The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-07-13

informs US that it. object y Eeacih e'
.ultatiou upon matter. ~ vital Importance
We have heretofore urged the imperative
necessity and dur, of complete and I'll"
rough party organization a. an organization
a. an indispensable requisite 70 success and
~. a.r,in wish IL call attention T. this i'm
,.,rtan, fact. and 10 make few practical sur
re,t,on. CIR the consideration a our follow
RenlbllSan.. who mas hc chosen To- partIri-
,,.s,r II the deliberations II VI" com,cn.
tun
Assuming without argument, that the ne
,.s.ity IL organization will be admitted by |
all. the questions ari>c, q what extent
.hoala il hc carried and IN what manner |
.Aal II he effected
To the .irst We respond, that II should he
carried II degree hnt little removed from
the military ai<riplin' q our independent
compan,es That !, to say, Willie the PEE
NE should III the original source u every
g., Il authority while they should pre-
scribe, all bases A action, all form, ~ or
sanitation. AMI should select all leaders, vet |
having done this, they should be bound by
their own acts, should implicitly submit 10
the discipline q the organization they have
established, and be content 10 follow a. pri.
vate. the leader. Of their own selection, 50
long a. they adhere 10 the party principle.
The great difficulty In securing efficiency
IL action in our ranks, j., that every man l.
.ie.iroas of leading, Imagine for moment
M arm, all oliieer.--niiccrs, ta~,, of equal
gra,ie. With no INSTRUMENTATION Of authority.
How perfectly absurd the idea and yet il
i precisely analogous 10 the spectacle II
political party in which every man desires
Il he an officer, or, tn Use his own sugar
coated phra~~---''to act with perfect indie
xndencen We have taken occasion hereto
far. to demonstrate the truth that per
soual independence in i,oiii.oui actica j. M
ahsuraity, but that rigid subsection I" party
discipline Is in no degree Incompatible with
pcrfec, Independence II peia,cui opiaioa;
and VI need not repeat the reasoning here.
History and common sense alike teach u
that in all struggle, Of Whatsoever nature,
in which numbers are engaged, the few must
lead and the many fall.w. In this way
alone can the energy, the promrtness and
CELEBRITY II action, the read, decision nj crit
zeal moments, band the sudden change u
mere tactic. ~ accomplish the desired end,
be 50 secured A. u sncc. fully m.rt an,l
contend with strong, DETERMINED arl an
>crupalnus Fac.
Hor then shall an organization hk ehi,h
this discipline and surety a aet,en will h.
brought about. be established With thiii
dence Nc submit the >keleian a s,hems.
And 10 herin with the peapls III their cd
lcctise capacity, A. the true ~,utee anl I'm
bodimeat Il all political pu~sr, w. tene@
the suggestion III our correspondent Aprirnla.
that the Republicans II every s.hnal li~
trict in Tia. t"Mn-, anil every ward IA tue
cities. firm club, full, afiieensd and with
frequent anil regular p.rl.d- In meeting
The presidents Of these clubs, ea-utiierts,
OF ono member from each ,A.,.n Tor ia.
purpose, joined with All equal number eh".
sen from the city ar town d, large. IN gen
eral ;convent,on, should constitute the ct,
ar town committee The committees should
be property organized and the eha,r,nan II
each town or city committee IA tie eeunts.
cx-ofiicio, for one membes chosen inain each
far the parpase,) joined g. m equal number
chosen nj the regular count, convention inf
the nomination of officers, should constitute
the County Committee, In like manner
the Chairman or selected members Il the
committee of counties torsnlng aongresss
lunal district, joined TO an equal namber
chosen from the district II large nj the IBIS
trict Conventions should form the District
Committees, and the chairman !" these,
with an addition ~ before. selected by the
state Convention, should ksrm I'll. state
Committee.
We have here the general plan II a com.
plete organization running from the people
up to number sufficiently small e. insure
CELEBRITY and decision Of action. The adsan-
tages q this peculiar mode, arr, that there
il direct connection Of each branch with
every other, for there is M branch one VI
whose members, 1t least, Is not also msm-
her Of another branch, thus ensnring direct
and immediate communication. A. the same
time, the choire Of m equal hall Il each
committee directly from the people at large
through their conventions, gives the people
\ direct check in the committees, and pte-
vents the consolidation If power ia tho-e
not Immediately responsible 70 them. The
disadvantage might be that some II the
committees would prove to large, FAULT
which may BE- easily rcmcdied here, as il j.
elsewhere, By their choosing from their own
number sub-execurive committee, having
full general powers, and reporting II stated
psriods 10 the full committee.
Among the detail IL our scheme W.
should comprehend party headquarters
for the State Committee, open II all times,
and in charge of the secretary of safe COM
mitt~e, who should BE- = competent man,
cha.sen By the committee and deyating HE
sstsu time 10 the interests If the part, nm
dsr their direction, and receiving MI al.
quate salary fur his services.
The secretaries Of the ward clubs should
possess accurate and classified lists III al
voters IN the ward u every party, and ~
reputation should furnish the higher com-
mittees with al desirable statistics. In
times of active campaigns, thu secrctar, nf
~ state Committee should possess q list
including the names Of all gentlemen who
will apsak il the canvass, and the number
a timss each viii speak, and should zee
that able speakers are furnished each h.
caIity.
A hundred other dstails We NIGH. sur.
esst, bit they viii naturally suggest them
solves. II the main features Of our plan
commend thsmselvss 70 the members of the
conversation, which i 70 consult un mat
tsrs q vital inportance," the lesser matters
O. b essily arranged. Whseher they look
With ksoe apon oar scheme or not, they
Win q lsa5e I've ~ sssjsz their earnest