. Review of reviews and world's work. vast number of other interests and duties per-taining to it. It has occurred to some ingeniousminds that Mr. Cortelyou might have beenemploying his brief period as Secretary ofCommerce in prying into the secrets of corpora-tions, in order that hemight subsequently usethese as a means bywhich to extort camp a i gn conceived ofsuch a thing as possi-ble, several of the NewYork n e w s p a p e r sadopted the assump-tion that the possiblewas the real. Forweeks past, therefore,they have day by daymade general chargesand accusations. Ofcourse
. Review of reviews and world's work. vast number of other interests and duties per-taining to it. It has occurred to some ingeniousminds that Mr. Cortelyou might have beenemploying his brief period as Secretary ofCommerce in prying into the secrets of corpora-tions, in order that hemight subsequently usethese as a means bywhich to extort camp a i gn conceived ofsuch a thing as possi-ble, several of the NewYork n e w s p a p e r sadopted the assump-tion that the possiblewas the real. Forweeks past, therefore,they have day by daymade general chargesand accusations. Ofcourse, the simple factis that Mr. Cortelyoudid not spend even afractional part of histime as Secretary inprying into the secretsof corporations. As forgetting such secrel -campaign use, nobodyhad any idea that hewould have the cam-paign on his llannas illness anddeath made it wsary to find a new chair-man. V a r ions menwere invited to take I lie ROM WHOM. EITHER BY PROM- ptjons. George Foster Pea- THE PROGRESS OF THE WORLD. 521. THE DOUBLE-HEADED CORTELYOL,—A WORD TO THE WISE. The Chairman Head: Better get on good terms withmy other head ; hes got a good memory. From the Brooklyn Eagle (New York). arduous post, but for one reason or another theycould not assume a responsibility that usuallytaxes both time and physical strength so severely. TheReal Mr. Cortelyous final selection, farfrom being made with a view to get-Corteiyou. ^g campaign funds, was sharplycriticised and much opposed on the ground thathis inexperience and lack of acquaintance withbusiness men would much increase the difficultyof raising money. He was selected because ofhis remarkable executive abilities, his loyal andsincere qualities (so thoroughly tested by threePresidents), and the harmonious feeling likelyto result from the choice of a man thoroughlytrusted and esteemed by the especial friendsand supporters of the late Mr. McKinley andthe late Mr. Hanna, on the one hand, and onthe other by the frien
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