The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-14
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orison Sweet harden in Success
Magasins.

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It is because he kept his record clean.
and never prostituted his ability nor
gambled with his reputation.
When . Man IL . Power.
Where. in all history. is there an
example Of a man who was merely
rich. no matter how great his wealth.
who exerted such a power for good,
who has been such a living force in
civilization. as this poor backwoods
boy? What a powerful illustration
of the fact that character is the great
est force in world!
A man assumes importance and be-
comes a power in the world just as
as 1t is found that he stands for
something; that he is not for sale;
that he will not lease his manhood
for salary. or for any amount Of
money, or for any influence or posi-
ton; that he will not lend his name
to anything which he cannot en-
dorse.
The trouble with sqemany lei to-
day is that they do not stand for any
thing outside their vocation. They
may be we'll educated. we'll up in
their sp~ecialties. may have "a lot of
expert knowledge, but they cannot
be depended upon. There is some
flaw in them which takes the edge off
their virtue. They may be fairly hon
est. but you cannot bank on them.
1t is not difficult to find a lawyer
or a physician who knows a good
deal. who is eminent in his profess
sion; but j. is not SO easy to find one
who is a man before he is a lawyer
or a physician. whose name is a
synonym for all that is clean, relia-
BILE. solid, substantial. It Is not diff
cult to find a good preacher; but it
is not so easy to find a real man, ster-
ling manhood, back Of the sermon.
1t ia easy to find successful mer-
chants, but not SO easy to ind men
who put character above merchan-
disc. What the world wants is men
who have principle underlying their
e%xpertness. principle under their law.
their medicine. their business; men
who stand for something outside Of
their omces and stores; who stand
for something in their community,
whose very presence carries weight.
Everywhere we see smart, clever,
long-headed. shrewd men. but how
comparatively rare it IL to md one
whose record 10 10 clean as q hounds
tooth. who Will not swerve from the
right. who would rather fail than be
a>party to Questionable transaction!
Everywhere We see business men
putting the stumbling-blocks Of de-
ception and dishonest methods right
across their own pathway. tripping
up while trying to deceive
others.
Playing . False Part.
We see men with millions OF dol
lars Allied with terror. trembling lest
investigation may uncover something
which will damn them in tho public
We see them cowed be-
ore the law like whipped spaniels.
catching at any straw that will save
them from public disgrace.
What . terrible thing to live in
the limelight Of popular favor. t o be
envied az rich and powerful. to be
esteemed az honorable and straight
forward. and yet to be conscious all
the time Of not being what the world
thinks w are. to live in constant ter
ror Of discovery. In fear that some
thing may happen to unmask US and
show us up in our true light! But
nothing can happen to injure serious
ly the man who lives four-square to
the world, who has nothing to cover
up. nothing to hide from his fellows.
who lives a transparent. clean life.
with never a fear Of disclosures. II
all Of his material possessions are
swept away from him. he knows that
he has q monument in the hearts Of
his countrymen. in the affection and
Of the people. and that
nothing can happen to harm his real
self because he has kept his record
clean.
Compare the pitiable human be-
ings who have collapsed from expos
ure during the last two years with
figure in the White House.
But yesterday those men stood on a
level with Mr.. Roosevelt in popular
esteem; to-day they are despised of
all No power can aver restore
them to their former influence. They
have discredited themselves. and are
dead to the American people. The
trouble with these men who went
down SO quickly in the public esteem
was that they were not men before
they We're congressman. senator's, in
surance officials, railroad men, bank
ers, financiers. They we're playing a