Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-07-31

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How to Make Republican Votes.
We most emphatically approve the
following from the Sandusky Register,
and commend it to the attention Of
every Republican who desires the
triumph Of our cause. To achieve
success we must bring our efforts to
bear upon the co1aDictions Of the
masses. The time has gone by when
the people can be led by mere show !;
they must be constrained BY argu-
ments. For this purpose. no agency is
so effective as the press. The Democ-
racy appreciate this and for weeks
past have been circulating their pa
pers with unparalleled energy. Vile
and reasonable emanations like Brick
Pomeroy's Democrat are being thrust
in wherever they can receive the least
notice. 1t is time our people were
diligent in eounteraeting such inhu-
ences and to this end the very best
thing to be done Is to take lesson
from our adversaries Hear the Reg
tster:
If political parties would apply to
the work Of gaining votes the same
common sense which people in general
apply to their business affairs, tkey
would obtain far greater results from
their expenditure of money and time.
The time has passed In this country
when elections could be carried By
I bonhres, professions, a3d spreadeagle
orations. We now need to inform and
convince men, instead of exciting and
dazzling them. Occasional speeches,
concise, candid, and fair in their treat.
ment of public questions, are Of great
uso auEinG- campaign, but the bulk
of the work must be done BY printed
matter IN the hands Of those who are
to do the voting. What should this
printed matter be, and how should It
be supplledf The universal verdict
IS that long speeches, delivered In
Congress or on She stump and then
printed IN pamphlet form, and scatter
ed broadcast among the people, are
Uerg rarely read 6y anybody, They
are too long, too heavy, and require
too much continuous reading. Very
few farmers or mechanics have either
time OF patience to Waae through a
printed speech which occupied Two or
three hours in delivery. The people
Of to-day want to see pub lie questions
discussed In a short, sharp, and de-.
cisIve" way. They want q writer to
make his point briefly and plainly and
then stop. This sort of writing and
speaking can be comprehepded. di-
gested and often enjoyed People do
not like to take theiE political <ood
for campaign all at one neal 4hev
want it in installments accord, NJ as
they can digest and assimilata e
Our point then is that good, able
aud spicy Republican newspaper is the
best electIoneering document that can
possibly be printed or circulated. 1t
treats every political topic In . -oeaeisa
and interesting manner; editOrialIy
and in selected matter, it discusses
political questions from all possible
standpoints; it drags In no unneces-
sary verbiage, and, unlike many cam
paign speeches, a good newspaper arti-
Gle leaves on the mind of the reader a
distinct and clear-cut impression of
what has been said. All classes Of
people have time to read and talk over
the contents of weekly political
journal. It can be taken up while
waiting for meals, while taking noon
ings, and at all sorts of odd hours.
Briefly, then, the proper way to
make Republican votes is for every
Republican who means business" be
be farmer, merchant, mechanic, or
what not, to see to it that every neigh
Dor who is at all doubtful, or who
does not hold onto his Democratic
principles with a death grip, has a
good Republican paper placed in his
hands every week from now until elec-
After individuals have done all
they viii, or ought to, County and
Township Executive Committees
should take the matter IN hand, aOitla-
out a00jting q dag, and see that the
work is done thoroughly. 1t should
be remembered that the doubtful men
are the ones from whom we must gain
votes and hence the ones We should
furnish with newspapers. They are
hesitatiBg which way TO 60 and in nine
cases out Of ten the reading of a good
Republican paper during the cam
paign will secure this floating vote to
the right side. 47-,r.. -
Nearly all the Republican journals
of the country are publishing CAM
paign editions at less than the cost of
the white paper. IF the Central Com
mittees and Grant Clubs would spend
their money in judiciously circulating
these campaign papers, instead of
foOling 1t away on gun powder and
idle pageantry, we should see Re-
publican majority next fall which
would teach a lesson 60 ali political
parties.
CIRCULATE REPUBL1oAN NERsPA-
PERs." ft-e