The Portland daily press., 1896-06-05
why Thomas Il. Reed should be Nosni-
mated.

mated.
To the Editor of the Press:
There arc many good and logical
reasons why Th omas B. Reed should be
our Presidential candidate.
First, he would rather be right than
President and if nominated he would be
elected, and as President he would be
right.
His private and public career is clean
all the way through. he hns won his
ter to bo proud Of, by his straightforward
lnanliness, and his courageous utterances
of truth in and out of Congress. He has
never sworved from duty. he would
never reach out dollar, nor make idle
promises to gain delegate. If ali earth
quake should shake the capitol, he would
call for lights and go on attending strict
ly to business, even il he knew it was
the Judgment day. His quorum count
ing movement of the Fifty first Congress
is sample of his loyalty and faithful
ness, and proves that duty with him is
paramount. His record as Speaker of
the present House, and as leader of the
Republican opposit ion of the two preyi-
GUS Congresses is enough to persuade
the public that Mr.. Reel can be fully
trusted on financial questions. There is
no better record in financial legislation
than stands to the credit of Thomas B.
Reed. His fidelity to the cause of honest
money was subjected to a severe test in
the Fifty second Congress Mr. Reed
fought side by side with MIR. George E.
Williams, who led the second section of
the Democratic party, in parliamentary
contest to prevent the passage of the
Bland Free Coinage Bill Mr.. Reed
kept the main body OF the honest money
Republicans in loyal cooperation with
the Democratic minority. TEe free sill
yer men asked Mr.. Reed to stand aside
and allow vote to be taken on the
Bland Bill" but he refused, and stood
firm to the end and defeated the silver
itos. This one act is enough to show
that Thomas B. Read is entirely and
conspicuously worthy of trust on the cur
renoT question, thus making him the
safest and strongest man for the Repub-
lican party to nominate at ST. Louis, as
the financial question is to be the issu 9
of the campaign. No other man shoul d
be nominated. The business men of the
country would unite on Speaker Reed.
Up to date, no business mems club has
been organized. When the right man is
nominated. the business mon of New
York and all over the United States will
manifest their strongest approval by or
ganizations of such strength. numeri-
cally and financially, that the whole
country will at once know that their
candidate is n Reed thRt cannot be
shagen. His moral fibre, his intellectual
strength, his grasp Of public questions.
his force and capacity, the value of his
leadership in the past. and the Iossibili-
ties of his leadership ID the future, as
President, would make his administra-
tion safe, able, dignified and successful.
Nominate him ami the campaign would
lie full of fire and vigor. Ho would sweep
the country, be would carry the South by
storm, as no other candidate could. Mr..
Reed is respected and trusted by promi-
nent Southern represent atives and by the
people at large Mr.. Reeds nomination
on sound money platform would mean
u victory that no other candidate could
possibly win. He has the heart of the
majority of the delegates, while other
candidates may have the newspapers.
The vote is mightier than the pen.
n. FRANK BLAKE,
Brooklyn, June 5. 1896