The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-18
REED AND TELLER.
They Are Suspected of Willingness
to Unite Their Ambitions.
Special in Chicago Post.


Look out for Reed and Teller. These
two gentlemen are getting very thick and
are found great deal in each others COM
%orst case Of that
possessed a public man and every move ,.
he makes iS wit VIEW to anaa ms MS
come to the conclusion that Teller can
nelp and is cultivating the able and crafty
ioath AN and an offensive and defensive al,
lance is in process of formation between
the two One plan hit upon by the pres-
compliment the Senator from Colorado by
coming over into the Senate chamber and
listening to his speeches. Reed sat through
other day and at its conclusion shook the
orator warmly by the hand and congratu--
and then separated. Reed going out the
door and Teller starting for the cloak
room. In about a second Reed reappeared
and, darting after Teller, seized him by
the arm and led him over into a corner,
where. they sat in earnest and close con-
versafion for nearly three-quarters of an
hour. Their heads were close together and
their manner that OF men so engrossed
as to be utterly oblivious to what was GO
ing on about them or to the attention they
may be attracting. Their gesticulationS
were earnest and emphatic, though their
low as to be indistinguishabie to those
sitting near or to chance passers-by, and
there We're many SUCH s ,ro,,o-
or to Senator Teller about Mr.. Reed, and
they overflow with expressions Of excessive
friendliness and esteem. Mr.. Reed fire.
quently speaks of the Senator as an exceed
ingly able man and born leader of great
and deserved power. Senator Teller takes
looks upon Reed, of Maine, as brainy, as
tute and quite capable of aappreciating in
mands of the country. The scene in the
Senate chamber mentioned above Is only one
incident among many tending 70 give puo ad
sniration, and the oft-repeated expressions
OF friendly interest is further testimony OF
Reed is recognized as conservative
friend Of. silver" strange as that may
and it is said OF him that he Is examining
for speech the administration bill this
week. upon which he can base campaign align
him that not only the far West but the
middle West and South is for silver. and
year to say nothing of being elected after
ward who does not have the courage to
come out fatty for the white metal. He did
not have to do much talking. either. to sat
isfy Reed ON that point, for the Maine man
was already half convinced. He has been
in a Speech ia Boston last year electrified
that staid old community by what 1t was
pleased to call his radical Alt u lit on
in the least radical in Colorado put in Mas
sachusetts they were calculated to convey a
shock.
So when it is stated that Reed is going to
deliver himself of a stump speech on hnan-
ceS TINS week, Wnlcn Will serve MIN DIS q
presidential platform, nc surprise need
be occasioned, and that it will not be in all
respects standard, according to the single
standard ideas of sound principles. may be
taken for granted. should ne conclude to go
on record. He. feels. that the time has ar
rived for gallery play in his White House
plan, and he will hardly let the opportunity
escape, inspired as he is at this moment
for action.
Teller, everything being equal, would
much prefer an alliance between the silver
party of the mountain States and the Re-
publican party to an independent movement
or trade with the Democrats He made
that plain in the interview a few days ago.
but until the last few days he did not see
how this could be brought about. Now,
however, he is working with clearer vision
and q definite purpose in view He is very
much disposed to look upon Tom Reed
as silver savior, and if the plan of saliva
ton should include Teller as the tail of the
Reed presidential kite he would not seri-
ously object. The plan would not be preju-
diced thereby in his estimation. Indeed
that is the tendency of events at this juno
ture, in the opinion of many of the clever
est judges of the trend of political events.