New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-27
ForNard, By Companies.

A. discipline is to an army 60 is O. 4aniza-
ton to q political party. What isYarty in
the political sense of the term The band
ing together of men holding vie 10 in COM
mon, and DESTROYS of stamping y/e impress
of such views upon the admH Atration of
ties do not always reap Why IN battle,
even when all else is eveh. 30 political par
ties do not always issue from campaigns
with results prOportiOnate to their numbers.
In the former case discipline is essential.
Soldiers, before engaging on the sanguinary
field. must have frequent drill meetings,
thus not only learning the manual of arms,
but faIniliarizing themselves one with
another, which association begets confidence
and induces a spirit Of harmony and mu
tual determination to achieve victory. Thus
we see. or rather have seen, that when dis
ciplne and drill are most rigidly observed,
q spirit of cOmmendable pride Families the
organization, from company up to regiment,
or as far as associate discipline runs. 1t is
noticeable in this connection that no gen.
eral, however able, ever rested secure in
drilling his men by corps, or divisions. or
even by regiments, aud no colonel cOmpe
tent to command satisfied himself with dress
parade or review, but insisted that not only
company but squad drill be freely INDUCED
in.
A. stated in the outset. what is true as
relates to discipline and drill in military Or
CARNATIONS apply with equal force to polit,-
cal parties.
The Republicans have national execu-
tive committee. Every State in the Union
provides State executive committee. Each
county has. or should have, q county CEN
trail committee. and every city and town
should be timilarly provided for, these com
mittees having sub-committees according to
necessity or population. The national COM
mittee can do nothing without the aid AID
cooperation of the State committees. and
the latter but only little without support
from sister committees in their respective
commonwealth. But is it too often the case
that Republicans content themselves With
State and county committees, and iall To
avail themselves OF sympathetic and sub
stantial support naturally growing out OF
rural committees. thus. as it were, exposing
themselves to the raking fire OF their enc
mics in skirmsh line. and drilling by regi.
ment rather than in squads.
As eternal vigilance is the price Of lib.
erty," so proper organization IL the price OF
political success. Last fall our party might
have been faithfully represented by the
ina Q. OF the ancient god which had neither
hands or feet with which TO reach out or
advance. Its every member seemed to
settle back in his political harness as though
he had no load to carry, no responsibility TO
impel him onward and the result was de.
feat. retributive for the apathy which pro-
duced it. But the defeat was not rout,
only stimulus. What we looked upon as
Yankee guns proved to be Democratic arti!-
lery-when we supposed we were on dress
parade VIC were surprised by the enemy.
We did not meet q Bull Run. only Shiloh
surprise. Since then reinfOrcements have
come to US, and now most that is required
is drill and organization.
We are now upon the Threshold Of an
important campaign. Let us not put off
the work of organization until 1876, but
organize at once. and occupy all time In.
tervening between now and November OF
next year, in filling up our ranks and dis
cipline our comrades with the truth, faith,
and patriotic zeal which is the base and
foundation of our political league.
We earnestly entreat every Republican
whose eve falls upon this article to cOnsti.
tute himself q special committee to aid in
the work suggested. We have no appre.
tensions that State central committees will
not be formed. but are apprehensive lest
the forming OF subcommittee, in proper
numbers, be so long delayed as to render
almost migratory their efficiency: lie.
county, town and township committees be
created to act in conjunction with the State
committees, and let the work deyOlving
upon euch be actively engaged in, and
vigorously accomplished, and the result
will be such a Waterloo for the enemy that
the MISSIONER "Democracy" will not again
float upon the political atmosphere of our
country an offense to the nostrils of those
who love their country and its hallowed
institutions.
Before closing. the suggestion might not
be amiss that political clubs be freely or.
ganized in every possible locality. These
serve to stimulate the masses. and iDfuse a
available. Who can fail to remember the
value attaching to the "Wide Awakes' OF
1860 and the important part they played in
the holy scheme of defeating the cohorts OF
slavery and national disruption. SO, too,
the Boys in Blue" and other organizations
OF like character since. None need, or
should wait for others to present name, style
or work for such clubs. The end and aim IL to
stimulate electors to sense OF duty. not
only to cast their votes on the right side but
to serve as recruiting offices and camping
grounds for the soldiers of our party. The
rallying cry is. or should be, the same now
as in the past. The contest upon which we
are entering is one between loyal citizens
ard late rebel leaders. The latter are pre-
pairing for desperate struggle to secure
political supremacy. 'Change" is the only
issue presented by the opposition. and
'.change' means the dethrOnement of loyal
men, and enforcement Of those who
plunged our nation into the vortex of finan.
oial distress. and crowded the blue ether
above US with the spirits of those who pre-
ferred death to national dishonor. Up,
boys, and at them."-Ihc Republic.