The Washington herald., 1914-05-31

already made his nomination objection
able and impossible throughout . larC
part Of the Northwest
| At the mention Of Reefs name, III,
eyes Of Burieish giowed with pleasurs
''He was always generous with me-" b
saSd, though be spoke sharply on occa
sion to others. which was not good man
agemant Speech. We know. II frequently
abused. Unkind words stick to the mem.
ory OF the person to or at whom theJ
are directed. A story told In Aatn<
about Hannibal Hamlin was Q lesson b
me back in the days Of my youth.
Hamlin was q homespun man and
while Vice President walked the street,
Of Bangor many . time Ia summer. {
farmers straw hat on his head and 9
rake or . hoe over his shoulder. Dur.
ing his service as speaker Of the state
legislature, he noticed with amusement,
and some scorn. no doubt. the foppish-
ness and preciseness Of one Of the mem
house. Hamlin called the member of his
desk
81 am pained to observe Hamlin said
In loud whisper. when the man came
up and stood at attention, that one of
the hairs on the left side Of your head
Is out Of place
THE man didn't say anything then but
y was Hamlin's enemy from that time
on, working against him and voting
against him ss long as he lived
II remember Reed with much affec-
tion," Senator Burleigh went on to say.
He was a great man intellectually, but
he was entirely too sensitive. 1t was
impossible for him to ask Mckinley or
the members Of McKiniey's Cabinet to
give one Of his constituents an ONCE or
to grant him any sort Of . favor. To
do % would be. in his opinion. q sur
render Of his seif-respect and an
acknowledgment Of McRinleys author
ity.
How Reed Worked His sChoker.'
'Mr. Reed was Speaker when I be-
came . member Of the House Of Repre-
sentativesL In those days Congressmen
had no private offices of their own. and
Mr.. Reed invited me to make my head
quarters in his rooms. Thus, I got to
know him intimately and did Q great
deal Of business for him at the depart
ments. II his district wanted anything
attended to the matter At his request.
Il recollect that was in his room one
morning near the close Of q session and
that a member came in and asked to be
recognized when he took the floor that
he might press a bill in which he was
deeply interested. Reed was choking
every one OF at the time so ~ not to
prolong the session beyond the day fixed
upon for Adjournment. .
"T cawn't do II he said In his piping
voice. cawn't give the noor to any
body today. I have refused Burieigh.
my old friend and neiShbor. and you
know tust a. well a. do how he tears
around and what . fuss he makes when
he doesn't have his own way
The man had never seen me tear
around or heard me make . fuss, but
he took Reeds word for II and left the
room was q delegate to the 81 Louis
IN 1886. lbut understood well
before leaving Maine that Reed could
not be nominated. Big as he was in
most matters he knew very little about
politics. and really thought that he would
be the candidate
Prosperity. as previously noted, has
also rewarded the efforts Of Senator
Burieigh as a business man. He worked
for the public through the day. At night
he worked for himself. He owns 10000
acres Of timber land. He also owns the
Kennebec Journal. published daily and
weekly at Augusta. He and his brother,
Albert A. Burleigh. built the Bangor and
Aroostook Railroad. which now has about