The Washington times., 1923-04-24
WORK, DEPEW
SAYS, T0L|VE
: LONG
Celebrating 18th Birthday, For
mer Senator Gives His Rules
for Success and Longevity.
BY VIOLA BROTHERS SHORE.
Copyright. 1898. by Cosmopolitan News
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NEW YORK, April 24.-Chauncey
M. Depew, former Senator, who cele-
brated his eighty-ninth birthday yes
terday, says there are three major
things that make for longevity, as
follows:
THE first is cheerful disposition.
If you haven't got it, cultivate it.
THE second iS-love your work.
If you don't like it, find something
you do like that is work, and fall in
love with that.
"The third is, be mighty careful
what gets inside of you through your
mouth.
There are some minor rules, too.
For instance:
Don't worry.
Cultivate an interest in what is
going on about you.
And cultivate people. There is
something good in all Of them that
will help you. Make up your mind
that anybody with whom you come
in contact has something for you,
and that you are going to find 1t
and extract it.. And of course, con-
tribute something in return.
"And I should say that the best
to be born poor,
II believe that my humble begin
ming made my life, because 1t mace
me work"
"If 1 had been born with the pro-
verbal platinum spoon in my mouth
/ would have been fertilizing the
soil in the old cemetery in the vii
lage years ago.
Humble Birth Good.
my humble birth did one good
thing for me. 1t pulled me out OF
several tight places.
II was speaking all over the coun-
try, and was scheduled to speak IN
the Bowery, when its notorious
toughness was at its height. 1t was
not considered exactly safe for
Republican togo down there. I'm
Sullivan, at that time the leader OF
the Bowery, told me he couldn't Of
fer me any protection II l went DOWN
there. Nevertheless, went.
"A short, hard fellow got up ana
interrupted me.
"'Chauncey Depew, he cried,
what business you got to come down
here among us folks. Amt you the
president Of the New York Central
railroad, heb? Amt you the coun.
sci of the Vanderbilt family, hen!
Amt you a millionaire and don't you
get $50, 900 a year, heb"
And 1 could feel my audience
slipping.
you say about me is all true. But
/ started in a little village in the
country with no capital except
these legs. these hands and this
head, and they have got me what
YOU will never get-all these things
you mention
Won Audience Back.
"'Chauncey, go on. You're q
peach cried a voice, and the audi.
ence were mine again. The crowd
il always willing to turn against
you. but they are always with you
il YOU get the fellow who inter
rupts. Years ago that anecdote
was much printed, and for years
the term peach stuck to me. 1t
even got into an edition OF Weo-
ster's dictionary-'Peach--a term OF
praise or reproach:
at had another similar experience
at the time of the Mckinley cam
naign. Corn was selling at that
time at less than it cost to raise
it. Mckinley sent me down INTO
the corn region. 'PeonIe SAID
would never do for me to go down
there.
II went down in nv n~ivate car.
Although there was a tremendous
feeling against the railroad down
there because the farmers felt it
might help them IL the railroad
carried their freight and them
II was getting along beautifully
when a fine, long-haired Old gen.
tleman, a farmer, got up.
selves for nothing.
=" Excuse me, Mr.. Depew, we
love to hear you speak ana tnat
is the reason we are here. But !
submit it to you If it isn't hard
on us who in the present condi-
ton of the market can't pay the
interest on our mortgages ana
taxes, to have you come down
here in a private car when you
are drawing from the railroad
$50, 900 year salary.
81 lost my audience at once.
There was a moments confusion
and then did an impudent thing.
4" MY friend, EXCUSE me. Let
me tell you a little story
we have heard enough
stories
His Long Shot Hits.
" This is personal. started
life in a little country village on
the Hudson. All that / ANAL
that / have, have made myself.
l made up my mind as a lawyer
that to get a good professional
income / wanted the people who
could afford to pay it. I became
q railroad lawyer. Now have
got to a point where I am getting
$50, 900 a year and my private car
is part of my salary.
1T could have come in a freight
train. But 1 preferred, to appear
before you just as l am without
any false pretenses.
4 understand you have son
in this college here on the hill.
You are very proud Of him. He
is showing ability. You intend to
make a lawyer of him. Do you
expect him to practice law for his
health, or get where l am"
Go on, Chauncey,' somebody
yelled, you're all right And the
strangest part Of all, was that my
long shot hit the bulls eye. He
did have a son at college.
"I can't remember ever having
had any trouble thinking fast on
my feet. Although I DO agree with
James Russell Lowell, who said
that his best speeches were made
to the back Of the cabn1an on the
Way home"
View On Modern Women.
Mr. Denow WAS asked whether