The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-02

long point the road for you to fol-
low.
Here you are. at the beginning Of a
| career; an ambitious career. Now is
| the time to remember that there is seed
| time and there is harvest time.
| So many laudabIe ambitions get
nipped in the bud through lack of pa
| thence.
| Ambitions which are worth while
need time and patience. If you put an
apple seed in the ground you don't ex-
pect to be gathering apples in year
or two. An ambition should be a life
work; work you can pursue with pleas
ure and profit for the whole of your
life. Persons who aim at making
money and retiring don't know what
retirement means.
Retirement is the most tiresome job
you can have.
A laudable ambition is a desire to
be an expert in what you undertake.:
to be thought we'll of by your fellow
men: to make money enough 20 afford
to live we'll; and to be able to take a
vacation when your health and inclina-
ton require it.
An aborigine's ambition is to pos
sess a silk hat. an umbrella and
string of beads. That's the crude, raw,
uncultivated ambition which proves
the possibilities of the man.
The desire to shine is the desire for
excellence. BY all means encourage it
from the ground up; for, properly
guided and trained and steered clear
Of the rocks and shoals of vanity 1t
leads to better things.
Ambition and Emulation are twins.
The spirit of emulation prompts ex-
ira effort and is magnfficent method
to employ in schools. To outshine the
others; to get to the top Of the class;
TO earn the most good marks; to win
the prize: splendid; go in and win:
Ambition is being cultivated, and de-
sire for excellence becomes a habit.
Ambition grows with success.
From aiming low we attain to aim
ing high, as step by step we advance:
and the little fellow gains courage to
want to be a big fellow; and, 10. the
time arrives when he is big fellow;
and he looks around and recognizes
other little fellows strug Cling to attain
the heights; and he reaches out his
hand and his purse and his advice and
his sympathy and he lifts this one and
that one to success and happiness: for
he has become a power in the land and
his heart is bigger han his body.
Even so 1t should be. for. honest eff
fort and laudable ambition not only
deserve but demand recognition and
respect: and the strong should help the
weak.
The greatest field (and the most
abused) for Ambition is Politics.
Here is scope for the desire 20 rule,
to govern. to control
This is natural ambition and neceS-
Sary for the good of nations.
Every man Of ability should interest
himself in politics. The word politics
means policies or methods of govern
ment, and a man should know how he
Is being governed and by whom.
Many governors-many ideas
Many governments-many methods.
Many years many contradictions
and en,anglements.
To save a country from chaos and
confusion it is imperative that every
man should be a thinking man, az
that the best men be selected to gov
ern.
And that's where we fall down.
There's no lack of ambitious men or
clever men, nor is there lack Of honest
men; but there are dishones ambitious
men as well as honest ambitious men
Now, in politics. an honest man gets
honor and power and a little money;
Whilst 01SnCneSI man SSlS power anu
a lot of money.
The dishonest man. once elected, has
only TO join the dishonest clique. to be-
come an added wheel in the machine,
and money rolls his way; for big gov
ernmen.s handle billions Of dollars.
every dollar of which belongs to the
people.
The honest man, whose ambition is
good and true government for the peo-
pie, finds himself in the minority, and
outvoted in every measure making for
honest government.
There you have a situation which is
simply appalling, for the people who
find the money can 80 TO the devil.
How are you going TO remove the
dishonest clique and substitute honesr
men?
Change OF government? No.
That's only substituting one dis
honest clique for another dishonest
clique.
This is where / close.
My last word is to honest, ambitious
men, who have made money and can
devote their time and talents to the af-
fairs of their country.
Your country needs you; needs you