The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-30

Warwick at Cincinnati.
In ,h.. "At"rci,Uit "E Venice. H.
l'rinr, 1r -\rr;.%"n. pleading his ON
,.lus.. Al'h r"r;ia, II" most exquisite =
AL judges. rNrlallus.
"O, rha; estates. degrees anh offices
Were r"t derived corrupuy and nat
c!";tr honor
We're purchased by the merit OF IN"
wCar"r.
The crra: homer that h'tS come 10
this son If uhI" MAS purchased 10y I've
n'rr!l az III" w"Hr"r.
In these war days "f stress and strain,
whr! III, government IL spending. not
,ullir'l.; hu; billions rf dollars. no. 4
penny at which can ID diS1urScd with
"t:t m. scrutiny ana approval OF the
Comp roller nt :hr Treasury. no ordin-
arg ,"au could cop" with tn" vast !"tn-
ul.> and ar,!.uuS duties "f the office
~. wvUid bc overwhelmed. F'rulu rvrrJ
branch uf the civil. military and naval
establishments III tn" government thor"
come to tEc Comptroller thousands Of
questions for decision. II" Is n" S"-
prem" law p"wrr III the executive
branch Of the government in all matters
relating 70 accounts and claims and the
disbursements: II public money.
Il i nuw on" hundred and twenty
eight %carS since the office was created.
In all tina; :In!" Judge Warwick Is tho
first and the uuly arI.uintrc who came to
the great office fully AMI entirely
"'i;;ili"h with t.rowl"dg" OF all MS
duties and familiar with its every .ir~
;all. He had been chrf inw clerk Of III"
":tic" ard Assistant Comptroller. H."
had also boon Auditor OF Panama, c.
operating with General ,iucthalS. AID
Judge "f IN" Canal Zone. As Il member
81 pr"sidrut Taft'S economy commits
sion h." hal Investigated. flmllarh"d
himself WITH and reported upon The
Incth",& IT business IN III" executive
departments. Thus WIS ne equipped for
III. eNacting and ever increasing work
Of III" rururtrulier's office. II" IS 4
master OF the law. knoHS tho statutes
from tho foundation Of the government
a he knows liz letters Of the Hiphah"i:
has I rcmarkAhl> memory; is Il predictions
worker and i very !uiraCl" OF industry.
He directs 1aL decides without :uSS.
flurr! "r III" lcnSt sign Of "Stcntatinn.
rho moment EuG enter his rnnn N"G
realize that You ar" In ~" prcscnc" 7
4 gentleman. H., L. . man OF striking
and charming personality. II Is I pleas
urr tn dn business with him. lie IS
gentle, Kind. cUnslderat". and 4 patient
listener one rnarvrlS ut his readiness
in resolving tho mysteries 0t contracts
and urtanSling the complications o. az
counts In addition TO being great
LAWYER he is m expert accountant t'is
mind is 80 acute and his iudEmcut s."
discerning thai his decision Is male
lrtor.. Won r;nSh GEAR statement. but ~"
listens and when you have concluded ~"
gives yn,! mis- decision with remarkable
rIrarrnSS. He has what =" many mol i
ing hich office sadly lack the judicial
,cnIp.ramcn,. His rccOrf. does honor I"
The state nf ohio and 10 his great
n:;ic. aud Is q credit u the public sere-
&C..
Ohio has furnished tive Torpt roIlern
not counting The present incumbent.
some OF them very notable mon. The
fvc hold ;hc office Tor thirty-ci,;h,
cars Tho FIRST ohio incumbent was
Elisha Whitllr@cy, = noted Wig. -"
was sixteen years old when WH'hiuct":
died. Born IN Connecticut. h" moved -
ohio a. Il very early ar. II" was nd-
Matted tn. lie hnr in 1\H': served AZ
a!d-d"-Carip In the war Of 1872. was