Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1904-10-06
WORDS TO YOUNG MEN
WHAT LINCOLN SAID IN 184S AND
GARFIELD IN 1879.

the First Time Are About to Pitch
Their Tents In One or the other of 4
the Political Camps.
From out the musty files Of old polit-
ical literature two splendid gems or
thought have been dug up. Both 'of
them relate to the part which young
men can bear and ought 70 bear in the
activities which make for their coun-
try's good Both are as interesting now,
as vital, as they were ifty-siX ana
twenty-five years ago respectively.
Both appeal to the young men of today
to bear their part. to do their duty
rightly. First, quaint, forgotten thing
from the pen of Abraham Lincoln, full
of the unstudied simplicity of that
monumental man. Here it is
Lincoln's Appeal to Young Men.
[From a letter to William H. Herndon,
Washington. June %. 1S4S.l
AS to young men. You must not wait to
be brought forward by the older men.
For instance, do you suppose that l
should ever have got into notice il l had
waited to be hunted up and pushed for
ward by older men? You young men get
together and form a Rough and Ready
club" and have regular meetings ana
speeches. Take in everybody you can get
Harrison Grimsley, L. a. Enos, Lee Kim
ball and c. w. Matheny win do to begin
the thing, but as you go along gather up
all the shrewd, wild boys about town,
whether just of age or little under age
Chris Logan, Reddick Ridsely, Lewis
Zwizler and hundreds such. Let every
one play the part he can play best, some
speak some sing and all ''holler" Your
wi he of
men and the women will go to hear YOU;
so that it will not only contribute to the
election of "Old Zach" but will be an in
teresting pastme and improving to the
intellectual faculties of all engaged
Don't fail to do this.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Next, the magnificent eloquence OF
Garfield, among the greatest of the
great orators OF all time, also appeal
ing to young men. Its keynote is,
when you pitch your tent, pitch it
among the living and not among the
Gead.' To the million and Il half OF
young men who viii this year for the
first time choose the political camp i'll
which their tents are to be pitched
the words of Garfield must come with
tremendous force:
GarfeId's Appeal to Young Men.
IExtract from the speech OF Hon. James
a. IarHeiu, oe'lNvtG" ~ NieN 9'e''iN' O''
Oct. Ii. 1871
Now, fellow citizens, Word before
leave you on tie very eve OF 'he holS uaS
of Coda 1T moment 10 CoHseCld'c oNi
selves finally to the great WORK oI i'eAt
Tuesday morning. l see in this great
audience tonight a great many young
men, young men VINO are ABOUT 10 cast
their hfst vote. want 10 give Sou q
word OF suggestion ana auVlce' l heaiu
u very prliIlunt thlhG Salu ny 10y 'hs
other day up in one OF our northwestern
counties. He SAID TO me. GeheraI' l
have great mind to vote the democratic
| ticket That was not the biilIahI tn4!lS'
/ said to him, why? w ny Saiu NO
my father IS Repuplcah, anu ny
! brothers are Republicans ana am " i'e-
publican all over, but want TO oe dh
independent man, and don't want any
| body to say, That fellow votes the Re-
| publican ticket just because MS u"u uots'
| and / nave h4li H44i!u 10 No'e ''ie I-'i1io
| cratic ticket just 70 prove my lhutI'ti'"u- "
| ence' / did not IKE the thlhs tle 20!
! suggested, but | did admire the spirit OF
the boy that wanted to nave some li'ue-
pendence OF his own
Now, l tell you, young man uoH Note
the Repupucah ucket gust peV1u'e !"u'
! father votes II. Doh vote lle DeHlotId'-
| lc ticket, even IL ne uoeS VIZ H. i'"' ie'
me give you this one word OF advice as
you are about to pItch your tent III one
of the great political camps, Your HE -
full and buoyant with nope now anu
| beg you, when you pilch your teh' Pltch
| it among the livins ana not among me
dead. If you are at all inclined 10 pltcn
it among the Democratic people ana WIN
| that party 4el me 30 WIN 10" I'l 9 -
ment while we survey the ground Wnere
| l hope YOU will not shortly ne II Is d
| sad place. young man, Tor you TO put
| your young life into. ii is to ne lar more
| like u graveyard than IKE a camp lor the
living. Look atft! II is bhio"ed aii over
| with the graves of dead issues, OF buried
| opinions. of exploded theories OF ols-
graccd doctrines. You cannot llNe III
| comfort IN such a place why, look mere
| Here is u little double mound. l look
! down on it, and | read. sacred TO me
memory uI squattcr sovereignty and the
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