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But he never talks boastful Americanism. He seldom speaks in so many words of either Americanism or good citizenship, but he constantly and silently keeps the American flag, as the symbol of good citizenship, before his people. BUT HE NEVER TALKS BOASTFUL AMERICANISM HE SELDOMLY SPEAKS IN SO MANY WORDS OF EITHER AMERICANISM OR GOOD CITIZENSHIP BUT HE CONSISTENTLY AND SILENTLY KEEPS THE AMERICAN FLAG AS THE SYMBOL OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP BEFORE HIS PEOPLE
t made for the success of the old-time district leaders of New York City, and I mentioned this to him, and he at once responded that he had himself met “Big Tim,” the long-time leader of the Sullivans, and had had him at his house, Big Tim having gone to Philadelphia to aid some henchman in trouble, and having promptly sought the aid of Dr. Conwell. And it was characteristic of Conwell that he saw, what so many never saw, the most striking characteristic of that Tammany leader. For, “Big Tim Sullivan was so kind-hearted!” Conwell appreciated the man’s political unscrupulousness as well as did his enemies, but he saw also what made his underlying power--his kind-heartedness. Except that Sullivan could be supremely unscrupulous, and that Conwell is supremely scrupulous, there were marked similarities in these masters over men; and Conwell possesses, as Sullivan possessed, a wonderful memory for faces and names. Naturally, Russell Conwell stands steadily and strongly for good citizenship.  OF THE QUALITIES THAT MADE FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE OLD TIME DISTRICT LEADERS OF NEW YORK CITY AND I MENTIONED THIS TO HIM AND AT ONCE HE RESPONDED THAT HE HAD HIMSELF MET BIG TIM THE LONG TIME LEADER OF THE SULLIVANS AND HAD TOLD HIM AT HIS HOUSE BIG TIM HAVING GONE TO PHILADELPHIA TO AID SOME HENCHMEN IN TROUBLE AND HAVING PROMPTLY SOUGHT THE AID OF DOCTOR CONWELL AND IT WAS CHARACTERISTIC OF CONWELL THAT HE SAW WHAT SO MANY NEVER SAW THE MOST STRIKING CHARACTERISTIC FOR THAT TAMMANY LEADER FOR BIG TIM SULLIVAN WAS SO KIND HEARTED CONWELL APPRECIATED THE MAN'S POLITICAL UNSCRUPULOUSNESS AS WELL AS HE DID HIS ENEMIES BUT HE SAW ALSO WHAT MADE THIS UNDERLYING POWER HIS KIND HEARTEDNESS EXCEPT THAT SULLIVAN COULD BE SUPREMELY UNSCRUPULOUS AND THAT CONWELL SUPREMELY SCRUPULOUS THERE WERE MARKED SIMILARITIES IN THESE MASTERS OVER MEN AND CONWELL POSSESSES AS SULLIVAN POSSESSED A WONDERFUL MEMORY FOR FACES AND NAMES NATURALLY RUSSELL CONWELL STANDS STEADILY AND STRONGLY FOR GOOD CITIZENSHIP
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