The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-22
ROOSEVELT RECIPE FOR SUCCESS.

President Roosevelt gave some advice
a few years ago On How to get on in
life" to a young law student, which is Sc,
characteristic of the soldier-statesnan
and so pertinent that it is worth repro
ducing now as a guide to the woman
who is faltering and cropping her way
to fame and fortune, for in these days
the seeker of fame and fortune is as
often woman as a man.
This is what the strenuous Roosevelt
advised the wavering young lawyer to
do If were you L would hang out my
single and get a case. 1 don't care how
you get it. Your -own wits ought to find
one case at least which no other lawyer
has. [ wouldn't take a justice shop case,
either. Id find a case that was right
up. in the regular courts, and which pos
sessed some merit. 1 wouldn't take it
for nothing, either. or on a contingency.
1 would have decent fee attached to it,
In other words, l would have as many
respectable features attached to the case
possible under the circumstances.
Having got that case continued
Roosevelt Il would try it as if it were
the last case ever expected to have or
which would ever be in the courts.
would not make nuisance of myself
You know enough to avoid that, but YOU
can be so persistent that you will win
the respect of everyone who, in any
way, comes into connection with the
trial. Put all of yourself in the case
Get every side of it, and above all things
hammer it into your client by the force
of your actions that your integrity is
above reproach.
when you get done with that case.
you will have a reputation that many
lawyers devote years in other ways try
ing to obtain. You will find that a sec
end case is certain to come to youy
whether YOU lose win the first one.
II would treat the second case" he
continued, Just as I did the first one.
Live and act as if there was never such
case in existence before, and master
1t just as you are required to master
your studies at the law school. If YOU
ind yourself weakening at all use the
spur and the whip until you have created
an enthusiasm in your work that i'm
parts itself to client, court and jury, and
results in your victory
The young law students timidity be-
gan to diminish from that moment. He
had absorbed some of Roosevelt's cour-
age and indomitable energy. But he
wanted more. How about the third
case?" he asked
Go at it the same way" was the
reply. And. for that matter, as your
patronage increases give the same treat
ment to all your cases You will create
confidence in yourself that viii insure
you constant practice, and your eli
ents, once secured, will never leave YOU
Enthusiasm in work is the best anti
dote for no patronage that I know of for
any professional man In fact, the rule
applies to every walk of life If your
heart is in what you have to do no mat
ter how small the undertaking, the great
things are certain to come to you, and
in rich reward
1t SO happened that the first case which
this young man tried involved at the
time technical point. not first noticed
by him, which it would necessitate the
United States supreme court to pass
upon. He put what he called ''Roose-
velt's enthusiasm into the case, found
the technicality carried it through all
the courts of the state, took it to the
highest tribunal and won. The ease
made his reputation and fortune 1t
earned for him, also, the name of being
the most disa greeabe persistent lawyer
that the old bar had yet encountered He
was one of our presidents strenuous
men.-New York Commercial Advertiser.