The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-09
Young Men in Politics.

Should young men enter politics, and, il
so. how should they conduct themselve;
politically after they do SO! These very
important questions have recently com
manded the attention of some of the leading
public men of New York. who have pre-
| sented views which will certainly interest
the public, ard some of which may help
young men in the discharge of their polit-
ical duties.
There is no dissent from the opinion that
young men should take advantage of their
political privileges. but the opinions as to
how they should act aftcr becoming
voters are widely divergent. What Mr.
Cleveland says is entitled to greater
respect and consideration, perhaps, than
what any Of the others say, because he has
gained unusual distinction in politics, and
has shown himself to be statesman. His
statements are characteristic of him. He
says that danger Turks in the growing tend
ency to regard public Office as something to
be sought and administered for private
ends, instead of being received aud held as
| public trust, and he pleads for the cult
walton of sentiment which will impress
formed only by activity for the public good.
1.-THE man." he says, who enters upon
legislative career, having charged HIM self
especially or exclusively with the passage
of measures in which he and his personal
supporters are alone interested. or with the
success of some private enterprise, is apt to
be false to himself and untrue to his trusts
Col. Daniel s. Lamont expresses himself
in couple of eplgrams He says that the
time for man to enter politics, if he ex-
poets to use his influence to help party
action,for the good Of the public, is when
he is 81 years old, but the tune for mere
office seekers to do SO is after they have
passed the limit of three score years and
ten. Col Lamont has evidently profited by
his association with Mr. Cleveland.
Mr.. Chauncey M. Depew is a partisan,
and he says that he has very little respect
for a man who is not He thinks that
young men should enter politics, but not to
hold Office. Every young man." he says,
SHOULD enroll himself in local organize
ton, attend his party primaries, master the
details of balloting and work at the polls.
He should take any position in the orgali-
zation he can secure for himself, go as
delegate to conventions when possible and
generally exercise his civic rights as intelli-
gently and energetically as he can without
neglecting his vocation and means of liveli-
hood"
Mr.. Roswell p Flower, like Mr..
Depew, declares himself a partisan. He
believes in voting for the best man, but
somehow he always finds the best men on
the ticket of his party. He knows no good
reason why young man should not enter
politics as life career. The rewards of
politics to honest men are certainly not
opulent financially, he says, but the honest
and successful politicians rewards are of
another sort, and are abundant compensa-
ton.
Ex-Postmaster General James expresses
himself on one point in a way that will
hardly please other republicans. He starts
out by giving President Harrison a rap.
"The elimination OF Mr.. Harrison as
future presidential possibility" he says,
"has been due to the lack of common
honesty and common sense in his onduct of
public affairs To-day, therefore, the
young men who began life as good republi-
cans can very justly ask themselves whether
they are not justified in revolt" He thinks
that every young man should familiarize
himself with the details of politics, and
that he should go into the primaries, where
the most significant work is done.