The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-04-29
PERSONAL
SERVICE
HIS SLOGAN
How Will R. Wood Has
Represented This Tenth
District al Washington

Although Congressman VIII r..
Wood has thrown himself into every
important campaign in the tenth dis
trict for many years past, his own
campaign for the nomination for re-
election to the house Of representa-
tives finds him at work in Washing
ton on the important committees to
which he has been assigned because
Of his capacity for solving tough
problems and his standing and sem
ority as a legislator.
Congressman Wood can well afford
TO stay in the capitol. He has moth
ing to fear at home. There IS moth
ing in record to be explained to the
folks back home. 1t is not necessary
for him to coax his constituents to
vote for him. He does not have to
have a powerful political machine
to roll him back into office.
Morever. the people like the in
man Wood has taken. What he says
in effect is this:
There is important work TO be
done here and,I can't spare the time
to come home. / would like to see
you but duty is first. If you are
satisfied with my record and want
me to continue in the future as in
the past I will be glad to make the
race"
Only a man OF Woods ability
would dare to stay away and leave
the field to his opponents He is
not here to answer their charges.
If they have any TO make. He leaveA
IL to the voter to use his own judg-
ment
VIII r. Wood Is statesman. Not
only is he one Of the best orators
in Indiana, but he has more accom-
plishments to his credit than any
congressman from any district in
the fate. He stood back of every
meaaare for the furtherance of the
American cause during the war. He
has always helped Lake county Re-
Gently he put the Illiana Harbor and
the Jones and Laughlin bills through
the house.
He put over the Hickey bill to
create a new federal court district
in the state of the entire .satisfac-
tion of Lake county.
Will r. Wood ranks high in the
house Of representatives. He has
always served on the important
committees. His years OF experience
in the national assembly give him a
value to his constituents that could
not be deupiicated by a successor in
less than four or five years. no mat
ter how capable the successor might
be as a legislator. Other things be-
ing equal seniority gives a congress-
man great advantage. The new
and untried congressman have very
little influence
Will r. Wood is always on the job
You will always find his name on the
roll call In the congressional record.
There is another characteristic of
VIII r. Wood that endears him to
the people No mother ever wrote
him about her soldier boy or soldier
wrote about his bonus that the Lett
ter did not receive prompt. careful
and thorough consideration. Con-
gresham Wood always give his per-
sonal attention to these little re-
quests just as he does to the big
ger things.
This personal service is of most
most legitimate way in the world for
public official to build up his fen
ces at home. Nobody begrudges
VIII r. Wood the following that he
has earned by personal service.
II think VIII r. Wood is a good.
straight man and that he has made
a good record in congress- said A.
Murray Turner of Hammond. He
has been in the state senate so long
before he went to congress that he
was prepared for the work. sin
cerely hope that Mr.. Wood will re-
ceive the nomination"