Pocahontas star herald., 1914-01-02

reseniaiaiise from Co, Of Ran
dolph's importance aud la a state that
that occupies the position Of Ark.
an.a-, for Arkansas i. uowihe cen.
toEpleae Of worldwide attraction.
She is more ia need OF brainy yonne
men io'day than ever before, sim.
ply because the other states have
awakened to The realization that
whore there is Young blood there Is
y'm' strength aud courage.
"Nod will not take it as yam fiat
terry when in all carn.s,aess tell
yon that l sincerely believe that Ark,
is sorely IN need Of Young men Of
your tyPe-yonng men in whose
veins flows the unlalntel blood of
political purity, Of creative ability,
Of honesty, truth, ambition aud hon
or. II every county in this state
had a chance Of sending a young
man of your type, ability aud
worth, as has Randolph, and do so
il would be a mere lapse Of tune be
fore thepeople ofArkansas would feel
the beneficial effect. Of that heroic
fight at the scene OF legislative
struggles and would become con-
viuced that il does not necesritate
years Of political limelight and per
petual chiclnery to make statesmen.
"1'he old threai-hare theory or
idea that one oughi to be- hoary-
headed and bent with age before
one should offer ones self for high
and bonored position. has been
s~cpt away by the food Of enlighl-
enment that has 20 gloriously inun-
dated this nation. Its only adher-
ents are those who are non. pro-
gressive, who are living in the past,
who are not attuned with the eternal
progress OF the age, which is being
stimulated and illupined by the
boiling blood Of youth. You know
yourself, that intrepid and lmpetu-
Gus youth dares and does where
conservative old age fingers to,de.
bate until opportunity is gone.
"In justice TO you, to me, to the
thousands upon thousands of strug.
CLING young men Of ambition and
energy, those who think that age IL
necessary to usefulness to mankind
and country, those who believe that
one should be ready for the grave
before endeavoriog TO uplift hu-
manity, to better the existing con
ldjlions Of state, 10 enter the lcgis-
lativs halls, or TO do anything
worth while, onsht to read history
as retrospect. Emblazoned IN
inspiring 'stones OF the achieve
meats OF vigorous young blood, the
pages Of history open at the slight
est touch aud reseil lhe fact that
Alexander conquered the world a
%; that Napoleon made all Europe
tfemble at his poser at g5; Charlie
magne was master Of France and
Germany at 90; Cor;cz was a con-
queror Of Mexico at 20; Schubert
and Mozart did their best before
they reached 80; Raphael was an
art prodigy at 20; Michael Angelo
made stone to live IN sculpture at
"a; Goethe, Burns, Bryant and
scores of Others were literary Won
ders before they we're 25.
"roday New Jersey has the young
est governor ever elected, who, at
the age Of 2s, has admirably sue
ceeded that dauntless leader Of the
nation, President Wilson. Just
short distance away, that great me-
tropolis of the new world, New
York City, is ruled and guided by
the Youngest man ever elected
mayor Of that city-he is but 32.
No, Mr.. Pope, the voters of
Randolph county are too Intelligent,
top just, too anxious 70 help
wbrtby young men to overcome the
countless obstacles between them
and success to ever let your age Gu
ter their minds, for they, like us
ali. love and admire young men and
young women who are striving to