The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-06-30
HAVE YOU GOTTEN ALETTER FROM
THE CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL?
If Not You Have Been Sighted, Snubbed
and Otherwise Insulted

.mXginary excuse ab,ut when :" write
i.....u i letter
Did You Got ons7
~ doubt the reader has received one
or more Of these letters and VIII re-
member how IL ends up with An earnest
ASSURANCE Of the welcome I7y letters
from him will be received ~ the sen
atOr and that any matters he misht
Wish looked after VIII be- gwen Inc
persona, attention. of The Senator Mini
SCI. Such letters .~lvc a most pleas
INK taste. and SENATOR Sutherla nd knows
'Hc'r true worth II" works his Cor
rcspnndrncr school, overtime. at the
. expense Of the government and for has
persona. U.S.. | do not mean 10 infer
, that al. ,! such CORES pondence has no
hearing on governmental affairs, that ~
luSt where the inS;diruS part OF the
whole thing comes in. Il good portion OF
= does relate on It's face III things cow
'rrmeutal coming w!thln the province
{ u United States 81 n.LtNr. hut me
great hulk Of L - "f such infnt'esima!
importance TIM, y - az value only to
inStlG.,tc correspondence There. : moth
ing 700 Nnai. '"r Senator Sutherland 10
give his persona, attention rcI.HlnE
that ~. ,I'il. things VII maze friends
and no enemies.
senator Sutherland also realizes the
value Of obtaining pensions for his con-
s;tu"ntS and oc giving their procure
mrnt his personal attention. II" knows
that any one or hts clerks could attend
10 this just aS efficiently as he can HIM
sell. hut IL hr thinks no can i"t Il be
known that n" is taking u personal In
tcrcst IN The matter himS"it h" is sure
thar /, Will be much more 10 his political
lN.n Il n
does much OF tn" work thu, could az
we'll be- done by one of m" clerks and
leave him free to devote his time 10
matters Of 4 more wcirhty nature.
Busy Diner
Senator Sutherland uses. his position
as United States Senator hrs; 10 pro
mot" his OWL political interests and II
ther" is any TIN" !rft over h" gives il
- social functions and Affairs in Nh"
senate He ~ Also very conSil"rat" in
:he Senate L tramp on n" toes which
nigh, n any way harm his N""!a, ;fe:
10 likes :" y" invited whore famous
men are entertained. either 10 satisfy
his personal sense It Importance or to
hcirhten his standing with his col
leagues. i; makes bat littlr difference
which, and he can always hc counted
upon 20 l"nd his august presence :" =
dinner parry with Erca: d"a. more
frequency than 70 can hc counted upon
20 answer rol, cal. IN the S"aatr whore
he IS supposed to be
]. Senator Sutherland would devote
onc-halr OF his time 20 tho tru" business
or the Senate ;ha; he gives 20 lis ''or-
reSpondoncc School" he would have
given the people Of West Virginia Il far
greater amount Of service and would
have been oc some constructive use n
: the Senate. II is true that in every
! body Of mon there must he som"
"Slceners." but that IL no reason that
: such a sleeper" should nc sent 10 the
Senate from West Virginia. As writer
NJ letters Senator Sutherland n ;
achieved fame. not especially from their
quality and diCtion. rather from tAo!r
volume, hut "a an United states Sen
ator he * sadly lacking.