The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-02-21

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poaching again. There seems to be
no end to its devices and intrigues TO
ensnare the unwary and unsuspect-
ing. Hitherto it has been spreading
it's net to catch the old and ripened
men, and bring them into its fold; but
seeing after long experience what
it ought to have seen at first, that old
birds are not often caught with chat,
it now unfurls what it is pleased to
call the Young Mems Banner, reas-
oning thus-if old birds cannot be
caught with chat, young ones can.
But we insist that our good neigh
Dor will have to go further still, and
become a very child, when it may
succeed in raising boys party. 1t
might fool boys or children, but men,
young or old, never! Children and
boys act as children and boys, but
when they become men they put
away childish things. Young men,
when they come of age, counsel with
their fathers, and have access to his
tory, that their fathers did not have,
where their active minds and unprej-
udiced hearts soon learn from whence
all our greatness as a people came.
They read of the greatness, purity
and patriotism of Washington, JEFF
ferson and Jackson; they learn Mei,
political faith and practice, and how
the country grew and prospered un-
der their administrations; they read
lily and naturally take these great
and good men as enemplars, and fall
into ranks with that grand old party
protesting the faith of these grand
old sires; and we opine that our Gun
ming neighbor will soon find that
these intelligent young men are the
hardest birds Of all to catch with its
chat.
Sires and sons. behold the melo-
dious sweetness of the Posts bugle
blast of last week-"Young men to
the front"
1t says: "There are enough young
men in this State who will cast their
first vote for President OF State officers
this year, to change the result Of the
election, if they will only mass their
votes"
Yes; if they will only vote solid
for the Republican party. For that
party that has in about Is years OF
rule and ruin, caused ten fold more
strife, more enmity, more suffering,
and more bloodshed in this once
happy land Of ours, than did that
grand old party Of our fathers in
near one hundred years of rule; and
yet our neighbor has the sudacity
to say: " Young men to the fronN and
help us do it over again."
Let US ask our young associates to
couple that deceitful call with that
other one further on, so evidently ip-
spired by the same brain, as follows
Let us unfurl our banner, close up
our ranks, choose a young and sy-
ganiztng leader, and with courage
that shall be contagious, charge the
enemy home, and say whether it
does rot look very much like some
young aspiramt pleading his o,oa'
cause. Grin more appropriate par
lance, "blowing his own horn"
Yes, young men, the hope of the
country, this young and giddy ospi-
,ant expects to see you all out in bat
tie array, with paper caps and por
guns, huzzatng for that young and or.
gdntzing Leader; and he might have
succeeded to some extent, and for o
brief time, had he limited hrs re
cruits to ten years and under. But
young men will come to the front, but
it will be where duty and patriotism
call them, and not to lead or follow
a forlorn hope to shame or ruin. Let
our neighbor put that in his pipe ant
smoke it until he sees clearer, anC
knowing the right, dares to do it.