The Days of a Man 1876 



toward life is well expressed in a saying of his, "The 

 man who has a sore heel on a tramp always remembers 

 it with a grin." Removing to Denver, he there be- 

 came prominent as a labor advocate. 



McCulloch and Reed were warm friends. At the 

 former's funeral, Reed paid him a noble tribute : 



In whatever part of God's universe he may find himself, 

 he will be a hopeful man, looking forward and not backward, 

 looking upward and not downward, always ready to lend a 

 helping hand and not afraid to die. 



The presence of these two, as well as of othejrs 

 with whom I was less intimate, gave zest to the 

 Indianapolis Men's Club and to all meetings of 

 bright minds in the city. There is, moreover, a 

 peculiar flavor to the native wit of Indiana not 

 exactly found in any of the other states, and it used 

 to be freely displayed in our varied gatherings. 



Harrison Another man of prominence, of a very different 

 type, was Benjamin Harrison, an excellent lawyer, 

 quiet, undemonstrative, conscientious, cold in manner 

 and lacking the ordinary elements of popularity, but 

 making himself a power in the state through his 

 persistent choice of men of character as his political 

 lieutenants. As President of the United States he 

 was remarkable for the conscientious care he took 

 in regard to government appointments, especially 

 those of judges and attorneys. Good men in power, 

 he insisted, made the party strong, while officials 

 whom the people did not trust were always an 

 element of weakness. No other President, in re- 

 cent years at least, has been equally careful. In 



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