The National tribune., 1906-10-25


ed in 1873. At the close of his term
Fall of 1875 was elected District At
torney of Bedford County, to which
Office, after three years service, he de-
clined a renominaiiuG.
In 1892 he was appointed by Gov.
Pattison one of the five Commissi )ners
to select site and build an asylum for
the chronic insane of the State, and
the result of over four years labor
may be seen in the magnificent build
ings at Wernersville. Berks Co., where
100000 were spent, all within the
original appropriation, and through the
most careful regard for the interests of
the State. He was Secretary of the
Commission during the whole period,
and performed that and his other duties
as a member without compensation
other than his actual expenses.
Mr.. Reynolds was originally a Demo-
crat, acting with his party up to 1895,
when he voted its ticket the last time
He was Chairman and Secretary Of it's
County Committee for many years, di-
recting and controlling the party man.
agement and speaking in many cam
paigns. He was the delegate to many
of its State Conventions and to the
National Convention at St Louis in
1888 and to that at Chicago in 1892,
which nominated Mr.. Cleveland While
"a I)Siho'idt iit ciiileu liLtSeiI WIFI IndC
wing of the party which was led by
Samuel ]. Randall. and suppo orted his
views on the tariff. having. in 1888,
aided Mr.. Randall in his effort to con-
troll the State organization in the cleo
tion of its officers against the friends
of Mr.. Cleveland. who supported the
tariff views in his Message to Congress
in 1887. In 1892, in the Chicago Con-
vention, he voted against the tariff
plank Of the Democratic platform of
that year. For almost 10 years he has
been consistent. earnest advocate OF
the principles of the Republican Party,
supporting them on the stump in every
campaign. On the adoption of the Chi
cago platform in 1896, finding himself
unable to support the principles repre-
sented by Mr.. Bryan, which he regard
ed as dangerous political heresies, ne
spoke on the stump in favor of sound
money, and voted for President Nc
Kinley and the full Republican ticket
In 1901 he was Bedford County's choice
On the Republican ticket for the Con-
Sressional nomination, but withdrew in
avor of and supported the Hon. Alvin
evans, and has since been serving as
Chairman of the Republican County
Committee. At the Republican pri-
naries in the Spring of the present
ear, in the Counties of Bedford, Blaif
md Cambria. he enjoyed the distin-
;uished honor of receiving the indorse>
nent for Congress in the 18th Congress
ional District as the only candidate in
each County, and the nomination which
las come to him with such good will
and unanimity will insure his election
N November by a very large majority
In 1893 Mr.. Reynolds was rendered
~ President Cleveland, without solicit
tation on his part, the office of Assistant
Secretary of the Interior and entered
upon the duties of the office April IS,
1898, serving until June /. 1897. His
resignation on March 5, 1897, was not
accepted until the following June. The
our years thus spent, while devoted to
The supervision of Indian affairs and
he public lands, were mainly occupied
IN the direction of pension affairs,
through which there was annually in
'urred an expenditure of nearly $780,
100000. Mr.. Reynolds's leading rul-
ngs are contained in Vols. VII and VIII
f! If the Pension Decisions selected from
L mass Of about $4,000 cases passed
Ipon under his direction. number al
most double that considered in like
| periOd under any of his predecessors.
| rhe pension laws We're construed in the
| spirit of liberality that prompted their
enactment, and his labors received the
! Endorsement of soldiers and veteran or
| ;anizations, together with their friends
| throughout the Nation. The soldier
| his widow and his helpless ones re-
| ,eived at Mr.. Reynolds's hands the JUS
| ice that was theirs under the law and
| o effect this end it was necessary for
ii INTO reverse many of the previous
| -ulings of the Pension Office. He ap-
| oiled himself with the conscientious
| purpose to see that no wrongful eX-
| Denditure was made of the public
| moneys on the one hand and that none
| If the Nations defenders or its helpless
| )nes should be wronged to the extent
| # farthing on the other. His rulings
| lcreased the ratings in many amputa-
ion cases. and placed many army
| qurses, widows. minors insane, idiotiC
| nd helpless children upon the pension
| oils who had been denied recognition
| ~ previous rulings of the Department
| lie swept aside every technicality that
| TODD in the way of awarding justice tc
| hose entitled to a place on the pension
| oils. and much important pension leg
| Station was enacted by Congress on his
i recommendation, whereby more liber'
| ,lity was extended, especially in case:
| If accrued pension and reimburse
| nents.
! Mr.. REYNOLDS was married to Mis-:
| ella Hartley, daughter of William
| Iartley, of Bedford, Pa, and has three
| hildren.
| The Liquor Question.