The San Francisco call., 1906-08-12

TT is in this way, and only In this
way, that you may come properly in
contact with the people.
steer clear of classes and take the
hand of the masses at all times.
Associate with as many people as
you can find.
Extend your acquaintanceship every
day.
Make it a point never to retire for
the night without being able to say:
To-day I have made new friend;
today has been a success even though
in minor matter
Never know or recognize the word
fail
You will fail, and faily badly soms-
times, but pass it up and do it as
quickly as you can.
do not hesitate to put the stamp of
disapproVal upon bad legislation no
matter if it be unanimously passed Do
not follow-lead-be original and do
not be afraid to do things that some
one else has not done.
"A young man taking public office
must be possessed of great amount
of discretion
He will be compelled to listen to ad-
vice from all sorts of people who pro-
fess. honestly or otherwise. to have his
personal interests at stake.
Use great care in the selection of
your advisers, and do not take any
thing for granted.
Know your men we'll before you Sc
lect them. if they are to be intimately
associated with you, and then give
them your whole and undivided con-
fidence
You must trust some one, and you
must depend upon some one for advice
otherwise your career will come to an
early and untimey end. II you start
out to run things your own way, with
out consulting men who have expert
ence and ability. there is only one re-
suit and that is failure, and failure of
the worst kind. A young man who is
elected Mayor, for example, will meet
with many great problems that will
at first seem to overwhelm him.
DO not worry. Worry is bad
disease.
Just sit down and put on your
thinking cap, and before you think
many times you will decide to go to
that man or to those men in whom
you have implicit confidence for assist
ance. Talk things over with them,
reach a conclusion, and go ahead.
You will see that you have learned
something when you have done this
You win see that you have made pro-
sgress as public man. The next time
yolisare confronted with the same stu
alton you will have this added infor-
nation in your storehouse of knowl-
edge. / can recommend this recipe, for
I have used it and am proud of it,
Things that would not have thought
of doing at the beginning of my short
career In politics come to me now with
such ease as sometimes to startle me-
MY own father, who knows me per-
haps better than any one else in the
world, actually gasped for breath when
he heard me make my maiden speech
last spring in the campaign before an
audience of over 1000 people He was
so fearful that ] would blunder and
utterly collapse that he took a position
at the doorway, one foot inside and
one outside. prepared, as he said
afterward. to run away and not suffer
the humiliation that he actually be-
lieved was in store for me.
There is nothing impossible for the
young man in this world. If you have
an honest heart and healthy brain.
put them to use now. Don't waste a
moment, but go at it-go to work.
serve your country If YOU can in some.
capacity The field of politics is wide
and green. 1t is open to the young
man, and only remains for the young
man to enter 1t and garner the rich
grain it contains.
There has grown up in the new
Western world a class known as the
idle rich This includes a vast army
of rich young men, who devote their
time wholly to pleasure. They produce
nothing. They just live and that is
all. / am glad to know. however. that
there has been an awakening, princi-
pally in the East, among this class.
and that some of them have begun. to
feel the very Insignificant positions
that they occupy on earth, and that
they have determined to go to work.
Therelis no reason in the world why
people should not be rich, but every
man, no matter how rich. should be a
producer of something that Will be of
benefit to his fellow man