Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 September 1904 — ORGANIZE. [ARTICLE]

ORGANIZE.

One of the most Important duties in connection with a campaign is that of thorough and efficient organization. Speakers may awaken enthusiasm, devotion to principles may inspire desire for success and wrongs, long Borne by a people, may incite distrust of and resentment against the party In power, but these things all go for naught in a campaign unless they find expression in a compact organization which is designed to bring out the entire vote of the party on election day. Such a work cannot be begun too early or be prosecuted with too much vigor. The expectation that every man will come out and vote is often disappointing, and nothing is more common than for party managers to find the vote falling off on election day and be wholly unable to account for the slump. The effective remedy against such a condition is organization —an organization that will impress upon every Democrat the fact that his vote is necessary to success. The best way to do this is to hold precinct meetings from time to time, encourage the voters to attend them and allot to each some particular part in the work of the campaign. Votes are made among the thinking, discriminating class, not on election day, but during the earlier stages of the campaign, and it is in heart-to-heart talks, such a 3 would come from neighborhood meetings, that Democrats could be most sensibly impressed with the necessity for each to bear some part In the work of the campaign. The State Central Committee expects to supply speakers for all localities and there will be a liberal distribution of literature bearing upon the issues, but outside of these and more effective than these, will be the organizations which can be perfected in precincts or neighborhoods if active Democrats will take hold of the work. Let the effort be made now in every precinct in this county. The party is united, the Republicans are on the defensive, and organization—systematic, earnest, effective —is only wanting to assure sucaess.