Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1888-07-05
GENERAL BEN HARRISON
A Glimpse M the Daily and Home Life
of the Republican Candidate
His Position on the Chinese Question
Opposed TO the immigration of
Chinese LaborerS.


To know his daily life AS he lives at
home, in his office, at the bar, to see his
personal character as his neighbors view
It, to understand his tastes his likes, his
his dislikes, his methods of work,
his favorite relaxation-au that Is
20 have, in some more vivid de
gree an idea of the person as his every
day intimates know him.
Though commonly known among the
PEOPLE here as "Beu" Harrison, the ex sen
ator is not given to rude familiarity. He
is intensely popular, yet he has about
him manly dignity that inspires res
pect, while 1t does not repel liking. do
not think il is possible to find man
in Indianapolis who does not know him,
at least by sight, and yet the general was
never known 10 enter saloon in the city.
His public prominence he's no back pas
sages leading to it that start in the slums
and wind through the devious ways of
ward politics.
As his personal character has been of
singularly even growth, the result of an
upright nature full OF generous traits,
governed by an even temperament and
subjected to an iron will, so his popu-
larity and his influence over men are the
natural result of clear, simple, com
manding, mental and spiritual stature,
His manner is frank and cordial; his
greeting warm; his whole bearing at.
traotiye. He has a singular faculty of
making friends. He has all the courtesy
of good will to others. Not only are his
friends legion, but they have the wNrmest
attachment to him as he has to them.
He is a somewhat reticent man rs TO his
own affairs, and does not impart inmost
confidence TO a stranger His long legal
| training has made him deliberate aud
cautious in that respect, and be is not
| effusive. But he ls friendly, sooiable,
unassuming American gentleman.
now "rHE PRESS MAN FOUND HIM.
He is as approachable as any man in
/ the world. From the sidewalk OF Market
street a short flight of iron steps leads to
| the hallway ot brick building, and on
a tan sign on this wall, with the black sand
hale rubbed of, and battered enough to
testify 20 many years of usefulness, the
visitor may read the simpl" inscription,
"B. Harrison This is all, but it Is the
plain business announcement OF the
greatest lawyer in Indiana to day. Walk
on up the stairs, turn to the right, and a
few steps will bring you TO his Office door
1t opens into she middle one of three
rooms. In the front room, overlooking
the street, there stands plain walnut
desk and sitting in front of it, in q
leather cushioned chair, bent over brief
or reading reference, General Harrison
will almost certainly be found Idle
moments in business hours are unknown
TO him. 1t is a characteristic OF the man
that whatever he does he does it with all
his might. He puts all his mind anc
energy upon his toll, and when that Is
over he drops i as completed rs though
il had no existence.
The visitor to this lawyer does no
reach him through the medium of ~
ffice-boy, after an interval OF hell-cool-
ing in an ante-room, lie is received a
once with a kindly grasp of the hand and
a proffered seat.
Buo il is when the burdens of profes
sional cases are thrown aside that one
sees General Harrison in the most at
traotive and kindly light. lie IS an earl.
riser, and spends a short time bofor
breakfast in the open air, looking Owe
his grapevines and his strawberry bed Il
the rear of his house. After famil
prayers and breakfast, ne walks TO hi
office which is perhaps half mil
or more from his home. 4
noon he drops his work, glanoes over
newspaper, and then rides home 20 luncf
usually in a street car. Sometimes h
rides up with his partner, Mr.. Mile
7 whose carriage always comes to the otiio
for him at noon, a very convenient ~
rangement, as their hones are almost d
rectly opposite each other, on Deiawar
street.