The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-10
TON REED IN KANSAS.
D the Editor OF the Eagle.

10 the E1-kOI o. Tie E-de4
Truly. young gentlemen, although
there were 10 greater matter in your
ditues, yet the note was very untsmeaole
God De with you, and God mend your
voices; come. Audrey."-As You Like Il.
Conversations, # = be noted closely, in
more than half are simply denials OF what
is true. But for a distinct exception we
beg to refer 10 the little confab OF late
between Speaker Reed and q genuine
westerner, who Is his friend. They are
at dinner at Mr.. Reeds home and have
kept of politics for a long. long time,
probably three minutes when, the pro-
pr!et:es having had every show. Mr.. Reed
plumply asks his friend what chance was
there for western votes" in the nominat-
ing convention. Next 10 none" said the
diner, frankly. ''Wen.'' unused Reed. II
had it down that way. Maine IS too
small state 10 hope for more than two
convention candidates in a century" Yet
il seems TO Us that a man who can see
that much is pretty near eligible for the
votes he can't get Reed is called
brainy man. and solid, with quite as few
"blow-holes" as usually inhere TO large
pieces of ordnance, and We believe II 10
be the truth that he is not built on the
same as carrying a dictionary in the head
instead of in the hand; nor is 1t nearly so
much what is in a mans head as Il is his
ability 10 grasp and measure the more
truly existent outer set Of facts and fan
cies, and to get enough of them into his
mental equations to produce adequate re-
suits. and we confess, in way of illustra-
ton, that our breath was taken complete
" away by the beginning of a reference
in an eastern sheet, fondIy yclepted the
Chicago Tribune, to its own fine line OF
Classical and accomplished editors" al
though. on looking farther. we found IL
was nothing but an admission that the
said classical and accomplished gentlemen
could not write a campaign document for
Captain Tanner. which, of course. Is true
enough, commonplace, and matter of fact
and no one In the wide world doubts it
which is to say, they are expert in moth
ing"
We like not so well, however the other
OF Mr.. Reeds assertions that II he be-
come president he Will be president, and
no one else nor congress either. We
think We correctly infer that nothing is
so clearly distinctive Of great minds. as
d
tain inconceivable humility, which
prompts them often to services which
others would think absolute degradation.
They will stoop, and learn, and listen, as
If TO their utmost, where others are
anxious to stand pat. Hence II IS the
great man often comes to see things In
the widest relations. and in the differ
ence Of opinion or quarrel between him
and his public. which is bound to arise.
he is suddenly found obnoxiously sdman-
tine on some point of fact, the purchase
price of compromising which he alone
has paid. So il the matter is OF any
moment he becomes Indifferent as the
sphinx in the face Of vast matorities.
which are of another opinion, and very
rumubous. And generally speaking the |
fact is as he sees H. and not as they |
fondly suppose. Any merely obstinate |
man can initiate this but there is a way |
to trip him.
What, now, we ask, is Mr.. Reeds mild |
objection, and why should he create a /
before the fact of disagree |
ment? VIII he not live peaceably with /
us even IL he can? Has he discovered /
that his pressing fact already outweighs /
both conventions and the elections to fol- |
low. or has he simply determined that the
GEAR" plan of campaign is three-tme
winner and he means TO use Il?
Yet we should rejoice to see Mr.. Reeds
disabilities as regards the west removed.
The sterilities and very bsrrenRess of
places Ike Maine, as in Scotland, were
ever a strong attraction. II not an in
spirat ton, to men OF the right build. es-
pecially If the historical associations be Of
4 satisfactory character. so 1t is some
too much to expect ar. Reed to tear him
self away. Yet II the Establishments OF |
life should incline him 20 |
Slough on" as II were. from the state
of Maine, IL would be gratifying in the
extreme TO see him in Kansas: and II he
;ame to Wichita the people would see
what could be done. At the very least
NE should like 20 see him on the ticket.
wen If he ran second to. to-but let Mr..
Reed come 10 Kansas.