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Show w m w THEODORE ROOSEVELT , (A Secret of His Success) ; ' - S access comes to those who have a definite de-finite objective and who concentrate hardest on realizing their gonl. Your editor edi-tor agrees with the statement that a man can get any thing (in reason) that he wants, provided he wants it hard enough. We met Theodore Roosevelt four times. tim-es. The last time we saw him, we witnessed witnes-sed a most dramatic scene. In his office were gathered two army officials of high rank; a bishop, a financier, and several others. The air seemed charged with the radiating force of one of the world's grea test men. As was remarked afterwards, Roosevelt's tremendous personality electrified elec-trified each hearer and we each went out feeling that there was no obstacle too great to be conquered or no ambition that we could not achieve. What happened was this Roosevelt nassed on to each of us his analysis of his own success. He said: "If I have been sue cessful, if I have accomplished things, it is because I have kept on trying. I would be told by subordinates 'The thing can't be done'; which made me want to do it all the more. I would rather make ten starts and achieve one success than make no start whatever " And when he said this, we recalled that the leading engineers of the world had ' old Roosevelt that a sea level canal at Panama was impractical, and that Roosevelt Roose-velt had willed this type through to successful suc-cessful completion, saving at least five years construction time, We recalled also al-so .how Roosevelt built the canal first and answered his critics afterwards. On another occasion, we heard Rbose-' velt say, "There is a power from within , which comes to help those who are trying try-ing to realize their great ambition, but who finds their strength waning. Many times I have despaired of turning over a wall of .opposition, but somehow, a new surge of strength has come to me. and the thing is done." And once more we recalled Roosevelt's early days a physical weakling, but strong enough mentally to build himself into a marvel of strength and endurance. Public Service. |