Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-03
YOUNG DEMOCRACY HAS HIS SAY.


He RepMdiates Iitden and Thinks Gen.
Hancock Is the Man to Lead Us to Vic
tory.
To the Editor of the Globes
Now that the time is fast approaching when
the National Democratic convention is to be
held, ]. ask the use of your columns to speak in
behalf of largesportion of the rank and file
of the party, and especially what may be
termed the Young Democracy. By "Young
Democracy" I mean those Democrats who
have become voters since the breaking out
of the. rebellion, those who have heretofore
acted with the Republican party and have
since become dissatisfied with it and Joined
us; and those Democrats who believe that we
live in a progressive age and should keep
step with it.
1t will have to be admitted that for many
long years the politicians of our party have
utterly ignored the existence of the young
Democracy as an element in the party whose
wishes should be consulted; and as conse-
quence thousands of votes have been lost to
it. Say what you may, thousands of
young men in the country whose pre-
delictions are Democratic, but who are not
politicians, and who will not be ''dragooned"
into voting for men destitute of that personal
attraction which will command their SYM
patty and votes, and whom they regard as
political fossils. 1t is useless to discuss the
reasons for this, or the justice of it; it is
enough that it is fact which cannot be
denied. The only nomination. made since
the Democracy went out of power, that
could be said to be popular with the young
Democracy, is that of Gen. Mcclellan, and
then he was sacrificed by the crock rooted
declaring in the platform that the war was,
up to that time, failure. The action of the
succeeding conventions constitute but
series of blunders, and it is about time that
we 'speak out in meeting" and express our
choice in time in the hope that it may be
considered.
The young Democracy desire to see the
government taken from the present party
and placed in the hands of q Democratic ad-
ministration, but one which would be I'M
baed with the progressive spirit of the age,
and not be failure in consequence of the
petrefaction of its members. The forego-
ing may be truthtully said to be correct
statement of their views as to the past, and
now as to who of the candidates named
would be likely to secure their support or op-
position;
go begin with, believe 1 haz-
zard nothing in saying that the
young Democracy of the country will not
support Mr.. Tilden. They are unqualified
ly and unalterably opposed to him, and will
not vote for him; ''and don't you forget il"
They, in common with all men who are not
blinded by party prejudice, or worse. regard
the last Presidential contest as a burning
shame and disgrace to the American people,
and that had it not been for the corrupt at
tempts of Mr.. Tilden's personal friends to
buy up the Republican rascals, who stole the
Presidency, MIR. Hayes would to-day be alone
in his glory, as the representative of the stu
pendous frauds by which in the centennial
of our independence, the chief magistracy
of this great nation was made matter of
bargain and sale. They consider it an insult
to the intelligence of the American people
to say that Mr.. Tilden was ignorant of all
these operations of his nephew and friends;
and they believe that when he went on the
stand and swore that he did not know any
thing about all this, he did not tell the truth.
1t is simply absurd to attempt to convince
Minnesotian that any man was above suspi-
cion and criticism who would employ the
notorious II. II. Finley to be his confidential
agent.
Of the other persons, mentioned as pos
sible candidates, there is nothing special to
be urged against them. The majority are,
however, what may be termed professional
politicians, and as such are not as satisfac-
tory as one who is less so. The one who
of all those named, would be most satisfac-
tory to the young Democracy, is that gallant
soldier and distinguished citizen, Maj. Gen.
Winfield s. Hancock.
The New York Sun hit the nail squarely
on the head when, few days ago, it said:
"To win, we must have strong war Demo
crat. Without such candidate the battle
for the Presidency will be lost before it is
fought Truer words were never penned
and our leaders should heed them, if they
desire success.
Let the Democracy in the next National
convention nominate Gen. Hancock, upon q
sensible aud popular platform, and they will
hear shout of applause 60 up from the
young men from one end f the country to
the other. For once they will feel that
candidate has been nominated that will not
put the party on the defensive. but who will
extort, from the most unwilling, words of
compliment. Gen. Hancock has shown him
self to possess the elements of true states
manship and with his splendid military
record he would be by far the most popular
candidate that can be nominated. No mat
ter who the Republicans nominate, the
"bloody shirt will be waved, and the
soldiers urged again to "vote as they shot,"
but with Gen. Hancock for our candidate
we can silence all such nonsense by pointing
to him at South Mountain, Antetam, Fred
ericksburg, and Charlottesville; at Gettys-
burg, as he opens the battle and is severely
wounded, and after sufficiently recovering
bearing a prominent part in the battles of
the Wilderness, Spottsylvania court house,
North Anna and Cold Harbor.
YOUNG DEMOCRACY.
Can't Comprehend 1t.
Winona Herald.
On the whole We are inclined to believe