"Death has just robbed the American people of a beloved Chief Executive and the earth of a wonderful personality in the passing away of President Harding," said Mr. Thurston R. Porter, United States Marshal for China, last evening. Mr. Porter was a personal friend of the President's for the past 12 years.
"He did not believe himself a genius, but rather as a man who must work very hard to attain results. It was the most difficult thing for him to be forced to deny a favour. He did not like differences of opinion staying on the surface, because he was too considerate to wish to quarrel. Yet when his opponents kept on with their antagonistic methods, he could get very stubborn and refuse to move to suit them.
"The American people admired him even when they grew weary of others in public office, because they felt President Harding was doing his level best to give them 'a good administration. And he, on his side, considered himself to the President of the United States and open to the thoughts of the country, rather than as the officeholder for one particular party."
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