The Portland daily press., 1895-09-14
THE OUTLOOK FOR MIR. REED.
He Shonld and Will Have the Solid
Support Of New England.

Opinions of the Boston Daily Advertiser.
Boston, September 13-The Boston
Daily Advertiser will publish the follow
ing editorial tomorrow morning:
Although the presidential election
seems a long way off, in about seven
months the primaries will be we'll over
which will determine the complexion of
the EIDE delegates from most of the states to
the national convention. In many ways
the preliminary canyassing will be in
ahevance until after the November
elections. but certain broad features of
the situation are already coming to be
generally recognized.
The only candidates who seem now
likely to have a formidable following in
Reed and Mckinley, to name them
alphabetically. Others have been
mentioned, including Gen. Harrison and
Gov Morton, but so far as now appears
there is no distinct public demand for
their candidates., while no movement in
their behalf has been suggested outside OF
their own states. There was time, there
were times when Indiana and New York
would turn. the scale, and for years the
presidential nominations have been made
I'D with a view to them. The tickets of
Harrison and Reed Harrison and Morton,
Garfield and Arthur. Hayes and Wheeler,
Cleveland and Hendricks, Cleveland and
Stevenson, Hancock and English. Tilden
and Hendricks, Gree ley and Brown, all
form an object lesson OF the Importance
which for years was ascr1bed to these two
"pivotal'' states.
That importance has ceased to exist.
By general consent the doubtful tier next
year will comprise not only those two, ii
you please, but also Connecticut, New
Jersey, Virginia, West Virginia. North
Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and
Missouri, including large number of
electoral votes heretofore considered GER
tainIy democratic. This leaves to the
Republican party the privilege of nomi-
mating its candidates, not with any view
to comprising victory In a particular
state, but to secure a national victory
along generous lines. 1t takes the locality
argument out of the presidential canvass
and dwarfs the Importance of whether
man lives in large or small state, close
politically or not, leaving his Individual
ity to stand out for iteslf.
1t ought to be n source OF congratulatlOn
to good citizens that the three gentlemen
that we have named are all able, upright
and sagacious men. No one can go
further, and The Advertiser is glad to
sound the personal and political praises
Of Senator Allison, Gov. Mckinley or
for each of them and all of them the Re
publicanism which we represent, and we
think it is the Republicanism of New
England, has nothing but the most
cordial regard and respect.
OF the three, Mr. Reed is nearer home.
He is New England man born and
bred, with New England ideas and
man. that is to say, he has never held
any other office since he entered national
politics than that Of member of Congress
from the First Maine district. In another
sense he is national man. His name is
familiar wherever public affairs are dis
cussed That he is strong man and a
brave man are facts never questioned.
Politically speaking, he has points which
stand out in more marked outline than
do either Mr. Allison or Mr.. Mckinley.
The former is very wise and sagacious,
perfectly safe, beloved by those who know
him best with long career OF public
usefulness. Yet he lacks what the other
two possess, q distinct connection with
public incidents Major Nc
kinley's naturalization with the enc
Kinley bill'' has given him a peculiar
character. Mr.. Reeds mastery handling
of the House when Speaker, the epithets
which were cast upon him by his political
opponetS, and the vindication which he
has received at their hands, accompanied
by his undisturbed serenity, under the
most savage assaults, have impressed up.
on the people the belief that he is one of
those master spirits which shine
brightest the fiercer the tumult. Whether
Mr. Reed would receive more votes at the
polls than Mr.. Mckinley, or Mr.. Nc
Kinley more than Mr.. Allison, we do not
now discuss. That any one of them is
morally sure of an election, if nominated,
is the honest belief of every fair minded
citizen.
We believe that New England will be
practically, if not entirely for Mr.. Reed,
as voiced by it's representatives at the con-
vention The strength of the movement
in his favor in the New England States
is growing more distinct. The attempt
to make it appear that those professedly
for him are only using him as a cloak for
Interior designs is so emphatically dis
proven, not only by verbal statements
but by actual facts, that all fears on that
score are allayed. Those who differ on
other political subjects are united in the
belief that the New England delegates
should 90 in solid phalanx in his support.
There is a political sentiment in this
matter which weighs. Mr.. Reeds friends
will expect Ohio to send a solid delega-
ton for Gov Mckinley. That New Eng
is natural. That the rank and file of the
Republicans in this section are for Mr..
Reed is apparent. They have no unkind
feeling towards the other candidates,
but they feel like supporting their own
representative. If the others We're more
able. more loyal Republicans, better
oulified to discharge the duties of the
presidency, another question would arise.
fl will not On the other hand, in our
discussion of the matter, we do not, and
shall not, deem it necessary to endeavor
to belitte in the slightest degree any of
the other presidential aspirants. Mr..
Reed does not need that kind of support
in order to increase his own size
What the rest of the country will do no
one can yet say. The convention, in
close contest, will have it's decisions
largely controlled by the Southern dele
gates. These delegates, however, will be
of different temper than has been the
case for several conventions. From a
considerable number of Southern States
they will come prepared not only to help
select the candidate, but also to con-
tribute towards his election. 1t will be
a convention, with large contingent of
delegates intent only upon choosing the
most available and strongest man.
Mr. Reeds friends have large hopes
outside of New England. Certainly the
outlook for him has improved visibly
within the last two months. He has more
than fighting chance to secure the
nomination. He is a candidate of whom