Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-12

Il Nihi ~ a AHlfft popularity IN
accident. riches take wings
those who cheer today may curse to.
morrow; only one thing endurcs-
character" MY road" said Canning
must be through character to power.
! viii Try no other course, ana / am
aanenine enough "a believe that the
course, though not. perhaps. the
qulckcst, Is the surest." Colonel
Roosevelt sums it up "rhc chief
factor In any mans success must be
his own character"
Character is. the essential self.
strip man Of all titles, honors,
clothes, wealth rank. or whatever is
artificial and that which remains is
character. Many things OF any ex-
tcrnal nature may aid man in
reaching success. but the one essen
tial, that which overcomes obstacles
and beats down opposition, the power
that is the equivalent Of personality,
Is The character that one has ac-
qured
Sir Walter Scott, through his con-
ncetion with an unreliable business
house, had his fortune suddenly swept
away Il was known that he pos
sessed vast ability, and that by tire
less industry he might recover his lost
position. HIS creditors met to talk
it over Their chances of saving
anything from the wreck were very
slight. A few Of them were for pr, S.
ing Sir Walter into bankruptcy and
snatching what they could of his per-
sonal property. But those who knew
the great scotchman best asserted
that his character would bring both
him and them through. Give him
chance they said. and Sir Walter
will find n way to meet his ebliga-
lions. They gave him the chance
simply and only on the ground OF
character In course Of time he re-
trlcved his ruined fortune, enriched
the world with wealth Of noble lit
erature, and died amid the love and
homage Of his fellows
Stronger Than Diplomacy.
Cyrus W. Field, in laying the At
lantlc cable found himself In difficult
ties so vast and critical that for years
the project hung in the balance and
almost everyone predicted defeat
The task took thirteen years; Field's
personal fortune was sunk in the en-
terprise; one by one his friends and
supporters were removed
by death; the eiyil war broke out, and
England and America were not on
the best Of terms money became al
most impossible to obtain; yet, in
spite OF an. Field succeeded. His
character was SO esteemed that even
when men had the gravest doubts OF
he success of his plans they never
heless supported them because
hey believed in the man. What
governmental diplomacy could not do
win the confidence Of the British |
did by sheer strength |
II character. II may be said, without /
Undue cXaggeration, that the charac-
er Of one man linked the two hemi- |
lpheres.
Ulysses S, Grant. the idol of the ma
ion. found himself bankrupt and in I
broken nealth when nothing but /
honor ANA ease should have been his I
ot But he had one character /
rhe whole world believed in him ana /
'hccred him with reverence and trust !
rs he struggled IN pcnury and pain /
"a retrieve his position.
The late finaneier, J. pierpont Nor
IAN. testified before the United States /
.cnato that character is the best coll 1
aforai and the foundation Of credit
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on did his duty u.s. naturally as a
inrse eats has, and Il was also said
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