Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-12-14

SPEAKER REED.
ican congress. "All want" said he,
''is rapid glance at your statesmen.
will take them in ON the rum" And SO we
made run for it. First of all, lie must
see Speaker Reed. Everybody asks to
see Mr. Reed should not be surprised
IL in a couple of years Reed was the most
famous man of his party. Already he
is the most talked about person i'm the
capital. 1t is not likely he will ever be
president, for somehow he is not the
sort of man that gets start toward the
presidential chair. If it be true, as some
people say it is, that only neutral quan.
titles are able to achieve the presidency,
Reed will not stand much of show.
Notwithstanding his sharp tongue ana
his terrible sarcasm, Reed is kindly,
companionable man. He has as keen
sense of humor as anybody know, and
can be easily provoked into hearty lGugh.
ter. He smiles and laughs in tho chair, in
striking contrast to his predecessor, who
was more solemn than judge OH the
bench, and whose pale, thin face was
never known to be illumined by a smile
while at his post at the head of the
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few friends. He plays whist and hearts
occasionally in his rooms at the Shore
ham, but he never drinks, smokes nor
chews He plays billiards, and when
engaged at this pastime is always sure
Of large audience. The crowds assem-.
BILE not to witness his game, which is
very ordinary, but to hear the remarks
which he makes upon the strokes Of his
competitor and himself.
Having looked at Reed till he was sat
isfied. my friend asked to be shown Nc
Kinley, Cannon, Burrows, Carlisle, Mills,
Holman end other celebrities. l will
give what he said of each of these men,
judging them simply by appearances,
for he knew not one of them personally.
Mckinley" said he, sis man would
trust with my wife, my life or my for
tune. But if had him for an opponent
in political contest, I'd keep watch Of
him. He is quiet and suave, but sly"
When told my friend that Mckinley
was the leader of the house, having taken
Reeds place, he said the man would
mako a success of it, not by his mastery
activity on the floor. not by his wit or
sarcasm, but with his easy generalship,
his calm, clear headed manipulation Of
his forces, his alertness, the confidence
placed in him by his followers. OF Joe
Cannon he remarked: HE reminds me
Of neighbor used to have up in Mas.
sachusetts. This neighbor had spells.
One season he was pious, prayerful and
an ornament to the Office of deacon; next
ha - frattinrr
O gamecock, follower of the races, a
lover of good times. That is the kind of
a man imagine Joe Cannon to be-"
Burrows" said my friend, still giving
his first sight impressions, sis a man
who will always have plenty of friends,
and who may be depended upon to use
them"
OF Carlisle he said: There is the ideal
( face for q statesman, but I'll wager he is
one of the poorest politicians in the
world"
Mills impressed this observer as man
who had altogether too much stubborn
ness and lack of adaptability to be a
prime leader Of men, though he possessed
great force of character and ability.
"Holman," said he, sis splendid old
fellow, have no doubt, but he reminds
me Of a schoolmaster of fifty years ago
"a conscientious. hard working chap,
who spent his old life preventing his
pupils doing things Of which he did not
aDnrove."
There is no mistaking the physiognomy
Of Evarts, with that great nose and seem
ingly toothless mouth, nor of Ingalls,
with that queer shock of gray hair and
persimmon like mouth, 80 suggestive OF
gripes and bites. Cullom is easily dis
tinguishable from his resemblance to
Lincoln, Plumb for his farmer like man
ners, old Senator Brown, from his patri
archal beard, Allison for his handsome
face, now strangely changed, however,
by the appearance of a mustache where
formerly was a long, clean upper lip,
and Edmunds for his bald head and Ro
man brow.
My friend and were lucky enough to
come upon Ed munds in an exceedingly
interesting attitude. 1t was one which
gave Mr.. George Y. Coffin, the artist, an
opportunity to make a character sketch
of two distinguished men. Edmunds
and Sawyer sat side by side. "St. Je
rome," as the Vermonter is called, wa,
resting his chin upon his hands, while
the rich statesman from Wisconsin wa.
punctuating story or argument with
one of his peculiar gestures, Edmund.
is one of the few men in the senate who
do not grow old.
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