The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-09
Young Men of the Party Want More
Up-tO-date Methods
In Place of OfMaking GOO-GOO-EyeS the Younger
Generation Wants Leadership
The Old WaOrSes Are Not Running any Branch Of Business
But Politics.
Fourth Paper in the Series BY Young Republican,


articles for the young Republicans, re-
aulres some skllful Judgment as to
the choice OF matter TO be presented
for their assimilation. Recognizing
the fact, the purpose Of these articles,
without any modification, Is to reach
the unthinhng Republicans, as well
as to present some favorable sugges-
tions to those who do think. To this
end. we may employ what we please
to arrest the attention OF the thought.
less, and at the same time feed the
hungry thinker with some ideas that,
in this particular cause of the young
Republican, have in them the embryo
OF mighty political revolution. With
these considerations in view, we may
depart from the strict Journalism OF
handling portentious matters, in order
that we may first reach down and set
In motion those rusty wheels, Republi
can wheels, that go about the streets
day and night whistllng Goo Goo
Lamps and looking for a pair Of Ira
cy's socks on exhibition. These are
the minds we must set in motion.
Must reach Must wake them up to|
the fact that they are not zerOs, but
can be made powerful as a political
factor. SO long as they do not think
for themselves. the privilege has been
cunningly extracted from them and
used by the "heeler" 20 make good
the bosses machine. If the young
fellow would only wake up. he could
have I'm his political power more Goo
Goo Lamps" than enough, and wouldn't
have to whistle for them, either. ]
mean II the young men would take the
necessary steps, stand together, II Is
very probable the world would be
shaken mp, and the young Republican
find himself ON top. use the world, -
as being shaken up for already the
rumbilngs from the Eastern states are
beginning To be- heard in our far away
West. We are thus not a moment too
soon VIII II be our good fortune TO
reach out and find the hand of the
Eastern laddes already extended half
way across this great country Of ours
to greet ms In our new progressive
step? IN our legitimate warfare for
political compensation? We also read
OF the rapid strides In other countries,
where the young man has begun to ask
why his vote ls never worth anything
TO himself or course. II he would just
step into some of the elegantly APP !
pointed Offices OF the state or nation |
and inquire OF an ofiicial he helped es-
conse therein. the reason why, he.
himself. wasn't sitting In a similar
paradise. he might be satisfied to 20 |
away when he was told that honor"
rested In the man who east" his
vote without hopes OF remuneration,
and that at some future day. when we
created more Offices he might get In
without any trouble.
In short he will be told that he need |
not. and must not expect any recog
milton until he has wedged himself in
so tightly that they couldn't squeeze
him out. which was a matter OF hours. |
days. weeks. months and years. In a /
recent issue OF a prominent magazine
I noticed series OF halftones of some
young Republicans, young men. young
politicians. who We're coming TO the
front. having demonstrated that In the
young man the greater executive ahili- /
~ is always 10 be found Some OF the /
older heads may smile al this. but II Is
true nevertheless Sound judgment
clear and quick perception, courage,
both moral and animal indefatigable
energy contrasts strikingly In the
young man OF today with the warped
Judgment toften by political prcssurel
slow perception. courage according to
the demands OF policy which We do
nnd In old politicians contend We
have more OF the real genuine. manly
qualities among the younger element
than We usually find among the old
veterans This is reasonable con
huston. for how many men whom you
know can forever remain impregnahle
10 the temptations which beset their
naths? We see the political beach
Itrewn with the battered wrecks. aud
Z We would but ma our glasses to the
'pon sea We would also see as many /
nore varied craft drifting mdderless.
'ut surely ON the treacherous rocks OF
dishonesty. deceit and corruption The I
lder politicians think nothing OF /
romises lmaginlng they are dealing G
lith unthinking classes. they readily {
romise. ayow and declare. which has y
Pc It's naturalization "a smile up d
lo political sleeve" These are the n
arks you see floating so serenely %
ithin the danger line of the rugged I,
,ast az destruction. But with the "
inning of their own lamps. they n.
we failed 20 hear the siren IRON the q
,hthouse. or see the warning ray. Is m
4 tAis true9 Are not the young Re ul
hlicans promised recognition time 81
d agaiRg Is this game OF battle. OF
ne and shuttle-oock % continue for ur
err Il We can't occupy our rlghtful m