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Show "Since thp deoth of Tomlleod, nothing but good is bplng said of him, which is all right, enough, Hut, after all, Tom Rcod was not an admirable charaeter. Wo all admired the "dear," but ho possessed many dlsagrocablo traits. JIo was not tho big, broad open hearted man he ought to have boon, considering his intolleot. Ho was all Intulloot and had but llttlo haart. JIo was apt to sulk and refuso to play unless ho could havo It all his own way. lie resigned in a huff, from tho speakership. Ho did not like McKlnely booauee ho was nominated for the presidency when Reed was a candidate. Ho was ungracious, ungra-cious, uncharitable, sarcastic Iconoclastic. Iconoc-lastic. Reed was an lntclloetual man, but not an admirable man. Ho preferred hurting anothor's fellings to doing him a ltlnduoss. He never entered tho White house but onco wh!16 ITarrlson was prcsldont, and but thrco times while McKinley was in office. The solo roason was somo imaginary slight We dq not consider that kind of a man a very great man nor a very useful man. At any rate, he could havo been so much more useful If he had not been bo pcttlsli These things nnd true, although It ma; be In bad tasto to speak of them." |