The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-03-15


ward. He wears his derby hat pratty
well hack on his head. Both hands are
buried in his overcoat pockets His coat
is not n snug or tidy Git. Tie has n pc
culiar gait. swinging his lcga in semi
circle 1T every step. His shoe ia ut tsass
a No. TO- l. holds his head well up and
appears to be- oblivious Of Ills surround
inga. But watch him closely and you
will perceive That out Of his small,
twialling eyes alertness shines. There
il nothing slow or stolil about
tho rian. despite his avoirdupois.
Physically he is active. fond Of ey cise,
given 10 long walks. Mentally h q full
OF adaptahility, analysis, readiness. He
is Il little careless il his dress, but not
slovcnly. Ills small, L; Int raustache
gives his round face n boyish look. AS
he walks along he covers good deal OF
ground. both with his feet and his body.
If there should be dog fight in his way
you would expect him TO stop and look
at it. If he Should come upon three or
four men abusing one man. or man
maltrcating II child or dumb h-ute, you
would expect him to interfe ;. You
would not be disappointed.
Reeds companion in OF O different
type. Shorter than Feed by half head,
not Go large Of girth, carefully. but not
osteatatiously, dressed. McTIinlcy's fig
urc is quito IS striking. Tao observer
would say Reed Was q mel chant. or q
farmer, or a lunbernan. Ho docs not
look Ike q statesman. Mckinley does.
You can tell he is a public man 10 far as
you can see him. His trim figure, his
shining silk hat (of which he Is moro
than ever fond since he became candi-
date for epeaker). his smooth. round
face with "iinencss" in it. oil denote the
man of dignity and Importance. Neither
Reed nor Mckinley goes in society. Doth
spend their time il the house and their
rooms. Both arc students and hard
workers. Neither has timc for dinners
or receptions. They are fast friends.
For many n year have they worke' side
by side Oh the ways and means commit
tee. Each is a sincere admirer Of the
other. and though now rivals for great
Office, still preserve Their friendly rcla-
tionship to marked degree. Az they
walk down the avenue people turn their
heads and you frequently hear the re-
mark: "Thero goes the next speaker of
tho house So
Mckinley and Reed have entirely diff
ferent methods on the door. iced ia
nearly always in his seat. He is usually
one of the first men to reac,, tho house
in the morning. He rarely sits still.
You can sec him ut almost oil times
moving about, not nervously, but with
an obvious unrest born Of his great ener-
gies. He likes always to DO doing some
thing. Mckinley, on the other hand, Is
not much seen on the floor. Ho Is gen.
orally in his committee room. When on
tho floor he is at his desk busy with some
report, or in close conversation with
friends.
Reed speaks often, Mckinley rarely.
Reed loves nothing better than q debate.
n cross fire, hand to hand struggle.
Unlike almost all tho other men who
speak often, he is always listened to.
When his piercing, permeating drawl is
heard members come in from tho cloak
rooms, put. aside their newspapers, stop
Press men ruah in from
their waiting ROOM. Everybody is eager
to hear Reed. Nobody knows this better
than Reed himself.