The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-26
WRITES TO MANY AND ASKS ALL
TO WRITE HIM THEIR VIEWS
ON MATTER.
Hopes 20 Get Expression as He Did
on The Currency Bili-Will APP
prise Colleagues OF Result
10y Charles Brooks Smith

Z WASHINGTON. ID. C.. March 90
1 How do you stand on the canal tolls
| question? Are you in favor OF repeal
ing that clause which gives the use
/ of the Panama canal free to American
| ships in the coastvise trade except
/ ing those owned by railroad corpora
lions? Or are you in favor of allow
I ing that clause To stand
I You are invited without further
/ and formal notice to sit right down
and write 20 large
I Sutherland just how yon feel about A.
Z and he will communicate To the other
members OF the states delegation the
state. extent and temperature of your
/ feelings. along with tho views of all
! other West Nirginians who may ad
dress him on this aEitating subject
of International policy.
Mr. Sutherland today deposited
( 1000 letters to West Nirginians. re-
questing their views AZ once. Each
one of the 237 editors who mould pub
lie opinion in West Virginia will re-
, cetve one OF these letters. as will also
every banker and coal operator. the
latter being most directly concerned
1 in the settlement OF the pending con
I troversy. as the opening of the canal
Tor business Is expected 10 make the
coal industry OF West Virginia more
! prosperous than IL has ever before
been. II is impossible for Mr. Suther.
land to send formal letter 20 every
! West Nirginian. but every West Nir-
ginian who reads This msy consider
himself in" on the discussion. II he
wants TO take part. The only thing
urged upon him. as u Is urged On each
one Of the 1000 letters sent out. is
That he write az once. as the issue b. 20
be settled very shortly. 80 far ~ the
House OF Representative IS con
Same THING on Currency.
When the currency bill was pending
In the House. Mr. Sutherland took the
same methods TO find out the views Of
West virginia bankers. with the result
that he had that sentiment analyzed
and tabulated TO mathematical pre-
cision. lie expects "a get Just az accu.
rate gauge on public sentiment in
West virginia on the canal toll. qdes-
ton. Republicans. Democrats. Bull
Moose. Socialists and all Other crccds
or politics are eligible To enter the die.
cussion. n matters not their race. com.
pieNion or previous condition q servl.
tude. It's a fine chance. Few Con
kies smeu are so cOuraE eous as 10 run
headlong into trouble with their eyes
that the leader Of one OF the factions
has been appointed n member OF n
state commission BY tho Democratic
governor. as the result Of a direct
deal involving party treachery. as
charged Steubenville Herald star.
The Cox machine IL demonstrating
its ability 10 line up counties 10 en-
dorse the governor for reelection
Hamilton has fallen into line and
other machine endorsements are OK
pected soon Springfield sun.
ProEresgives In West virginia con-
tinue 70 show sirns u thpt POLITICAL
~ tired feeling which means they are
NOT SATISFIED 20 continue existence o.
a Democratic aid society. There arc
numerous signs ~ a get together in
opposition 20 Democratic policies -
Bellaire Independent
The new Republican war crv is.
.Atogethcr" - Newark American
Tribune
And "the moving finger writes ''.-
'Coxism' o. doomed q" - Nevark
American Tribune.