The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-14
BY MARK SULLIVAN

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(Nat!onal Political Correspondent Cf the
1ntelligcnCer and the y. y. Evening Post
Tho two men who are serious prob
abilities for Postmaster General are
Will Hays and Tobias Hert. Both would
| properly be classified as political ap-
nointces VIII Hays is fairly well known
: u the public through his position az
, National Chairman OF the Republican
! party. Tobias Hert Is Kentucky huS!-
ness man, formerly OF Indiana, who
! made a fortune in the Crcosotcd wood
| business. During the past eight years,
Hert has been the presiding genius Of
| tho Republican party organization in
| Kentucky. -Four years ago. during the
| Hughes .clmraigu. Hert was in charge
Of the Chicago headquarters OF the Re
! Tubl!Canparty, and this year he sPcht
i three months In the New York head
quarters helping Chairman Hays. II -
/ these political services. OF course that
mark Hcrt out as q possibility for Post
/ master General. This ought not to he
! said without also saying that Hert Is
, entirely capable for the job. He has all
The business and other qualifications tor
! hlling II we'll. II It comes to cho''"
! between Hays and Hert some Interest
! ing considerations will arise. Hays. a.
| though not experienced in business. -
| recognized by every one as eXtrem" y
: well qualified for just this kind OF work
! Some Of the more touEhcned polsti-
! clans occasionally speak Of Hays i 1T
! tie lightly as Y NJ. c. \. youth or
| I "rah rah" boy But the truth Is HAYS
! Is y growing man. with sense OF value
! for time and vitality. who does not
drink. nor smoke. nor flood his clrhur-
! etcr with midnight Surp"rS, nor "th'T-
wise spill his energies in any NOR" ~
he can avoid OF the fruitlcssnCsS OF WAT
! goes by the name Of social diversions.
! Hays has genius for organization ana
almost abnormal energy IN carrying
! things out In point OF adaptability u
| this particular Job there IS not much
/ to choose between Hays and Hcrt From
| the point OF view OF politics. Hays has
| little the better Of II. He IS the official
/ head OF the Republican PARTY national
organization. To leave him out and tax"
| in another politician Of lesser political
rank so to speak. would call for good
: deal Of explanation to the party work
ers on the other hand. Will Hays prob
ably Is a little less eager for cabinet
honor than IIert. Hays IS 4 young IAN
barely forty. without any considerable
! fortune and with his private career
ahead OF him. Between filling an unr"-
! munerative post OF honor for the n"X'
! four years and making start toward
achieving q career and an established
| position in tho world OF private bust
ness. Will Hays might well hesitate.
Hort 1T End Of Career
Tobias Hert on the other hand. has
: his private career behind him. lie IS
J iicty-siX. he has made u fortune. ana
! logically might be expected - care 4
4 ~ y, q
been some talk OF solving the difficulty
, hv giving tho Postmaster-G rE"rai'S Of
! flee 70 Hays and letting Hert have c.
,he- tho War department or the Com
mcrce departmnat. Tho trouble with that
| "a that there is reason for prcSum;1E
| that Harding has other men in m!nd Tor
these two posts. rOS master General IL
tho only post FOR which. uNd"r all the
conditions, Ncrt has any sort &C compel
Ing likelihood. The difficulty might con-
coivably end with Hays in different
! post. 1t might conceivably end WIKI on"
| or tho two not in the cabinet. I SUSPECT
! that not rs many politicians arc gong
To be in the Cabinet as Is generally pre-
d.ctei.
Nearly all predictions include the as-
scr.:nr That tho politicians will got four
/ places The politicians named a." Harry
VI.
and John W. W',kS. AZ ~" situation
| lies taking all the conditions int" &C
count. e l. rather doubtful whether al
! four or these politicians will u,;:mnt"ly
land in the Cabinet. II IS unfair 10
Weeks. by the way. to class h.* stand
ing as purely political. He has had
career as a bankc-. and for many years
he represented Massachusetts, in the
House and Senate. II worked hard. n"
mastered the tasks that came 10 him ~
tho Ranking COMMITTEES md IN" '"s'
Office committee. and WAS thoro"Ha-
- cr"ditah!e member.
Everybody knows tha. Harding h"in
likes Weeks for his r"rsona!:'! ""i
improves him rur Lis ability. Nr' h";i-
lean to Weeks IS the fact that Harding
looks upon Vicc-Prcsid"nt Coolidge Is
a member OF his Cabinet Looked at in
that way. Massachusetts, already mas
= Cabinet member. so to sneak. r Is
occasionally said that the ro"':dg" CONF
plication affects the weeks situation.
No Chance to save Money
Returning to the Postmaster General
selection. whoever gets X IS going 10 be
2 disappointed man. The Republicans are
predicting and boaSt.nr that they are
going to save money in every depart
'
II. They sincerely expect 10 save money
IN every department. But ;hcy will saw"
no money in the Post Office Department.
Rurleson has already done AL tn" saving
that can be done there. Burlcson knows
the value Of a dollar. The other day I
heard Republican leader express Il
by saying that Earleson is the only de
partmcnt head in the Wilson admins
tration who knows the value OF dol
lar. OF course that was merely HaTt.-
san way OF putting It. But Rurlrson !s
a business man and has run the Post
Office as he would run MS own business
II NAV be- that the way BUrlrson would
run his own business IS not tn" way
some other man would run his own bus
moss Burleson may have narrow and
individual notions Of how to run his own
business. Also 1t may be the way any
business man would run his own buS!-
ness Isn't tho best way 10 run the Gov
crnment business. Any ono who wishes
to support that thesis IS welcome to.
The fact about Il all IS that RurleSon