Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1884-07-17
THE YOUNG MAN In POLITICS.
SOME REFLECTIONS FROM THE
NORTH CAROLINA PRESS.
brought Forth by the Large Number of
Youn, Men in the Recent Democrat
lie state Convention.
From Cor. Raleigh Register.

From, Cor. Raleigh Register.
Will you give little more OF your
valuable space to n boy who thinks
something must be radically wrong
when you deem it necessary to say
you have no excuses TO make to your
readers for filling your columns with
the sayings and doings of the college
boys?" Are the full groarn people Of
Notrh Carolina 50 Numerically op-
posed to the boys, or so lost to all in
1erest in what they are doing as to
force from you half apology for de-
voting little space to them? We
thought there was some feeling against
lis young chaps, but had no idea it
was so universal and strong. Are we
to conclude that the policy of the men
of North Carolina is not only to keep
young fellows i'll the back ground, but
to keep them clean out of sight? May
not the cause why SO many of the en-
ergetic, talented boys of the State
leave the old hom mesteld to find fort
une and fame in other States be traced
to this stand back boy until We die
out of the way policy? Young men
of brains will not be held back until
death has made room for them in the
wornout shoes of their 1addics, nor are
they ambitious to be clothed with their
worn out honors. They wish to do
something for themselves-to stand in
their own shoe e,-and they ask for en-
themselves men at home. But if the
way to success is to be kept barricaded
against them, will they not continue
to 90 where the way is. opened to ov
cry one, independent of age and birth,
and where fortune is the reward of
brain and pluck, and not Of age and
family? Ii all the brain and muscle
that have been forced out of the State
by lack of encouragement had been
kept here where would be the need Of
praying the Crofters, Germans, Chi
IIese and Yankees to come and deyel-
op our vast resources? In our opinion
one native North Carolinian like Jul
ian :. Carr Is worth more to the State
lhan all the Crofters that have crossed
the Atlantic in the last fifty years
and many Il North Carolina Carr may
be found in Texas and on the Pacific
coast. There are enough Of our boys
Stale, and III y have made more
than one State, and these exiles were
of the very cream of our youth.
Each one was worth to the State
ship-load of European paupers.
Ii young men who aspire to be
something more than society fops and
dudes from our leading men encour-
agement instead of withering sarcasm
and contemp, a race ofsensible, brave,
modest young fellows would be found
ready to follow the leadership of wise
old men, and brazen- faced -impudence,
tie outcome of ignorance and bold
mouthed demagoguery would be no
longer at premium, and the cry OF
the young Democracy would no longer
be heard. Show the boys that ster-
ling worth will be recognized and re-
warded at home and we will have less
use for Immigrant agencies.
From the Dan5u1y Rcporter.
Shred political observers see that
the older heads will be compelled very
allow the younger element Of political
wisdom to show what they can do.
We are nearing a presidential contest.
Our. young men feel that they have
serious duties to perform. They are
studying the situation. They read
more, watch the movements of their
seniors, and store their minds with
LII 20 lDo
anon. With such watchful guardians
neither the State or nation will be
ruinousIy ruled. The time has pass
cd for that old admonition from their
seniors Young man, if you want
to be happy and yirtuous keep out of
politics" The young men have been
viItuous long enough. They propose
to commit few sins Of their seniors
for change. They think it is about
time for their political fathers to try
Il hand at being virtuous. Therefore
they asked them to stand back and
give them show, But the disposit-
ion is generally to observe the old ak
iom :-"Old heads for counsel; young
men for action Starting off on this
natural basis the young men cannot
20 very far astray. True they will
naturally cast about for a leader. The
older folks say ."Don't choose an un-
tried man" Then follows the usual
can't that "untricI men have always
preyedsdisastrous to the party that
elected them, and "fhe veal of the
e. country, also suffered" is added By
the way of emphasis. Such sophistry
The history OF the successes of the
party refutes every such charge We
agree with Governor Clevelond, of
New York, that parties were made
for the people, and we hope our
young men will endeavor to make
This the great issue of the day. Let
the Democrats of Stokes, think of this
The practical and useful young men
must share the emolumems and hon
ors Of Office with their seniors.
From tie Raleigs Chronicle s
The dreadful gap that war made in
the older generation, taking away
as rule the best men from it, makes
necessary for the State to look to a
generation whose men have not been
stain; and it looks with good hope
The younger men to whom it looks
too, arc very sure to honor the declin