The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-23

THE PiaTr FOR YOUNG aEx.

THE PAaIf FOR Y0Uae nN.
II u important that yoang men start
right in life II 10 youth they ere
thoroughly grounded in the principles
of religion and mosalisy. they are sst
to stay 20 TO the end. The pure.miDdsd.
hsnest. incorruptible yoang man Of one
and twenty years 10 pretty certain to
be steady. upright and honorable at
dfty. What Is trss Of religion ssd
monthly Il true Of politics. Men Of
principle don't change their politics
with changes Of csDdidstes. The young
Rspoblicao il likely 10 tins 70 become
an 6ld Rspsblisas. Great and violent
events, like the civil war. csuse polit.
icsl revolutions. bat they seldom oscur'
and sre not worth considering In thia
article. II IL tbsn important Ia pol.
itics for young man 10 start right.
for n 10 darts % viii he run.
We believe thu: the young men Of
the Usited SAtss srs imbasd With the
love Of ord .. of progress and Of coan-
try. In deciding what their fasare
shall DO they should BE- sovsrned BY
the experiences and history Of the past.
Not their own experiences do ws mean.
bat tbsss a their friends snd neigh.
bors and Of the people gsaeralIy. They
should look back It the record of the
two parties. and they should also look
81 the men comprising the two pastiss'
4 fair oompAsisoa and . Subsequent
proper sction bssed upon that com.
parison will not DO regretted BY any
man.
In the brief period Of its existence.
the Republican party. against tho siren.
nous resistance Of the Democrats.
checked the extension OF slavery,
emapcipated l.000. 900 slaves after the
slave.mastsrs rosa Ia rebellion, pre-
served the Union. ovesthrsv The States
Right Doctrines Of Secession and Nul-
lincatlon, Established 9 national citixsn-
ship which before was not sxpressly
recognized 10 tho Constitution. confer.
rod national citizenship on every person
born In The country, took measures 10
prevent the disfrAnchisemcnt Of any
class Of adult male citizens. threw tbs
public lands open without charge "a
settlers. restored the deprecated cur
rency 70 apcrmsnent par with gold
sxtandsd the system Of free school,
and gave u protection against sectariar
intsrmeddling. II ssttlsd the long
vsxed Ban Juan question In favor
Of eur country. It has paid $780,.
100000 Of debt forced upon us
BY . Democratic rebellion. II
has built the Pacific Railroads. and,
notwithstanding the terrible struggle
through the country has PASSED, !,
lssvea ous people In . more settled,
happy and prosperous condition than
u any previous sins in their history.
What the Republican party has been
In these matters the other party hes mot
been. The Democracy fsvoYs free
tssds. which would b simply ruinous
to Warrington Territory. II put into
forcs. II originated the wrstchsd
spells ystsn. oas Of the vorst cdrses
OF our 0ovsrnasat and people. Il 10
the party Of the Solid sossh. with IL
hulldosins. lie reputation. its rebsI
claims and its disloyalty. John q.
Calhosn. tho Arst sscsssionist, was .
Democrat. Boss Tweed and Wilkes
Booth were Democrats, and wsde
Hamptou and JET DAVIS are Democrats
today. By thsis ceepauy men are
Judged, aad ooupsay like the fore
going 10 . bad company to DO in. There
have been bod men In The Republican
party. bat on the discovery Of their
odsnsss they have been expelled in
dshooor from positions Of trust, and
are known ~ party leaders no longer.
Bad nsa 10 the Dsmoeralic rsnks hay,
been psttsd and honorsd % the last.
and every opportunity given them to
continue their wickednsss.
History viii bear ~ out 10 these a.
ssstions. - the Young man can eaAily
acsrsain spon invsslisatiee. With
which party thss will he ally him.
sslfs The dseinoa b Tor h,m ipdivid.
aally 10 mako. asd - ~ nahes Il "a
will he be judged hereafter.
Dsaald Mckay disd . isw weeks
sinss d HE homo 10 Massachusetts,
agsd 70 ysars. Mr.. Mckay vas known
- great chip builder thirty years
ago. Among ths vssssls tom his ysrl
was The famous clipper Flying Cloud,
which made tho voyage iron Boston "a
San FrAnoisco In 80 aavs. tim. d..