, 1892-05-02
ON THE WAR PATH.
Ez-Speaker Tom Reed After Harri-
sons Scalp.

I'm Conference with Anita dmlimis-
tratIon senatOrs--GEaine Deiega-
a1on to the Convention Will be
Neutral
WASHINGTON, May 2.-The Post says:
Thomas Bracket Reed, ex-speaker of the
house Of representatives, has unsheathed
and sharpened his knife and is now march
ing at the head Of the anti Harrison col
umn with blood in his eye. He hopes,
when the Minneapolis convention adjourns,
to have the scalp of the president dangling
at his belt.
Last week Mr.. Reed held several confer
ences with antl-administration senators,
and although he will say nothing publicly,
it is known that he has joined in active
| participation the movement to accomplish
the defeat of President Harrison. His
grievances have been nursed for some time,
and in private conversation he denounces
the president with all the biting wit of mer-
ciless satire, Of which he is so thoroughly a
master The trouble began during the ad-
ministration Of President Arthur, when
Reed recommended the appointment Of
press, as collector of customs at that port
and Was most instrumental in securing his
selection. When Mr.. Dow came here to
qualify Senator Hale who has no love for
Mr., Reed, met Dow at the depot carried
him off to his house, and SO captured him
that Mr.. Dow entirely neglected the man
who had secured him his position, except
to send a messenger to know if Mr.. Reed
had any mail for him. As everybody in
Maine expected that Dow would be Reeds
guest, it happend that there was consider
able mail to hand over to the messenger.
Then Mr.. Dow left the city and Mr.. Reed
nursed his wrath in silence.
Dow was turned out by Cleveland, and
when Harrison was elected the two Maine
senators united in asking that Dow be re-
appointed TO his old place. To this Mr.
Reed entered a most emphatic protest. The
vacancy did not occur until after the ex-
speaker had engineered the force Dill
through the house at the presidents re-
quest, and had by sheer stubbornness pre-
vented any action on the silver bill in the
house, because the president wanted to be
spared Hobson's choice of either yetoing
or signing it. Mr.. Reed asked the presi-
dent if these services did not entitle him to
some consideration. To the president they
evidently did not, for he complied with the
wishes of the senators, appointed Dow, and
Reed has been the target of the Express
ever since.
But this was not all. A man named
Gould, the cashier of the First National
Bank of Portland proved defaulter. He
had posed as a Sunday school superlntend-
ent and as an ultra good man, and the
community was shocked at his hypocrisy
and dishonesty. He was sent to Jail. An
effort was mado to have him pardoned,
bnt Cleveland refused to entertain the ap-
plication. When Harrison came in the en-
deayor was renewed. Again Mr.. Reed en-.
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deserved punishment. it was a man who
had deliberately used The CLOAK OF religion
to cheat and steal. Again Mr.. Reed S OPP
position was ineffective. The man was
given a release by the president.
"Well, " said Mr.. Reed, when he heard
Of the presidents action, II have only two
enemies in Maine. One the president has
appointed collector Of the port of Portland
and the other he has just pardoned out of
the penitentiary"
The Maine delegation to Minneapolis is
not for Harrison, a fact due to Mr.. Reeds
handiWork,