The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-20
WARE TO STUDENTS.
Heart and Not the Brains That
Wins.

Washington, June Reconnaissance of
Pension Ware was the chief orator at
the class exercises of the Eastern High
School in this city Tuesday night.
Mr.. Ware quickly charmed his hearers
by his qsaint humor and his easy de-
livery. He said he had not known that
he was to make an address. and that he
did not intend to make one.
An address, said ne, lis a profound
array of thought written down and made
to sound like Emerson am not apt at
that sort of thing. If I were to boil down
an address 1 would speak to you of sue
cess. I am not SO sure know just what
success really IS. I thought I knew some
time ago, and I believed that had en-
joyed a fair share of success. But this
does not prove that my opinion will jIbe
with that Of others. However, I wish II
to be distinctly borne IN mind that am
speaking of my views of success, and
reserve the right to change my opinion
hereafter, If I see fit to do SO. wish to
say this in regard to success. Brains do
not win. Brains are a good thing to nave
and use but brains do not win 1t is the
heart that Wins-the man with the heart
and soul who comes out on top and dis
tances all competitors The heart IS the
winning quality; brains are not elements
of it. I remember a friend of mine VINO
grew up with me IN the same town. w e
went to school together, enlisted together,
and went through the war logelhef- We
received our education together, We gal
Hoped through the curriculum on horse
back When he started in life he went
to central Iowa, and began as a brake
man on the railroad He was illlterate
but Well-educated. He rose slowly from
his position, and gained promotion
When he was paid two dollars per day,
he earned four for his employers, and
when five dollars per day was his salary
he earned his employers ten. When he
was supposed to work eight hours per
day he worked ten and when twelve
hours constituted days work, he was
at his toll Il. This proved that he was
not man of brains. Had he been he
would have earned Sl.y5 when ne was be-
ing paid two dollars. and When- working
eight hours he would have occupied the
last ten minutes of his time at the office
in putting on his coat.
He rose slowly, of course, but very
steadily, and was soon directing the Union
Pacific railroad at a salary OF S5O.U0J per
year. When he died his funeral was at
tended by the delegates from the track
shop and every department of his rail-
road work His body was borne to It's
tomb by the presidents OF six or the
greatest trunk lines in tbs country. That
Great men have succeeded on account
of their hearts more than their brains
Washington. Lincoln, Grant, sherman:
Sheridan lee I.ongstreet Jackson-an
down through the list of names that are
Respondent on our roll of honor you will
find the men OF heart at the top. Every
man must, some time In MS Ire, rally
round him his friends and his resources
and it is then that the cold, sordid claims
of business fail to give adequate return
for the work spent in developing them
therefore to be careful of developing this
important function. Let your heart and
your soul shine in all the works you may
be called upon to perform, and do not be
In your work That is the foundation OF
success.