The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-07-18
AS A YOUNG MAN.
Gen. Harrison a. Lawyer-Begin-
ming His Career at the Age
of Twenty-one.
Always a Hard, Persistent Worker
Carrying a Court OF Democratic
Judges.

William wallace of Indianapolis. his first law
partner speaking OF Harrison's early professional
Il formed his acquaintance soon after he came
70 the city He MAS about 2l years Of age, u
white-nairod. boyish-looking young man, but
pleasant in manner and u ala not take long 20
ind out his superior intellectual qualities and
sterling worth. II happened that in the year
1865 had received the nomination for Clerk OF
Marion County ON the Peoples ticket. Inc
canvass required q kood deal of time, and
1 concluded TO offer my young friend
partnership. l met him on the street
one day and told him 1 had some good
clients and fair practice and that II he would
90 into the Office and take care OF the business
while was canvassing for the Office, we would
share the protts i think this was the only
partnership agreement we ever had. was de-
feated for the Office, we continued the practice
Of tue law together until the year 1850 or lSbl
1t is pleasant TO say that through his assistance
and ability as a lawyer wo retained our clients
and cot new ones. The truth ~ our business was
OF a quiet kind some cole ctions, good deal OF
probate business. and once IN awhile case tnat
test ed the mottle OF the young partner
What impression did young Harrison make
among the lawyers
-Ho soon disclosed his admirable qualities es
n LAWYER qu;ck OF apprehension, Gear, method
ical and logical in his analysis aud statement OF
u case. He possesse II n iturI faculty Tor GET
ting the exact truth out of n witness, either 10y
direct or cross examination. in this r. spect be
has row equals anywhere in tho profession. al
ways exacting from cour, and iLries cir clos
est a. tention snd nteYe ~ IN tho cause, AMI when
~,
powers OF the genuine orator. He was har1
worker giving 20 every crse the est OF his skill
and labor so that he never went rnprepared,
trusting To good luck or the want OF Skin or the
negligence of the other side. He was poor. The
truth ia, IL struggle for brcei ana meat
with both OF u.s. He had noble Young wife,
who cheer ully shared with him the plainest ana
simple st style OF living. RE did the WORK ABOUT
his home Tor a long tirns himself, AMI thus made
his professional income, not large, keep MIN IN
dependent and free from debit.
tttaFF rE.n
law partner OF Gen Harrison said: Perhaps
the greatest law argument made by The General
was the Lieutenant Go, einor case IN the
winter of 1886, before the supreme Court OF In
diana The ca "a WAS one involving the grayest
que. lions of constitutional law, and the rela
tive functions OF tho legislative. executive and
judicial departments Of the Government. rho
case had Already in various phases been argued
two or three times by other counsel, anu the
most elaborate briefs had been prepared and
published on both sides. The evening before
the final argument WAS 10 he begun the briefs
wero pat in Gen. HarriaOns hands. With such
prepare. ION IA he could MAKE Lnat nisnt AM
during the argument by 9th 4 counsel. includ-
ing senator II rpie ard othe II the nblest in
the State no made an exposition 81 the rela-
lions of the different departments OF the Gov
eminent Tn each SO luminous and Profound
that though the ase enc eniistng on each
side tho most intense partisan feeling. anu
though TOUR OF the i've Judges were opposed 10
him politically, yet majority OF the court
tho bnliancy Of his argument all others,
learned and forcible they were, paled into in
significance.
Illustrative of h q kindness and broad charity,
a well-known railroad msn who has worked up
from the humble walks OF labor told this incident
to-day: Il was living in two rooms on the same
street within a door or two OF where Gen. Ben
janin Harrison lived eighteen years ago. did
not know him his wife then, as had been
married only q short time and had lately moved
into my rooms Ny wife WAS taken sick, aud
strangers as we were the q n raj frequently
called at the door of our humble home TO inquire
as to her condition, ana many time Mrs. Har-
rison brought 10 my wife daiuties to eat and was
always CHEEKY in her words. Poor and n stranger
as l was, it made an impression that will be
green in my mind rs long as l live. Talk about
laboring men not voting for General Harrison
No truer or more sympathetic hearts ever beat
than his and that of his wife for poor men, ano
for one, II be in at his election TO rejoice with
others