Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-06-17
Forward! by Companies.

XHliOU W u pOiislAol " h"e phitJ
in the political sense of the tcrns The
banding together of men holding views in
common, and DESTROYS Of stamping the
impress Of such views upon the admins
tration of their State or nation. AS nu.
merical maiorities do not always reap vic
tory in battle, even when all else Is even,
so political parties do not always issue
from campaigns with results proportionate
to their numbers. In the former case dis
cipline is essential. Soldiers before en-
gazing on the sanguinary field must have
frequent drill meetings, thus not only
learning the manual OF arms but familiar
ling themselves one with another, which
association begets confidence and induces
spirit Of harmony and mutual determine
ton to achieve victory Thus we see, or
rather have seen, that when discipline and
drill are most rieidly observed a spirit Of
conmendable pride ramiies the erganiza-
ton, from company up to regiment, or aS
far as associate discipline runs. 1t is no.
ticeabie in this connection thatno General,
however able ever rested secure in drilling
his men by corps, or divisions, or even by
regiments, and no Colonel competent to
command satisfied himself with dress
parade or review, but insisted that not
only company but squad drill be freely in
dUlged in
AS stated in the outset, what is true as
relates to discipline and drill in military
organizations applies with equal force to
political parties.
The Republicans have a National Ex-
cculive Committee. Every State in the
Union provides n State Executive Com
mittec Each county has, or should have,
a County Central Committee. and every
city and town should be similarly pro-
vided for, these committees having sub
committees according to necessity or pop
ulation The National Committee can do
nothing without The aid and cooperation
of the State committees, and the latter but
only little without support from sister
committees in their respective common.
wealths. Bat it is too often the case that
Republicans content themselves with State
and county committees, and fail to avail
themselves Of sympathetic and substantial
support naturally growing out of rural
committees, thus, as il were, exposing
themselves to the raking fire Of their en-.
cmies in the skirmish line, and drilling
by regiments rather than in squads.
As " eternal vigilance is the price Of
liberty" so proper organization is The
price OF political success, Last fall our
party might have been faithfully repre-.
sented by the image Of the ancient god
which had neither hands nor feet with
which to reach out OF advance lis every
member seemed to settle back in his pc.
litical harness as though he had no load
to carry, no responsibility to impel him
onward, and the result was defeat, retrib-
utive for the apathy which produced it.
But The defeat was not a rout only slim
illus. What we looked upon rs Yankee
guns proved TO be Democratic artillery
when we supposed we were on dress.p pa
rado we were surprised by the enemy.
We did not meet a Bun Run, only Shiloh
surprise Since then achievements have
come 10 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 oil
the work of organization until 1876, but
organize at once, and occupy all time in.
teryening between now and November Of
next year IN filling up our ranks and dis
cipliuing ourcomrales with the truth, faith
and patriotic zeal which il the base and
foundation Of our political league
We earnestly onhcat every Republican
whose eye falls upon this article 10 consti-
tute himself special committee 10 aid in
the wolk suggested. We have no apprc-
tensions that the Statp Central Committees
viii not be formed, but are apprchcnsivc
lest the forming of subcommittee in
proper numbers ne So long DELAYED as to
ronder almost nugatory their efficiency.
Let county town and township commit
h. Il
The State committees, and let the work de-
Nolying upon such be actively engaged in
and vigorously accomplished, and the re-
suit will be such Waterloo for the enc
my that the misnomCr " Democracy will
not again float upon the political amos-
phcre of our country an otlense To the nos
lrils of those who love their country and
its hallowed Institutions
Before closing, the suggestion nigh, not
be amiss that political clubs be freely
organized in every possible locality.
These serve 10 stimulate the masses. and
inlusc spirit of zeal and earnestncss
otherwise unavailable. Who can fail to
remember the value attaching to the
Wide AwakcS" 81 1860 and the impor-
tant part they played in the holy scheme of
defeating The cohorts OF slavery ana ma.
honal disruption. So, too. the " Boys in
Blue and other organizations of like
character since, None need or should
wait for others 20 present name, style or
work for such clubs The end aud aim is
Ia stimulate electors 10 sense Of duty,
not only 10 cast their votes on the right
side but 10 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 be-
tween loyal citizens and late rebel leaders
The latter are preparing for a desperate
struggle TO secure political supremacy
Change Is the only issue presented hy
the Opposition, and Change" means the
dcthroncmcnt of loyal men and enthrnnc
mcnt Of those who plunged our nation in
10 the vortex OF financial distress. and
crowded The b'rfe ether al,nyn Ms will, ia,