The age-herald., 1901-09-15

doubtful story in his presence. He is courteous and affaIble. friendly and at times jovial yet ever by his bearing re> quiring the fullest respect and considera- ton for the greatoffiee he occupies. He never forgets that 1t Is due to the people who selected him to preserve and even in- crease the dignity of his office. Despite his unexpressed demand that respect be shown him as President, he is most ap- proachable. simple In his tastes, absolute ly unaffected, detesting pomp and osten> tation. He always realizes his responsi- bllity to the people and their claims on him. He is clear-minded, conscientious and earnest, a model husband and typical Christian American His ambition is to perform his. duty faithfully. to protect and advance the nations best interests, to support its highest traditions. and to promote the general welfare.
 Aided by corteiyou.
 ''While the Presidency is. of necessity, a laborious office, its cares may be much lessened if the secretary to the President is capable and diplomatic, able to re. lieve his chief of many burdens. a good counselor who is broad and big enough mentally to make an efficient cabinet of- fcer. President Mckinley has such a man in George B. Cortelyou, who is not only his secretary, but his trusted friend. Though a staunch Republican MT. Cor l telyou was not selected through pollticni l influence but because he had proved him 1 self efficient and trustworthy. In tnls 1 difficult position he makes friends rather than enemies for the President He Is the l most popular secretary who has served l a President in a quarter of century. | When it Is remembered how many people he must disappoint each day; that he must tell the newspaper correspondents | what they should know without seeming to suppress information: that he must re- | member every, public man he has ever l met; that he must be quick to grasp what | each caller wants and be fully informed on every subject, and that he must be the l buffer between the President and the pub lie, 1t becomes apparent that unusual tall | ents are required of him. MT. Cortelyou | has earned the Presidents confidence, and l he does more executive work than any l previous secretary. He has been so sue | cessfu in stsiematizing the work of his l office tha. 4 better and more promptly l done than CT before.
 VolumInous Correspondence.
 "The extent of President McKinley's s l correspondence can be appreciated from the fact that 400,0OO communications were 1 received and disposed of at the executive 1 office in his first term. MT. Cortelyou, | with force composed almost exclusively | of stenograpners. who read each other s notes with facility, has dispensed with an l immense amount of unnecessary work. | When letter or document is received | memorandum, to show what is to be done 1 with it. is written in shorthand in its l upper left-hand corner. This Is kept ori the paper until 1t comes back to the sec retary for approval letter is then written by clerk in conformity with the
 memorandum Thus in most of the corre-
 spondence there is no dictation. pre-
 cident index prepared by Secretary Cor
 telyou. covering practically every case
 that is likely to arise, serves as a guide to the clerks in answering corresponc-
 ence and lessens the work materially
 When a letter is of sufficient importance
 to be filed in the executive offices the
 shorthand notes are preserved with 1t. SC
 the exact action taken can be learned at
 a glance Every important paper IS
 briefed in typewritng. and when necessa-
 ry this brief Is filed with the papers, giv-
 ing an accurate record.
 ''Appreciating the importance of expe