The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-09-05
A GREAT STRUGGLE
Being Made by tho New England
Candidate


PORTLAND, August 8l--lfrienda Of
Tom Reed say lac 10 tliH Only New Eng
land candidate for speaker, lie isn't
Little hints are thrown out that an'
other candidate will shortly enter the
race, and the recent ylRlt OF Henry Cn,
bot Lodge 20 Bar liarbor LOOKS aa II
the gentleman whose residence N NA'
hant, Maaa., when tho naseasor comes
around May 1 may turn up q DARK
horse. IL iaan open secret that but lit'
tls love In lost between the Maine Sen
atnra and Tom Reed, lie i6 NJ open
war with them, aud does not even take
palms TO conceal The fact, Az the pres,
ent time he IN nv home, working nara
10 huild up his fences, ae he N down
for a desperate fight over the offices IN
this city, Here IN his own district,
where as q politician he Ia generally
considered 20 be- she atfongeat but ~
tle creCence N placed IN his chance for
the Speakershlpi In fact u would prove
u great surprise 10 his constituents II
he should succeed In getting there
True, his press bureau IL circulating
favorable reports Of his chances, aud
arc telling where his atrength lies, and
bolsling that no has New England
aolld. But no has not, II Secretary
Blaine and the Maine sen Ntora know ~.
There are at least four New England
men who will vote for Mckinley.
Reeds friends will laugh ~ the ideni
but IL Ia the truth aud has only one
loop hole--they will vote FOL, Mckinley
unless Henry Cabot Lodge 10 accepted
as compromise candidate, Lodge iu
ambitious. He IN young, well born,
wealthy, and his money has 30 ihr
paved his way no 10 make his entrance
into the halls Of Congress an easy jour
ney. The frat time he tried he can
yassed on highly moral grounds. II
the people wanted him he was agree
able. That didn't work, The next
time when the boys came around Hen
~ lOylally Inquired how much they
wanted, and n majority IN Charleston
alone elected him. The first time he
tried for Congress he was beaten OUO
The last tlme he made " by 400 Now
he aigha for new worlds 10 conquer
and, nc any rate, whether Lodge WI u
try for the SpeakerShip or not, he won't
vote for Thomas i Reed.
IL is acknowledged here In this dis
trIct, the homo OF Reed, that the Hirug
gle of hIa life 10 before him, That IT
he fails, his lamp 10 gone out, and he
will be Ousted from his seat IN Con
gress, and become u back number IN
politics, lie IN at swords point with
The Mnine Senator and consequently
not In favor with secretary Blaine, aud
his way Of distributing the patronage
In his district wins him more enemies
than friends. He Is 80 oyerbearing IN
his way Of helping candidates that he
makes enemies by having positions ~
his disposal. A case In point Colonel
Fred n Dow, Collector of the Port IN
der Arthur, was removed by Cleveland,
aud Is u candidate for reappointment,
lle is Sneaker OF the Maine House OF
Representatives, was the chairman OF
the Republican state Committee when
II wrested the State from the Fusion
ists, and one Of the sm0rtest politicians
In Maine,
The ife.long friend of the Senators,
he Is opposed by Reed amply because
the senators asked for his appointment
Speaker Dow has the support Of all the
business men Of Portland and Of all the
towns within the jurisdiction Of the
First Customs Collection Distyct Of the
city governments Of Portland aud Saco,
of both branches of the Maine Legisla'
ture and Of nearly everybody IN the
State, Yet Reed opposes him tooth
and nall simply because Dow has the
support of the Maine Senators, In fact,
he won't allow that any one has any
right TO even suggest who shall have an
olllce.
"l am the Congressman and llll the
offices, and no one else shall dare say
yea or nay" Is his doctrine. Reed Will
get left.
Ifhe fails with the fights on his hands
ab home, and the public humiliation he
will receive at Washington because of
his failure, he will be likely TO be retired
from political life.