The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-11

cost of domestic productions resulting from the
tariff laws, may not intend TO discredit in the
minds OF Others our system OF levying duties on
competing foreign products, but IL IS clearly
already discredited in their OWE. We cannot
doubt without impuguing their integrity, that,
If free to act upon their convictions. they would
so revise our laws rs 70 lay the burden of the
customs revenue upon the articles that are not
produced in this country, aud to place upon
the free list all competing foreign products. /
do not stop to refute this theory TO the effect
OF our tariff duties. Those who advance il are
The surplus now in the treasury should be used
in the purchase OF bonds. The law author
ICES this use OF IT, and II it
is not needed for currency or deficiency appro-
pria,ions, the people, and not the banks in
which it has been deposited, should have the
advantage OF It. use by stopping interest upon
appointments to the classified civil service re-
ceived my support in the Senate, in the belief
that it opened the way to much needed reform.
still think SO, and therefore cordial y approve
the clear anu forcible expression of the conven-
ton this subject. The law should have the
aid of friendly interpretation. and be faith
fully AID vigorously enforced. All appoint
men.s under il should be absolute Ely free from
partisan considerations and influence.
The election resulted in Sir. Harrison's favor,
who received 233 votes in the electoral college
against 16S for Grover Cleveland.
President Harrison was married on October
20, 1885, to Miss Caroline Lavnia Scott, the
daughter of John W. Scott, who was professor
in Miami university and aftcrward became
president OF the seminary at Oxford. She was
born in Oxford, O., on October !, 1882. In 1852
she was graduated from the Oxford seminary.
She is musician and also devoted to painting,
besides which she is a diligeut reader, and prior
to the election of Mr.. Harrison and his occu-
pancy of the White House, where greater social
duties devoived upon her, she gave part of her
time to the literary clubs of indianapolis,
OF several of which she was member. Mrs.
Harrison was also the manager OF the Indian
apois orphan asylum and member OF the
Presbyterian church in that city, and until her
removal to Washington City taught class in
the Sunday-school There are two C hildren in
the family. The son, Russell B., was graduated
ut Lafayette in 1s7. mining engineer, ami,
In addition to other engineering work, had been
connected with the United States minis at New
Orleans aud Helena as assayer. He then pur-
chased cattle ranch in Montana and
later entered journalism in that state,
being at present the proprietor and
publisher of the Helena Journal The daughter,
Mary, married Robert J. Mckee, a merchant of
Indianapolis, and the first child which was the
issue of this marriage is the famous "Baby'
McKee, the presidents pet grandchild and lido!
OF the household. A daughter was later born
to Mra Mckee President Harrison has twice
visited Seattle, the last time on May 6, 1892.
wHITELAw REID.
Wbitelaw Reid was born near Xenia, O., on
4,
vantages His parents were neither rich nor
poor He grew to manhood among conditions
that brought out his native powers aud cher
ished his native refinement The Rev. Hugh
Mcmillan, his uncle, the principal of acad
envy at Xenia and trustee OF Miami university,
took charge of his education, aad directed it
with fine appreciation OF his mental tastes.
Naturally studious and thoroughly capable of
discerning the uses of a college training, he was
graduated from Miami with the honors OF his
class. Mr. Reid's remarkable skill in the use of
words is largely due to the extensive classical
reading he accomplished in his time. He was
graduated at iami university in 1856
year was occupied after leaving college in
teaching, aud some part OF its none too opulent
income was turned over to his father in partial
payment of his college expenses. But Reid,
though only 20 years old, knew what he wanted.
This sort of knowledge has been in the highest
measure the secret OF his successful life. He
was determined to be journalist. and he quit
ted teaching to become the editor and proprietor
OF the Xenia Ners. Already he had made some
reputation in affairs. In the Fremont cam
paign, avowing the principles of the newly
formed Republican party, he had made few
stump speeches that had won the applause of
his neighbors. When he got hold OF the Nelcs he
made it tell strongly upon public opinion
against the theories OF the South, and In favor
OF union and human liberty. Much impressed
with the character of Lincoln, though even then
friend OF Chase, he advocated the nomination
of "the Illinois backwoodsman" in 1860,
and acquired a state reputation by his
speeches and editorial writings during
the great campaign. These events took him t.
Columbus as a legislative correspondent, and
he soon established relations with the Cincin-
natl Gazette and the Cleveland Herald. His
clever work at the capital brought him an offer
from the Gazette to be its city editor. He ac-
cepted this Offer, and from that time until
Horace Greeley brought him to New York his
pen was mainly occupied in the Gdzettes
service AS Its war correspondent Mr.. Reid
won national distinction, seizing and easily
holding foremost place among the journalists
whose renown was achieved in that field of
brilliant opportunity. Mr. Reds signature,
agate" soon came to be recognized as that OF
vivid and forceful writer, whose analyses of
character and events were kean and prophet
cally suggestive, whose fidelity in description
was only too appalling, and whose statements
of news were searching aud complete He was
at the front in the two Virginia campaigns with
Mcclellan and Rosecrans. and gave to the world
the earliest record of Grants supreme ability in
his story of the fall of Donelsoa. One of the
greatest pieces of newspaper work accomplished
during the war was his famous desert ption of
the battle OF Pittsburg Landing, narrative
written under fire, but complete and rs &C.
curate as would be possible today 1t filled ten
columns of the Gazette, and was reproduced i'll
almost every important Northern journal. This,
with his description OF the battle OF Gettysburg
- reflection of the sorry scenes enacted there,
story full OF martial spirit, vivid. picturesque
and clear-established his rauk as journalist
The door of any and every newspaper office in
the North was open to him almost upon his own
terms.
Meanwhile, at Washington City he had made
the acquaintance of Mr.. Greeley, who was
quick to perceive the young mans literary and
executive talents. Mr.. Greeley in 1862 sought
to employ Mr.. Reid upon the Tribune, but un-
successfully. Negotiations to have Mr. Reid
take charge OF the TribuRe's Washington City
bureau resulted similarly. His interest in the
Gd- atte had become OF proprietary nature, and
was too considerable 10 be sacrificed. IL had
been gained the direct result OF MS war cor
respondence, and as voluntary suggestion
from the owners of the paper. who desired that
he might pay for the shares offered him out of
the papers Profits. In Washington City Mr..
Reid held a unique position among the news
paper men, He a friend and confident
and. 10 a considerable extent, the counselor
of the great Republican statesmen of
that period. When secretary Chase, after the
war. went upon a secre. mission through the
South, Mr.. Ried accompanied him aud gave out
the results of his observations in n book de-
scriptive OF the Southland's resources anu full
OF reconstructiye ideas conceived in a generous
and helpful spirit "OhiO in the War" two
volumes devoted TO the recori OF what had
been done by the armies and heroes OF that
state, by far the most important OF all the state
histories of the civil war. soon followed his
Southern book In 1866 he became cotton
planter III Alabama. and acquired n large fund
oil useful information concerning the pe.versity
OF the clements and the vanity OF human
wishes His connection with the Cincinnati
Ga=e,te had continued al this while, ana he
urasertiy assumed its ed toriaI dirart,on Ua