The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-09-16
ELECTION-DAN
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 4, 1873.
ORGANIZATION AND WORK

great measure by The certainty with
which we know that the leaders of the
party will organize and aCo1h. Success in
almost every enterprise, as well as every
department of human effort, depends upon
the emphasis with which these two words
are bodily expressed i'll action. OIganiaa-
ton and arOrE are the magic touch stones
by which success is determined in every
thing, especially in all great undertakings
found impossible of achievement by midi
vIdual effort and cXertion only. Com
bined labor in such cases is necessity
and whether the work be one Of ten
men, or rs many thousands, it re-
quires intelligent direction by some gen.
eral head, systematizing and putting the
united effort into action. In the case OF
political parties, existing and operating
over extended areas of territory, it be-
comes necessary that there should be not
only general organization, with power
to direct anil in measure control, the
whole body Of individual voters, but also
particular local organizations, acting in
harmony with the central authority, and
directing the tens and hundreds in accord
with the thousands and tens of thousands
upon whom substantial victory depends.
This is what we call organization, and
what is essential to success, if we would
contest the browning honOrs of the field
with our political opponents.
Every town, district, and hamlet in the
state should be organized in this sense Of
the word, if there are not more than
half dozen Republican votes to be
polled in it. Thus organized, and in
fused with the new life which organic
structure gives a party locally, this half
dozen men may become, in numerical
strength, full dozen at the polls. For.
as general rule, to which there are few
exceptions, every intelligent, earnest
worker i'll a political party may dupli-
cate his vote by his influence with his
neighbOr, if he goes to work in the right
way and at the proper time to do it !;
and nothing so much infuses the courage
to undertake and successfully accomplish
such work as by putting individual
shoulders together in political
campaign. a single shoulder may
strain and tug and oyer-tax itself in
vain at the wheel, but the magic of united
shoulders sends the stuck load out of the
gutter, as it may send political party
out of the last ditch' triumphantly to
victory. Every Republican should feel
that his individual vote and influence are
essential to turn the scale in favor of a
national party and national triumph
in this election. Such q triumph is
necessary at this time in order to conquer
a social peace IN Virginia. The party
arrayed against us is one of social
ostracism and prescription. 1t breathes
out not only its hate for the negro, but its
contempt for all Republicans as intruders
upon Virginia soil. 1t declares by its
organs of public opinion that the white
man who comes here and votes, as
white Republicans intend to do, shall
not only be barred from all social peace
and recognition, but have the door of hope
forever shut against them. 1t is against
party assuming this malignant attitude that
we are called upon to vote, and no consid-
Grafton should induce us to withhold our
suffrage at the polls. Our votes should
be cast as so many indignant protests
against the bigotry, intolerance and perse-
cutlon OF this envenomed party. Inspired
with such a sentiment of hate it should
enlist every effort on our part to defeat it.
We owe it not only to ourselves, but to
every Republican in the state-eyerv Re-
publican, in fact, in the whole country--to |
do all in our power to crush out this intol-
Grant and vndictive spirit. A crushing
iefeat at the polls is what is needed to do |
this and as it is the last feather that
breaks the cancels back, so it is the last
vote that brushes malignant political en-
envy to the earth.
Organize first, and work afterwards y
Alter organization, the three grand essen
.lai Watch-words, to be expressed in action,
are' Work, Work, WORK /" giving in
'reased emphasis to every additional blow
struck IN the cause wherein we are resolved /
o triumph, Our cause is not only inst
tut the prize for which we contend viii |
When achieved, be the brightest ornament
'Ver placed in Virginia's crown. Isle sem.
'e' tWannis" is a noble state motto Int II
never SO greatly and grandly ennobled by
ctlon as when directed against the social
tyranny and ostracsm which would brand
Win miamy only because it cannot tyran-
NE with success. Work, work. work
honld De the stirring motto from this time
n to the 4th of November next, and mill
he sun goea"down on glorious victory
pom that day. Such a victory is certain
every man does what is expected ~
lul-Dl8 Whole Huiy |