Sentence:  When I see a man who has a good business, sufficient to support his family respectably, neglecting his affairs, and running into debt, in order to obtain a political office, I fancy that, whatever may be his talents, he is not burdened with <WSD>gumption</WSD>. ... When I see a man attending diligently to his own concerns, sending his children to school, paying his debts, and keeping clear of law suits, quarrels, and politics, I set him down as a man possessing a reasonable share of <WSD>gumption</WSD>. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Common sense, initiative, resourcefulness. (from early 18th c.)