The New York herald., 1922-07-18
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the Interference" of Mr.. Wilson in
Missouri.
The Wilson candidate-if he can be
so described--is Breckenridge Long,
former Assistant Secretary of State. a
man of wealth and good standing but
lacking the spectacular and scholarly
qualities of Mr.. Reed. Conflicting re-
ports from Missouri regarding the
Reed-Long contest tend to indicate
some degree of advantage to the lat
ter. Hr. Reeds friends ASSERT how
ever. that che has just begun to
fight"
Reed VS.. Wilson.
The appeal by Mr. Wilson addressed
to the Missouri voters to keep Mr..
Reed at home greatly incensed Mr..
Reed and he has not minced words
In expressing his opinion of the for
ner President mixing in the primary
battle. Until Mr.. Reeds break with
Mr.. Wilson over patronage matters
which resulted in almost complete re-
sistance to the Wilson policies, the
Missouri Senator rendered great SER
vice to the Democratic President. This
was notably true in the fight waged
by Mr.. Wilson against the invisible
government" Influences which he said
were arrayed against the Underwood
traiff bill at the beginning of his first
term. Mr.. Reed stood in the breach
for Mr.. Wilson and rendered valuable
aid in exposing the attempts of GER
tain powerful financial interests to
and nullify the Democratic
tariff measure.
He was the most aggressive fighter
on the so-called lobby committee"
which exposed the relations between
Republican leaders in and out of Con-
gress and financial interests which
had been favored in the Payne,
AIdIich tariff bill. AS a member of
this committee Mr. Reed prevented a
curtailment of the investigation into
lobbying activities when the majority
of his party colleagues were in favor
CT deserting the Wilson cause.
a patronage row Of the sort that
has destroyed the amity between sew
crsl Presidents and Senators led to
the break between Mr.. Wilson and the
Missouri Senator. Once off the reser-
walton Mr.. Reed could not be coaxed
back TO 1t and hts vitriolic denUncia-
tons of some of the Wilson recon-
mendations to Congress were among
the recent classics of Congressional
origin.
Mr.. Reed singled out Herbert
Hoover for most of his attention. He
expressed his disapproval of the now
Secretary Of Commerce on every pos
sible occasion. His attitude naturally
provoked complete disapproval at the
White House during the Wilson Ad-
ministration. The supporters Of the
Missouri Senator have charged that
it was Mr.. Wilson's personal resent
ment that drove him out of the San
Francisco convention to which he had
been regularly elected as delegate.
Appeals to Voters.
The Wilson Reed row did not fully
explode, however, until the Missouri
Senator announced himself a candidate
for denomination. Mr.. Wilson then took
his typewriter in hand and expressed
his thorough disapproval Of Mr.. Reed
and urged the Missouri voters to keep
him at home. In doing so the last
Democratic President drew upon his
| read the yelled denunciation Of a great
many leaders Of the party, who, as
serting very great respect for him per-
sonally, thought he should have kept his
hands off "the local fight in Missouri.
Rather convincing evidence that Mr.
Wilson has alienated a great deal OF
party support from Mr.. Reed at home
is established by the eagerness of the
majority of Democratic Senators tc
lend helping hand. On two occasions
in the last week Democratic and Re-
publican. Senators who hold Mr.. Reed
in very high esteem for his courage
and independence, have thrown him q
lifeline to pull him safely through the
primary breakers.
One of the most remarkable tributes
recently paid to Senator was that
uttered by Senator Reed Smoo
\ (Utah), Republican, during the tariff
debate last week. Mr.. Smoot, in fact
outdid some of his Democratic col
leagues in praising Mr.. Reed as mos
interesting personality and as a con.
scientious and resourceful LEGISLATOR.
Presumably prompted by an S o
| -~-.+ t.xy Mr. Eaa1sa cr,ppcrtoru i, Mic.