The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-06-03
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.



one al the subjects that will receive
,,,cst serious attention from the Lynch
hnry Convention II, How TO organizer
The ,,nanimols voice OF the Democrats OF
The state In favor Of more systematic ana
ccupjete organization than we have here
soscre had is an expression Of confidence
In our ability to win the next fight should
Nc succccti In Arranging and putting into
successful operation better plan than that
under which we have In late years been
Whaf we lack Is concerted action, divi-
.,ou ~ labor. and mobilization OF our
forces. Our aim ought to be to give every
willing Democrat something TO do. we
ought 10 try TO teach our people not 10
despise small beginnings:
The man who, living in some mountain
recess. gathers ten OF his neighDors INTO
club. keeps them well-informed IN regard
70 poljtical events and encourages them 10
register and vote, Is doing patriots duty;
the more deserving and unseltish because
NO neither expects nor aspires to command
the applause OF the multitude, but Is content
In the Consciousness OF duty wellpcrformed.
Our chairmen and committeeman, with
few exceptions, have done WELL They
have borne great responsibility, ana ale
wavs deserved. though sometimes they
saijed 70 achieve, success. But the willing
workers have been overloaded. Thou
sands gave advice when they should nave
been contributing their brain and influence,
money, and time TO the cause. Precious
talents have been wasted in trifiing affairs
OF detail.
The State Committee has had to hunt up
in Richmond speaker 10 send to remote
county, when II ought to have used that
time in planning and directing the general
campaign. 1t has frequently been made 10
shoulder cares that belonged to county
committees.
Now we would have all this changed.
The work can be systematized.
The State Committee and the State Exc
cutiye Committee should, within the scope
Of the powers delegated to them by the
Convention, direct. The committees Tor
congressional districts should see that the
counties within their jurisdictions are pro-
perlv organized: that speakers are supplied
To Gil appointments; that differences ana
jealousies in the party are healed, and, IN
fact. exercise watchful and paternal SUI
pervision.
II the work could be largely apportioned
TO the congressional district committees
the State Committee would feel so much
freer to grapple with great questions; 1t
could be so much more effective, ana very
likely the results would. be ever so much
more satisfactory.
This is the theory but not the practice OF
the present organization.
In some of the districts, perhaps, the
committees have not been quite rs earnest
and laborious rs they might have been. and
probably under them county organizations
have languished.
Th, State Committee must lean upon the
congressional district committees; the dis
trict committees upon the county commit
tees: the county committees upon the
magisterial district committees; the magis-
terial district committees upon precinct
bands.
Our Democratic friends in Indiana and
Ohio have done all this and more. Why
cannot we do as well? We can. The peo-
ole are asking for better organization.
They wish to enlist. We must have plan
that will make work for every man. We
must put up fight everywhere. We have
got TO exercise sleepless vigilance over the
counties in the black-belt. We must give
our eyer-faithful friends in the Fourth
congressional district abundant help; they
will have to engage the enemy in every
county, else this fall we will see hegira
of negroes from that section into counties
where there are senators TO be elected and
where their votes evil do most good.'
Massey's election would have been be-
yond question IL we could have been per-
fectIy organized In the "bopetess coun-
ties" last year.
Brethren, you who have done so well in
the past, do a little better this year; you
who have done nothing heretofore, give
helping hand now. Begin by attending
the meetings which are to elect delegates
to Lynchburg; take place in your county
or district organization; help to bring out
the reserves. II you can't be colonel be
a corporal. There is enough for all to do,
and II the canvass OF this fall is made sys-
tematically and thoroughly we will 40
more be shamed by mixed school boards,
by ignorance and impudence in high place,
and by prostitution OF the machinery OF
government to base party uses.