Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-06-18
Forward BY Companies.

rs discipline is 10 an army so lS organ
ization to political party. What is party
in the political sense of the tcrm2 The
banding together of men holding views in
common, and dcsirous Of stamping the
impress of such views upon the admins.
tr0tion of their State or nation. AS nu-
mcrical 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 proportionatr
to their numbers. In the former case dis
cipline is essential. Soldiers before en-.
gaging on the sanguinary field must have
frequent drill meetings, thus not only
learning the manual of arms but familiar
izing themselves one with another, which
association begets confidence and induce'
a spirit Of harmony and mutual determine
tion TO achieve victory. Thus we see, OF
rather have seen, that when discipline and
drill are most rigdly observed spirit OF
commendahle pride ramifes the organiza.
ton, from company up to regiment, or as
far as associate discipline runs. 1t Is no.
ticeable in this connection that no 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.
dulgcd 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 q National Ex-
ecutive Committee. Every State in the
Union provides State Executive Com
mittee. Each county has, or should have,
County Central Committee, and evory
city and town should he 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. But II 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-
cmics 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-.
scntcd by the image of the ancient god
which had neither hands nor feet with
which to reach out or advance. Its every
member seemed to settle back In his po-
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 o rout, only q stim.
! nina Wltat Ntva1 1pplrnI
| guns proved to be Democratic artillery
when we supposed we were on dress pa
rade we were surprised by the enemy.
We did not meet Bull Run, only Shiloh
surprise Since then reinforcoments 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 oil
the work Of organization until 1876, but
organize at once, and occupy all time in
| tervening between now and November OF
next yelr in filling up our ranks and dis
ciplining urcomrades with the truth, faith
and patriotic zeal which is the bdse and
foundation of our political league,
We earnestly entreat every Republican
whose eye falls upon this article to consti.
tute himself special committee to aid in
the work suggested. We have no appre.
tensions that the State Central Committees
will not be formed, but arc approhensive
lest the forming of subcommittee in
proper numbers he so long delayed as to
render almost nugatory their efficiency,
Let county, town aud township commit
tees be created TO act IN conjunction with
the State committees, and let the work de.
volving upon such be actively engaged in
and vigorously accomplished, and the re-
suit will be such Waterloo for the enc
my that the misnomer Democracy" will
not again float upon the political atmos.
phere OF our country an oiiensc to the nos
trils of those who love their country and
its hallowcd institutions.
Before closing, the suggestion mightno
be amiss that political clubs be freely
organized in every possible locality
These serve to stimulate the masses, and
intuse spirit Of zeal and earnestncss
otherwise unavailable. Who can fail t.
remember the value attaching to the
Wide Awakes' OF 1860, and the impor.
tant part they played in the holy scheme OF
defeating the cohorts of slavery and ma.
tional 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 OF
work for such clubs. The end and aim is
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 be-
tween loyal citizens and late rebel leaders
The latter are preparing for desperate
struggle to secure political supremacy,
Change" is the only issue presented by
the Opposition, and " Change" means tho
to the vortex of financial distress, anC
crowded the blue ether above us with the
spirits of those who preferred death to ma
tional dishonor. Cup, boys, and at themp
-Repu6lic Magazine.