Show CORTELYOU AND THE BONDS There were all kinds of oC charges and threats against officers of the administration admin admin- especially the secretary o othe of the treasury at the time the recen recent Issue of or government bonds was allot allol ted A number of men who had hall put in bids for tho the bonds bonds or or for a portion of them them found found later that allotments had been made to others and anti at bids less favorable to the government And the they brought charges es against the sec see Mr Cortel Cortelyou ou has bas just answered some of his detractors The reply seems sufficient He says sas by br tile the terms of or the bid hid he would make no allotment to persons financially Irresponsible Irresponsible irresponsible ir Ir- Ir- Ir responsible and he hc found these those bidders bidders bid bl I ders did lid not measure up to lo the re re- re- re Thoy had no financial rating If It their l had bids ld ha been accepted accept accept- ed ed they could not hay have leon leo eh to their offer otter The They co cOllie havo declined ile to take the bonds and pay lay the 1 money and there would have ha been no way of compelling them because the they were without financial resources That sort of statement is not comforting comforting com coin forting to a man It has a tendency to tomake tomake make maIm him wish he Ile had not started an attack on a secretary who speaks so plainly and plainly and so 80 publicly This is but one of the man ninny many attempts that hat have been made to discredit the administration and its officers It has signally failed The officials of government government gov gOY emment are faithfully and efficiently discharging the great trust the people Imposed upon them And they deserve deserve de de- de serve a better recognition than they have at times received It is a great jo joy oy to their friends to know that the government officers arc are abundantly capable of taking care of or themselves It t will be a long Jong time before another man accuses Secretary Cortelyou Cortelyon of dishonesty |