The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-06
CURRENT COM M EMIT.
TRULY A MODEL,
1BOSton Herald

TRULY MODEL.
CBoston Herald
None too much praise has been accorded
Speaker Reeds little address on taking the
chair. 1t was truly model. There is moth
ing of the kind on record equalling it.
NEAT AND POINTED.
Bangor News.l
Speaker Reeds address on taking the chair
is one. of the neatest, briefest and alto
gether best that we remember on such an oc-
casion.
We congratulate Mr.. Reed.
ALL REJOICE.
Harrington Chronicle.l
Hon. Thomas B. Reed of Portland was
elected Speaker of the House last Saturday.
ierred upon Maine, by the selection OF this
brilliant statesman for the Office, is not con-
hned to his party. All rejoice.
PROUD OF HIM.
Ellsworth American.
Congress is in session again and Hon.
Thomas B. Reed, the able representative of
the First Congressional district of Maine, has
been elected Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives. At the caucus of Republican
congressman on Saturday Mr.. Reed was
nominated Tor Speaker on the second ballot,
and his nomination and subsequent e'ection
give good satisfaction. 1t is needless to say
| that the citizens of Maine are not only pleas
| ed with Mr.. Reeds preferment; they are
proud of it.
| FEEL UNSUITABLE PRIDE.
Maine Farmer.l
The people of Maine naturally feel
| justifable pride in the elevation of Hon.
Thos. b. Reed to the highly honorable posi-
ton of Speaker of the National House of
Representatives.
AN INCoRRUPTIBLE STATESMAN.
bath Times.l
1t seems strange that against so strong
| partisan as Mr.. Reed, the democrats can find
| nothing to say. The whole country is we'll
| satisfied and the Boston Globe finds nothing
whatever and simply hints that some rail-
| road corporations may be interested in his
election. AT the same time the universal
| opinion Is that no more incorruptible man
ever entered Congress.
| WILL BE HEARD FROM AGAIN.
Fairfield Journal
Congress met yesterday and Hon. Il. b.
Reed OF Portland, was elected speaker of the
House. Thus Maine is again honored in the
elevation of one of her gifted sons to the
highest position ia the gift of the popular
| branch OF our national Legislature. That
Mr.. Reed will prove himself eminently fitted
for the position goes without saying. As we
remarked on previous occasion "Mr. Reed
| will be heard from again." He is the BRAIN
lest man in Congress today from any state
and more Is heard In his praise out of the
State than in. The reason is obvious.
AN HONOR PROFESSIONALLY DUE.
| belfast Journal
The Portland newspapers exult in double
loaded editorials over the election of Hon.
Thomas b. Reed as Speaker of the House of
means confined to the city of his residence,
or for that matter to the State Of Maine.
This honor was unquestlonably due to Mr..
Reed. He has long been the Republican
/ laahQr on fha ffnnr of ba hoc ~.
nominee for Speaker when the Democrats
had control. Now that the Republicans are
in power it would have been the basest in
gratitude to have selected another man for
Speaker There is another cause for con-
graduation, and that is that Mr.. Reed is
abundantly qualified to occupy the Speaker
| chair. and indeed he has been declared by
his political opponents TO be 'by far the
most ut man for the place.
| DESERVED TRIBUTE.
[Rockland Free Pressl
All hail to the new Speaker of the Nation
al House, OF Representatives, hon. T. B.
Reed o. Maine. His election is a deserved
tribute to one of the ablest representatives
that the Dirig0 State ever sent to that body,
the leader OF his party on the floor, and con.
fessedly one of the most accomplished par
liamentarians of the country. His victory
is not a personal triumph. His opponents
were all able and competent men. 1t is not
sectional triumph, since Republicans of all
selections had only one desire, to see the
position filed by one every way competent
to discharge its responsible duties Even
fair minded Democrats concede Mr.. Reeds
ability and fitness, and since it was impossi-
Bile for them to eject Democratic speaker,
will probably acquiesce as readily and grace
fully in Mr. Reeds election as in any other
that might have been made. The power of
the Speaker of the National House is prob
ably second only to that of the President as
by the appointment of the committees of
| that body, he has necessarily and inevitably
| a great deal to do with the shaping of the
| country's legislation. Mr.. Reed, while a
staunch and iron-clad Republication, will no
| erations to patriotism, and at least to what
| he honestly believes to be the general well
fare and prosperity of this great nation.