Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-12-11
POLITICAL WORK FOR YOUNG zen.


Each Presidential year brings to
the front young men who take up for
the first time the mantle of ci,izen ship.
tits true that but few frame and ad.
minister the laws. But each man
who casts vote gives his voice to the
perpetuation Of government. Intelli.
gence and virtue have the right to
rule; but it is only when the people
are educated to full comprehension
of what is required Of the men who
are elected to fill the high position of
legislators that the Office will be wor.
thily filled. It is not possible, nor
necessary. that the workingmen of tho
country should endeavor to fit them.
selves for places Of sponsibility in
the government. It is not even de-
sirable for them to spend time in
speculation upon what men in Office
may do; but it is very essential that
they should know what men in power
have done and what they are doing.
There never has been time when so
many important questions were press.
ing for solution as now; and never
time in our country's history when
honest investigation was so much
needed. Men are constantly being
brought face TO face with problems
which must be mot and solved. The
country is arousing to this demand,
and societies are everywhere being
formed-not as q few years ago, SOLE
ly for the purpose Of entertainment
and social pleasure; but for the pur.
pose of reading AMI study. Enthusi-
asm is always All elemen. of success
and concentration Of strength is the
only economical way to use it; aud
these two important factors-enthusi.
asm aud concentration-are both Sc.
cured through the formation of socie.
ties for the investigation of particular
subjects.
The Democratic papers are already,
since the election, calling upon the
young men of their ranks to form
Golden clubs, for the purpose of edu-
eating the future voters of the coun-
try. This is move in the right di.
rection, except that it is better far to
organize independent clubs, for the
purpose of calculating, not the prin-
ciples OF any particular party, but 10,
The study of those powers and princi
pies which underlie all government,
and shape and control all political af-
fairs. This knowledge Of what is
primarily right and true, and the fear
lessness to act upon such knowledge,
makes the statesman aud patriot. 1t
gives US such men es General Grant,
who had the courage to refuse permis-
sion to the proposal to hang fine
picture of the surrender at Appomat
tox in the Capitol, saying, "that he
would never consent that a victory
over his own ceuntrymen should he
hung in the Capitol OF our common
country"
One of our wisest and best states.
men has chara cterized as studies for
the times, political economy, political
science, history ancient, modern and
ecclesiastical, and newspaper poll
tics. These studies, especially the
FIRST two, are so many.sided, and
ramifying in so many directions, that
they are best mastered in free dis
cussion.
And this brings US to the rallying
point of this article-the advantage
to the young men of establishing a
| club in HALEY for the free, but gen.
tlemanly, discussion of political stud.
les, subject to the restraints of parlia.
mentary rules. Will no. some one
make = move in this direction? There
is abundant material here, and as
much time as there is anywhere else,
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