The L'Anse sentinel., 1916-07-22

accepted without reservation ana that
his early homo and business trAininr
were upon the safe foundation OF sfrict
pSs 1ss: DrirssPiss TIE venture Into
either to the. new employer nor TO the
make z way for himself.
boy started almost at the bottom rung
or the ladder. Later he became Eastern
buyer for the nrm and hnally general
the largest msrcsntiie estsbiishments
IN the Thymb. In the meantime he
travelled the county buying potatoes.
and many as oiaes snS Business MSo fos %sn the s
When slsspss slsss' after sss fs%f%ess SaSna
toad hsiin OF wool wool would get into the high
greasy stun to make 1t compact for
Ano,s. Ssee.s. Ts.vsli.s M.n.
manager was when he became travel
Ing man for the concern. covering
Eastern Michigan. as far north as the
grain and buying lumber and shingles
for shipment to Lexington.
Knows the Trfals Of the Farmers and
TOiIers.
Though not . rich man in the gen.
eral acceptation OF the term. Mr.. Sleep
er ts in comfortable circumstances. He
knows, however. what II means to be
poor. to toll for small wages, to have
scant clothing, few amusements and no
experience what small farmers have to
contend with. what II means to man
with forty acres to have bad year
the midst Of it big taxes to pay. He
knows how to sympathize. His first
wages in the Brock store was. three
but there he ee NOT only i learned % the prin.
ciples of sound business but how to
work, save and economize. And 1t Is
for these experiences largely II may be
that success has not turned him. He
always has both feet on the earth and
men at the plow sand with the dinner
pail are just as near to him. and In
fact a little closer. than the capitalist.
Never a speculator.
In his later business career II is
stated that Mr.. Sleeper never borrowed
any money, never speculated in stocks
and bonds or used funds entrusted to
long experience in the business Of
real estate loans it is also asserted that
he never foreclosed a mortgage.
that % one Of sieeper'sI greatest assets
not Mas only nI pseeounted RoR, for by his Genial
manner and kindly personality. but by
unselhsh way of doing things for
others, things both little and big. He
is always thinking Of something that
comfortable, and the more opportuni-
ties he finds to do such things the more
enjoyment he gets out OF life. And
qSte as nS hi. fayof Is frend
Character Traits.
This character trait is illustrated by
state a great deal who is now an en-
thusiastic worker for Sleeper for Gov
ernor. This man said he was coming
nsd n,Ah Aae how bs he
was compelled to drive Is miles in the
country after reaching town. a FELLOW
passenger who heard the statement
he drive Without warmer clothing and
:seses{saa :seese{saa anss s,ss rs ~ Sa Sasa tEes
wards learned that the owner OF the
He did not know whether he would
Sleeper has 9 wonderful faith ,p man.
nature and I have been his friend and
for him ever since that stormy night
Another instance is that OF an Elk
township farmer who was asked TOT
nor. Quick as a fash came this reply:
Bert" Sleeper. sold wool to him 80
years ago In Lexington and sauarer
are common in sanilac and Huron
Not a Speechmaker.
Mr.. Sleeper has been referred to In
some OF the newspapers as one not OF
the "ioouacious" kind. He is very
keeniy sensible about his limitations
in this respect. He talks little but Is
a splendid listener. In one OF the long
est speeches he was ever known to
make. about three minutes long. .oc:
CURED this statement: You have had
speechmaking] governors. You have
one now. won't be a speechmaking
governor and this Is one promise i will
surely make good on" He has further
averred that the average voter in Micn-
gan this year Is more interested In
taxes than he Is In speeches.
Another one of his average leneth
public speeches was practically en-
braced in this sentence: IF am elect
ed governor, I will try to see that
dollars worth OF service goes out for
every dollar of faxaa that comes In"