The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-03-21
FGld Of the President and The
House Speaker.
A BATTLE ROYAL IN SIGHT
Western Man Seated 10 Succes q
the Czar-Rsed's Offsncss-His
Great Strength.

WASHINGTON. March IO.-Tts .d-
ministration's contest against Reed for
reelection as Speaker - occupying
much space in the Eastern press. Il j.
likely to become historical. and may
have a most important bearing on the
Presidential campaign next year.
Reeds jealousy OF Mckinley - well
known. II Is of long standing and ap-
pears to have become chronic.
In discussing this subject a leading
Republican today said: Il am sorry
that events have so shaped themselves
as to- force the President to- ngdt Reed.
Mr.. Reed is OF course tough customer.
and he can make a good deal Of
trouble. but Mr.. Mckinley has demon
strated that he Is a pretty good poll
tician, and / am satisfied that he will
prove to be equal to the present Cmsr-
gency. Mr.. Reed was given every OPP
portunity To- adjust matters on a salts
| factory basis. but declined to- avail
himself OF IL. That the administration
can defeat Reed for Speaker of the
4 i AANS -oANNA NtA-ANro - NAAS ttAN ANeAtsA
of the great majority OF conservative
observers. Some Western man will be
picked out for the administration
forces to rally around. II may be
Henderson OF Iowa. or Hopkins of I'LL
nois. or some unknown man. but the
decision is in favor of a man from the
West
There is method in this. OF course.
The bulk OF the Republican member
ship OF the next House will be COM
posed Of Western men. They will he
in the majority and should. in the nat
ural order OF things. dominate the
House. II will he easier to defeat Reed
with 4 Western man that with Mr..
Sherman or any one from the Eastern
Estates.
MIR. Reed can also continue his fight
lagainst the administration from the
floor. but the President believes that IL
Mr.. Reed can he reduced to the ranks
in the House he will become more
tractable. Anything would be prefer
able. he thinks. to his reelection rs
Speaker
1t is pointed out that Mr.. Reed was
lopposed To the annexation OF Hawaii.
which the administration favored: that
he was at no time in sympathy with
the administrations Cuban policy:
that he opposed the acquisition OF the
Philippines and of Porto Rico. and was
unfriendly to army reorganization on
4 permanent basis: that he opposed
the Nicaragua canal. which is regarded
as essential to the development OF the
Expansion policy. and the Pacific
cables. being responsible for the defeat
of both schemes.
IL is suggested that his opposition
thus disclosed to the general policy of
the administration will be almost Ger
tain to- hinder action II he Is Speaker
of the next House. and that moreover.
his great power and prominence en-
courage the development OF an anti
administration faction in the party
lalong almost the same lines OF OPPOSE
ton, save on the money question. "a
those adopted by the followers OF w.
J. -anti-sXpansion. anti-army.
Ianti-almost everything that the admin
istration IS for. Moreover. Il Is assert
ed that even on the money question
Mr.. Reeds plans differ from those OF
the administration.
Notwithstanding the opposition to
Reed for political reasons. Il Is con-
coded that he is the biggest and brain
lest Republican alive. and Il Is prob
able that when It comes 20 a show
down many OF those representatives
who now talk bravely OF opposing him
will fall into Reeds lines rs heretofore.