Show EEED AS HUMORIST i The Speaker of the House Surprised prised at His Moderation He Has Democratic FrIendsThe President Shooting DucksProctor Inspecting Military Posts Specialto Tira HERATD Examiner Dispatch WASHINGTON March 9 Strange as it may seem Speaker Reed had some very warm friends on the Domocratio side of the last House He is not on speaking terms with Mr Mills of Texas but only the other day he expressed the highest regard for tho fiery Texan Mr Mills he said is a hard fighter I sometimes think he shows more fight than is reasonable or fair but he is a straightforward honest man I never knew him to tell a Ho or do a mean act Representative Grain of Texas is a personal favorite wit Mr Reed Mr Grain stepped up to the oxspeaker after the final adjournment of the House last Wednesday and asked him what apology hehad to make for his hiphhanded treatment of the House Mr Reed paused smiled searched the ceiling a few seconds for an answer and then said My dear boy you puzzle me your question makes me feel pretty much as Lord Clive according accord-ing to his own expression might have felt when he was under examination by a corn mi ttao of tho British parliament You remember re-member that as commander of the British forces in India Clive was accused of accepting ac-cepting for his own benaft ipresents from native princes whom he Dad subdued and of being unkind bin treatment t some of those native princes CliwJ thought of the I condition in which he lottnd British interests inter-ests in India and the condition in which he left them He remembered how complete his victories were and what vast opportunities I ities he had for revenge When ho thought of the opportunities he had his indignation I I at the petty charges presented against him boiled over and he could not help exclaiming exclaim-ing My God gentlemen I a amazed at my own moderation |