Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-03

nrst time form O new otate, were aoous W
draw lots to see who should have the long
and who the short term, the gamblers
our State were laying heavy
wagers that would draw the long term and
sure enough l did.
"I never thought of being United States
Senator until Just before my election. 1
had been nominated for Governor of the
State and had been defeated solely by the
liberal use of money by the opposite party.
When requested to be a candidate Tor the
U nited States Sepatorship consented, but
never even wrote letter on the subject and
never had single pledge of vote, though
lust prior to the election did ask Jew
members of the Legislature to vote for me
simply as q vindication But however
much 1 may believe In luck, 1 do not think
for moment that it will do to trust to luck
alone. The young man who does so will
certainly never be elected to the United
States Senatorship, nor to any other import
ant public Office. There is an old proverb
which very truly says: God helps the man
who helps himself" But the man who is
naturally lucky, or fortunate. or whatever
you are mind to call il, and who helps his
luck by working early and late in whatever
direction his ambition tends is certain to
pass under the wire ahead of all competi-
tors in the race for success"
ACTIVITY IN POLITICS.
Senator John Sherman. Of Ohio, believes
man should study politics and take an
active part. He writes:
"Many men reach the Senate through
their political exertions. A young man de-
sirous OF getting there, while attending dill
gently to his business, should be an active
political worker. Success of a brilliant
~ IN tea hri1iio nh
in any other line of life, is largely ques-
tion of circumstances. A man may
possess great ability. but cifcum-
stances must give him his opportunity.
You know What the poet Gray says in his
sElegy in a Country Churchyard,' about
some mute, ingiorious Milton or some
Cromwell, guiltless of his country's blood,
living in the grave beneath-men who had
all the gifts of Milton or. Cromwell but
never accomplished their deeds because they
never had the opportunity. On the other
hand, circumstances will benefit man but
little if he lack the ability necessary to take
advantage of them. Shakespeare says that
there is tide in the affairs of men which
taken at the flood leads on to fortune, but to
obtain a united Senatorship or any other
coveted prize in the lottery Of life man
must be able to take that tide at the Hood"
WADE HAMPToN'S IDEA.
'To attain tine Office of United States SEN
ator the only right way is to deserve 1t. Let
a young man who desires the place aim,
above all, to be of unblemished character,
and by his reputation tor integrity, ability
and energy convince first his immediate
neighbors and then the people of his State
at large that he is the best man they can
possibly select to represent them in the
United States Senate. Iu South Carolina
the feeling has always been that the office
should seek the man and not the man the
office. The State Legislatures have always
made the selection to please themselves with
complete independence of any dictation or
bossIsm. There has never been whisper
of bribery or manipulation in the selection
OF United States Senator from our grand
old State, and such things would not be
tolerated among us for a moment. Merit
should be the only standard for election to
the Senate, and this the young man ambi-
tious to be Senator should labor unceas-
ingly to possess"
AN ARKANSAS SERMON.
Senator James q. Berry, of Arkansas,
answers the question as follows:
eff young man desires TO be United
States Senator he should try to DO as near
right rs he can. He should be always kind
and Just. Above all he should strive to do
the very best of his ability whatever he
undertakes to do-to do everything well.
The Good Book says, w Whatsoever thy hand
finds to do, do it with all thy might The
pursuance of this discretion must inlallibly
lead to success in all our undertakings. Few
things are of greater service anu comfort to
q man through life than plenty oil friends of
the right kind. 1t has been truly said that
The young man whom everybody likes
mounts up the ladder of life quickly No
man can have too many friends OF the right
kind, and if he follows the course have
marked out above he cannot fail to have an
abundance of them. To the young man
ambitious to be United States Senator
would say, there ore, do and be your best,
and if other things are favorable and you
are led to the Senate you will be credit to
yourself there as elsewhere"
LABOR THE SECRET.
Senator William P. Frye writes as fol-
lows:
men achieve success in public life just
as they do anywhere else by attending to
their business and faithfully performing
their duties. Hard work is the only genius
know anything about. Tom Moore truly
saws, in his life of Richard Brinsley Sheri-
dan, that labor is the iather'of all the great
works in this world. whether in-literature or
stone, poetry or pyramid. If young man
of sufficient energy, ability and force of pur-
pose has determined ambition to be a
United States Senator, there is no reason
WHY he should not achieve that ambition if
he only works hard enough and persists
long enough in the right direction. Theie
is a good old song, of which the chorus runs
as follows:
Toll, toll. toll until you prosper,
Do not stop to loiter by the way,
Though the. past we can't recall, there's q
future for US all,
Depending on the lnbors of the day.
EVERY young man ambitious to get Ia
the United States Senate should lay those
words well to heart.
ENTER LOCAL POLITICS.
Senator Charles B. Farwell, of Illinois,
agrees with Sherman. He says:
with such an ambition as you name 9
young man should lead an honest, upright
life among the people by whom he is sur.
rounded. He should take an interest in
local politics. If he has merit and capacity
he will soon become leader, Then If he
display marked ability for leadership the
Office of United States Senator may event.
ually come to him. Merit and capacity
should be the standard for the Senatorship,
and man should be elected only for his
possession of those qualities. The young
man ambitious to be United States Sen
ator should familiarize himself thoroughly
with all that pertains to the government Of
his State, and to the national Government,
and should thus render himself fit to make
wise and good laws"
LAWYER EDMUNDs' OPINION.
Senator George f. Edmuuds OF Vermont
emphasizes fidelity and honor as follows:
'iIf a Young man desires to be United
States Senator, let him follow his profession
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