The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-01-30
Political Campaigns and News
papers.

papers.
The Toledo Blade justly says
How parties are looking forward
to the coming political canvass as
not only one Of the most important
in it's results, but also one of the
most hotly contested in our politi-
cal history. The notes of prepara-
ton have been sounded, and to use
sporting term, the parties may be
said to be in training for the con
test.
The Democracy, encouraged by
their successes in the late elections,
are leaving nothing undone that
may enhance their chances Of elect
ing the next President and securing
a majority in Congress. We may
count on their fighting with desper
alton for every foot of ground, and
it is the part Of wisdom for Repub-
lican central committees, and other
influential men Of the party, to also
make timely preparations for the
campaign. We always lose votes
by deferring to a late day work
that might be done early. We have
everything to gain and nothing to
lose by a thorough discussion of
the issues Of the canvass.
With this view we wish to urge
upon Republicans the Importance
Of largely circulating reliable Re
publican newspapers. There is no
way by which the work of a cam
paign can be SO efficiently and cheap
" done as this. Speeches, meet
ings, professions, &c, are all well
enough in their way, and are per-
haps necessity of an exciting cam
paign, but committees generally
commit grave errors in spending
too much time and money in this
kind of work, to the neglect of the
more potent influence at their com
mand through the proper use of
newspapers.
Hundreds Of dollar are spent on
a single meeting, which is consider
ed a success if couple thousand
people come together and hear a
speaker for an hour or two They
return to their homes, think over
what they have heard, and no doubt
are to a certain extent Influenced by
it; but give these same voters a
good newspaper to read regularly,
and they will be thoroughly posted
on the political issues will be armed
with arguments to meet their oppO-
nents, and what is better, will be
found very generally, active and
efficient workers in the cause, whose
influence will be felt in the commu-
nifty.
We all are Influenced in our opin
ions very much by what we read
more, perhaps, than many Of Of us
are ready, at first thought, to ad-
nit. But this is particularly true
Of the masses of the people, who do
the voting, and whose reading is
necessarily confined to one or two
newspapers. These, we may be
assured, will be pretty thoroughly
read, and the thoughts thus imbibed
will gain q permanent Judgement in
the mind, and become part Of the
convictions of the reader.
And now is the time to begin this
work. Before the excitement of the
campaign comes on, mems minds
are much more easily Influenced
than afterwards. They now have
time and opportunity to think calm
ly upon the questions presented, and
opinions thus formed will not be
easily changed.
1t is work in which every man
who will can do something, and do
it with but little expenditure of time
If there is a voter considered doubt
full, he may be placed among the
certaiu in nine cases out of ten, if
he is supplied with the right kind
Of reading matter in time. An ac-
tive Republican will have but very
little difficulty in getting almost
every man in his neighborhood, who
is able to do so, to subscribe for a
good and reliable Republican news
paper, and fund sh ould be raised
for the purpose OF supplying those
who are not able to bear the eX-
pense themselves. In no other way
can so efficient work be done at
so little expense.
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who was stabbed in the back on