The sun., 1891-06-26
NJ. TIL. Reed in Paris.

NJ. tn. Reed In Paris.
The Figaro reporter who visited the ele-
giant rez-de-chaussee in the rue de Turin,
where. with his private secretary. the
president Of tho Congress OF the Grand
Republic" was temporarily abiding. de-
velops this instantaneous photograph OF
Tom REED OF Maine:
Large fat strong shoulders broad face open, frank.
sympsthstie, framed In mousa ache cared for In the
American fashion. that 10 to say. totally neglected.
Fifty years perhaps more than that but ono would
give him rather less Clad in agray dressing gown, but
toned from top to bottom he received me with that
uncsremonous potensss which constitutes the dis
tiuctvs characteristic OF Americans OF all easses"
The interviewer found to his surprise that
NJ. REED could express himself In the French
language fuently enough to be UNDER
stood. He notes that the statesman drawled
his words as the English do, q popularity
which, in his opinion, lent to the converse
ton of Monsieur q deliciously piquant
originality.
The sentiments communicated by NJ.
REED to the representative Of the Paris
journal would lose In bouquet II decanted
into English. We need not apologize for
presenting to the American public the views
and opinions of the ex-Speaker In the melo-
dious French in which he expressed them I:
Ths Rsportsr-It 10 the rst time that you come into
France. Monsieur 10 Presidsntf
~. Rr.p-J'y suis dejA vsnu Il . uns dizans
d. annees mais mai visite que les principaux monu.
msnts seour ayant tm de tres cours dureA Ainsi
10 navais pm. cote tpoQusA assstsr uns seaEee Dc
votre h.mbrs des deputks l. session staut close an
moment 90 10 me trouvaisA b ParIa-
"Rsportsr-You have recoupsd yourself on this 90.
easioni
IN. RsED-oh! out: TAI 10 plsisir dassistsr L.
sSancs Dc IL Chambrs vsndrsdi derner. guide par u.
DounHac 10 secrktaire dc IL prssdenoe dc Ia Chambre
JavaiA Quelques jours auparavant rendu vsite u.
FLoauET. lequel 10 me suis longuement OF tres
eordialemsnt entrstsnu msiRre son indsposition.
"Rsporter-And your impression Of the ssances
M Rxrp-Jai trouve-Qus les chooses passent dune
manlers tres diGne II ny do difference entre vos
stances ct les notrss de Washington QUEEN csci: chez
nous Toratsur parls dc son banc: an lieu quici II
sadresse colleagues du haut do 10 tribune II me
sembe auss que les sont bisn rausn,es
Is Chambre- En- Amerique est fort rnre on un
tour intsrrompu pendant discourS sauf dams
temps d'ensr vsscencs commo par exemple Ia fin
dune legislature Ja beaucoup regrstH do navoir pas
assist3 Interpolation que u. BAupIN adresste au
ministrs do rinterieur: on mavat assure Qu'elle
n'aurat pas lieu &C jourlh.
"Rsportsr-Did you make acquaintance with any
memberst
IN MRtEp-certainemsnt: TAI surtout gards un excel
lent souvenir dc conversation 10 doctour CLEr
xscrAu,n parle ranglais h Ia perfection"
The reporter was authorized by NJ. REED
to contradict the report that his visit to
Paris had a political significance His poll
tique, he explained, me sexporte pas" he
had loft it behind in America. He was In
Paris wholly zen haneur." He came all
simply to bouquine. He made his trousseau
for the next session OF Congress, and COM
posed himself in man-of-wit. He assured
the reporter that he should carry homo "un
peu de vos habitudes ct do vos go1ts; mais
II me manquera patmosphere francaise. qui
est 10 vrai milieu OH ION pcut apprecier
votre genie. Cest chez vous." added NJ.
REED. gracefully. "qu'on apprend d vous
connaftre."
Nevertheless. while dlsclaiming any po-
Iitical mission to Paris. and while going
even 80 far as to inform his questioner, prob
ably with the good-natured wink that Is
well known In York county and in Cumber-
land. that American statesmen speak ex-
clusively to their own constituents and do
not seek to erect themselves into professors
OF politics. or to instruct the entire world in
the science OF government. NJ. Til. REED
consentod to record for publication his views
on the tariff. Again we quote his exact
language:
"Ns cFoyes pas que 10 bill du senstsur MAC KxxsLEY
<G vot dams esprit dhostte contre les Flats euro
p<ena Csst srreur Nous avous supplement
voulu prokEer notss industris rationale cue concur
suropeenne jusqu'A CO Jour- await smpAchts Do
progrssssr. Nous avons supplement voulu prefer main
forte nos ouvriss Qui sont nombrsux ct asses
bisn outlts pour pouvor sufirs suxmtmea Nest
pas 10 memo esprit aui anime Ia discussion aetuss
do votrs tariff deE dousncsf"
Monsieur le President evidently made
tremendous impression upon the ambas-
sador from tho Figaro office. He seemed u
bigger man than the other President, "le
President HARRISON" whose powers, as the
French newspaper explains, expire In few
months. NJ. tn. REEDS powers. on the
other hand. are perennial. His erudition
appeared to the interviewer to be vast and
methodlcal. His perceptions are ingenious.
Ho surprises by his peculiar personal ap-
pearance and by the exotic flavor Of his
individuality" He discussed French art, and
expressed a passionate admiration for BoN-
NAT. quoting In French In regard to that art
ist the sentiment OF DIDERoT: There are
beauties 80 delicate. 80 hidden, so secret.
that one seizes them all only with time"
NJ. REED "does not seek TO dazzle" re-
marks the reporter in conclusion. land he
frequently repeats saying Of SHAKE
sPEARE's: II faut parler avec los mots du
foyer"
WIN 1t bo believed that while M. Ia. REED
was translsting SHAKKsPKARE into French