Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1863-12-24
work tor,he rmturc.

work for the Future.
The following sensible advice appears
in tho Detroit Free Press. 1t is address.
cd to the Democrats and Conservatives
Of Michigan. We commend it to the
thoughtful consideration of every patri-
otic man in Ohio, and in every Northern
State
NOW Is THE TIME.
If tho Democrats and Conservatives
desire to carry this State next fall for the
Union and Constitution, to elect presi-
Dental electors for some candidate whose
love of his country rises far above all
mere consideration of party triumph; to
elect the very best men of the State to
represent Michigan in Congres-now is
the time to organize and prepare for it
From present appearance the war will not
have ended before the Presidential elec-
ton, and upon the new President and
new Congress will devolve the settlement
Of the most important questions which
have ever been discussed in America. =
War, in its most horrid form, the gravest
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ing not only public policy but political
economy, must be discussed aud settled.
To act well our part as State on such
an occasion, we want men of far higher
order of intellect than those which have
represented us since the Republican party
came into power-men of proved integ-
rlty, ripe experience, and signal ability.
Can we secure such representatives in he
Executive and Legislative Departments
of the National and State Governments
without more thorough organization
than at present exists We doubt it,
Much has been said about the expedicncy
and necessity OF a perfect organization.--
We doubt whether it cannot be improved
in every township in the State. What
is needed is
First, An association in each township
and ward in the State, which shall have
the name of every Democrat and Conser.
vative voter duly recorded and returned
to the Central organization Of the State.
Second, An agreement and underta.
king on the part of each association
throughout the State to ascertain how
many of the voters are without newspa.
pers, and see tha. this want is supplied
1t is of the first importance to scatter
broadcast over the State, exact and reli.
} able information upon all the questions
of the day 1t is knowledge which is
wanted, the truth which is needed, and il
+ there is an association in every township
in the State, whose labors are confined
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| that every voter will be thoroughly pos
, ted upon the important question of the
J day.
We can not impress upon our readers
too strongly the importance of early ac-
ton. There is no time to be wasted il
we would produce the result we so much
desire From this time on until the day
after the election our papers must be fill.
ed with the discussions of questions af-
fecting us most deeply. The causes OF
the war, the errors of men as we'll as of
parties, the burdens we have now and
those we are liable to in the future, tc
support and maintain the National as
well as the State Government, must be
come familiar to every one, il they woulC
vote wisely on the day of the election
f and this information can only be found il
: the newspapers of the day.
If the people, the producers, the tax
] payers of the State will take this in hant
| and resolve to act Thoroughly, we may wei
9 hope for such reform in the admins
tration Of our State and national affairs
as will bring us peace and a restoration
9 of Union and Constitution; but if the,
t will not. they must expect to pay the cos
Of allowing fanatical men, whose trad
= consists in defrauding our soldiers ant
Q our government, to direct our public af
n fairs, and enrich themselves by drawin
tho very lifc's blood from the nation
g such men want no peace-they scout th
n idea of restoration of the Union and tn
# Constitution. Why? Because they fat
s ten upon the calamaties of the nation.