The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-08
ONE ASKING is ENOUGH
Speaker Reeds Opinion of Pc
litical Favors.
But HE Is NOT UP TO DATE.
Mark HAnna's mbition- Kentucky ONCE
Seekers Colored L,Dguist-Liveiy Old
Connecticut senators-rhe Enthusiasm
of General Joseph HawIsy.

! WASHINGTON, May 81 Special. Speak
or Reed has his little peculiarities. One
Of these is that he does not like TO ask for
things A few days ago President McKin-
| ley filled a place in the diplomatic service
| for which one of Mr. Reeds special friends
was candidate. This gentleman natu-
rally wanted Mr.. Reed TO go TO the White
House and recommend him for some other
place, now that the one for which he first
tried had been given 10 another But the
speak er demurrcd. He said he was ready
TO do anything within his power for his
friend, for whom he entertained the great
est affection, but asking the second time
for an appointment was thing he was
not willing tn do. IL was contrary TO his
principles. lone asking Is enough, " said
the big speaker. But unfortunately one
asking is not all President Mckinley is
accustomed To. He is more familiar with
dozen or a score of askings.
Rough on the President.
This asking over and over again, bring
ing pressure, never permitting a case To
sleep, is one of the peculiarities of modern
office seeking. Ii is also one of the things
of which the president complains. Sen
ators and representatives go To him doz
en- times about "a single application. They
appear To imagine that unless they keep up
the pressure they will fail. This may be
all right from their standpoint, but IL is
rough on the president. 1t takes his time
and strength. OF late the president has
endeavored TO impress upon the minds OF
his callers that he is not "a jury which
must be drummed at day after day, and
that after one, or at most two, careful rep
RESERVATIONS he is quite able to determine
any ordinary matter But SO far the pres
dent has not had much success in this di-
'ection. The horde of place hunters goes
light on making things lively" for the
nan in the White House.
In recent dispatch to your paper | |
poke of Mark Hinna's ambition TO be- |
ome public speaker and predicted that |
ne would soon he heard from on the floor |
# the senate | have since received let |
er from William Kerns of Moline, Ills,
N old friend of the Hanna family, which |
ontains some interesting information.
L knew four generations of the Hanna
amily," writes Mr. Kerns, dating back
% years, in New Lisbon, O. They were
family of business men, were of marked
bility and only one of them belonged TO
he professions. He was physician.
Dr.. Hanna was prominent Wing, and
he best political speaker in that part of
he country If the Democrats met Dr.
leonard Hanna in debate, they had to go
way from home to find "a man to match
i'm. During the forties they would bring
Todd and Hutchins from Trumbull
ounty and David X. CARTER, from Stark
ounty, If any kind of success was at
aimed in meeting DR.. Hanna He was
onsidered one of the best speakers in that
ounty at that time. Mark Hanna is the
on of DIR. Hanna, so that, while the abi-
ty of the family is largely of business
Mark can truly say there runs
his veins oratorical blood. He may not
now OF this, as he was very young at the
ime i refer to. -