The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-02
AS VIEWED AT WASHINGTON.
(BY G. A. EpwARps.)

&c seat In congress than anybody else. Tn
queer stories that are every day croppin
. out confirm this statement on my oart.
y To begin with, It Is we'll known tina
+ Mr.. Reed is not great lawyer He ha
! never been identified With any big case
: and with only few Of any siso
Why, then, should New York firm
make such extraordinary efforts to induce
Mr.. Reed to Join It's membership? Is tn
Arm referred to doing such an exiraordi
nary big business that t could afford t.
= give Mr. Reed guaranty o, $4,000 I
year? 1t is said ex-Speater ex-senator
ex-secretary of the Treasury Carlisle re.
= ceived guaranty from his firm amount.
ing to only $4,000 a year, ard yet Mr.
Carlisle Is freely recognized as one Of the
greatest lawyers In the oountry.
The story that comes to me, and 1t comes
from a weil-informed source. Is that the
law firm was retained to get Red out Of
congress, regardless Of cost. In other
words, species of bunco game was put
up on the big follow from Maine. Dur
Ing the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-hfth con-
crosses Reed, as master OF the house, ex-
ercised strict economy. He was rigidly
opposed to involving the government in
any new or costly enterprises This
I brought him into sharp conflict with the
promoters of the Nicaragua canal, with
tho advocates OF the steamship subsidy
bill, with claim agents and promoters Of
all kinds and conditions. Besides he dis
| liked Mckinley and was a constant source
! of irritation to the administration He
was very much disposed to antagonize In
| the house anything that Hanna, Elkins
and the plutocratic ring of the Senate
favored. Well, there are so many things
uncertain in politics that the rlon with
Zig schemes, who are deslrous Of ialding
the treasury, were not disposed to take
gamblers chances on the next presidential
election and the possibility of McKlnley's
defeat. So they tackled the oher end and
literally bought Reed out of the house of
representatives.
/ do not believe for a moment that Reed
knew of this scheme 20 dispose of him.
Reed is poor man and, as l have before
said. has, for some years past been hun
gering to get rich. 1t was also uretty we'll
known that he was growing tired of con-
gress; so the law firm was employed by a
combination of treasury raiders to make
things rosy for Reed, so far as employ
ment and compensation went, and we |
know the rest. 1 have good reason to
believe that one Senator Hanna of Ohio
the chief hacker of the ship subsidy bill, |
was back OF the entire scheme. New way, |
isn't 1t, of disposing OF a troublesome |
statesman?
1t is now being talked around here In
political circles that Ex-Governor James e.
Campbell OF Ohio Is regarded as prom
Using dark horse In the event of the OPP
ponents OF Bryan being able to deprive
that gentleman Of the democratic presiden-
tial nomination.
The trouble with Mr.. Campbell would be
at home. Campbell and John r. Mclean
have cordial hatred for each other. Nc
Leans owns the Cincinnati Enquirer and
has presidential aspirations himself, but
failing in that he would not ,urn his back
upon the vice presidency. Mclean, how
ever, is not by any means rs popular with
the democracy outside OF Ohio as Camp
bell, and IT. is known that Bryan strenu-
ously objected to Mclean as q running
mate In 1896.
am told that Campbell, who retired
from the governorshlp of Ohio as POOR as
a church mouse, has been put on his tinan-
cial legs again by some lucky operations In
Wall street.
1t Is understood that Tammany has in
vlted David B. Hill and Arthur p. German
to help celebrate the Fourth of July at
the Wigwam and later In the day at the {
Democratic club.
IL the two distinguished ex-senators ,
Should accept the invitation their presence i
would have very happy effect on the
temperature OF tho Wigwam IL the day
should be hot. German sometimes warns /
up, but Hill never. Hill Is about as far !
removed from the entertainment Of any q
warm human sympathy as any man on the 4
,ace OF the earth. He ignores the house /
hoid side OF his friends--that is his poll
ucai friends Tor doubt II he has any u
personal friends
VIII Illustrate by a story that was told :,
me by an eyewitness. Those who attend =
So the democratic National convention at :,
chicago in 1892 will recall the brilliant :.
ne fiery. the eloquent speech of senator !,
John w Daniel of Virginia, nominating
AN for the presidency. Eor nearly two a
hours Daniel faced a hostile, /, disorderly :
md perhaps subsidized mob in the GAL q
cries, But he stood his ground without D
linching and finished his ,peech. G.
This in itself ought to be enough IN o
warm Hill toward Daniel II hin were
apable of being heated Daniel and Hin Il
occupied adjoining seats IN -ne sern;e. A n
ew months after the convention the younp b.
laughter of Daniel was aiken vary sick j
cor month she lowered between life and II
eath. Daniel was much away fr.m Inc pi
enate chamber during This ordeal AZ his al
'ome When he did enter The ,h,mhnr GU
N occasions nearly all his fellow senators of
egardless. of course, of party, wert ~ su
i'm to Inquire regarding HE dhIld. Hi be
'ho sat next to him. never made \ single ar
inquiry from beginning TO end. He would IN
sik politics and pending legisati,a w,,h in
NO virginia senator, but rever asked Sc
'hether his child We're living or dead. 70
Hiii lived at the Hotel Normandie here st,
uiins most Of his stay in Washington de
M never took dinner In the dining room eli
or IN public. nor with anybody while be he
emained al the hotel. lie alwa,a A., M
lcne In his room. slts ng in his sh,.. sill
eeyes and invariably reading letters as