bernard baruch was in the influence line. i admire him for so many things. he finally showed himself to be someone for whom getting along was more important than principle. it was ok. he was a great friend for the people who loved him. many did. my impatience with him was over his choosing to get along rather than to choose to stand on principle and be on the outside looking in. that is baruch. reed was a horse of a different color. he was a man of a certain bloody minded principle. it showed vividly in his stance toward the spanish/american difficulties of spain. it brought out his stand on principle. it brought out of his morbid sense of humor. it was one of the most pungent chapters in his life. >> you point out that the democrats then would the republicans now and the republicans then would be democrats. how close is that? >> it survives the exaggeration. william represented indiana. he was a jeffersonian. he was a man of cultivated simplicity and habit. he was the watchdog of the treasury. he loved that they could block legislation through the assertion