The daily critic., 1890-09-29
REED AND BLAINE.
Comments and Comparisons by Noah
Webster and David Jewsiey.

Comments and Companions BY Noah
Webster and David Jewslsy.
FfoHt "Forgs'- Nots" IH SaadaB Hsya1f.
So many people have recently been
making comparisons between Speaker
Reed and Secretary Blaine. and these
comparisons with the comments apper.
tanning thereto, are so contradictory aud
based SO much upon personal and party
preiudices, that 70 seems well to have re.
course TO disinterosted authority.
Turn To Webster's dictionary, aud what
are The comments that you find there
upon Blaine and Rocd2 Here they are
transcribed rcF1Utim'
BlMN, neuter LSaXon, Blogeno; Danish,
Blein.l a pustule: a blotch a blister. In
iarricry, bladder growing on the root OF
the tongue, against the w!"dpipe which
swells so as to stop the breath
RIrp, peuter Saxon Hrc0d, ReDd.
Creek, Reth; Danish, Bict, Gothic, Waus;
French, Roseau Irish, Readau, probably
allied 10 Rod
]. The common name OF many aquatic
plants most uf them large grasses with
hollow iOiUtud stems such a- the common
reed ui the genus Phnguutcs. formerly
Arundel TIE bamboo, etc. The bur reel
L OF thc genus SpWqanlum; The Indian
.. musical pipe, reeds being augltntIy
used tor Instruments OF music,
A. a little tube, through which @ haut-
boy hassuOn or clarionct is blown.
IN arrow as made Of a reed headed
Q. Tbatch.
o. A weayer's instrument Tor separating
the threads Of the warp
Now, viii auybody say that Mr.. Web.
stgr, the author Of the standard dictlon
any was not a man Of political sagacity
a prophet There Is only one item In
the whole detail Of his analysis that al
tlis day ! would object 20, and that Is
where he says that Reed belongs 10 the
neuter gender Blaine may belong 10
the neuter gender, as he Is written
down. but Reed / submit, Is masculine
to the last degree Blhne's ancestry,
It will be noticed. are only Saxon aud
Danish, whereas Reed, with some Saxon
and Danish connections IN a remote
period adds the classic ancestry OF
Greek, Gothic, French and Irish and
II will De noticed that In Irish his name
was Identified with the rod. In the
United States his name Is identified
with the gavel and the whip. The
evolution is easy and natural. On the
attributes assigned 10 Blaine by the
great leXiCOgrapher, let the reader form
his own Judgment But who can doubt
the accuracy Of Mr. Webster's analysis
Of MF lieed's comprehensive character
]. Aquatic plants. This must be
prophetic Of the Speakers order ban
ishing OIL Intoxicating liquors from the
House restaurant . and 3 Every
body must have noticed the music that
Mr. Reed has recently made, not only
in the House Of Representatives, bat Ia
Maine, in his own Congressional dis.
tTict and especially among the other
great men Uf Maine. 4 An arrow as
Of a reed headed. An arrow By an
means, and a Reed headed, but not a
Reed with a feather head. A bald
headed arrow, let as say. D. Thatch.
BY all means. Thatch is always on
tor and Reed seems 10 be on top now
bsyond question. The only regrettable
Circumstance suggested by this def0r-
nation is that there Is very little thatch
on top Of Mr Reed g. Whether a
weayeT's instrument or not, Mr Reed
has woven a wonderful web. lie has
separated both WaTf and Weft. and
brought them together al will, Just as
be needed them for the purpose Of
weaving his particular legislative
fabric