The Delta independent., 1923-03-23

Marion, Ohio "Star" that a successful
person, ordinarily, is ono who does
not tell others all that he or she
knows. Very true, and it might be
added that successful person is one
who first attends to his own affairs
and makes success of them before
trying to tell other people how to run
their affairs. To be successful re-
uuires some pretty close attention to
business for ten hours a day and then
some. Most people can get along on
eight hours of work, and do a good
deal Of talking in the meantime. But
they never make very great marks in
the world. There is a material differ
ence between merely getting along
and accomplishing something that
may properly be distinguished by the
name of success"
The man who puts forth the effort
necessary to attain success has little
time to talk-little time to tell what
he knows or thinks he knows, unless
talking is his profession and he charg-
es for it. Our free talkers-the kind
who used to stand on street corners
and tell their fellow idlers what's
wrong with the world-never made a
very great success of anything on
their own account. unless they ceased
to talk and went to work.
President Harding, who used to
edit the Marion Star" has been dis
tinguished throughout his life by his
liking for work. Although he was the
son of father who could easily main
tain him in comfort and idleness, he
had neither the inclination nor the
encouragement for such life. He
went out seeking jobs. His father
did not think it disgrace for his son
to work and let him do it. The young
Harding got contract painting a
church, and worked 12 to IA hours a
day at it. 1t is safe bet that he
didn't spend any Of that time telling
other youths what he knew about
painting. He showed them, and let
his work speak more effectively than
words. Although Harding is now, a
very pleasing and. forceful speaker,
talking is not his penchant. He is a
worker, at his office early and late,
taking a rest only when long period
of continuous exertion has entitled
him to it when preservation of health
requires it.
There are few busybodies in the
world who are making an organized
effort to keep children from working.
They are anxious to have every child
in school, which is all right. They
are anxious that every child shall
have time for play. which is commen-
dable. But they never have a word to
say about the right of a child to have
the benefit of that practical education
which comes only by useful and pro-
ductive occupation. 1t would scarce
ly be correct to assert that his early
task of painting church made Hard
ing President Neither did editing a
newspaper 1t is safe to say, how
ever, that early habits of useful occu-
patton. conscientious performance of
the work he undertook. and readiness
to do a little more than the job re-
quired and to put in more hours than
he was compelled to work, developed
those powers which commended him
to the favorable attention of his home
folks. of his home state and of the
nation.
Mr.. Harding did not talk himself
into the White House: he worked him
self in. Very few of our Presidents
have talked themselves into the
White House. and those few were not
among our most distinguished CHIEF
executives.