Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-03-31
YOUNG DEMOCRACY IN PITTS
BURG.

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The Pittsburg Post, which is a very
good paper for a Democratic one, fol-
lows up the lead Of the World, in cali
ing out what it denomihates "the
Young Democracy" "Henceforth
let the standard bearers be young
men," it cries. "We have never
achieved anything under old fogy lead
ers or in a conservative role, and never
will" All this is very well so far as
it goes, but it does not 60 very far.
That there is trouble in the DEM
ocratic party that its past policy has
been q failure that it is moribund and
diseased, every one admits; but 1t is
useless to cry out without proposing a
remedy, and merely getting young
men for figure-heads is no remedy.
The trouble with the Democratic young
men IS that they have old blood in
their sluggish veins, and amount as
leaders to nothing more than the de-
crepid followers Of other parties. The
young men Of this country went to the
war, and the war men now are not
Democrats. The young men Of this
country or Of any other, are those
whose faces are turned forward and to
the future, not those who look back.
The Democracy are assuredly looking
back. Theirs is a reactionary and ret
~roactive platform. No young mel can
stand on it, or lead from it. A word
of caution to the perhaps over-con-
fident prophets of the new school OF
the Democracy. If they bring out
their yong men, let them be very care
full about exposing them to the young
men Of the Union party. These
Democratic young men for many
years, when war was raging and
danger was in the air, were carefully
housed and sheltered and should they
come in conflict with the young men
of the Union party, whose hearts have
grown stout and whose muscles have
grown strong in the emergencies OF
the field and forum, they might get
hurt. AS evidence, however, of the
pitiable condition of the Democratic
party, we reproduce the boast of the
Post, only advising it, and all Others
who see the wretched plight which
they are in, to bury their dead at once
and come owe to the young party.
Young men without young blood,
young hearts and young faith will
avail nothing:
The World sounds the bugle for the young
Democracy Of the country, and insists that
the party never achieved anything under old
fogy leaders, or in 4 conservative role, aud
never will. This is as true az preaching.
What we want aud must have is a new deal
as to leaders in the coming contests. There
10 no necessity for any departure from settled
| principles; they never grow gray nor become
| old foSy, neither do men who appreciate the
| situation aud are willing to accept accom-
plished facts. General Jackson and Henry
Clay were never termed fossils; they re-
sponded to the aspirations OF the people,
appreciated their wants and accepted pro.
rress in its truest sense. We speak now for
Pennsylvania, with a pretty clear notion Of
where We have drifted in the last decade Of
years. We have seen our State Convention
controlled BY unworthy elements, the real
wants Of the party and country subordinated
to selfish ends. Men, rather than measures,
with the hope Of success, perhaps, have too
frequently dominated. Henceforth let the
acknowledgements be young men il not young
in years, at least in action, in feeling and in
fact. II the fossils do not yield gracefully
they certainly will not voluntarily-dump
them overheard, and let US strike for the old
landmarks with q relay Of fresh material.