The Portland daily press., 1889-06-03
CURRENT COMMENT,
MIR. REED AND THE sPEAKERsHIP.
boston Journal

Mn NEED AND THE SPEAkERSHIP.
[Boston Journal
Reports from Washington give very en-
cipuTSaglng view OF MT. Reeds prospects for
Inc Speakership for the next Congress. 1t is
to Mr.. Reeds credit that the chief point
against his elevation to the Speakership is
that MS services as leader of the Republic
cans ON the floor of the House are SO valna
PIE tnat ne cannot easily be spared. Happi-
~, however, the Republicans in the next
House will not want for effective leadership
even with Mr.. Reed in the Speakers chair.
Ii valuable service entitle one to the support
OF MS party for such an office, Mr.. Reeds
clam ls certainly good one. for there is no
Republican leader in the House whose pow
ers are more dreaded by the Democrats than
Mr.. heed. His sagacity, wit and courage
nave wrested victory more than once from
the most discouraging circumstance, and he
mas tnat valuable quality in political lead
CT OF not knowing when he is beaten and not
easily Withdrawing from fight His thor
ough knowledge of parliamentary rules and
procedure, which has made his management
SO e1ectlye IN many a hot contest on the
lloor, gives him an equipment for the office of
Speaker which is hardly equaled by any
other of those whose names have been men
toned in the same connection. In a House
so closely divided as the next House will be.
there Is certain to be need of jast such Quail,
ties as MT. Reed possesses. His candidacy
WI MIl a, command the cordial support of New
VIII De mighty gratifying to New England
CONSIDERATION FOR THE BLACK MAN.
Major McKinley's Memorial Day Address in
New York;
Our black allies must neither be deserted
nor forsaken. And every right secured them
by the Constitution must be as surely given
70 them as though God had put upon their
daces the color of the Anglo-Saxon race
They fought for the flag in the war. and that
nag. with all 1t represents and stands for,
must secure them every constitutional right
IN peace. AT Baton Rouge the first regiment
81 tne e, Black Brigade, before starting for
Fort Hudson, received at the hands of lis
white Colonel, Col. Stafford, its regimentsl
cOlors In speech from the Colonel which
ended with this Injunction:
Color bearer, guard, defend, protect, die
I9r, but 40 not surrender these colors." APP
plause.l 70 which the Sergeant replied, and
he was as black as my coat:
Colonel, III return those flags to you in
honor or III report to God the reason why"
lie fell mortally wounded in one of those
desperate charges in front of Port Hudson,
with his face to the enemy. with those coloTs
in his clinched fist pressed upon his breast
why. .0'oA
ENGLAND AND AMERICA AT THE SAMOAN
CONFERENCE.
boston Advertiser.l
All accounts agree that the English men,
Ders Oh the conference have steadily thrown
their great weight into the scale to secure the
acguiescence of Germany in the American
views OF the main questions. This fact we
shall cordially accept, not only as an evidence
OF English desire to have the right prevail
but also as one more, added to many. tokens
OF the good will subsistng between two
nations. kindred in blood, and bound to-
gether by ties of common language, literature
and dearly bought liberty
DEMOCRATIC OPINION.
New York SUM-
Grover Cleveland is back number. So is
free trade. -