Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1882-08-03

Chicago Express.
There remains but three months for
campaign work. All things conspire
more than ever before to favor and ad-
vance our principles. The last linger-
ing apprehension once attaching to
the belief that the old parties have dis
integrated, has gone. Nothing is more
certain than the fact that the old par
ties are destroyed. Our ranks are
swelling by growth that must every
day become stronger and healthier as
the new members become better eduCa-
ted and moro highly yitalized with our
principles. For our principles are Vi
tali2ing. They infuse life wherever the
mind opens for their admission. Organ
ization is the order of the day. Every
branch of reform is organizing; and all
organized reform means the acceptance
and adoption Of our principles, even
though the various branches do not rs
vet acknowledge the fact TO themselves.
The labor organizations that rcfrained
from political action, see at last that
their only defense lies in such action,
and can no longer keep from taking
steps in that direction. Look mt what
Pittsburg is doing; lool; at the monster
meeting called in st. Louis the other
day for that purpose. And what does
political action upon the part Of the Ia
bOrcrs mean? Does il mean that they will
adopt Republican or Democratic meas
rcS? Is il not to escape the old party
lines and to take themselves out of the
power of old party rascality that they
now take political action? Under
such circumstances what can such
action among them mean but just
one thing? There is only one
other political party in the field.
II is q party that cmbodics every
single principle that animates their or
ganizaiions and forms the basis of all
their hopes and efforts, That they have
refused 10 believe this for time is be-
cause Of their disgust for political par
ties in the mass. They have felt their
injuries so deeply that they have been
distrustful even Of their friends when
clothed in the garb Of politics, They
resolved to carry their measures indie
pcndently of political action. Now they
see the folly Of this, and know that I'M
less they represent themselves at the
polls and in the government they will
have no representation. The moment
they take political action (and they are
now taking iO they stand with us. Let
them use new names if fthCy will. They
are clamoring for the identical re-
forms that we are. They are with us
and of Us. What more do we want
than they should help us swell the I'M
pctus that now threatens to sweep away
every vestigc Of monopolistic cor
ruptiOn out Of these states?
The rciormCr who can review the
situation as il now stands, without the
deepest fcryor, must be made of cold
stuff, indeed. For years our party has
represented the sturdy, obstinate central
principles Of what seemed to he q stunt
cd growth. like the old anti-slaycry
party before public opinion had grown
up 10 the necessity Of swelling it into
power. Now our time has also come.
Again mans necessity is Gods oppor-
tunity. and thousands and tens of thou-
sands of the oppressed people are alb,
Soutclv forced TO cast their lot with uN
because there is literally no other place
for them to 90. The growth of ON
principles through themaSscsiS pressing
them boldly into our party, This is the
right kind Of fusion. II is what We
have looked for and hoped for all these
mroquilcd years. There have beer
moments almost of despair, But these
are gone now. They will never comc
back.
Friend, to you who read these words
they are Il personal message. They art
meant 10 fire your heart with the en-
thuSia,m that has called them into life
They are written that they may urgC
You for your party's sake, or, better
still, for humanity's sake, 10 exert
every particle Of influence in push
ing the present campaign, that we may
obtain the evidence Of some unmis
taxable victories. See how Weaver /,
working. Out of the broken Shrcd'
and atoms Of old party organizations
in Texas, he ha, literally ccmcntcd tho
new party into Il power that will tell OF
election day. The lingering remnants
of old party ideas are dissolving in tn,
Frightening light Of accumulating Ma
tional ideas. There can he no rcsur
rcction of the old parties. The spirit o
life is gone out Of them.
There never was such hope for thi'
sin-curscd world before. 1t almOS
seems that with every revolution of il
axis we are being whirled into an at
mosphcro thutispurifyingm gmomcntarily
Surely under such inspiring circum
stances every man imbucd with one
spark of race love, or with the hope o
lettering his own condition, or of rc
moving from the path OF his children
the obstacles that have retarded hi
own advancement, will at once harness
himself to this movement for the mex
three months and work as he nevel
worked befOrc--wOrk as if his hOus,
were on iire-to place his party upon
a vantage ground from which another
step will crown it with authority.
Take hold, Arm yourselves will
campaign documents. Subscribe fo
campaign papers. Send for campaign
speakers, Make campaign speeches
yourselves, do anything but remain idlt
when every struggling attribute o
humanity stagnates behind your stag
nation; when every hope beckons yol
on, and when the fullest measure o
success is waiting to reward you