Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-25

"a
marked individuality of his own; he
has risen from the bottom to the top i'm
the newspaper profession: he is the
owner of one of the most influential
republican newspapers in the United
States, he has made his mark as "A poll
tician, although unsuccessful with his
party in the last national election: he
has represented his country abroad.
and with credit: and he is still Young
man in the very prime of vigorous
manhood. He looks like his pictures,
which have become familiar TO readers
of newspapers, although they do not do
him justice. His hair is an iron gray,
and his moustache is somewhat grayer
than his hair; he is erect and of ofmedium
height with clear gray eyes, and ever
ana anon as he talks a kindly smile
! plays about firm looking mouth. Mr..
keld Is a good talker; he speaks easily
and fiuently and you follow him with
interest from beginning TO end.
SAID Mr.. Reid, in answer to an in
quiry: This is not my first visit to
| Puget sound, although / have never
visited this part of it before. Six years
ago | went to Alaska from Tacoma,
and / also visited Victoria. | have
been in California since last winter and
we are now returning to New York.
Our trip has been most pleasant one
throughout, and / have enjoyed this
part of it especially"
| Speaking of politics, Mr.. Reid said
that he had not talked politics much
recently; had been out of the world of
politics for some time and perhaps,
under all circumstances, it would not
look well for him too cTiticise to harshly.
lie believed, however, since the people
had declared by their votes that the
| policy of protection, which, since 1862,
had developed this country and had
made it rich and powerful, was all
wrong that Cleveland's administration
should lose no time in put
ting into effect the policy by
which the Democratic party attained
power. They had declared that the
| policy OF protection should be reversed,
and now there should be no delay and
uncertainty either in regard to the
tarifl or silver legislation. If the pres
ent administration intend making
changes it should be known at once.
Delay" said Mr.. Reid, ais unsatis-
factory at home and perplexing to
foreigners" As to raising the nations
ministers at certain foreign capitals To
the rank of ambassadors, Mr.. Reid
commended the act AS business propo-
sltlOn. While minister to France he
had experienced the ministerial dis
advantages, and while representing
the United States, "A first rate power,
he had to give way to the ambassador
from Spain and Turkey, besides other
greater powers, while waiting to call
| upon President CarnOt, simply because
| these had ambassadors while the United
States had minister only. England
came in with an ambassador, and so did
! Germany and Turkey, and the weak
ling Spain, and Italy, and all Of them
took precedence over the United States.
| by the appOin tment of an ambassador
the United States will take equal rank
with the great powers Of the world
| Speaking of the Hawaiian islands,
| Mr. Reid thought that the United
States should have protectorate over
them, either moral or avowed. A
| protectorate over these islands was of
paramount importance to the country,
and they must remain under onr CON
troll in some way or another. He did
not entirely approve of Minister Ste
vens' course, but thought that the pro-
| vlslonal government was amply able to
administer the affairs of the islands in
every particular. Mr.. Cleveland prob
ably had some peculiar plan of his own
in dealing with Hawaiian affairs, but
he hoped whatever it might be it
would maintain the paramount au-
thority of the United States i'm Hawaii.
Now" said Mr.. Reid, "You have
interviewed me, let me interview you"
and he then inquired as to the future
political outlook in this state, the
strength OF the Populists, the silver
| question, and questions Of like nature.
Mr.. Reid, of course, does not know
what action "a Democratic administra-
uOn Will take on silver any more than
the tariff, but he believes in a BIZ
metallic standard, and that silver
dollar should contain dollars worth
of silver.
He inquired as to the natural re.
sources Of this county, upon what we
based our future prospects, and, point
| ing to number of cars laden with
| logs, said "that is one of them.v He
inquired about our coal and other mi H.
eral resources, and the extent and
quality of our agricultural resources,
and spoke admiringly Of the evidences
of progress which he had observed on
all sides, remarking that a few years
witnessed tremendous forward strides
in this great West.
Mrs. Reid had come into the reception
room of the car with her husband and
was introduced to the newspaper men. |
If Mr.. Reid is a magnetic man, she is a
.womanly woman. She spoke with de-
light of their trip on Lake Whatcom,
the school houses on the lake, which |
she was told were five i'm number, and
of the handsome school houses and |
buildings in New Whatcom.
Mrs. Reid is of medium size, blonde,
with blue eyes and a sweet, interesting
face, unaffected to "a degree and most
entertaining talker. Speaking of their
return from Paris to New York, she
said: "We were glad to get back; we
are Americans, you know" And they
are.
Mr.. Mills and Mr.. and Mrs. Reid and
family will leave todav af 1 oiclooL