The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-08-30
ORGANIZATION. THE sQgH.
OF ACTION.
The .sine aaanon" OF success,

Rarely since this Earth was peo-
pied, has there been anything ,,sgreat
or good achieved by bodies aggregate
of men; but by or through efficient or
ganization. Organization!gives meth
cd and order; order is Heavens first
law. This organization is essential
to both Church and State; and to
government, both civil and military
indeed it is the soul of action. With
out this an army would be but an
undisciplined mob. Without organi-
cation everything Celestial and ter
restrial would be confusion and con-
flict. And the more thorough and
complete the organization, the more
harmonious is the action and Govern
ment. Every part and factor Of that
social body must be subordinate to
and in complete harmony with every
other part and with the whole. In
our form of Government, each citi-
zen is factor, but subordinate to
the whole, while the whole is subject
to and dependent on its several parts.
One man does not make society or
Government, any more than one
wheel of clock makes clock. But
many aggregated and properly organ
lied and put in motion may make
an efficient government, just as all
the necessary wheels of a clock prop
erly put togethersand put in motion
make an efficient time piece.
So all these wheels, and all these
several parts Of society, carelessly or
unskillfully thrown together form but
worthless and inert masses.
All this applies in its fullest force
to political parties or bodies. As un-
der our form of Government, every
man who is voter under it, is fac
tor in it and vital part oft; it must
follow, that each and every factor or
part will feel a deep interest in hay
ing the Government administered up
on the principles he deems most con-
ducive to the well being and happi-
ness of the majority. This principle
has given rise to two or more oppos
ing political parties each striving to
gain the ascendency through the bat
lot box. Of these the principal par,
ties now are the Democratic and Re
publican, the creed or principles of
which we will not now stop to discuss,
ashley are pretty well known in this
country. BY their acts we know them.
This Republican party has been in
power for near eighteen years, and has
grown fat, arrogant and corrupt on
the spoils. 1t may be said to be
eemented and held together by the
adhesiyeness of the spoils, for it went
into power amidst strife and excite
ment, on the theory "that to the vic
tor belongs the spoils," and thereby
has hedged and webbed itself around,
SO that now it is not easy to dislodge,
and has no more desire to leave its
position than the Ass has to leave his
masters crib. On the other hand
the great Democratic party of the
country, now fighting SO nobly to re-
store the Government to its original
purity, economy and justice has moth
ing to rely upon but the. goodness of
its course; and we feel doubly glad
to believe that it needs only an
efficient and thorough organization.
This it needs, and must have to in
sure complete success. And yet let
us ask what is the Democratic party
of this State doing in the way of or
ganizing for action in 1880? Most
of the other States have their armor
on for their fall elections and will
thereby perfect their organizations
for 1880 But we have no election
this fall and are sleeping, not son our
arms but with 'folded arms" as If
we had no adversaries in the field tc
contest with. Why is this so? Why
do the old veterans and wheel horses
of the party permit this drowsiness!
Why are they not out calling oul
young men to arms? They are wait
ing and anxious to put on the armoi
of faith and to do their whole duty
All that is wanted is the clarion voice
of few of the veteran leaders to show
them the way. Why does not the
Press of the state wake up and beat
the roll call? What are our state
executive committee and our several
county committees doing in this di