Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-08
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his body found their correlative in the
meditative and ruminative habit OF ms
mind. Mr.. Reed was a profound THINK
er, searching and exploring a supjeel
under consideration to its last end and
corner. But this is not to convey tue
idea that he was slow and deliberate In
his processes. Upon the contrary, tney
We're astonishingly rapid.
Abstruse and profound, indeed, must
that subject be that Mr.. Reed had not
explored and knowledge OF Wnlch ne
had not stored away. member OF the
house, himself a man OF literature, re-
lates that occasion arising where ne
was to pronounce an grafton abroad, In
his preparation he had stumbled on
term and an incident he could not pass
by, but of which he had no knowledge.
After having searched the books or rel
erence of the congressional library ana
applied to all the scholars of the house
without enlightenment, he hnaiiy, III
despair, applied to the speaker, 10 pc
instantly informed 1t was an incident OF
the legendary period of Roman history
with so full an exposition as TO make
further search unnecessary.
Yet the fact of that learning was
not so commonly known. Indeed, MT.
Reed rarely made display OF 1t, ratheV
he seemed to avoid it's exhibition, nor
was it often that it was manifested III
his speeches. Yet occasionally, When
absorbed in q subject under discussion
that had taken possession OF MN, IL
would gush forth in a pure stream
filtered thru his thought and medlta-
ton. His vocabulary was ample, anu
as his mental impressions vivid, there
was a precision and conciseness In ms
utterances that gave a sense of great
yigor Notwithstanding a sioWness OF
speech and the suggestion of whine,
the consequence of nasal habit.
Mr.. Reed entered congress nearly
a quarter of century ago, poor man
After twenty two years of service. dur
ing which opportunities presented
themselves because of his potential po-
sition, no doubt, which, embraced by
him, would have made him rich be-
yond the dreams of avarice, he left
congress quite as poor in money as ne
entered it. During his long service
conspicuous SIS it was, In the constant
battle engendering angry passions and
desires for revenge, not breath Oh
scandal, not suspicion, touched MS
garments. Essentially honest" is the
testimony of a political opponent who
sat with him twelve years in the house.
There was no hypocrisy in the man,
nor has he been charged with shiftings,
double dealings, tergivasation or bad
faith, frequent charges in the political
world The charges and complaints
made have been of practices the very
reyerse-of high handed exercises OF
poper, straightforward seeking of the
end in view, regardless of the rights
of the minority: of a frankness of mo-
tive and intention, ruthiessly executed.
He said, and thereby brought co dem
nation on his head, that the house of
representatives was no longer DELHI
crate body. 1t was the truth, as every
student of large legislative assemblies
knows.
A man of many acquaintance, he
was one of few intimacies and fewer
friendships; as to the latter, he fol-
lowed the advice of Polonius and
.grappled them to his soul with hooks
of steel" but, so grappled, did not give