The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-22
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= moon1oy - aeaxf1t1 ana eo<h09ouo-
s~uv supported ~ IN Nsv Knu1as6.
~ esctson Is . small part a the Union
-1 fhs followers Of Mr.. Reed havu matn-
q bot big enough TO represent the whole
@mtry. They believe IN Nh 80 besAnne
= q I rood Eastern man a11 distinguish
= from = good Western man. but becauso
q Z 4 GOOD American. broad and liberal
snssash in his idaAs 10 EspFseent the W9suln
s-s~;e without regard 10 sections They
{dst that he II the strongest anA alto
11thsr ahlesf man h hiS party. anA -.
1res q that factsatAae e1An - any gen-
Gsshicai reasons. maintain he = tho best
~ Tho Republicans could ssiac& e 3
~aAlAass for the orsslAsory.
-. Reed was born IN Portland. Matne,
nessb4r n, In. with the exception Of .
~ residence In California and the per-
~ Ct the latter part Of the war when he
- eerving In the navy. he has made his
nurs 4 - city where he nrst saw the
SEht He vent - school and wae thrown
- eonsRct with all the other boys Of the
Nvp In that great democracy. the Ameri-
- pnblIe school. Al he went to tho
1snmar school. and two years later he
rfsreA the Portland high school, from
Vbleh he graduated when he Was y years
"a. Then Reed entered Bowdoin college,
Al fine old seat OF learning at Brunn-
pisk. Ne e
IL graduated In isse. and soon after en-
Gged IN school teaching. at the same tsne
3udying law. He went to California In
~ Early sixties, but afterward returned
= Maine, where he began thu practice Of
Me law and rapidly acquired distinction
his profession. He seems TO have i'm
Esssed men with his ability early In his
areer for when he was under n years Of
- A~A "a - - "A
minds OF his townsmen that he was sent
, the lower house OF the Maine leGssia-
mre- He was reelected in 10. and in fsse
promoted to the state senate. While serv-
n ~ state senator he was elected aftor-
ny general. being the youngest man who
nd ever been selected for the ONCE. AZ
iw three years service In that ONCE. the
div Of Portland called upon him TO be-
some lis city solicitor. Portland AZ the
time was involved in q number OF very
Important law suits. growing out Of tbs
ownership OF railroad property. Reeds
1hf record AZ attorney general had mark
u him az the very man to safely conduct
NJ city through the trials and negosia-
ions which followed. Reed took up- his
lnties and served four years. greatly TO
Ne advantage of his native city. for he
secured a favorable adjustment OF many
= these important and complicated NUM-
dpal matters.
Elected to Congress-.
Mr.. Reed had now Become prominent IN
- state and in 1876 was nominated and
oecfed 10 congress-. This was the real ODD
ming OF his career as u national public
nan. and for nearly twenty years he has
ken reelected ard moved forward step
~ step. TIL he now might Justly be re-
erdea as one OF the most striking figures
> American public life.
Mr. Reed took HIS seat IN congress In IA
emher 1877. The house was Democratic
Ne received the treatment which IL usually
eccorded To new members and was APP
Pointed on the committee on territories
Afserward. In the Fifty-nrat congress-.
When Democrat came to him and conn
p'ained because Reed had put him on the
committee on agriculture. of which he
knew nothing. Reed said.
"oh. don't mind; you probably know as
much about II as I dtd about the duties
required Of me In my hrst COMMITTEES ap-
sointmens. When frst came TO congress
Twas made member OF the committee on
territories. and wouldn't have known A
territory n had met ono walking down
Pennsylvania avenue"
Maine has always had influential men In
congress, and has always followed the
southern custom OF keeping good men in
congress when she got them there In the
Forty-nfth congress she was very ahiy
represented. Risine. who had closed his
career as speaker with such great renown
and Hannibal Hamiln were the senator's
Rom Maine and In the house Of represen-
natives were the present Senators Hale and
prya
Mr.. Reed watched the proceedings Of she
house. and famiffartx~d himself with the
nsshcas Of legislation. and finally on
Apr'i II. fsTs. q little over four months ar
Nr hsS entrance into congress. Ne uaade
~ .rst speech. and on the merits Of thar
sp-ssh he ~ once became a recognised
power N the house.
On this DAY there was up for discussion
Nh 70 ray 60 old William and Mary Col
hxe qrite a large sum of money FOR
esrage~ sustained AZ the hands OF Union
rnors during thu civil war. All signs
pointed to the passass of the bill The
sersfmeriai associations which clustered
About this old seat Of learning which hal
secafed WASHINGTON were In themselves
nsoet sufficient 10 carry Il suc~e~sfnIiy
nrcuwh the house. and n sentiment In
Nvos Of n was largely Increased BY
senrhinr appeal Of the late DR.. Loring. OF
Nassachuse,ts. whose eioausnce moved
ne house 10 one Of the great bursts Of ar
Nsase which follow great speeches there
me members crowded about io~srg and
eonxrn.nistea him. and n looked for a mo-
nsnt a. ~ the Stll would TO through with
awhcon
But there were two speeehes which De-
FS'ti the bill, One was made BY an old
semaer Of the honee. Townsend. Of New
ieN' tire other by n new member. Reed.
y Maine Reed pointed cut that to REIN
ssrse William and Mary college would set
sprscesen, which would Involve the gov
vemsri In tho payment OF millions upon
eeNors 81 dollars for similar war claims,
- tse house. forced against It's Will az
vi TO listen to Reed. was recalled by his
am AID judicial words from the excite
sss INTO witch ~ had worked Itself. and
We result Was refusal 10 psss the bill
N the next congress Mr.. Reed was made
member of the important committee on
~ mdteisry ana two years later became
chairman. During the next SIX years
democrats controlled the house. Mr..
worked his way up 70 the leader
80 er MS party. step by step. slowly. but
eV'taeiess surely leadership In the
aessran houss ~ representatives -
ar'hins which is gained with more dim
10y. Perhaps, than In any other legisie-
BODY In the world. II requires COM
saunn Of Peculiar qualities IN any man
g achieves It The hate Gen. Ranks
SAFE that re knew of no body OF men
asre she criticism wss so merr.iess.
go leadership was Welded only to IN
s'uai strength and force TO such q re-
sAanie extent as in the house OF repre-
s-ta,sves
-. so ore can PUT his fager upon ,he ex-
scessicn when Mr.. Reed took IN. Re-
Ian lsat-rshtp, bat In ths Fcrty-ninth
s0ess Ne was IT'S candidate for speak
eoa fhAi. perhaps. ray be taken ss the
a Acknowledgement that he was the
ss man % his party in the bower
~sea ~ congress. This Endorsement was
-, gwen him in she Fiftsvth congress-.
IKE SIS predecessor WAS controlled
heinacrats. and this brings Mr.
es TO the great enlmlna ssns point IN