The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-12
The Editor Replies to the
Statesman.
SOME CAUSTIC COMMENTS
The New Yorker Admits Being Fond
of His Wife; Also of Being
Gentleman.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

CHICAGO, July 11.-Hon. Whitelaw
Reid, ex-Minister to France. who with his
family has been seeing the Worlds Fair
for some days past. was caught to-day by
a reporter just as he was starting back for
New York. Reid expressed great delight
with the fair, saying it Surpasses any
Worlds Fair previously held in many par
ticulars. Its buildings are superior. its
novel picturesque effects far surpass all
previous efforts-in fact, it is perfection
in all respects.
Reid was asked if he had read ex-senator
Ingalls, criticism of his candidacy for the
Vice Presidency.
NO." said Reid with laugh, "but you
know l was Tot in favor of that. nomina-
ton myself so probably the ex-senator
and l wouldn't differ materially"
The reporter thought they might and
showed Reid the passages wherein ingalls,
sDeered at him as ''uxorious" and an ars-
tocrat, objected to his dress, manners and
ways and spoke of his "supercilious insults
to laborng men,"
That" said Reid with more serious
ness, "is absurd. | have been laboring
man myself far more than Ingalls, ever
was. and he would probably be puzzled 10
specify any insult, superciIious or other
wise, ever offered to labor or to any hon.
est laboring man. All this talk about the
hostility to the national ticket last year on
account of 15-year-old strike. which was
settled to the satisfaction of the labor
unions. is sheer claptrap. Anyway, there
never were a thousand votes affected
by 1t In New York, even when it was an
open question. To say that after it was
settled to their entire satisfaction the
labor unions still carried It into politics is
to accuse them. not merely of bad faith.
but of systematic violation of their own
cardinal principles. and thus Offering them
the grossest insult. OF course our oppo-
nents made a great hubbub about it. but
most of those whom they claim to have in
fuenced were already On their side. l
doubt if Powderly, or any other equally
reputable and responsible labor leader,
will say that that question turned thou
sand labor votes in the United States last
fall. Certainly 1t did not turn one where
a single rife shot at the Carnegie works
turned thousands"
what about your being uxorious and
an aristocrat?" urged the reporter
"Pshaw," said Reid. who ever heard
before of a rational man attacking a can
didate because be was decently fond OF his
wife? The rest of ingalls, complaint
seems to be that act like a gentleman.
Well, out in Kansas they surely didn't
bring that accusation against him. When
he was last candidate, although he aban-
doned his supposed principles and crawled
in the dirt before them, Mrs. Lease and
Mr.. PETER thrust him into the gutter.
He.has been lying there ever since spout
ing mud and bad language"
"What can be the motive for this at
tack?"
How do know. aud what's the use Of
guessing? lie seems to lack employment
since he was thrown out of off e-holding.
and | suppose the man must make living
by Iecturing or writing for syndIcates. We
have dozens of such statesmen out a job
applying TO US for work after every cleo
ton, and fancy your paper has the same
experience"
And with CHEEKY gOod-by the New
York editor swung into the car and started
for his train.