Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-08-17
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hs Wide Awakss and the Township O1ops.

We published, yesterday, the proceedings
of a spirited and interesting meeting OF
Republicans in Moscow township. Ineir
resolutions and regulations are emlnently
practical and to the point. The Republicans
of Moscow seem to have taken a clear
common-sense view of the practical objects TO
be arrived at by such an organization, ana 10
have kept them steadily in view.
Republicans cannot but feel gratitied ana
encouraged at the prompt and hearty response
which their comrades of the different town
ships have made to the recommendations OF
the Journal as to the formation OF Clubs Tor
the purpose of circulating documents, organ
izing for the election, and holding meetings.
Eight townships are now regularly organized
Wilton has as yet sent us no report OF It's
proceedings. Will her Republicans not let
us hear from them? Montpelier, Fulton,
Pike, Cedar and Orono are yet behind.
Gentlemen of these townships, you may rest
assured that you cannot do one-tenth part Oh
the work by separate, individual action that
you can by the organization OF live, act'Ve
Republican Clubs. $780,. ...
We wish to do one thing in this county, at
this election, that we never can do so easily
and so we'll again. We wish to redeem this
county from the possibility of Democratic
domination, by large and unconquerable
Republican majority at this election, which
will render the success of our party hereafter
a certainty You are all interested in this
object. You need money to buy some OF the
able documents now ready for circulation on
our side; you need thorough organization
for the polls, and you need series OF regular
meetings from this time out. These objects
can best be accomplished by Clubs.
We have now another proposition to make,
which is suggested to US by the action OF
Republicans in other States and counties OF
our own State. The Wide Awake organiza-
ton has become an established and national
institution of this campaign. They have
proved most efficient and brilliant allies to the
Republican cause wherever they have been
organized 1t was the Wide Awakes who
carried Connecticut, in 1859, against the Rum
and Money of the Administration. Now,
there is not Township Club where from ten
to thirty young men and old men could not
be found who would willingly form Wide
Awake squad. There are several military
gentlemen in this city who would cheerfully
attend the first four or five companies that
would thus organize, and exercise them in the
simple drill of the Wide Awakes. The VIII lie
cost of uniform and all need not be over from
81 to e. to each member. The officers of
these townships companies could in turn drill
the companies of the neighboring Clubs and
school houses, and in a short time we would
have company of Wide Awakes over the
county numbering from three to four hundred.
At every township meeting, the neighboring
could turn out, and twenty to forty
from this city, which would make company
of one hundred or eighty at every meeting
And at the Encampment we would present
the largest and most brilliant collection of
Wide Awakes in the State, and all this at the ,
most trifing expense. The uniform can be ,
now procured at 81. Who will start the ball,
bows? Let some one move in the matter,
md the whole county will fall in.
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