The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-28
JOHNSON WRITES !
ON OPPORTUNITY
GOVERNOR FEA.
TURED IN NEW MAGAZINE. !
He Declares That Chances for Young
Men to Succeed Are as Good as Ever
Need Is for Young Men Who Are
Willing to Begin at the Bottom. :

Governor John A. johnson Of Mime
sofa is proclaiming the gospel of oppor-
tunlty Tor the young men of today. He
says in ''Men and Women' for Sep
TENDER, that the opportunity is not
wanting; all depends upon the young
man. Governor johnson says:
Leaving out Of consideration the unde-
.veloped parts of the country, the vast
business of this progressive land affords
the young man Of pluck ample opportu-
mites to make q place for himself and to
become a credit to the community in
Which he lives = W. y.
There never was time in the history
of the country when the demand for
young men of ability and energy was so
great as 1t is today. The growth of the
United States since Its foundation as a
nation has at all TIMES been phenomenal,
and never more so than at the present
time. The conditions which produced
rapid advancement in material prosperity
in the early days of the nations history,
when its territory was practically re-
str1cted to a narrow strip Of land along
the Atlantic coast, have become more fa-
vorable for such advancement as the DOB
ulation has spread over the great midG
west and south to the Pacific coast and
the gulf.
Must Be Alert. p
The mere fact that the opportuniti
are here should not, however, lull young
man into feeling Of security that his
particular opportunity will come in due
time, carefully labeled as his property.
While absolute contentment is not of this
world, yet the less a man has of it in the
days of his youth the more of it he Is
likely to have in his old age. It is the
young man who is constantly on tie alert,
afraid that the coveted opportunity may
escape him who seizes it when it does APP
pear. When it presents itself, the time
has come for the young man to demon
strate his worthiness, and It. is then that
the value of preparation will be realized.
Just what preparation is necessary de-.
ponds on the circumstances. In many
| cases college education is absolutely re-
CURED, and In others thoro education in
some technical line is necessary. In the
great majority of cases, however, neither
OF these are requisite. All that is re-
quired L., that a young man BE- Of aver
age intelligence and above all things
ready and willing to do the work assigned
to him. performing it intelligently and
with the best interests of his employer
always in sight. =
Push and Honesty Needed.
It Is the young man who starts ae the
bottom and learns the business which, he
has taken ur, thoroly. from the bottom to
the TOP. who later will be able to direct
| that business 1ntelligently and ably The
young man who is willing to dor overa.ts,
if necessary, and work long hours in or.
der to thoroly famfliarize himself with his
work. is the one who attracts attcntion,
and when vacancy occurs in higher
position he Is the man who will be given
u chance to show that he has prepared
himself to fill the position. e.
What this country now needs is young
men of ability, who are also thoroly non
est. We, need men who carry their hon
esty with them in the conduct of their
business; men who believe that honesty
and integrity are the first requisites to
success and who will insist upon honesty
in the men selected to represent them in
the conduct of the affairs of the nation,
state and community. Whichever way we
turn we read of graft and crookedness in
all branches of business and political life.
Charges of dishonesty and corruption in
various departments Of the national gov
eminent, in banks and insurance COM
panies, and in fact in practically every
branch of organized endeavor, we read Of
in the newspapers and magazines and hear
discussed from the lecture platform The
country seems to be stepped in veritable
saturnalia of crime and corruption. The
present agitation and the resulting inyes-
LEGATIONS will undoubtedly result in clari-
flying the moral atmosphere. The condi-
lions which now exist are mainly due to
the craze for accommodating vast fortunes
in short time, and 1t is not strange that
they result in the ruin which always fol-
lows mad speculation.
Moral influence Speaks.
Honest methods in business life breed
honesty in public life, and, in a commu
nifty in which the voters keep informed of
the actions of their representatives in gov
ernmental capacities, II those voters will
but insist on the same degree of official
honesty which they require in their home
and business life, they can have IT, The
influence of few such men will spread
to others in the same bodies and to the
voters in other communities, and the re-
suits will be Of great benefit to the coun-
try at large.
Young man, whatever field Of activity
YOU enter, be honest, do not waste any
time, and you win succeed.
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