Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 September 1904 — ORGANIZATION. [ARTICLE]

ORGANIZATION.

The Democrats of Indiana cannot put too much stress upon the necessity for organization in the present campaign, it is the one thing that brings members of the party into close touch with each other, that leads to Interchanges of ideas, to wise counsels and to effective work. Without it much of the effort of individuals, however intelligent and well meant, is ineffective because It is not made in unison with the effort of others and is thus lacking in that broader scope which it might otherwise attain. The county committee ought to take up the subject at once and prosecute it till every school district is in charge of some earnest, enterprising Democrat who will take immediate steps in organization.

Whether the party is in a majority or a minority makes no difference. If the former, no effort should be lacking to make it more pronounced, and effective organization is the one great factor in its accomplishment; if the latter, the Republican majority may be reduced and thus even a minority county may contribute to a victory in district, state and nation. What is true of the party organization as a whole is alike true of every individual of which it is composed. Everyone can do something, and where the direction is intelligent the effort earnest and the zeal untiring, the work will be effective. The matter should not be deferred but should be taken up at once. There is no greater thief, with the possible exception of some Republicans who were employed in the postofflee department at Washington, than Procrastination. It steals time and time in a campaign is always valuable. Now is the time for work, and the first work to be done is to organize. This accomplished, everything else will be easy, for on a close, thorough, compact organization all the future work of the campaign must be based. The State Central Committee must depend upon the county committees for its information, and the National Committee must depend upon the state organization. Thus, In the very nature of things, the county, township and school district organizations are the structures from which is built the confidence and the intelligent effort that alone can insure a November victory. U