Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1912-08-08
The Appeal df Democracy TO Our
Young Men.

The Appeal 6f Dsmeeracy TO Our
YoHng Hen.
Br uce Craven In News and Observer.
/ know an aged minister OF the
gospeEwho believes in the Demo
cratic party just as fully az be
believes in anything. He believes
the fun lamentBl truths of t b Q
Christian religion, and trusts bis
church councils to apply them.
Likewise be believes the funda.
mental doctrines of Democracy
aud when bis national party
convention speaks; to him it is
the law. It's a. matter OF princi.
pie, for he has meyer asked any.
thing Of his party nor received
or expected anything. Policy, the
instigator Of most corruption,
has no place with him. He is q
Democrat because be believes in
Democracy and when his party
defines q platform or nomlnates
a ticket. he votes Tor that plat.
form, that ticket, all of it, not
because lie has to do it, but bs-
cause he believes it ia right to do
it. This man Is my an.wer to the
much discussed question, What
il g Democrat?"
A young man is always free,
and the coming Of age of such q
vast multitude OF them within
each four years, makes any pres.
idential election uncertain. He
votes AZ his father votes, provi-
ded there ~ no rsason to 70 t q
otherwise, but he is wholly free in
his soul to vote ash pIeases and
he generally does 80. He 10 fight.
ing to grt q foothold on the road
to success, and he will bs found
every time with the army that
appeals to him with the most sin
certify and the best promises. Of
assistance. He does not ask for
an easy road. but ouly for a fair
chance; Equal rights to all and
Especial privileges to none; ''l'he
greatest good to the greatest
NUMBER" 1.-THE least possible re.
straint consistent with law and
order;'' and "A government Of
the people, by the people, and fol
the people" :
All the parties and most of the
candidates in those days profess
the same. thing, go the youne
: man must study history and hu-
man nature, the Issues OF t h {
day. and above all the moral a
bre of the candidate for whom III
votes. Until recsntyears, our tes'
was "principles, not men," bu
this is no longer sale. ior to th'
man is left the carrying out o
the principles, and our test nov
should be 'Principles in men,
or "principles backed up by mel
, OF principles"
The young man OF this year
seeking his first party allegianc
will not be led BY any platitud
or hlare Of trumpets, nor yet b!
the time honored prejudices AM
biases. He will instead look for
!. man who voices hiso own .inartic
S ulate. heart felt devotion to th
2 principles Of q fair deal and al
bonest fighting chance. The du
ty OF Democracy, therefore, is t.
place their standards in t b
hands of men whose sincerity an
unselfish devotion to principles
unquestionably superior to thei
g scramble for Office, men who's
!, Chief aim ,s to do something fo
the people rather than to il
duce the people to do somethin
for theui. Whether the youu
: man ever hears or knows t b
words: his demand Of his part
isl
"God give us men. The time d.
mands
Strong minds, great hearts, tru
% faith and willing hands;
Men whom the lust Of Office doe
not kill;
l. Men whom the spoils OF Off
can pOtlbuy;