Evening journal., 1906-11-12
TALK ON CHARACTER
BY President eoldey to the Students
of the Commercial and Shorthand
Colleue,

Before the students of Goldey College
on Friday Professor II. S. Goldey. the
school president talked on Character"
He said:
1T is useless for you to expect sue
cess. unless you have proper apprecia-
tion of the meaning Of character.
Il asked banker a few minutes ago
what the value of character is in busi.
ness. and he replied that it is every
thing in business, then said to him
Il have had young men say TO me that
they have been told by commercial trav-
elers or agents of commercial houses that
a young man cannot succeed on the road
and be strictly truthful and honest
put that question to this man who is
doing business with a host Of persons
every day. / said. What do you think
about it; IS it correctr He said, 1t is
not correct; it is absolutely untrue
TT may be some Of the persons pres
ent have heard such a statement coming
from some one who practices what he
breaches, and am here to say. with all
the emphasis Of which am capable that
it is untrue. I am giving you business
present who has leard such statement
from any one and will take Market street,
for instance. and visit the leading busi-
ness houses, putting that question to the
heads Of these concerns. he will find the
answer TO be just exactly as 1 have given
IT,
Character is your most valuable as
set. Good character does not come over
night. 1t is the result Of growth, telling
the truth yesterday. telling it to-day. and
telling it Tomorrow.
IF you are ever tempted to do mean
thing. thing that would affect your
good character, before you yield yourself
to the doing OF it, stop, think not as TO
whether you will be found out, but say
to yourself. I have found myself out
Not as to whether any one else will
ever know it, but say to yourself, 1 know
it. That is the true way to spell MAN.
Il say to YOU" continued Mr.. Goldey.
that the persons who quote the say
ing, BE honest because IL is the best
policy are teaching you to be dishonest,
and the person who practices that is him
self dishonest. That person will be hon.
est only as long as he thinks it will pay
him to be honest. Be honest because you
would be honest with yourself.
Visit our great corporations here. our
great manufacturing plants. talk to the
presidents of the Harlan & IIollingsworth
Corporation, the Pusey & Jones Company,
and other leading concerns, and ask the
question, Can a young man succeed and
be strictly honestr and they will tell you
that he must be strictly honest If he is
to succeed permanently
Mr.. Goldey closed his address by quot
ing: ITO thine own self be true, ana
this shall follow. as the night the day,
thou canst not then be false to any man."
"As you go home tonight say this over
to yourself. Before you close your eyes
in sleep, say it again. The first time you
open your eyes in the morning, repeat it.
Let il be indelibly impressed on the tab
let Of your memory-'To thine own self
be true. and this shall follow. as the
night the day, thou canst not then be
false to any man.. "
Mr. Goldey spoke Of the value Of char
acter as it affects commercial credit re-
lated interesting incidents to show the
great value placed on good character by
bankers, and referred to men who have
succeeded in business and politics on ac-
count Of their honesty and reliability.