The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-24
CUTTING VT
OF TON REED
His Answer to the Student OF
an Eastern University.
REPORTER ON THE FLOOR
His Rule of Counting a Quo
rum and the Row It Raised.

zenship. mooned around the capital ask
ing statesmen their ways one day. II
some way he was admitted to the Speak
er's private office, and at once started his
grave catechism. What do you think
the most serious duty Of today? he ask
ed. Well" said the Speaker, with his
umitable Yankee drawl, I'm Lot quite
SIRE. but 1 guess it's lodging bicycles
1t is told that a member from Coioraoo
much given TO the cumulative firm OF
speech. having Intercepted an opponent
in debate and received no reply ,eX-
claimed: The gentleman sits dumb ST.
lent. mute" Whereupon Mr. Reed inter-
iected soto voice, to the great delight OF
members within hearing, 'And he amt
saying a word either.
He had to catch 4 train one morning
and was not awakened in time. To the
profuse apologies of the hotel clerk he re-
pIied: well, 1 dressed myself in three
minutes, but 1 do like -four. one can 90
it shade better"
1t was Reed, too, who, when asked TO
write a toast to the Democratic party.
Here's to its prophet and its ballot boxes
both stuffed"
Reed is quoted as saying, he goes TO
prison for four years. with the additional
possibility of being the victim Of an as
sassinatiOn.
Reed and Mckinley never got along well
together. His joyous disposition seemed
to detect rivalry and the early days OF
their acquaintance and when both became
candidates for the Presidential nomina-
ton, Reeds comments upon Mckinley
were always severe and often unkind'
says a Washington correspondent to the
Chicago Record-Herald. He did not enter
the White House but three times while
Mckinley was President-once at the be-
ginning of the first Congressional ses-
sion after the Inauguration, when Mchin-
lev invited him TO a conference over the
message and the Republican legislature
program: again when he was invited to a
state dinner and third time when he
went voluntarily at the outbreak of the
SPANISH war to assure Mckinley of his
cordial support.
Vice President Hobart endeavored 10
bring them together and make them
friends, and twice invited them to meet
at his residence but Reed would not be
reconciled and his resentment followed
Mckinley to the tomb
Mir. Reed was always frugal man,
leaning more to economy than to eX-
tavagance and not only saved a good
part of his salary, but made an extra
$4,000 or 5000 annually by legal and lit
eIary work. He would never deliver a
lecture or contribute an article for pub
LEGATION without pay, charging $500 for a
lecture; $500 was his lowest price for a
literary production, no matter how short.
He had quiet but comfortable home in
Portland, Me. modest cottage at Grand
Beach a modest summer resort on the
coast of Maine and while in Washington
occupied suite of inexpensive rooms
al the Shoreham Hotel, for which he paid
only half the regular rates. In New
York he occupied a fiat in a large apart
n:ent house. where he lived very quietly.
Neither Mrs Reed nor her daughter has
social ambitions. While in Washington
they went ont very seldom, and in New
York they have gone out still less. Mr..
Reed. however, was fond of good dim
ners.
At the age of nineteen Tom" Reed was
as unlikely a candidate for future great
ness as could be found in Maine says the
Chicago Tribune.
In the last eighteen months at college
Reed threw of his Indifference and went
to work in earnest. He put the novels out
OF sight and spent all Of his spare time
in the college library Up every morning
at or before o'clock. he became a tire
less student and astounded the teachers
and professors by his progress. In clos
srg year he stood well at the head OF his
class and he was awarded the honor of de
nvering the class Grafton. His subject
vas n strange and grewsome one for a
young man and was entitled The Fear
OF Death" II was delivered in faultless
STYLE and greeted with much applause.
This was in 1860. and the young man
lacked but a few months OF having at
tanned his majority.
Having nothing better 10 do. Reed con-
tinued his profession of a school teacher.
He secured position in the public school
&i Portland. and at one time was princi-
pal OF a grammar school at a salary OF
SIS 4 month This was the height Of his
success as a pedagogue. At various times
he taught at Deering. Cape Elizabeth and
IL a number If district schools. He was a
strict disciplinarian and had he continued
his career might now be in charge Of the
Portland public schools. or perhaps j
professor in Bowdoin College.
Among the poets Mr.. Reed preferred
Tennyson, though he read constantly
browning. Longfellow. Whittier. and
Holmes Horace is another author in
whom Mr.. Reed delighted and certain
poems Of the Latin poet he read and re-
read. The catholiciJy Of his poetical taste
Mr. Reed illustrated by reciting one o.
his favorite poems from the pen OF Eu-
gene = Ware
Once a Kansas zephyr strayed
Where a brass-eyed bull pup played.
And that foolish canine bayed
Al that zephyr in a gay.
semi-idionc way.
Then that zephyr in about
Half q i.Gy took that pup.
Tipped him over wrong side VI,
Then il Turned him wrong side out.
And it calmly journeyed thence.
With barn and string q fence.
MORAL
When communities turn loose.
Social forces that produce
The disorders Of gale
Act upon & Nel-knewn law.
Face the breeze. but close your law
It's rule that VII not fan
J. yoa bay it in a gay.
Self-suaicient sort OF way
/. Will land you. without doubt
Upside down and wrong side out.
His Sifftatfnn vas 2 most ra-rlaxf,,.z -