The Washington herald., 1914-07-11
Openings for Young Men.
NJ EMORY ). IIAHNEs.

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/ Today is far better than yesterday. Not because
the president of the city bank says emphaticaily
But because the law of nature says it. Never were
such opportunities for young men to find place and
prosper II it were not so II would be the first and
solitary sign that natures development and growth
had begun to cease. Even pigs and dogs have a
better chance on "the crowded globe" We raise
better pigs and larger and cannot get enough of them
while the conditions of the pigs life all improved
There is want of horses, cows, sheep. There is want
of all animal life, except the malevoent We have
enough snakes and tigers. enough flies and potato
bugs.
But we are short of boys, not to even mention the
shortage of girls These are the creatures of God.
for whose saes the globe rotates the Shines the
whole course OF nature exists. There could be no
form of blssphemy so grave as the assertion that
these young people had arrived just little too late,
room for them. No form of insult to the Creator
could be shocking the suggestion that it would
now be wisdom to send down from the Creative Hand
fewer boys and girls For we the present generation
have taken all the places and further generations will
have hard time to get situations.
Just measure the conceit of IL We, the of
today, have topped creation. For the ages of
history and its struggle attain the right to life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness" For Bunker
Hill and Yorktown and Washington, Grant, and Lin
coin. Now the places are all full. No young men
need apply
There is no form of dsheartening that can so
take the heart out of young man. He does indeed,
many lawyers ministers bankers, head clerks and
railroad presidents. He does indeed, rap at many
Office doors to meet refusal To be sure, the fellows
who occupy the best places will say there is
ROOM Certainly they do not want to make room by
vacatng their Office chairs. Never you mind their
replies, young Their chairs will. be soon empty
however, they must move on.
And. really, you do not want their places. You
your place II is better to fasten the
eyes particular railroad presidency, and covet it
You could not get thEt Office. To it hopelessly
disheartens you You want the presidency of of
l., well something else. Something else is infinite
1t the vast unfolding future growth of human ideas
and plans 1t is for presidency in all this glorious
inhnity of possibilities that you looking And the
outlook is so cheerful hopeful, inspiring Nothing
poisons the whole mind like jealousy and envy The
miserable talk about the crowdng out OF young men
is, after all, envy and jealousy.
The unhappiest mortal is he who is trying to walk
in another mans shoes. He who is elected or pro-
NOTED be cashier of the bank in place of the de-
ceased The second wife, If she is wise little woman
will not attempt to fill the other womans place. She
will simply strive 10 be good and faithful wife.
That is her place. If her husband does not know
this fact he does not deserve wife. Nor was there
ever a fruitful of failure, in business
position than the useless struggle to be like some
predecessor.
When this view of life is taken the whole
outlook clears II is the job that beckons 1t is the
worlds work and need that invites yeu. 80
Your intelligence should show you that there can
be limit your chances in this view. No limit
but in your fitness and abilities. Nor should you
forget that THE initiative" the and better way
to do the old job and the discovery of new jobs is
the wealthiest contribution that the generation
makes to the world. In an editorial room there is
no meaner question that Give a topic" Not so
Find your own topic and do ask me- am myself
looking for topics. One must not only write in an
approved way. He must the entire field of the
days live and seize on the live thought of the
hour.
II is ptful to note how a new and successful
business is pounced by copysts. 1t is as when
hen, on the grass, finds Instantly all the
rest of the lazy flock go for her who has got some
thing. perfect mob of imtators stand, dull-eyed
hands in pockets, waiting for bright man to do
successful thing Then the entire gang crowd each
other in scramble to do the thing. They offer
something just good" they counterfeit they pat
tern And quite generally they succeed in pulling
down ruin for the originator as we'll themselves.
So that, if you have idea and you should have
one, keep your mouth shut about positions, places
work. But go do your thing. Do it well. Do it with
devotion. Work fast Skim the Of your idea
before the imitators know of it. And make your ,
profit while you may. Leave the mob to scramble |
for the lessened profits of their limitations.