The Washington herald., 1910-08-28

the righteous energy characteristic OF the
saints"
Reed rarely met his match al. reparJee,
but once he admitted that ne had. That
was when he ventured 70 cross swords
with Senator Proctor, OF Vermont. just on
the eve Of the troubles with Spain. A
jocose acquaintance VINO was with them
and inclined to ckaf said:
Reed. doesn't II strike you as strange
that Proctor, here. who is by nature a
conservative, rational, and really kindly
man. should be SO willing to see the coun-
try embroiled in war;"
oh. no." answered Reed; Proctor, you
know. owns a quarry that supplies marble
for headstones.
''On the same principle interjected tho
Senator. that Reed objects 10 war be
cause Just now his best client is a big
life insurance company
One day. having occasion TO verify a
quotation from the New Testament, in a
speech he was preparing. the Speaker
beckoued 20 a messenger who stood near
his desk. ana said.
Bring me a copy Of the Sacred Writ
ings"
The messenger. who wes q trihe dull
witted and who had never been sent to
| fetch anything except public documents,
! hesitated a moment
rs it a-a-er- report, or a-a-er-?''
he faltered. as HIS big chief slowly turned
/ in his chair and eyed him
1T Is a report on the sins OF the world,
with recommendations for their rapid exc
friction. the Speaker explained, with
mock particularly. IF there are any
minority reports accompanying It. you
may bring them. too" And then he set
tied back in his chair and studied the
messengers face as the dawn OF intelH-
gence gradually overspreed n.
A constituent who was visiting WASH
ingtOn consulted him about the best time
TO come to the Capitol and see the House
in session
well" unused the Speaker. that de-
/ ponds on what you want TO see. II your
taste is for tragedy. come to-day; hear
/ that a message Is due from the White
House vetoing a wad Of private pension
bills. If IT'S for comedy, come tomorrow
morning; I'm going TO recognize Wheeler
/ for a speech IN denunciation OF one Of my
rulings. If it's for pure melodrama, come
any time. and watch me perpetrste out
RACES on the minority and tramble the
Constitution under foot"
81 see by the papers" said the consutu-
ent. stiIl athirst for Information. that
! Saturday afternoon is set for the delivery
/ Of eulogies. What are they"
They're our parting tributes to friends
who were formerly with US, but have
/ thing pleasant Of every one; but we take
especial pains with the memory Of those
who have died OF senile atrophy or gone
10 the Senate"
/ Reeds first session as Speaker closed.
as every one remembers. with the omfs-
sion Of the customary vote OF thanks
moved by a member OF the opposition
and shared by the whole House Most OF
the spectators took for granted. from his
unrufFled manner and the sturdiness with
which he stuck to his task. that he was
without emotion at this juncture. though
both his friends and his foes were stirred.
a member who knew him Intimately re-
I flutes this conclusion from what ne as
/ serts 10 be positive knowledge.
! According to this authority. Reed had
no sooner thrown down the gavel after
declaring the House adjourned than he
! hurried down the steps Of the Speakers
\ platform and across the lobby 10 his pri-
vate room. looking neither 10 right nor
left. though a dozen OF his fellow-par-
! tisans had crowded forward to manifest
their loyalty. Inside his room. he made
straight for his desk, threy-ainself into
the chair IN front of it and his arms upon
the lid, and, burying his face in his hands.
burst INTO passion OF weeping, and for
4 some minutes sobbed ike a child.
FOR the frst time IN a half year Of con-
slant conflict had come time when he
could let 60 OF himself and release the
pentup floods Of human feeling