8 speech
against the Underwood tariff bill, es7
'peciaIIy. with reference to lowering
schedules affecting West Virginia
products. 1t was well received both
here and at home, and West Virgin
lians in large numbers evidenced their
interest in it by requesting copies sent
To them. AS a<result the speech has
had a Widespread circulation in that
state. and called forth much common
dation. especially from editors OF Re
publican papers. In the routine mat
ters of pensions. mail routes, sched-
ules, and the innumerable other mat
tiers which go to make up the general