Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-12-22
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Its defeat was due to speech by Reed.
who attacked il as a dangerous prece-
dent He was interrupted by membev
who questioned some of the statements,
and asked for an explanation. 1t was
given, fully, tersely and plainly, with
Bit of emphasis in the Yankee twang.
which showed that he was far from
pleased with the insistent interruption
As he concluded, Mr.. Reed said;
"And now, having embalmed that flea
in the liquid amber of my remarks.
Will proceed.
A Cutting Reioinder.
one day Mr.. Reed was making a speech,
ana. as usual, was fiaying the Democrats,
when Anderson, of West Virginia, a hand
some and highly respectable member of
six years service in congress, without
rising from his seat, logged his memory
about something he did. Reed paused
long enough to attract the attention OF ev-
eryboiy, and then, with his most exasper-
ating nasal twans, said: Y Yesterday
had a discussion with Mr.. Wilson, the
head of the West Virginia delegation, and
today, however unpleasant; IL mas Oe,
suppose / will be compelled to have
discussion with the tail of the West Vir-
ginia delegation The house roared.
on another occasion, while in the full
tide Of eloQuence, Mr.. Reed was inter
ruuted by the redoubtable Amos Cum
i'm a fatherly sort of way for moment,
and then, with mock pathos, asked;
Now. Amos, must you, must you, really
get your name into my speech; must
your The theatrical pose and the in
jered expression crushed the bravest OF
the Tammany braves.
In the discussion OF the Carlisle bin,
John Dewitt Warner made furious on
slaught on the Republicans in general,
and Heed in particular. Reed began his
answer by saying, in a sneering tone: II
cannot hope to equal the volume OF voice
of the gentleman from New York. That
is only cqualed by the volume of what he
does rot know"
Asked Pension.
One day. when a discussion on PEN
sions was dragging its slow length along,
Mr.. Reed who was the very picture OF
health, amused cOterie of friends in the
cloak room by giving reason why he
should have pension. 1t ran something
like this:
IT had never been able to make more
than $500 or 5000 a year." said he with
a chuckle, It'll was appointed acting
assistant payrnaster of the United States
navy. at a salary of $1,4OO with board
lodgings, uniform, and two servants 70
walt on me. That induced an extrava-
CANT style of living, which I have kept
49,
thousands and thousands of doIlars-for
which the government ought. in good
conscience to recompense me.
Along in the sultry days of the sum-
mer. when the Wilson bill was under
consideration, when any tariff legisla-
ton seemed hopeless, and when the Demo
cratic party resembled dissolvtng view
more than anything else, Reed came to
where several free traders were sitting
and began chatting them numerically
about the condition of affairs. After
awhile one of them said: Mr.. Reed, how
do you like the last Republican presiden-
tiaI ticket gotten up by the newspapers"
What is it?' he lazily asked BOD Linz
coin and Fred Grant" his friend piled.
''Oh. the deuce" 'blurted out Reed, II
they would only add Baby Mckee to 1t
the thing would be perfect and away ne
went like a hree-decker in surging
sea.
Rebuked Constituents.
When the ex-speaker had not the time
or the inclination TO attend to some OF