The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-05-03
TO YOUNG DEMOCRATS
OF LOGAN COUNTY


oOld men for counsel, young men
Tor war;
That is the militant cry of the
youua men of democracy from the
everglades Of Florida to the snowy
SUBMITS of Washington's Cascades
The recent victory OF the democrat
IT, marty in Maine was tue TO the
work Of the young men OF that
state Governor Plaisted has non
ored them as deserving the credit
for his victory in public address.
The democratic party is the
young mans party because It IS a
militant party 1t is on the offens-
i've With the vested interests
strongly entrenched behind the re-
puhicans policy OF protection,
there are questions OF momentous
magnitude of an economic as wel
as political nature to come before
the citizenship for solution. Fear
not the result We have in the
pot-pouri OF citizenship in the Unit
cd states the best OF the world. We
have in type of citizenship which
is responsive. elementally. to All
conditions, and each period has its
type-man.
There is worldwide unrest;
worldwide readjustment must fol
low Just as conditions prior TO
every great struggle in the worlds
history between the progressive ana
re-actionary forces have produced
the men TO meet the crisis, just so
VIII the COM crisis be met-let
ii take whatsoever form it may.
The roadiustment in the United
States must in a large measure de-
volye to the young men OF today
The mantles of todays leaders
fan to the shoulders of the young
men of tomorrow The young mans
movement in politics is the natural
outgrowth of the economic condi-
tions which have come to us with
the beginning OF the Twentieth
Century History shows us that
there has been some great world
wide readiustment OF accepted ways
of life end lines Of thought each
Two thousand years. We are due
for another change Conditions to-
day show that it must be along the
lines of industriaIism. a conflict be.
tween man and the dollar
The twentieth century is to be
the young mans century. And in
his enthusiasm. integrity and cap
abilities is the solution Of the ques
lions which are upon as. Well it
is, for before the conflict is ended
al the enthusiasm and energy OF
youth will be needed.
The greatest question OF human
ity must be met and solved by the
generations Of the twentieth cen
mry Let us start the centurys
cycle well and show posteritv that
we we're awake 10 our problems
and not asleep on guard duty ~ the
door of the century
TO meet these conditions of to-
day ana the problems of tomorrow
the young democrats are forming
state leagues and organizations
throughout the Union In thirty
states they have answered the call
To train tOmorrow's leaders by en-
istiug them rs privates in the
ranks Of democracy today is the
1lan ard aim OF the several leagues.
The young men Of Oklahoma have
already proven their ability indi-
fiu0diJ y d9Sl9t III tHS HdllOH-
vide movement as well as to dis
charge duties at home, is the plan
II the Young Mems Democratic
League Can't your county perfect
a county organization and help get
results.
Let rs be able to say with pride
after the manner of the old Romans:
''Ciyis Americanus Sim: am an
american citizen W. r. Richards.
secretary and treasurer Young
Mems Democratic League. Oklahoma
city Oklahoma Ore Busby. pres
dent. K0nawa. Ok ahoma W. \
Randolph corresponding secretary.
handler, oklahoma