The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-03-01

Important to Republicans.
Organization and discipline is as nee
essary to the success of parties as of
armies. Undisciplined troops seldom
achieve avictory, and an unorganized
party is even more certain Of defeat.
If it ever triumphs it is against party
equally disorganized. The victories
which the Republicans have won in
this State have been oftener the result
of the decentralization of their oppo-
nents than of their own thorough or
ganization. But they Cannot rely up
on such cause for carrying either the
spring or the November election. The
pro-slavery Democracy are now exert
ing every effort to the perfect organiza-
ton of their party. Everything that
money or lahore do to accomplish this
result will be done. Their emissaries
are now moving heaven and earth to
retrieve their fortunes in the State.
Every township and school district is
to be organized. 1t is to facilitate this
object that the doughfaoe press is over
flowing, day after day, with such un-
mitigated falsehoods against the present
State administration. If they can
create an excitement in the public mind
by these charges of corruption and ex-
travagance, it will aid them in their eff
forts to carry out the system of organ
ization to which we refer.
Now the question for Republicans to
consider is whether they will make an
effort to counterfeit these efforts to
wrest the State from their hands, or
whether they will resolve to go into
the contest, every man on his own
hook, trusting to chance, good cause,
and individual, unorganized effort to
retain their power. If they do. they
aciU be defeated. But we are confident
they will commit no such folly. They
should then commence, and at once
a most thorough and Efficient organiza-
ton in each school district, township,
and county in the State. The coming
struggle is to be the most desperate
one ever had in Michigan. Our oppo
nents are desperate. Five years O
short commons and poor fair have
wrought them up to the highest pitcf
of fury. If we meet them with theil
own weapons, we have nothing to fear
We shall increase our number Of town
ship officers at the spring election, anc
shall carry the State in November by
a larger majority than ever. But WE
must organize.
There is probably no State in thu
Union where the advantages of a thor
ough, efficient system of organization
have been so marked and gratifying
as in Maine. The Republican ascen
dency in that State for the last fiv'
years is mainly due to the efficienc.
with which it has been organized
and canvassed by State, Town and
School District Committees. In thi
respect the system has probably beer
more thorough than in any other State
1t has shown us our own strength a
well as that of our opponents, and thu
absolute necessity of that measure t.
to secure victory. An equally genera
and thorough organization should b.
preferred here. And when organized
the next step will be to see that ever.
Republican in every School Distric
has his name Registered. This is bet
ter than any canvass. But unless thi
course be adopted there will be hund
reds of voters in every township wh'
will not register, and who, of course
cannot cote. By School District or
! CARNATIONS this can be effected, and b,
no other. Will not two or three activ,
Republicans in each School District il
this county, take this matter in thei
own hands, and see that it is done with
out delay.
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