Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-09-26
NAMES new STAFF OF HOPE
1t Has Recently Arisen in the Person
OF the Aut0ei.at of the
H0usc.
Blaine. the Pride of the State. is
Growing Old and Has Lost
Prestige.
Boutelle Takes Sides With Reed to
Elevate Himself to the
Senatofship.

BAR HARBoR, Me-, Sept. 22.-The un-
expected political Developments of the
last ten days have made it perfectly clear
to the people of Maine that Mr.. Blaine is
now in the field foe 1892; that Speaker
Reed has determined to try for the presi-
Dental nomination in 1892: that the
differences between Mr.. Blaine and Mr..
Reed are to be fonght out in open
battle from this time on, and
that the supremacy of Mr.. Blaine
IN Maine politics "a to be tested.
Mr.. Blaine has long been the hope and
pride OF the state. End his elevation to the
presidency has meant the realization of the
dreams of thousands of its citizens. But
Mr.. Blaine ha. tried ahd lost He is now
advancing in years and his friends are los
ing faith. Just at this juncture a new
staff of hope has arisen and with mingled
feelings of state pride at Names second
distinguished son and loyalty for the old
leader the people have turned their eyes on
Speaker Reed.
Mr.. Reed is not personally popular
man even in his own district. In fact,
he is on non-speaking terms with half
dozen important republican leaders in
Portland and in several Of the small cities
in Cumberland county. The democrats
have no reason to like him, and he has
taken occasion d score of times to hold
them up to ridicule. But above and be-
yond all this is the fact that Speaker
Reed has given national prominence to
his district and is colossal figure at the
national capital. This is one OF the secrets
of Reeds big plurality.
Ali this Mr. Blaine sees and under
stands. The time has come now when
Mr.. Reed feels equal to the struggle, and
the first note of warning to the Blame
Manley-Hale faction to keep their hands
off was sounded by Congressman BouteIle
in the leading republican organ of eastern
Maine. Mr.. Blaine is still at his summer
hotel here, The Stanwood." Whatever
may have been his condition in Italy after
the chill he received in the St. Gothard
tunnel in the summer Of 1887. there can
be no doub; OF his robust physical eondi-
ton at The present time.
The trouble between Speaker Reed and
the Blaine contingent is not new one,
and it has been an open secret in Maine
politics ever since the death of Collector
Morrill,. At the time of his death Mr..
Morrill, was the collector of customs at
Portland, and the question arose as to who
should be his successor In the most
valuable federal Office in the state.
For years past it has been considered
that both the postmastership and the col
lectorship of Portland belonged to the con-
gresham from the first district But af-
ter the death of Collector Morrill, arrange
mcnts were made by Senators Hale and
Frye and Mr.. Blaine to arrange the mat
ter without any consultation with Reed,
who represented the district. The candi-
date of the Blaine party was Fred n Dow,
son of the famous Gen. Neal Dow, the
prohibitiOnist. Red really had no
objection to DUw's appointment.
and if he had been consulted
would have endorsed his name. 1t
was not the man who was Objectionable to
him, but the high handed methods. as he
considered them. of the Blaine faction at
Washington who undertook to name a
man for the best office in Reeds district
without any regard to the wishes of the
congressman. Dow was appointed and
Reed has never forgiven the meddlesome
senators and what h considers Blaine
impertinence in interfering in matter
which belonged to him (Reed) alone.
Reed has rever been of any assistance
to Blaine or Baines candidates in any
part of the state, and the Blaine party,
with Manley at his head, has let Reed
severely alone in his district until recently.
Within the last two years, however. the
warfare has been made evident on the
part of ManIey, and he has undertaken to
meddle with the affairs in Reeds district
IN the Interests of the Blaine faction and
against the congressman. It was
we'll known that Reed was to
have no assistance in the recent
campaign from ManIey, who controls
the republican machine at Augusta. They
determined to let Reel fight his own
battle, and if he had lost there would have
been no regret in the Blaine faction The
success of Reed opened up another repub-
lican family row in Congressman BouteIle
suddenly abusing tie Blaine Manley fac
tion in the Bangor Whig and Courier
The secret of Boutele's sudden change of
base lies in the fact that he has political
aspirations for the United States senate
and intends to make fight for Senator
Bales seat when the latter term of office
expires in 1892.