The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-08-18
,The Dnly 81 ORGANIZATION.

The Duty Of Organization,
The Washington Gdsette says; fe
have already expressed the hope that
The Democrats Of the country viii
not allow their confidence III the sue
cess Of the ticket to operate against
the duty which is as incumbent on
them in the present canvass as IL
was in any other Of the past. That
duty is to organize everywhere and
to work actively in every Legitimate
wayto secure the election ofour can
didates. The enthusiasm with which
the nomination of General Hancock
was received has increased, 1t true
with time, and the conviction of
victory which inspired the Demo-
cratic bosom when his name was
flashed over the wires as the leader
Of the Democracy has been strength
ened with each succeeding day. 1t
is not only that prominent politi.
clans have openly come forth from
the Republican ranks and joined the
party against which they have SO
long been working and voting, and
that a renewed interest," in the sue
cess Of the cause has ebeen aroused
throughout the ranks Of old Demo
Gratis who, within the past few years,
had, in a measure, retired from act
i've participation in a political can
vass, but most promising Of all Is the
movement, silent but not the less GER
tain and actual, that is now going
on in the Republican party itself.
The name Of General Hancock has
happily aroused an enthusiasm in q
large element Of the Republican par.
ty which is good augury, not only
for the triumph of our candidates,
but also for the country. For We
hold that above all considerations Of
party, above all partisan hopes that
may desire the establishment of
Democratic principles as the con-
trolling spirit Of the land, is that
1 "a
greater consideration of patriotism
which looks to the renewal among
our people of those ties of fraternity
and mutual goodwill which are the
surest guarantees Of our prosperity
as nation and the best safeguards
from the perils of the future. And
we rejoice to think that, actuated by
this generoussentiment, and wearied
with that phase Of Republicanism
which lives only on the dark men,
cries of the war, thousands of men
who have until now been Republi-
cans, because circumstances had
united to continue them in their
party fealty, have seen in the path.
which Hancock points out to them
the true road in which patriots
[should walk.
While, therefore, tho Democracy
L
have every reason to look with con-
fidence to the verdict of the people
lin November, there is no reason why
they should relax their efforts to
make this verdict certainty be-
Eyond a doubt. Experience has
shown us that the Republican party
is not only thoroughly organized,
but, entrenched as it is in the camp
of office-holding, it presents a COM
Epactness and solidity which tells
heavily on election days. The mon
ey drawn from the office. holders is
in itself no mean-if it be not in
deed the greatest-factor in its poiit-
ical victories. Long years of trial of
the utility of money has satisfied the
party in possession of the executive
branch of the government and of the
Ispoils that it is safer to rely on the
contributions" Of the olliee-h holders
land the donations" of interested Re-
publicans than on any other agent
of success. Unite to this the fact
that the Republican party still main
tains itself on a "war-footing" with
its "grand army of The republic" its
"boys in blue" and its veteran asso
ciations"-all the members of which
feel, we dare say, as if the war, the
enemy" represented by the Demo.
cratic party, were still going on, and
they themselves arc merely on fur.
lough-and one need scarcely wonder
at the strength it exhibits in certain
localities.
1t is against these elements of OPP