The Ravalli Republican. [volume] (Stevensville, Mont.) 1894-1899, 1895-01-09
TOM HEED'S- E.tlGNTIE.
Miss Kitty Wise Beyond licr icars-ls
.I!er Fathers Mentor.

Miss Kitty Wise Beyond licr lcars-lS
Her Fathers Mentor.
One Ct the curious phases Of politi-
cal life in Washington is the intlu-
eacc which d lH-ycar-old girl is likely
to exercise over the republican party
in the near future She is trying to
make i president, says the Chicago
I!craId's correspondents. and there
are many who think that her chances
are very good. Her name is Kitty
Kitty Reed. Her father is Tom /
Reed. the man from Maine. cx-
speaker future speaker and the man
or whom Miss Kitty is tyyir| to make
a president CT the Ulajt~d States.
Though, only -, Miss Reed is wise
beyond her years. She cares m(i1hing
for society. She mas not even taken
the trouble do ".come out" as She
might have dome last season or this
winter. Society is y good deal Of 4
bore to her. Politics is her passion
She studies all the questions and
movements Of tic day. She is al
expert in mcas'iriny the tendencies
OF public opinion. OF i a Shy, re-
served, self contained temperament:
she reads much and analyses closely.
TO her father size is daughter. mcn-
| tor and companion in one. The fond
| ness Of Reed for this girl, his blind
confidence in her judgment, his def
crcnce to her opinions and Wishcs,s is
one Of the prcttiest things to be seen
in this capital. Mr.. Reeds friends
say he looks up to her rs his guiding
star. She reads all the newspapers
and reviews for him. She has hand
in the preparation Of all his speeches
and articles for the reviews. Every
thing lie writes is submitted to her
for approval Even his private cor
rcsp0ndcnce falls under her Watchful
eve. a score Of times day, it is
said, the big man reads aloud some
thing he has written and then asks:
SIS that all right: Kitty" Ii she
answers in the affirmative it stands:
if in the negative it is changed.
i She makes many suggestions, and
they are almost invariably followed
50 great is her fathers confidence il
I her intuition. She does not hesitate
to criticiSc when occasion offers
Like her father, she has al opinion
= OF her own and d strong will to sup
port it. Mr.. Reed is known to be ;
stubborn man and his friends say his
daughter is the only person to whom
he will yield.
; kitty Reed is as devoted to he
father us lie is to l!cr, and to ma}t
1 him president lis the absorbing am
biton of her life. Like her father
she is somewhat Of Il fatalist, ant
both believe that fate holds th'
highest Office in the land as Il prize
which shall be won. Tom Reed ant
his Shy Young daughter are insepara
bic companions. They walk and rid
together During MI. Reeds tour Q
Of the west in the recent campaign
Miss Kitty accompanied him. He
never content unless she is near him
Their friends say that when Rec
goes into a drawing room he look
about eagerly until he has found hi
daughter, and then does not permi
her to leave his side. Mr.. Reed Ia
his pcculiaritics. Last summer Whc
he had an important speech to max
he told Mrs. Reed not to so to he;
him, but Miss Kitty he took to til
house and stationed her in the ga
\ lerv. AS soon as he had finished Il
y speech he went up to her and askc
her how he had done. The explain;
tion of this popularity is that Mr.
reed does not criticise her husband
speeches, while Miss Reed points OF
). his imperfcctions and tells him whe
he may improve his methods.
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