The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1868-09-04
THE YOUNG MEN,

AO IL AOOAN0
The young men oflhis country ought
not to be Democrats, as that word is
used now. They cannot train with
that party and maintain their relf-re-
specG Gov. MORTON, of Indiana, than
whom we have no pdrer pstriot OF aBler
statesmen, gave the reason in a nutshell,
when he said, "7He Democratic party
lin espopsiag tEe cause of the rebels
committed a crime for aOhicb History has
no forgiveness, and the memory Of man
no foggottilIHeSs.p No young man can
afford to join his fortunes With those of
such party. The party is doomed to
Overwhelming defeat and certain de-
structiou. 1t cannot exist as a national
organization. All The patriotism, all
tie honesty, aad all the enthusiasm Of
the country are against it You viii
see it overwhelmed next November in
the irresistible food which will bear
Grant into the Presidency, and it can
not survive that defeat 1t may exist
in driblets here and there; after the
subsidence of a big food, there are al
ways little pools left in the holIows Of
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fields and swamps, where the tadpoles
are left to wriggle out a brief existence; /;
so after November next, there may be,
in the dsrk corners and out of the way
places Of the couaty, township or a
county or it may be State, where the
tadpole Democracy will not be washed
out;-but as a national party its days
will be ended.
What young man of spirit Of intelIi.
gence and ambition, desires to unite
with a crumbling and decaying political
organizationl
There never has been in any political
contest so much earnest enthusiasm.
among Republicans as that which
marks the present campaign. The
great heart of the North IS stirred to
its profoundest depths, and determin--
alton is eyinced which no power can
balk, to. secure beyond doubt the
triHmphant election Of GRANr and Col
FAX.
Inspired with this purpose the mass
meetings have been larger and more en-
thusiastie than were ever known, and
not only our leading statesmen apd, sol
diers,, but every man who cantalk is
called upon to explain the issues. As
a consequence, the great questions of
the day are being clearly set forth, and
all, from high to low, are made
thoroughly acquainted with the dangers
of the hour, All over the country the
young MEN are going into the work
with. the energy and vigor and enthu-
sissm Of youth and strength, The
Grant Boys in Blue, The Grant Guards,
and the Tapner Clubs, form already
magnificent army and their ranks are
swelling day by day till they viii soon
number ? countless host. .a
What is it that has produced and is
increasing this feeling3 1t is that the
patriotism of the land is aroused at the
threatenings and mutterings against
the old flag.
There was a time, and not long ago,
when business and other interests
seemed 10 have buried patriotism ont
of sight Before the war we almost
forgot when the 4th of July came
around, and the man who paraded in
militia company was set down as rather
soft if not fool. Scarcely any of us
knew the difference between right
shoulder shift and flannel shirt. The
war changed all that. The patriotism
Of the country was not dead. And it
is not now. The revolutionary program
me of the Seymour and Blair party is
into active life the love of
Country and fidelity to the Flag which
our people manifested through the
long and bloody war, and they are now
determined that renewal of that war
shall not be made if it can be prevented
at the ballot-box. This is the meaning
Of the feeling now abroad in the land.
This is the meaning of the eloquent
and stirring spees shes from every stump.
This is the meaning of the immense J