The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-04-15
A Work for Young Hen in Politics.

Tho Boston Herald suggests that the
young Democracy organize in the came
fashion as tho young Republicans TO de.
mand good nominations for Office and
override the dictation Of tho hack poll.
ticians. Where there Is need for this sor,
of thing the suggestion should be carried
| out, and meanwhile there should be
throughout the whole country coming
forward of the young Der &c ,acy into
public affairs with o view to s.,nnrsng e.
their party candidate capable Of calling
forth their enthusiasm and worthy the
support of honest mea of both parties
Horatio Seymour said the other day tha.
1t was q fniptake for parties to espouse old
mems quarrels, but the ectiye men of q
party should rally eble and vigorous
leaders and press them for nominations
This is the duty Of che young men, every.
where, and nowhere more than at the
South. ~
The South has sent como splendid men
into politics since tho war. Wade
Hampton, Lamar, Randall, Gibson, NJ.
q. Butler, and others are no cold.blooded
schemerg, pulling wiresin corners, but fine
specimens ofvigorous manhood, in the
prime of life, who illustrate the virtues
OF the Southern character without mani.
Testing It's faults. They are not hot
headed or romantic, but carry level heads
on noble bodies and they inspire afiec.
ton az well as confidence among all with
whom they como in contact. They are
no mummies whose purpose raust be read
In cipher, nor spiders who spin weba TO
secure power, but honest, manly men who
eay what they mean and mean what they
eay, and who have come into public life
because they love their own people and
the love Is enthusiastically returned.
They are the true conservatives as well
az the really progressive men Of the South.
They do nos think justice to their own
States 10 TO be won by, q swapwith Grant
ism in which they surrender consistency
and self.Tespect for the capricious favor
Of an autocFat, nor do they think on the
other hand, that faithfulness to their own
people demands that they shall refuse to
recognize that anything whatever has
happened since James Buchanan went
out OF. the Office, of President.
These are true leaders OF the South and
they will lead It wisely and its, young men
should rally aronud them. and follow
them In making the yoiee, of She South
heard for o wise AMI manly choice of q
candidate for the party in which the
South is 80 potential. It will not profit
the South or the Democratic party 70
have the Southern Democrats try TO
conceal their choice, and on the other
hand wise choice by the South IL the
beat guarantee to the country at large
that the Democratic party viii choose
wisely, for no one is so blind as not to
see that tho Southern Democrats are
numerous enough 10 control that party,
end no one ought TO be so forgetfnl as to
not remember that several times OF late
years they havo controlled It to its own
and the country's good. Let the young
men of the South, then, assert themselves
and speak ont, and let them see to it that
thelr best and tluest men 60 TO Cincin-
natl, and go their to express with manly
firHness the wishes Of their people. IF
the Democratic party stands for one thing
more than another In American affairs,
1t is for the rights TO an equal voice Ia
this republic Of ell the. people Of al! the
states, without regard TO geographical or
other divisions, and any, convention fit 20
represent it will apply the Same principle
to,ifs own deliberations.r It is not only q
cowardly but o mean and sneaking sug-
gestion that the Southern delegates at
Cincinnati shall ait with locked lips
while men who represent no constituencies
with the power 10 elect anybody choose @
candidate for others to elect. The
young men of the Sonth cannot do q net-
ter thing for their party, for the South or
for tie country, than elect men to the
convention with too much nanlineas to
submit to any such, policy Wilmington
{DeE.} EUeTy Epening.