The Irish standard., 1896-07-04
Review of Reviews.

The Review of Reviews for July is a
strong political number. The portraits
of prominent men of all shades of poll
tics are numerous and interesting, and
the editorial comment on the present
situation is luminous. The Review is the
Only monthly which is able to keep fully
abreast of all political movements and
changes. It is never caught mapping.
The action of the St. Louis convention
ON June Is is already history to the Re-
view of Reviews which appears on the
list day of July; indeed that action, had
been definitely and accurately predicted N
the number of the month previous. The
Review has shown such possibilities in
political magazine journalism as had not
been dreamed of in the PHILOSOPHERS of
the magazine editor Of the conventional
type.
The most thorough and authentic
study of William McKinley's character
and career that has as yet appeared in peri
odical literature is contributed by E. V.
Smalley, the we1l-knowu journalist,
whose intimate knowledge of Repub-
lican party politics and long ,acqnaint-
anoe with the public men of Ohio render
him peculiarly adapted for such a task.
Ma. Smalley was himself born and reared
ON the western Reserve" only forty
miles from McKinley's Poland home,
and writes with full personal knowledge
of the Majors early environment. The
article is we'll illustrated. =,
An appropriate song for Fourth OF
July celebrations appears, under the
caption "Stand by the Flag" The story of
the song is told in the Review by Major
Marshal H. Bright, of Christian Work,
who is entitled to credit for its preserya-
ton and revival. 1t seems that the
words were written by Mr.. John N.
Wilder and recited at a patriotic meeting
held in Albany N. Y, July 4, 1858. Dur
ing the civil war the song wa,s repeated
ly sung to the familiar English air,
HCheer, Boys, Cheer" but Major Bright
has since composed music especially for
the ode and this music is published with
the words in the Review, through the
kindness of his daughter, Mrs. Maud
Wolder Goodwin, author of "The Coloni-
al Cavalier" Dolly Madison" and other
works Of historical interest. The first
lines of the song run as follows: III -
Stand by the flag! Its stars like nleteors
cleaning,
Have lighted Arctic icebergs, South
ern seas,
And shone responsive to the stormy
beaning 81 z IS 4.
OF old Arcturus and the Pleiades..
Hezekiah Butterworth has an appreci-
alive article on "The South American
Poets" It is surprising how little Is
known about the literature Of the Span
ish-American republics by citizens Of the
United States. Mr.. ButterWortll sue
ceeds in showing that these countries
have recently produced much verse of
striking beauty and power. His article
will be appreciated by all our literary
men and women who desire to be IN
touch with the writer's Of Latin America
Mr.. Charles D. Lan.er writes on The
Words Sporting Impulse, ''sl 'evteWfng
the marked tendencies Of the season
toward unusual activity in out-of-dpor
recreations The cartoons and other Sil-
lustrations reproduced from the & daily
and weekly press form an interesting
exhibit OF these tendencies as reflected
In contemporary Journal Ii SIN III Il {
The Review devotes q ten ges article sl
to Ions for summer ding,
wi with d. nlurher &c ~
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