The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-10-01
Chorus.
The Young Voters.

Il is said that there are over 500, 900
young men in the United States who
will cast their first vote at the coming
National election. The political pref
erence OF these young men will be quite
m important factor in determining the
result Of the election. 1t is not so easy
to foretell how the rising generation
will cast their first vote, as 1t was
twenty-five or fifty years ago. These
young men, as rule, then followed IN
the footsteps of their fathers and looked
to them for their first lessons in poll
tics. These once learned, it was hard
to change them. In the present day it
is far different. The spirit of inde-
pendence has been cultivated; the
young man has learned to think and
act for himself in regard to such mat
ters from the time he Is able to reason
intelligently. Earlier influences have
some effect 10 be sure, but they are
quite apt to be obliterated in later
years. The average young man Of the
present generation who casts in
November next his first vote in Ma
tional politics will, as q rule, vote
as his own observation and study
have taught him to be the right way.
The independent, self-reliant young
American is bound to decide for him
self in this matter, and where shall he
look for aid in deciding his preferencep
The great majority by far will identify
themselves with one Of the two great
parties-the Republican or Democratic.
The history of these parties will afford
him food for reflection. He should con-
slider their records in the past and ask
himself, which of these two great par
ties is the most worthy of my support
He will find that the Democratic party
is the original spoils party; the party
that reduced the tariff almost to a free
trade basis, and brought the country TO
the verge of ruin the party of slavery,
that fought the Union in the front and
stabbed il in the back; that was op-
posed to honest money and the pay
ment of the National debt; that under
o pretense OF reform has tried TO saddle
upon the country measures fatal to
many OF its greatest interests; the party
,oi free trade; the party that has nom
mated the tool Of monopolists, whose
private character units him for the sup
port OF honest men, and an unrepent-
ant Copperhead for the two highest
offices in the gift of the people. This
is what the student of American history
finds the record Of the Democratic par
ty 10 be.
The young man turns to the record
of the Republican party and what does
he fndP He finds that the Republican
party was conceived in one of the
grandest thoughts that ever blessed the
human race, the roofing out. of slavery,
TO make all men free and equal. He
finds that the Republican party carried
out the plans born OF this thought,
though il plunged the country into all
the horrors Of civil war. The Republic
an party brought the war to success
full close, assumed the responsibility Of
paying the enormous National debt and
reduced it more than a billion Of dol
lars. II caused the resumption Of spe-
Gle payments. 1t advocates the policy
of protection for the industries Of the
country whereby it has grown enor-
mOuSlJ IlCI, uuu luO pOOpiO hibuo
happy and contented. II has, as a rule,
placed none but the best men in Office,
and advocated no measures calculated
to retard or injure National advance
ment.
What a contrast is presented in the
records Of the two parties! Can the
young man, who is soon to cast his first
vote, hesitate In making his choiceP II
ought not to be difficult task. II the
young voter wishes to ally himself with
the party Of progress, purity, honesty
and good government, he has but 70
declare himself Republican and vote
for Blaine and Logan on the 4th day Of
November. II Is safe TO say that 0
majority Of those who cast their first
vote on that day win so declare them.
selves. This Is an age Of progress, and
young America will not be found In the
rear. BfirLin0t0u HdaDkeue.