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Meyer was seriously considered for the
treasury portfolio. He has knowledge
of business, although he has been less
inclined to apply himself to business
tasks than some men are. The Presl-
dent knew Won L. Meyer at Harvard,
twenty-five years ago. He has i'm
plicit faith in his honesty, but he has
been in Washington much less than Mr..
Cortelyou, who, the President believes
will be keener in ferreting out schemes
Announcement of the changes will not
be made till after the election, espe-
cially the change with reference to Mr..
Cortelyou. New York politicians. OPP
posed to the administration, still harp
on the contributions for the National
committee which Mr.. Cortelyou, as it's
chairman, received, and to announce
Mr.. Cortelyou's promotion now would
only revive that criticism. But the
President has not fully decided about
the changes yet, with the exception
that Mr.. Cortelyou goes to the Treas
ury Department and that Mr.. Won L.
Meyer goes to the head of the Postof
flee Department. The practice has
been to select business men for Post
master General and the present Ambas-
sador to Russia comes within the cate
CORY.
AS the President now considers the
matter Secretary BOnaparte will go
from the Navy Department to the De-
partment of Justice, and Secretary
Metcalf will go from the Department
of Commerce and Labor to the Navy
Department. In the cabinet the Attor-
ney General ranks the Secretary of the
Navy, the Navy Department having
been created a a comparatively recent
period OF American history, after hay
ing for years been a branch of the
War Department, as the Department
of Justice was for several years al the
beginning of the Republic a branch o. |
the Treasury Department. Secretary |
Bonaparte is not attracted by this dis
tinction in rating, for he has come to !
like the work Of the Navy Department !
and is rather loath to leave it for the |
Department of Justice, although Mr. |
BOnaparte likes the law and is regard |
ed as a leader at the Maryland bar |
However, the President is very anxious |
to have Mr.. Bonaparte to take up the
prosecution of trusts where Attorney |
General Moody leaves it.
These qualifications are above all !
important IN the treasury Department.,
where it is indispensa BILE that business
be quickly disposed of, else the entire
department be blocked and serious en-
oarrassment ensue. a distinguished
Republican,, prominent in political an
nails twenty years ago, killed himself |
trying to investigate personally every
case that came to his desk az Score
tary of the Treasury. He used to lock
himself in his private office for DAYS
at time and devote himself to dis
secting papers. He would not sign his
name till every fact was put before
1lm. He did not trust mis- subordfnates |
many OF whom We're more familiar with
ne details of treasury administration
nan any secretary can ever hope TO
De. The result was that business got |
n arrears and the department was en-
On the other hand the late John
'herman proved one of the most sue
,essful secretaries of the Treasury De-
)artment. When he entered the cehi-
let he had resided in Washington a /
ohS time, was familiar with Govern
nent methods of doing business and :
NEW what subOrdinates in the treas
Try could be trusted. He turned off
outline business without any worry;
nd left himself free to work ont i'm
'ortaut questions of policy.
ERNEST G. WALKER