Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1880-08-14
TAKING THE RIGHT START.

In the republican procession two
weeks since, We saw not less than six
yeang men of democratic parentage
and training. Young men, who will
cast, their first vote this tall, and who
have, always been reckoned as among
the democratic hosts. This speaks
wel IT, our county and is in accord
with ss,e doctrine laugh. all along by
the Graphic that Missouri must he
xedeeMsd from the curse Of Gemoc1acy
by hsr young men, Young men
rescued per from slavery, and young
men uusaoescue her from democracy.
These young men that We saw land
there may. have been nsore) are taking
the right start They are al young
men OF 'sFaaas- of large reasoning
powers, who are not SO allied 20 fanaiiy,
tradition .agd prejudice as so bhndly
against fnsir own interests and the
interests of sheir country. They are
young msn WAC have without prejudice
or bias read and examined these great
questicns anti solved problems tha,
their fathers could not Having done
SO their manly breasts defy the sneers
and SCOTS Of a,ltrnnds and relations
and they ike :srue ,ames1cans avow
their principles. What made these
six young men, reared as democrats,
espouse the republican cause? Think
> moment, told and young and you can
:.ell fGsn the side of the democracy
what have they! Who can tells
Principles one year that were con-
tsiemned the year before. Men advo-
Gated one year that were cursed,
maligned, and abused the year before.
Principles and opinions as varying as
the wind, and liable at any day to be
blown from the continent. All the
while these principles varying as they
are advocated by the worst classes of
society, ready to whoop and yell like
drunken savages for any man or thing
so it is a cloak or veil to cover Jeff
Davis and the southern confederacy.
Even if free schools are in their plat
form they hear the democracy on the
street corners cursing the system that
takes money out of their pockets to
educate the children of poor trash.
On the other hand what does these
young men see7 A party advocating
human justice, right, and honesty in
everything. The principles advocated
twenty years ago by the republicans,
advocated by the same party to-day.
40 change. mo swerving to the right
.ar left but onward and upward steady
and true, the same Yesterday, to-day
and forever justice, humanity, and
honor lthsr watch Mord. The young
man with a penny ia his pocket, 4
patch eon his coat, but with virtue and
honor lin Ibis iilss1t, zxG teasOn In his
brain, is sqperios in the republican
,pasyttStthe drunken millionaire who
rolls IN his carnage and abuses the
Iaborng class Of humanity. Who can
blame these young mon for entering
the republican party2 Not one.
They have shown an intelligence and
independence in the act, that viii in
the near future make their marx for
them They are young men of reason,
of judgemen.ant we @aSld to Heaven
We had mose,of them EJsaEg aEaa do
not allow designing meA to draw you
from the chosen path sslesed In your
coolest moments. Great efforts will be
made; but learn the world, that you
,have a head on your own shoulders,
and that you can think and act for
yourselves.
Never condemn your neighbor un-