The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-11-25
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have done vastly the best for the Re-
publican ticket. Something may be
learned from this. A thorough party
organization cannot be maintained and
a full party vote cannot be drawn out
where the local papers do not circulate
freely. Eastern papers, like the New
York Tribune, may do well for Pre-
sidentials contest, or for information
upon national politics, but the local pa
pers are what do the cleaning, and ap-
peal directly to the interest and action
LEI the masses. Eoery Republican
should make it a point to take his cou,a-
typaper first, and then If he has need
Of another, take it.-Jackso,a Citizen.
The Citizen is right. The expert
ence in Jackson county, is the expert
ence of every county in the State.
Wherever home Republican papers
have been most thoroughly circulated,
Republican success has become most
omplete-whereye the falsehood of
locofoco charges against Republican
Administration have been most CON-
pletcly met, there the Republican cause
has done best, in all parts of the State.
If Republicans would "keep posted"
in regard TO State affairs, and be forti-
fed and prepared to meet the assaults
Of the opposition on State issues, they
must give better support to, and cir
culation of their local State journals.
They may take eastern journals all their
lives, and never be one whit better in
formed of the policy of, or history of
passing events in their own party in
Michigan than though they had never
read newspaper. The evidence and
effect of the neglect of Republicans
has been shamefully proven in the late
contest. No sooner did the " Democ-
racy" raise even question on State
Administration, than Republicans, In
all parts of the State, were thrown into
as great CONSERVATION and sent up as
pitious wall as fox might be sup
posed to produce on suddenly jumping
into the midst of barn-yard full of
poultry. Republicans were terribly
frightened at the mere charges, the
simple howling of the enemy. Not
withstanding we have written and pub
lished column upon column on the SUBJ
ject, and exposed locofoco falsehoods,
most completely and more fully from
&C Democratic" testimony, than any
other Journal, yet we have received
hundreds of letters from Republicans,
asking, " Are these things trne p is
there anything in them ?-send us some
misunderstanding to omeetthem
And yet on examination, we have as
that scarcely one of all those
hus frightened took a Detroit weekly
paper, and hardly any of them their
county paper. Many of them wrote,
I'VE don't take any other paper than
he New York Tribune, and don't know
much about Michigan politics !o'-
Shame on such Republicans How
ong could Republican administration
,e sustained, if the party, the rank and
lie, was made up of such Republicans
And yet it is a fact that in many q
ounty in Michigan, where there is
Republican paper languishing for sup
'ort-and which might be made able
nd efficient, if Republicans would give
their support-there are more New
FORK ISibunes taken than is printed by
he resident publisher. More than that:
/ is asserted by some who claim to-
ave investigated the subject, that
here are more N. Y. Weekly Tri5unes
ent into Michigan than the whole num-
er of weekly Republican papers
rinted in the State. This story ap-.
ears ridiculous-bu ridiculous and
hameful as it sounds, we apprehend
hat an investigation will prove it an
overture tale" If this practice is
0 be continued If the Republicans of
1ichigan continue to pursue such a
uicidal policy-if, while jealous in sup
ort of the National principles of the
republican party, they are determined
o ignore their own State party, remain
gnorant of its policy and its admins
ration, substitute New York politics
nd discuss questions which divide
'arties in that State, instead of becom-
ng familiar with, and discussing ques-
ions pertaining to, and which divide
arties in our own State = if Republi-
ans of Michigan think and expect to
maintain a respectable position for in
diligence on home affairs, and especi-
lily if they would fortify themselves
D meet and expose the charges and
of the enemy, and secure
and continued success to
heir principles and their party, they
lust change their far too common
ractice of supporting foreign papers,
nd of abandoning their County and
tate papers; they must turn over a
wv leaf and must give to their home
,wspapers a wider circulation, more
'nerous support. Let every Republi-
N take first, his own county paper;
'xt, if he takes second, let him take
e Detroit Weekly 7}.i6nne or a better
State paper, if he can
It it; and, after this, take as many
hers from abroad as he can afford.
It our Republican friends begin noao
g ereform we suggest-let them pursue
continue it, and our word for ii, they
ii not only have better local and State
pers, but they viii never more be
ghtened or dismayed at anything the
,ofoco papers may say of Republican
We urge upon every
Q the Importance of giving this SUBJ
It proper consideration. = Detroit
.ibamse.