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The Man Pinchot: A Character Sketch of the Popular Candidate and Answer to Candidate McSparran
Excerpt from The Man Pinchot: A Character Sketch of the Popular Candidate and Answer to Candidate McSparran
There are many stand - patters and office-holders who say that if Gifford Pinchot is elected Governor there will be a cleaning out on the hill. Not so; there would only be in the cases of glaring incompetents; but any man with an ounce of decency or brains has a chance to stay if he can make good. Gifford Pinchot wants good men. When he took charge of the Forestry Department, a couple of hot-heads fell over themselves to hand in their resignations, but the rest stayed on, waiting for whatever might be their fate. The new Chief Forester surveyed his personnel, and began a series of shifts and re - arrangements that soon put every man in his proper place, where he could do the maximum good that was in him for himself and for the Commonwealth. The State Forestry Depart ment today is run by the same men who headed it during the old regime, with the one or two exceptions noted above. And there is no abler group of men in the whole United States today. The chief trouble with that old forestry bureau was misplaced man-power A good man need have no fear with Gifford Pinchot, and a poor one only that he may be catapulted into a better job for which he is better suited. Success is only finding the work we like best, is one of his oft-repeated expressions.
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There are many stand - patters and office-holders who say that if Gifford Pinchot is elected Governor there will be a cleaning out on the hill. Not so; there would only be in the cases of glaring incompetents; but any man with an ounce of decency or brains has a chance to stay if he can make good. Gifford Pinchot wants good men. When he took charge of the Forestry Department, a couple of hot-heads fell over themselves to hand in their resignations, but the rest stayed on, waiting for whatever might be their fate. The new Chief Forester surveyed his personnel, and began a series of shifts and re - arrangements that soon put every man in his proper place, where he could do the maximum good that was in him for himself and for the Commonwealth. The State Forestry Depart ment today is run by the same men who headed it during the old regime, with the one or two exceptions noted above. And there is no abler group of men in the whole United States today. The chief trouble with that old forestry bureau was misplaced man-power A good man need have no fear with Gifford Pinchot, and a poor one only that he may be catapulted into a better job for which he is better suited. Success is only finding the work we like best, is one of his oft-repeated expressions.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
20 pages, Paperback
First published July 16, 2015
About the author
Henry Wharton Shoemaker
76 books5 followersHenry Wharton Shoemaker (February 24, 1880 – July 14, 1958) was a prominent American folklorist, historian, diplomat, writer, publisher, and conservationist.
Shoemaker was born in New York City, but was closely associated with Pennsylvania, where he spent summers in childhood and took up residence later in life. His father, Henry Francis Shoemaker (1845–1918), was a railroad magnate, investment banker, and close confidante of future Senator and Vice Presidential candidate Charles W. Fairbanks. His mother, Blanche Quiggle, was the sole daughter of railroad magnate and diplomat Col. James W. Quiggle of Philadelphia and Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. He attended the E. D. Lyons Classical School and Columbia University. He then served in the military and attained the rank of Colonel. Attracted to foreign service, he worked in European embassies before returning home to enter a brokerage venture with his brother William. His brother died in an elevator accident, and Henry closed the brokerage.
Shoemaker was born in New York City, but was closely associated with Pennsylvania, where he spent summers in childhood and took up residence later in life. His father, Henry Francis Shoemaker (1845–1918), was a railroad magnate, investment banker, and close confidante of future Senator and Vice Presidential candidate Charles W. Fairbanks. His mother, Blanche Quiggle, was the sole daughter of railroad magnate and diplomat Col. James W. Quiggle of Philadelphia and Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. He attended the E. D. Lyons Classical School and Columbia University. He then served in the military and attained the rank of Colonel. Attracted to foreign service, he worked in European embassies before returning home to enter a brokerage venture with his brother William. His brother died in an elevator accident, and Henry closed the brokerage.
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