Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1884-05-08
THE YOUNG man IN POLITICS.
AGE NOT "A QUALIFICATION FOR
OFFICE.
The Gentle Protest of One Who Has
Doubtless Run Against
Snag.

Special Correspondence Of tie Sentinel.
RALEIGH, May 5.-Many Of our
State papers are in favor OF putting |
up young men as candidates for the
various Offices, and some 60 so far as
to wish to make age q qualification j!
This is all wrong. | believe | am as
much. in f.<or of progress and gen
eral move forward for the future de-
velopment of the material interest OF
North Carolina as any man, but all
this notion that the yoatng men OF the
State must come forward to save her
is 'bosh." 1t is true that many OF our
old-ti men have what We would call
cold fogy" notions, but admitting that,
the young men are over sanSuine.
! There is not young man IN the State
/ but has an idea that he could tili the
! Executive Chair (and mansion aiso)
equally as we'll as Governor JARVIS,
Vance, Mr.. Coke, or any of the Gu
bernatorial timber" that our papers
| have sawed out, if he was Gtcen good
Secretary! Eight out of ten of these
same young men, could not even I'LL
the office of magistrate with honor
and credit to himself. There are few
men who are sufficiently settled and
thoughtful at the age of 50 to I'LL
many of our offices Of trust and honor.
If they are so exceeding brilliant, why
don't they distinguish themselves IN
other fields? There are opportunities
offered in every profession, and III all
. our varied industrial pursuits for these
brilliant lights to distinguish them
selves. | do not approve of electing
men to office on account OF mere age
have seen old men who did not have
brains enough to greese a gimlet
while much younger man was amply
endowed. But as general thing, oul
young men are too snart-"Sm !rt,E''
icky.5 [ saw case of this kind II
our Municipal Nominating Conven
ton in this city week before last
Some of these young men can make
: themselves terrible nuisances at times
: But oil will come to the top. Ii there
is ANYTHING in our young men tant
. there is much in many of them) it vii
come out. Our dear old State VII
not suffer for some time to come TO
timber" to fill all, or any OF ou
Offices. ] am aware that most OF ou
bows are smarter than the cold man,
until they run against snag, ant
: then the cold man. shows what con
sumate old goose he is by coming fol
t, ward and pulling the young rasea
: out. But suppose it is a part of life
/, But | really had no idea our cour
try waein such imminent danger
t being lost 1 thought we were bette
off and moro prosperous and progress
d i've than ever before until read tn
e following in the Milton Chronicle:
e ssTI ere must come change. 1t is bour
a to come before the country can move on
l. the line that God of nations intends II sh !
>. move. Working men at home men WI
are capable of fostering entcrpa 1c' at non
= business men, men who are not paving
IL the groaad after Office and would rath'
II STAY at home than have one must be pat
x office. New men. The country wants them
le Don't fret, young men, about Il
e; Office. What North Carolina real
tn needs is for those very same men
u continue to "foster enterprises
b. home" She needs young men
pluck, energy and skill in eve
ct branch of industry. While our "youl
y, men" are down at "Bill Skies ca
It vassing for the Legislature, which W
not pay him more than $40, (and
will cost him 500 to get elected) t
New England man comes down,
cordins to invitation. buys his lal
to builds factories, develops the min
o. utilizes the timber and WATERPROOF
n and when the smart yoautg man awaE
an from his dreams of political glory,
OF finds that the New En- gland M
on holds the purse-strings, and con
'ee N quent ly runs the machine
ms IREBOR