Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-06
From the Springfield llll.) Register April %.
Democratic organizations The In
dispensable Necessity of IT.


SAYS TIE Chicago Times:
The most potent instrumentalitv the Demo
cracy bad IN the recent election campaign in this
city WAS the Democratic Ward Clubs These
we're organized a week ago. aud faithfully. up 20
the day of the election, did the WORK allotted TO
thea Against these were the secret societies of
the AbOluonisis. and they were serviceable I'M
doubtediy. IN the business which they had in
hand bat we doubt whether they are 40 valuable,
as mere auxiiaries. "a open ward organizations
would have been. However this NAV be. Demo
Gratis cannot resort 10 secret organizations. They
can have no midnight caoals They cannot en-
pl0y dark lanterns. grips and pass words They
must leave these for those 10 whom thew are con
genial. But they can. and they must. if they
would preserve their ascendancv in the CITY, keep
alive their ward clubs Thev can keep them
alive in the same way that the Democratic Irwin
chile Club is kept alive-by frequent meetings
and the procurement Of able speakers and lectur
ers. We will warrant that in every ward where
the Democracy shall! do this. they willreap abun-
dant fruit at the next election.
If the Democracy Of Springfield had been SINH
larlv organized, we should have been spared the
humiliation of partial defeat at our city cleo
ton, in the face OF the fact that we have a ma
lority Of At least two hundred votes Without
organization, the efforts Of no BODY of men can
be successful II was by thorough organization
which met defeat and rout at Bull Run into the
finest army ever seen on this continent. and which
won. in the face of largely superior numbers. the
splendid victories of Williamsburg, Gaines Hill,
and the brilliant series of triumphs before Rich
mond. Ii was by organization that the discom-
ited and Aying lecons of Pope were enabled to
achieve their splendid success at Antietam.
The underground leaguers of Chicago went
into the municipal contest confident in numbers,
and certain of success: but were met and hurled
back at every point by the serried phalanxes Of
the Democratic clubs, which in fact as well as
name are .'invincible" Let Us. here in Spring
field. and i'm every city. town and precinct in the
State initiate their glorious example. Letus do
this openly. rs becomes great and honorable
party, transacting nothing that we fear 10 have
exposed 10 the light of day IL is a mistake TO
suppose that secret organizations are advanta-
geous.
They never vet obtained permanent success
in this country, and never will To free Ameri-
cans there is something disgracetul and contempt
ible in this resort party leagues which shun the
light Owls and bats, which prey in the dark
are not reputable birds: let the Democracy. like
the glorious eagle, which swOops down from his
mansion in the sun" with a force at once resist
less and sublime Leave midnight cabals to
those 10 whom they properly belong-to the enc
mics of their country, who love the negro better
than the Union. Let Democratic organizations
he open and fearless they will be none the less
thorough and successful. None but towards and
knaves love darkness; Democratic principles are
known to all men, and therefore their assoca
tons should be equally unconcealed.
A successful army never RENTS its vigilance
and zeal. whether expecting All engagement or
not Should discipline relax when they were not
in the face of an enemy. they would never be
prepared to meet him when he comes. Then let
the Democracy everywhere begin now to organ
ize for the great contest of next year, and never
losing an inch of ground or yielding one cOgn
of vantage. have their resstless legions prepared
10 move oh TO certain and easy victory when the
battle comes