New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-20
DIR. REED DENIES 1T.
HE NEVER CRITICISED THE FIFTY-FIRST
CONGRESS As ALLEGED.
THE MAINE STATESMAN TALKS OF THE

THE MAINE STATESMAN TALKS OF THE
SITUATION ~ NETWORK.
Chicago. oct l9-Congressman Thomas Is. Reed.
of Maine arrived in the city last night and Is the
guest Of Cot gresham J. Frank Aldrich at the
Chicago Beech Hotel lie accompanied by his
nneteen-y ear-od daughter. Miss K!ttle Reed. who
viii be with him throughout the rest Of his cam
paizn Mr. Reed was much fatlgued went to bed
early last night and ali not get up until late this
morning, when he consented 10 an interview. When
asked about an alleged interview said 20 have been
had with him IN Ann Arbor. Mich. In which he
was quoted as crltlcising tho Mckinley bill and
saying he d.d not think il was necessary FOR the
safety Of the Republican party that II re-cnact
such A measure. this interview having been prntc (!
I'm The Washienaw Times" an Ann Arbor after
noon daily. Mr. Reed said
Il never authorized any such interview AZ Ann
ArhOr. / said nothing whatever % jusiify 1t. ]
am amused to see how the Democrats are catching
at straws ! have not been crlticis!ng the acts and
dolngs OF the List Congress. IN which myself took
part. There Is nothing whatever IN the purport or
that interview which recognize az having come
from me- II anything Of the sort was said, 1t must
be a distortion of some running social CONVERSE
ton"
You ala not say then. Mr. Reed. that II the Ne-
publlcans should be- successful, this year
Mr. Reed interrupted with some show ~ feeling.
II decline 10 be catech.sed about this matter. 1
have denied In general and that IS al wish - say
about IT,"
"Do you thlnl; there VIII be any kind Of tarir leg
islail0n soon after the meeting u the next CON
grcss?"
Ell the Democrats are successful they viii on
deavor 10 harry the country FOR more. All the
statements al the leaders from cleveland down.
show this conclus!ycly II the Republicans are
chosen i H. not "A question of chcic" with th''n'
the senate being Democratic and the President a
Democrat-eithcr wholly or partially. The kepuh-
llcaus cannot take any positive action. AS the
business Of this country needs quiet. that Is sim
pie way to get ~. :.
York Mr. Reed said 1T looks 20 me a II We were
going to have strong Republican victory IN Me-"
York extending 10 the city or course, not3'y ~ Il
prophet on elections. ! simply give my opinion
"isy-the-way, has the IRE sfent made any OBJ
servation 10 Nr Uill?" asked the Congressman.
Straus had formally Withdrawn from the Tammany
city ticket as Mayor. Mr.. Reed had not seen the
morning papers. and cNpr' ssed the nrst ANIMATION
OF the interview at this infornatl"h ..
what hope IS there FOR the party now. SAID
seems t. me that II | had been given carte hlincn"
which would look worse for the Democrats
when shown an article IN the morning papers al
cging that the tar.n receipts have fallen below III"
actual necessities Of the country since ia" passage
of The Wilson bin Nh Reed said. III this Is so. II
peced. Had IL been The Wilson bill instead or the
German bill that passed, The deficit would have
generally have received very severe blows from IN"
general stagnation Of business. and the purchasing
power OF the country has been 50 terribly dimln-
ishoi that cannot patron.2e foreign brother
10 that extent Mr.. Wilson hoped for when he wrote
his bill 1t may be that that Is what Mr.. Wilson
went 10 London to explain about
''Wha, are your views to the next House."
at seems go necessary for the peace and quiet
OF the country, and 70 stop the chmor Of the Demo
Republican and elected with the great good Will
OF a large portion Of the Democratic party