Letters, Dec. 18, 1939

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"They said . . . that the condition of the country was such, and the divisions among the Democratic party, as between the present aspirants for the nomination, that it might become indispensable to renominate me as the only means of restoring harmony, and of preserving harmony in the next election, and that it might become my duty to yield.". . . They urged also the condition of the country being engaged in a foreign [Mexican] war, and their conviction that I would be the strongest man of the party. I still adhered to my often expressed determination to retire at the close of my present term. . . ."

Tuesday, 13th February, 1849—". . . I am heartily rejoiced that my term is so near its close. I will soon cease to be a servant and will again become a sovereign. . . ."

His looked-for rest in peaceful retirement was short-lived. Within four months, this relatively young man who had literally worked himself to death in four years of fruitful service for his country, was dead. CHESTER D. SEFTENBERG

Oak Park, Ill.

>Admits Pundit Lippmann: "I never knew a President or heard of one who didn't want to be re-elected until I heard of James K. Polk. I stand corrected."—ED.

In Justice

Sirs:

In your issue of Nov. 20, p. 15, under "Off-year election oddities" the first paragraph states:

"In Little Ferry, N. J., three men who were WPA workers on election day became Mayor and Councilmen next day."

In justice to my two associates and myself who were elected by a two to one vote, please be informed that none of the persons referred to were employed by the much maligned WPA. . . .

JOSEPH SRHOLEZ JR.

Present Councilman and Mayor-Elect of Little Ferry, N. J.

> In justice to Mayor-Elect Joseph Srholez Jr., he resigned from WPA before filing his petition. Councilmen Kabela and Kozich were never on WPA.—ED.

How About It?

Sirs:

How about a little cooperation between the Editor of TIME and the Editor of FORTUNE?

At p. 50 in your issue of Nov. 27, you aptly smear the atrocity "Reverend Jones" used in place of "the Reverend Mr. Jones" or "the Reverend Tom Jones."

But alas, FORTUNE for December at p. 69, trots out "Reverend Daniels." In the name of consistency, FORTUNE'S Editor might have given us "Honorable Hull" at p. 44 of the same issue, but he spared us that one.

CLARENCE L. SAGER

Riverside, Conn.

> The editors of FORTUNE are invited to cooperate.—ED.

Urbi et Orbi

Sirs:

We Latin Americans are so used to the misinformation regarding our problems, economic as well as political which seems to be a peculiar feature of many publications in this country (TIME included), that we cannot be unduly surprised at the odd and confused mixture of facts and misstatements with which TIME reports urbi et orbi (Dec. 4) the results of the general elections in Cuba for delegates to the Constituent Assembly which is to draft a new Cuban Constitution.