The Washington times., 1902-06-22

and morally than the ordinary men
about them. There never was q people
more stalwart in character and princi-
pies than the American people. There
never was a people who were stancher
| patriots or braver, truer defenders OF
the Stars and Stripes than the inhabit-
ants OF the United States.
Ard l feel sure that the training you
have received at tho Eastern High
fitness to step into these exalted posi-
tions. ard made you truer and more
steadfast Americans. | congratulate
you"
At the conclusion of Secretary Roots
| address. another address to the class
was given by Hon. Eugene Ware, United
States Commissioner Of Pensions, who
said:
IAN address is collection of words
gotten UP in fine array and made to
sound like Emerson.
LAS to giving you a few words of en-
couragement. as l was requested to do
tonight. / don't exactly know how TO
tell you what success is. Some people
will tell you that brains is nothing in
the struggle for success. And | would
like to ask those people what does
count IN the race. They will tell you
that heart is what counts-not brains
II this is SO, what are you here study
ing for?
81 had friend once, who went
through the war with me. We slept un-
der the same blanket and went through
the curriculum roughshod and almost
on the same horse.
That fellow didn't have any school
ing to speak of, and he didn't have
dollar in the world. don't believe that
he had relative in the world who had
dollar. ] don't think he had friend
who had relative who had n dollar
He was just about as poor as ne could
be. Yet he had a heart. Perhaps he
didn't have brains. but he had a heart.
After the war he took to walking
tracks for a railroad. He didn't get
much money, but still he worked. When
he was asked by his boss to walk TWEEN
ty miles he walked twenty-five When
he was asked to work ten hours he
worked twelve. When he was asked to
do a certain amount of work he did more
than was required.
Certainly you would say that a man
who had brains would never have done
that. Ask the ordinary fellow TODAY to
do two dollars worth of work in a day
and he will do Sl.50 worth; tell him to
work eight hours and he will spend the |
last ten minutes of it in putting on his |
coat; ask him TO work twelve hours a |
day and he will 90 on strike. This |
man, people say, has brains-has sense. |
He is utterly different from my old |
friend was telling you about.
well. | will follow for you the career |
Of that ordinary railroad hand, who had |
4 heart, but not what the world calls |
success. After a time he was made n |
boss. Time after time he was promoted, |
until few years ago he reached the |
pinnacle of ambition and assumed the
presidency OF the road. Still he kept
his heart. Still it was said that he had |
little schooling; but he had a wonderful
education.
Track Walkers Success.
Some time ago a body of fnanciers
of worldwide fame came to him and
offered him $4,000 year to assume the
management of one of Americas great
trunk lines. My friend demurred He
fzally stated that If tie board of direc-
tors Of the road would give him full and
absolute power to msUage its affairs to
suit himself he might accept. They did.
almost Immediately. Yet he hadn't
Erains'
A short time ago that man died. and
at his funeral were the greatest rail
road magnates of the world, and the
umblest wake and car-clear- /,
ers. Men Of all ranks and stations were 4
there. Were they there 10 pay tribute