Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-02-28


thirtieth president of the United
States. The attention of the nation
will be centered on Washington on
that day and therefore this character
study of the incoming president will
be timely and interesting.-The Edi-
tori
The source of human greatness is
never obvious. 1t is to be found not
in one, but in many qualities, and in
the manner of their blending. 1t is to
be found not in mere mentality, but
in the combination of intellect with
character. Experience plays no small
part in its development with those
who are capable of wisely assimilat-
ing experience. The school is only
one step in education; the man head
ed for greatness finds life unlver-
gity in which courses are continuous.
No man has ever come to the
Presidency of the United States since
the first President, better known at
the time of his assumption of the
chief magistracy, than Herbert Hoo
yer. Better known, that is, through
out the world for his record OF
achievement; for what he has said
and done. But the personal qualities OF
many presidents have been better
known; partly because they had been
longer in public life; partly because
they were more obvious. No man ever
went into the Presidency through
more striking manifestations Of pub
lie confidence; but that confidence
was based not upon what people
know about MIR. Hoover personally,
but because of the ideas and deeds
which constitute his known record.
That is a far sounder basis Of con-
fidence than partially for person
atty. To most people, including some
who know him fairly web, Mr.. Hoover
is something of mystery; but what
be has been able to accomplish IS no
mystery; it stands out as one OF the
most striking records Of achievement
ever set to the credit Of an Ameri-
can; a record impressive not in one
field, but in many; beginning with
small things and broadening to mat
ters of world wide moment; and every
job we'll done.
Some explanations ofNMr. Hoover's
achievements, however, are apparent
First must be placed the factor o.
motive. The element of first impor
lance in any life is the purpose thai
guides it. That may be inherited; i
may be acquired through contacts
it may be willed. As one reads OF the
earlier life Of Herbert Hoover, it is
evident that from the beginning Of his
adventurous life he saw something
in his work beside a means Of gain
Ing lame OF OIIuiiSs Ills vain AAieA6
ination saw the broader relationship:
Of all tasks. So in Australia, as
youth called to the superintendent.
of mine, he saw something Others
had stumbled over, namely, that IN
dustry was human and not mere
mechanical thing, and that the hearts
as well as the hands of men must b.
put into it if it was to succeed evel
from a dollar and cent standpoint
So one of the first tasks to which n
set himself was that of making tn
conditions of labor endurable. II
made the success of the cnterpris
worth while to his associates VIII
worked with pick and shovel, as we
rs those who drew dividends iron
the enterprise in London. He did no
wait until he became a candidate TO
the Presidency Of the United State t
preach the doctrine that all wort
while progress is based on comfor
and opportunity for the every da,