Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-05-04
Organize [!

From our exchanges we learn that Repub-
lican Clubs are being formed on every side
Of US; and that the number now organized
in this State is 40. As yet we have heard
Of no steps having been taken to establish a
Club at this place. Will not some one take
the lead in this matter ?--and let us have a
wide-awake, energetic working Republican
association started here forthwith. All that
is wanted is, for some good, responsible men
to set the ball in motion, and it will gather
to itself large number of active efficient
members, and accomplish an amount of work,
the benefits Of which will be very sensibly
felt next November. Now is the time,-do
not wait until the eleventh hour, = until the
unnatural excitement that usually pervades
the public mind just proceeding a Prcsidcn-
tial election is wrought up to the highest
pitch, and then indulge in short period If
frantic exertions, that will be totally unavail-
able as far as influencing votes is concerned.
At this hour, men have as general thing,
made up their minds as to the way thew viii
vote. The true policy Of IT,, Republican
party is to enlighten tie public mind, and to
10 this thoroughly and effectually, time is
necessary. You cannot convince man by
talking with him few minutes at the polls,
that by voting the Republican ticket he is
not only endorsing principles and issues that
will have tendency to perpetuate free insti-
tutions, with all their concomitant blessings,
and thereby work for his own personal inter-
ests, but, tina thy voting the Democratic ticket
he is placing an embargo upon the funda-
mental principles Of bur government, which
every good eli should erdeavor TO
strengthen and uphold. Now we want to
see an efficient working Club organized here,
and then have them 60 to work in the only
way, that in OUT opinion, will swell the ranks
of Republican voters in the Cedar Valley,
viz: scatter the documents. Truth, Justics
and Humanity are with us, and we can prove
it to every sensible, rejecting mind, and that
is all that is necessary. We want to see the
work commenced forthwith; place the prin-
ciples and objects of the two parties side by
side, and then place them in the hands of the
people, and tell them to read and compare
them carefully, to weigh impartially the is
sues set forth, and then Judge for themselves
which they will endorse with their ballot
Do not appeal to their prejudice, but to their
reason; give them to understand that it is
not merely war between two great factions
for political triumph alone, but that it is an
" irrepressible conflict" between right and
wrong that it is conflict between opposing
forces, that will tell either for veal Oh wo up
on the liberties, prosperity and happiness of
the American people. There arc few men,
unless they be so prejudiced that they will
not listen to reason, or they be blinded by
mercenary projects, bat that will vote the
Republican ticket if they clearly Understand
the objects and aims of the party. nocu-
ments and statistics that contain proof enough
to convince the most skeptical, are PLENTY
and cheap, and should be scattered gratui-
tously where they are needed. We throw out
these suggestions hoping that the Republi-
cans Of Black Hawk County will see the me-
cessity Of immediate organization, and wake
up to the importance of the work to be done
during the campaign now about to be opened,
and see if we cannot this fall FOIL up C Re-
publican majority in this County, that will
make Democracy quake in its shoes.