Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-24
WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER "a. 1884.
ORGANIZATION.

ain union there Ia strength" That Is
but smother way 81 stating that in organi.
cation there Is strength. An organized
PARTY IL party enrolled and Offered, and
standing ready 10 msrch whenever sun.
montd to the scene Of duty.
What sort OF persons would they be
who should propose to entrust the work OF
putting out fires to unorganized men
What would resulti A mob at every fire
in city su,h as Richmond, and the de-
struciion Of ten times as much property by
fire ms would be destroyed by that element
In city Of the same size having organized
firt-fghters.
The difference between an unorganizcd
rsrty and an organized party is as great rs
The difference between regulars and mill
fia-as great as the difference between
SToNrwALL JACEsoS's Z" foot cavalry" and
Colonel JcSEs's Georgia regiment lin
g. Georgia SceneS.')
The organized party is ready for the fray.
The uuorganizcd party rs Ignorant no, only
OF the strength Of the enemy. but Of lis
own strength. The unorganizcd party Is
the mob Of tens OF thousands Of meu in the
streets Of Paris IN NAPOLEON's day. The
organized patty is the small army OF sol
diers that dispersed that mob a. easily as
the sun melts q September frost.
The cfilce-holders are all the time organ
lied. So TO speak, they always sleep on
their arms. Again and again have they
saved the presidency 10 the Republican
party, as is shown by the election returns.
There are perhaps hundred thousand OF
these ofico-holdcrs. In fact, it would be
dihjcult to estimate their numbers il we in
cludc among them the deputy marshals and
supeiyi.ors Of elections and all the postal
agents and internal.revenue officials that
are appointed to do double duty during
presidential campaigns-the double duty
consisting OF work for the Republican party
rs well rs work for the Government OF the
United States, and a good deal more Of the
former than OF the latter.
The Democrats everywhere ought, there
fore. TO organize themselves into an army
Of defenders OF the Constitution, and Of
the people. and Of the peoples rights I'M
Der tic Constitution. They ought to form
themselves into an army ready and willing
10 stand up before the host Of ofiice-hold
e'swbeneyer aud wherever they can find
an opportunity TO bring on battle. They
should not neglect to avail themselves of
the immense advantages that result from
knowing your friends from your enemies;
of KNOWN ing your officers or leaders; OF
knowing who is fittest to perform a given
duty; and Of knowing who are lukewarm
and who are jealous and active.
We fear that In Virginia there is this year
too little organization In the Democratic
pariy. We cannot say that we have a
doubt as to the result Of the November
olections In this State for the choice OF
presidential electors, but confidence Is not
invariably well founded. As 1t is always
better 10 he at railroad station ten min
utes too soon than one minute too late, so
II Is always better for party to be unne'
eessaIily yigilant than TO be dangerously
disorgnnized. The delinQuents viii "get
left" in both the eases supposed.
Let il be conceded that CLEVELAND is
certain 10 carry Virginia by thirty or forty
thousand majority, AID ii Is none the less
true that there are several congressional
districts in which the Republicans may
give us trouble.
Organize. therefore, at once. Work for
your party and thus work for your coun-
try. Let us aid In performing the duty Of
freeing the South from the quadrennial
storm Of vituperation and abuse which has
been her portion. Let us rebuke the men
who are not ashamed to purchase victory
I'm the northern States nj the cost OF the
most outrageous injustice TO the people OF
the southern States. Let us regard the
banner Of the Democratic party as the SYM
Dol Of peace and goodwill, and stand in
solid phslanx beneath it as it floats In the
breeze.