Evening journal., 1914-11-16
New News Of Yesterday
A Man Qualified For
Leadership
BY Holland.

when was in the army in the
civil war days /, of course. enter
tained for Gen. Grant that respect
which was accorded to him by all
soldiers. / saw him occasionally in
the latter part Of the war, but / did
not have the opportunity to know him
well until after its close and, in fact.
some time after Appomattox."
This remark was made to me by
Norman b. Ream at time when he
had established a national reputation
as one Of the great business forces
of his time. He was speaking to me
Of the personal and distinguishing
characteristics Of some of the men
who were truly great with whom he
had been brought in contact in the
course of his long business life
81 have observed, continued, Mr.
Ream, that the men who are en-
titled TO high consideration as lead
ers are for the most part men dis
tinguished for a sort of taciturnity.
They are men Of few words. / don't
mean that they are men who never
talk--sOme. of them were delightful
: in conversation, some Of them had
the gift Of most entertaining anec~
dotal narrative, some of them could
talk like a blue streak. as the SAYING
is. This was true Of one Of these men
in particular, and yet when matters
of business were under consideration
or when important matters we're to
be decided at a directors meeting he
remained silent having the gift Of
listening patiently until at last he
would in single remark, always
spoken in a gentle and suggestive
manner, sum up the entire situation
and in a few words give the wises.
counsel.
Nov the public during war days
and afterward regarded Gen. Grant
as a man of almost unique taciturnity.
He was often spoken of as the silent
man. On the many occasions when
l had opportunity to meet and chat
with him, he was, / found. capable Of
most entertaining and often instruc-
tive conversation. He was by no
means taciturn man when he was
with a group of friends who met in
a social way and whose conversation
was confined to the ordinary topics
of the day. But upon other occa..
sions when the matters under dis
cussion related to some important
subiect-especially when he was Pre-
sident--he could be and was in truth
the silent man. He had wonderful
capacity for faithful. patient listen
ing. He was glad to hear what any
person had TO say about a matter
provided. of course. the man was
qualified to speak on the subject. He
would turn from one to another with
perfect Difference, without a symptom
of annoyance and yet his face was a
mask No one could read what was
passing in his mind as he listened to
one after another.
"But at last. after all were through
Cen Grant would sum up in "A few
words and with singular lucidity OF
statement the various arguments and
then express his own view. So far
as / know, this was always found to
be the sound view This is what
constitutes real leadership among
men. / have often observed It in men
Of influence in business and CONNER
oial affairs, but General Grant is the
only one in public life with whom il
has been my good fortune in life to
associate who possessed in an un-
usual degree the qualification for
truly great leadership"
Copyright, 1914. by L. J. Edwards.
All rights reserved).
Tomorrow Mr. Edwards will tell OF
"An Epigrammatic Railroad Mag
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