The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-11-26
GM lemorraf-S STIR
Two OF Them To Hold soo
the FiftIeth Congress IN

PHILADELPHIA Times.
Among the surprises in tie
Congress will be the preseua aeAt
two clergymen of nch wider ol
perience and greater kDowleJr.0H.
the affairs Ut this practical.
a-day world than is generally toUa'
among the Representatives Ouhu
find their way into politics f "uO
this lofty calling. The Rev. N y
Mckinney, who has carried Dan;
Webster's old New Hampshira 1Ie
trlct by the narrow majority of IES
is the pastor Of the only UniyersaI
ist Church in Manchester. .a'
metropolis and manufacturing =
ire of the Granite State. The mn
of churches of his denomiuat;n'
which have taken root in that orth"
dOx section of New England il ~,
large but in spite of the natnrO1
prejudice against his sect the NOS;
ton of Mr.. mckinney has Io"r
been fixed upon the most respecta
BILE basis. Setting in that nla".
many years ago after hard, actual
service AS % private soldier. ~.
plain, blunt common sense Of tho
Universalist clergyman soou madS
him a power. Well grounded in
the faith he teaches, he has never. #,
theless gained the respect of a COM.
munity IN which orthodox Copgra.
gationahsm of the SterneSt charac.
ter has been able to maintain itself
moro thoroughly than in any part
Of New England. His philanthronic
work has made him popular with
the $4,000 mill operatives and ar
the same time has gained for him
the good will of agents and owners.
His soldier record has made him
the most popular Democrat at ali
Grand Army reunions and his
recognized franknrss and hOnesty
have brought him the personal
friendship OF the great mass of
ordinary easy going citizens. The
personal qualities of the man have
given the district to the Democrats
rather than their own Inherent
strength, and unless the man in
some way LOSSES his power by 90.
ing into politics, as has been the
case with so many other ministers.
he will make himself a distinctive
force in the next Congress. Mr..
Mckinney, with his SLOUGH hat and
general neglect of fashionable al.
tire, gives the impression of a
WeSterner dropped into New Eng
lite. But it he says anything
in the House the members will
listen and his remarks are likely to
be worth reporting.
The other clergyman who has
most UNEXPECTEDLY found himself
returned to Congress is the Rev.
w. Reed, of Denver. For
several years Colorado has uniform.
" returned n Republican, James d.
Bedford, formerly of this State. but
now best known by the lurid title
Ot "The Red-headed Rooster of
the Rockies having served two or
three terms only 10 turn Democrat
a year or two after his de.
For several years Myron w.
Reed was tho leading PreSbN terrain
man Of indianapolis and of
Indiana. His church was always
crowded to its utmost capacity, his
PASTORAL work was very well done
every thing combined, nobody
Questioned his high position in tho
community. lie was orthodox toa
but not so hide. bound that
lew idea could not find Judgement
u his brain. He var never theatri-
but he was always the tOrclble
of u concise style which
lnabled him TO say moro in q half
lOnr's sermon than the. average
nan could say III two hours. lilo
not active in politics, but he
always interested, aud his
anne was ut One time seriously
ieSsed for the Republican nomina.
for Governor OF Indiana. A
ow years ago i'll health in either
imSelf Or his wife took him to
colorado, where his preaching has
cen of the same direct, fOrcible
nd intelligent order which had
distinguished him in indianapolis.
ut he appears TO have changed his
olitics with his longitude and to
ave done so with great success.
Is safe TO predict that Mr.. Reed
i'll be n of the figures of the
He has a winning way in
lite of his OutspOkenness, or per.
Ips by virtue of it. He is a man
strong character and definite
eaS, who will soon show that he is
a much higher 0rdef>Of man than
has been accustomed to