La Junta tribune., 1916-03-04
SUCCESS.

BUlNbas r.
.One thing Il forever good;
That one thing II sueceas."
/ recently read nm Interview IN
. man Of great wealth. The istee-
view, q in such cases made and ~
vidcd. enumerated the glittseiag
items, railroads. mines. banks. stocks
end palaces. that constituted the ~.
sessions Of the great man. and thsa.
Of course. set forth his advice ~
young men seeking success. IAo
substance Of his advice 10 not Of =.
terest In this connection. Besldes you
know Il BY heart. Every rich nans
ever Interviewed. repeated Il. and
you have re-resd II in his autohipg.
raphy. What We are interested q 3
his definition Of success. That ~
ways comes to one thins-ths -.
cumulation OF wealth. He ~
enumerate other things. such - -.
ueation. honesty and good charaetes.
- desirable. he may even meatiea
service: but these are all incideatal.
and chiefly valuable as stepDlne
stones to financial success.
Talk to the average person. you
meet and you will find that his CO.
ception OF the success worth While
IL financial success. Even II meo
speak Of another's professional sue-
cess, they measure II In the terms Of
the financial returns II has brought.
But is this the true measure q
success. and whittier does such q
conception lead US! What dos r.
success bring . man. Let ~
take the most favorable case. Here
u . man. who. In middle life. ~.
accumulated = great fortune. He aad
his family are In every way happily
circumstanced. and the futurs. b
bright with promise He may ~
said 10 have achieved the Highest
measure Of financial success. 0ut
does the situation combine all the
elements OF true success.
There Is only = certain amount Of
property In the world. There ean
,nly be = certain amount Of incons.
While this man accumulated. these
we're others who did not. The Larger
his accumuiations. the larger became|
The number Of people who had ~
property. II At middle age he ~
came possessed Of . great income
which enabled him and his family to|
Indulge In luxuries. there were 9th
rrs Who at middle age were compel.
ed to labor for small wages. The
larger his income became. the small
er became their wages. or the larger
became the number Of those who Ia
bored for small wages. II does not
alter the situation to nay that he b.
came possessed OF hts property aud
income Iegitimateiy: or that thoss
Who possessed NO property. or Ia
bored for small wages. were 70 stu.
Ated because Of their mental. physi.
cal or moral Limitations. The fact re-
mains that he became possessed Of
wealth and income a. the expense Of
others. Can = thing be called sue
cess that Involves seiifishncss such %
this. II may Be said that he cares
for and educates his family. hut
duty calls him 10 = wider field thsn
this. He may establish hospitals
and schools and eadow charities With
bis surplus income. but ~ long o.
be retains for himself more than
other men eajoy. he has no, covered
the field. Moreover the fact that he
expends money In this way IL evI.
dsnee that As u coasrious Of . fun.
dameatai iajustics 10 tho system that
Yields him . surplus Of Income.
when Andrew CasaeGie said that
. man ought 10 b Ashamed 10 de
rich. u was IN adalssioa that there
vas something fundamentally wrous
WITH The system that enabled him 10
bseoas rich.
oesanes 70 ~ the susdamsassj
error II the syseen. 10 The assumpsloe
that The welfare Of The tadlvldusi \
bsse promessd b Tie eaceuraesnsss
Of shs splsit that vishhelAs welfare
asd happiness from the majority.
We are to,d (aad The idea IL gtves
seDec!al snpAasls 10 this crisis q
vesll Deoieles) that ce0Dssltlos n
bssiasas. ed wars beswsea nsslosa
ase oeeeeaasy 70 kssp msa ssfiejeot
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a Des0i0un upea ssllftsAaess, ssA
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