The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-09
4 STIRRING APPEAL.
The WatchwOrd of the Democratic
Campaign, Must be Organized.


Campaign, Must be Organized.
a a recent meeting of the Democratic
Cong .essiOnal committee 1t was decided
to issue an address to the Democratic
voters of the district, urging the impor-
lance of organization. In accordance
with that decision the following has
been prepared and issued:
FciiOr Democrats Of the Second District:
This earnest appeal is addressed not to
the vast organization, the Democratic
party of the Second Florida district, but
to every individual Democrat in the
counties composing the District. 1t is "a
personal appeal, and its message is, Help
us elect MIR. Dougherty this year by "A
ma jority so decisive that the Radicals
will cease to claim this District as
doubtful" cease putting US to the labor
and expense of hOtly contested cam
discredit upon our claim that Florida
In one of the Democratic sisterhood of
States.
We ar. confident that every Democrat
whom this appeal will reach is ready
and eager to render the help asked, and
the question is, How can the helm he
most effectively rendered! That great
and revered party lea der. Samuel j. Til
den, whose recent death has cast a gloom
over the nation, was universally con-
coded by Democrats and Republicans
| alike Ia DE the greatest master OF the art
of politics that our country has produced
1t Is recorded of him that "A friend once
asked him what he regarded as the three
most vital conditions of success in n
campaign. and bis answer was brief and
s@ntentious as that of Demosthenes of
old First, organize second, or1au-
ize! :! third, ORGANIZE .!r'
Taking our text from this great teacher
and leader we earnestly urge upon every
Democrat In the district the importance
| of organizing for the work of the cam
paIgn, and the necessity of beginning to
organize at once. In each neighborhOod
let prominent Democrats get together
| UtthH the merit reek and appoint an
early date for calling a large meeting.
| AT the second meeting elect the proper
| oincers, men of energy who will prose
cute the work vigorously, and then begin
the work of inducing others TO ioin.
Relax not your efforts until every Dem
ocrat IN your precinct o. neighborhood
Is enrolled, and also every good citizen
irrespective of past party affiliations who
Is willing To vote for the Democratic
candidate and to aid in promoting his
election. When thus orcanized tho
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work of influencing votes by the distri-
button OF documents and campaign lite
nature. and by public meetings and
speeches. can he easily AID effectively
carried on.
Remember that we are in the presence
OF an enemy, vigiiant, willy, alert, and
INSCRIPTIONS, having at command a
mass OF ignorant suffrage trained to obey
and careless of consequences. Rebind
the fipnra- head apH;J.t, -. /,
the veteran campaigners who have so
often thwarted the effor of the inteIIi
gent people of this district to obtain n
proper representation In Congress-. Ry
virtue OF being IN a majority, as shown
by the election of iSSi 1, the victory be
longs To us, but it will only be won by
that vigilance and activity which in
politics as IN war are the price which
must be paid for success.
1t is the oft year that tests mems
loyalty to the party and zeal for the pub
lie welfare. 1t is easy enough to be en-
thuslastic when every body e. se is enthu-
siastic also, and when enthusiasm - i'm
the very air. 1t is easy enough, under
the stimulus of national and State
election, to follow the crowd and ioin
the procession. But the men who are
the most valuable to the parry are those
who testify their allegiance by coming
out to the po''s for the candidates with
out the spur of OCCASION and when the
apathy OF othetS puts success in per-
Democrats of the Second District
you have only to respond to our appeal,
organize for work, sXtsnd your organi-
cations so as to include Ell citizens who
are In favor of pure and economical
government, and when election day
comes vote every man in your ranks.
and on the Sd of next November there