Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-11-19
Democratic Clubs.

IL lS among tue TeInarkaUIe ChaiaC'cr-
stics of the Democratic party. that in
defeat they do not despair, nor in victo-
ry go crazy like their opponents. Guild
ed by principle and united by faith, they
only hug more closely tho salient princi.
Piles lying at the foundation Of their or
ganization, the more they are endanger-
ed by assaults from opposing elements.
Our defeat, unexpected by many and
most heartily regretted by all, would un-
der the peculiar circumstances, have scat
tered any other party to the winds.
But not so to the Dem ocracy-tho de-
tenders of civil liberty and constitution
al rights. Instead of sinking down into
despair, dissolving their political con-
nections and abandoning the country and
its laws to the corrupt tyrants who have
outraged every legal restraint upon the
elective franchise and trampled over the
most sacred obligations which protect the
citizen from insult and wrong, we hear
from every part of the State, from points
too distant to have held communication,
that our Democratic friends arc busy or
ganizing clubs for mutual intelligence, con-
sultation and discussion, and 20 furnish
reading matter for study during the win
ter months, and to thus keep posted on
the real and vital issues involved in the
political contests and differences among
the people.
From letters received it is believed
that several of these clubs were to be
formed last Saturday night and would be
continued in their localities. Many a
republican who has been lied out of his
vote, may at these consultations and dis
cussions SEQ what is his real duty, as a citi.
zen, to himself and his country. and
where and how he has been deceived and
the fate which not only awaits himself
but his children after him, if the policy
of tho present party in power prevails.
1--WE hope these clubs may spread
and that speedily. all over the State, un
til there is not village. ward, township
by them.
1t is scarcely necessary for us to use ar
guments in favor of such organizations
They will readily stike the intelligence
of every honest Democrat. They are
nothing new-they are as old as the par
ty taelf, but have been most nnfortuna-
tely too much neglected of late years.
The moment we saw our victory year
ago, we pressed strenously upon our party
to delay not in acquiring a thorough Or
ganization, from that of the State down
to the most sparsely settled district But
too many of our party could not see it
in that light and we were overruled and
organization postponed. Now we have
floating back to us from every quarter,
complaints Of the svant Of local organiza-
fions :
The people would not be put down un-
der the trying hour for their liberties, by
committees nor leaders, and therefore
they burst forth in great monster mass
meetings, striking terror and consterna'
tion to the hearts of their opponents; but
when falling back into companies town
ships and wards and contesting the enc
my on close divisions, they found theil
discipline neglected and their ranks dis
jointed. thus loosing in detail what they
bad gained in the aggregate.
Let this unfortunate state OF things
not occur again. 1t should not have oo
Cured this time could we have avoided
it, but being overruled we hoped tina
others might know better ana wo hopet
on. ."--C Crisis.