The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-17
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Tom Reed Has Literary Ambi-
tons.
BOLD CONGRESSMAN BOUTELLE.
The Life of the Speaker of the House Is
Not a Happy one-Mr. Crisp Pound IL
Very Trying. aud ne Made Hr, Reeds
Life Miserable.

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vention one of speaker Reeds most init.
mate friends said 10 me: Il ann sorry q
say 81, but believe Mr. Reed viii be- ont
of public life after March 4 next am
satisfied he will not accept the vice prcsi
Dental nomination, and that his friends
at ST Louis will be authorized @ say So
| To the delegates and managers l also be-
| lieve that Mr. Reed will decline "a renomi-
| nation for congINss, aud that after March
| next ne will take mp the practice OF law I'm
| New York city. He believes he can earn
| very largo amount OF money in New
| York, and he needs IL, for he is now "a
| comparatively poor man. Mrs. Reed Is
| very anxious 20 have her husband 80 10
| New York She never liked Washington
/ and goes very little in society III Mr..
| Reed goes out Of public life, il is doubtful
| II he ever returns. Nothing but "A seat I'm
| the senate or the presidency would tempt
| him l understand he has made some in
| ouirieS ms To his chance Of defeating Mr..
| Hale for the scuatc in Maine and finds
| they are not good If Mr. Hale is not re.
| turned. Congressman Boutellc is likely 10
| get the seat
II predict also, 4" continued this friend
| OF the speakers "that ii he does 20 ont of
public life II will not be long before YOU
| hear of Mr.. Reed in the literary werld
| He has decided literary ability and amhi-
| ton. After he makes himself independent
| So far a. money is concerned, by means of
| his earnings a. a lawyer ne Is likely 10
| take moro leisure and 70 devote his time to
| literature. Both "a "a lawyer and littera-
| teur believe he will win fame. -
The Popular Boutelle.
Another man who knows Maine politics
Il
be the next senator from Maine BoutcllC
is perhaps the most popular man in the
state today. some think he could even
beat Reed for the scnatorShip should they
be pitted against one another Boutellc
is the boldest man in congress He never
hesitates 70 say and do what he thinks
right, no matter who j. against him. lie
has the nerve 10 stand up alone with the
whole house against him. as he has repeat
edly shown during the past session. The
people of Maine like this sort of courage.
Evidence of Boutcllc's popularity in his
district Is shown by the fact that hc was
recently rcnominated by unanimous vote,
and the day he was named by the conven-
ton Mr. Boutelle told a friend here he had
not written n single letter TO any one in
his district about the matter
The friends Of tx Speaker Crisp are CON
siderably worried about his health. Mr.
Crisp will doubtless be the next senator
from Georgia, having practically won his
contest for that Office But there are signs
that his health is breaking, and his friends
deem this particularly unfortunate now
that he j. just entering upon perhaps the
most useful and brilliant part of his public
career Mr.. Crisp found the Office of
speaker of the house very trying, and the
demands which it made upon his nervous
and physical forces were very great, the
effects of which are still observable. IL l.
hoped the long rest of the coming vacation
will restore his health and fit him Tor IN,
career i'm the upper branch.
A Hard seat To Occupy.
Men who have occupied the speakers
chair or who have been close tO speakers
say there is no other office i'm the govern.
ment excepting possibly the presidency
itself, which makes such demands upon
the strength of its incumbent Speaker
Reed is n giant i'm frame and Temperament
tally a. strong and free from worry as he
is massive i'm frame But he confessed a
few days ago that the session had about
worn him out The hardest part of IL is
the necessity which arises every few mo-
ments, every day seven days week for
denying some request The speaker is tie
center OF pressure Through him almost
everything that Is done in the house must
be arranged for without the speakers
recognition II Is next 90 impossible 20 get
up bill He holds the key to the situa-
ton rs t. all except a few measures which
gain right Of way 10y right of precedence
on the calendar In consequence the speak
er is bcsicgcd from early morn ill late at
cal bills which they want considered Sen
ators are brought into the ganewith a
view to securing the much desired promise
for recognition. Prominent men are even
brought 10 Washington from "a distance to
labor with the speaker.
A Useless Power.
Mr. Reed recently said that every day Of
his life was made miserable by the ncccs,i-
" Of refusing the requests of his friends
and of good fellows of his own party
| whom he would be only too glad 10 serve
if he could. They are after him before
breakfast, they hang around the hotel
waiting "a chance 10 ride or walk up 10 the
| capitol with him, his room I'm the house
| lobby is always in state Of siege, yet not
| one in "a score has his request granted.
Perhaps this throws some light upon the
| uselcssness Of the power of the speaker Of
| the house in securing "a vice presidential
| nomination. \ conscientious speaker Is
| compelled To make more enemies than
| friends. He has TO turn down" 50 many
| men that as the session wears along he be
| comes more and more unpopular Hc is
indeed strong man i'm force of character
| and in intellectually who can hold a
| speakership term after term.
During the past winter there has been
| so much discomfort concerning the auto.
| cratic power welded 10y the speaker that a
movement is now ON foot to change the
rules i'm order 10 increase the power of in
| dividual mcmbcrs and TO decrease the do
minion which the speaker holds over local
legislation. This plan is not conceived In
hostility to the speaker, bat To the system
which has grown up The favorite pro
posal is 20 create new calendar 10 ht
known as "the members calendar, OF
which every representative may have one
| or more bills Of local nature, with th,
| right 70 have this calendar taken mp OF
certain days and considered. I'm this way
the power 20 say which local bills shall b.
considered and which shall not viii be-
taken out Of the hands Of the speaker ant
become n matter Of individual right ~
organized attempt will be made 10 insti
tute this reform next winter, and withou
much doubt Speaker Reed will favor it "a
q means Of relieving himself of a grca
deal Of annoyance and worry
WALTER WELIMAN.
MCNE> AMI MUSIC.
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