The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-09
Reed In His OLA Place.

Speaker Reed is back in his old place nc
the presiding officer of the house and is in
fine condition. For some days we have
had rumors that the Mckinley people were
preparing to set up an opposition candi-
date to the speaker when the Fifty-nfth
congress meets for organization, and the
rumor has even gone so far as to pick out
the man who Is To contend for the honor
of the speakership with the big man from
Maine. According to the gossip mongers.
General Grosvenor of Ohio, the "Old Fig
ures" OF the Mckinley campaign, was TO
be the man. But there is no truth in the
story. Mr.. Reed will be reelected with.
out opposition. The Mckinley people
would not dare put up candidate against
him If they wanted TO, and they do not
want to. OF course it is possible they
might beat MIR. Reed, though even this is
doubtful. But if they were able to defeat
him the act would doubtless cost McKin-
ley the success of his administration. IL
would stir up such hornets nest az
would leave no peace for many a moon.
am assured by men close to the presi-
dent elect that no thought of trying TO de.
feat Mr.. Reed has ever entered the mind
OF Mr. Mckinley. On the contrary.
there Is strong desire at Canton to have
the most perfectly friendly relations with
the speaker, and it will be the fault of the
latter II such relations are not maintained
Probably there will be no trouble about IL.
The gossip has 1T that the speaker does not
personally like the president elect, never
ala like him and Is not going to like him
now There Is some truth in this, but Mr.
Reed Is too big man to permit his per
sonal likes or dislikes TO interfere with his
own success or his party's He has never
had the reputation Of being that sort of n
man. 1t Is no new thing for Mr.. Reed IN
have dislike for the man in the White
House. lie did not like Garfield or HAYES
or Harrison, and until recently lac did not
like Cleveland.
Reed and Cleveland.
A year ago Mr.. Reed was exceodir,,,v
Dltter against the president. When Mir
CIoVeiand sent in his special message ask
ing congress to romain in session over the I
lolluays Ior the purpose of preparing a |
revenue Dill, Alr. Heed denounced the pres. |
ldent rs an old tricbster But since tbon
! am rellably informed, the president and /
the speaker have come together i'm a vory /
lrlenuiy way. They did not exactly kiss |
and make up, but they had a good lou,h
taoitly dropped all their old apimositics
They are now fast friends.
Mr.. Reeds bark is good deal ,vo,.o
than his bite He is, when one comes IN
know him, most lovable character Rnt
ne mas penchant for saying sharp Things
about big men. Many Of his remarks con.
'erning past presidents are TO this dav n.
zen quoted in conversation as bright and
witty Mr. Reed is past master Of the
'rt OF ridicule, and his sharp tongue has
naue nm many enemies. But he has a
Keen sense of justice, and neither g., 70
hinley's case nor CIeyeland's-no -.
han In that Of other people at whose ev'
,ense he whips out the napier OF his vii
loes ne entertain any deep seated anino..
w All the chances are iat the ne,v
PRESIDENT and the leader Of tine ReDubJic,n
'arty In the house will get along very well
0s''"cr' WALTER wELLNAS ,