The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1890-09-25
Aaylce to Young Men.

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Nv son, l noticed when you
came in this morning., which was
rather early for tins morning and
y0s,aew hat late for last night,
that you had oil on yonr coat and
something else on your breath,
aud surmised that yon had been
saving The countrv. That is
right, she needs il; but she Is Ia
be saved by your voice and You;
votes not by your swallowing
things. Take away the disillie-
nv. States can be saved without
il qmite as easily AZ they can be
damned with il. But was onl,
going Ia cay that l like 10 zee
yon take q 1--we. real interest in
politics. ] have a contempt Tor
any man. old or young, who cares
SO little for the privileges and du-
ties of citizenship ihatie refuses
or negiects TO exercise them
should be forever deprived 0i
of them. | would dislranchise
every man who refuses or neg
lects TO vote. From him thai
hath no respect for his citizen
ship | wonId take away even the
semblance and the privilege Of
citizenship that he hath. Have
some politics about you. Study
the important question which
everybody discusses aud so few
people understand. Read your
party platform and understand
rs much of it as the trainers
thereof rendered ineligible to
any intellect short OF the angel
ic. Ii you like 10 parade. join a
marching club. l would. If !
were as young myself. The ap-
palllng frenzies and nightmares
which The uniform designers
have hurled upon a color-stricken
world this year may give you
lurid dreams, but you can wear
drab and black all day. BE az
enthusiastic as you please; lit up
your voice and cry aloud; paw in
the valley and rejoice in your
strength; smell the battle afar oil
aud say ha, ha, among the ;rum.
pets; ] like Ia see a man act ss
though he believed his party was
the state, aud he was the party.
When a man sets out to do al.
The fighting Tor the entire army
himself, there is going to be some
beautiful fighting all along the
line. especially if his comrades
feel Just as he does. But, my |
dear boy, as You love your old
country, be good to her citizens.
be kind 10 her sons; be good to
the hest of her citizens, winch IL |
yourself. You can't make good
VITA bad citizens
Beer won't help you to UNDER
stand :he tariff. Rum doesn't
help you 10 think. Whiskey
never saved q Slate. A bar.rOom
politician isn't a statesman any
more than q hee!er Is a patriot.
Tnke care of yourself and save
your friends the trouble Of taking
care OF you. l don't care how
much Oil you get on your clothes
50 you bring home breath thai
your moi her isn't afraid TO kiss.
Be man. and though You may
never get 10 be president. you
may be a much more respectable
man than some presidents have
been. These days OF excitement
and nights of walking are full OF
danger for young heads and old
ones. Have your wits about Won.
Look not thou upon the wine
when it is red,' or if yon do, look
upon il u long time. Look at 1t y
long time, my boy. long, long
tilne-I should say about three
weeks before you taste it. Look
at it a long time and consider
diligently what is before thee.
and put q knife to thy throat If
thou be a man given TO appetite.
4 throat isn't of much account
after il has been cut, but sup
pose Sol0mon's idea was that II
was better TO cut il from the out
side than he inside.
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