Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-03-02
REPUBLICAN, CLUBS.
Testimony from Various Sources Rela-
tive to the New Movement.

AGE blJAVhy tEtM1 y hEt0uW SOuTCA6 hEl3-
to the New Movement.
Minneapolis Journal: The March
number of the North American Review
eontaius o symposium on the now feat
urs OF political Organization afforded by
the formation of the national and state
republican leagues and tho subordinate
clubs. The contributors are the state
organizers or prominent members in a
various states. Mr.. ]. p. Foster, presi-
dent of the national league. opens She
discussion with tho proposition that
these clubs will emphasize tho import
ance of ths duties Of citizenship. VIM.
Walter Phelps speaks of the clubs az
~storehouse ior the collection OF rspubli.
can iruth aud as agencies for its dis.
tribution among the masses.
The most peculiar sentiment on the
republican club movement comes
from John S. Wise, of Virginia, who
thinks it will be 9 positive disadvantage
to the party il undertaken there, on
account oil the difficulty OF adjusting il to
the color lines. To leays out the color
ed people you'd make trouble and 10
take them in would not help mattess any
In his judgment. It looks eE if the club
scheme would not work very well in the
south if MI. Wise in right.
VIM. e. Chandler argues. from ak
perience in New Hampshire, the great
yalee of such through Organization
Throughout the country. II. s. Robert
son, OF Indiana, meets the criticism that
this is machine politics by the PROPOSE
Sion that il i. NOS the machine shat is
| objected tot is she control OF the
machine. Ii the control OF this machine
| is kept where it is now-in the bands of
the peopie-there will be no trouble.
The1e mnss be organization OF some
kind. Even the independents nnust
needs organize, and in thas organization
subordinate the individual to the
organisation.
Congressman Robert hi. La Toilette,
of Wisconsin, makes she point that Gam.
psign s.nhs are usually temporary;
these are permanent. He also contends
that cliques and rings thrive on the
citizens indifference, but not where
there IS active organization. Senator
Edmunds says the success of the party
depends on unity, and hopes those clubs
will tend to produce that condition.
A. B. Guptill, of Fargo, does no
waste the opportunity 20 FIRE some good
shots at the party OF the administration
on account of Its treatment of Dakota
and calls attention to the fact that nevel
before IN the history of the country hal
the work OF the organization of a politi
cal party been undertaken &c extensive
ly or 30 thoroughly. He thinks this
fact is worth consideration in estimating
the prospects, for succees.
d. ii. Hammer, of Chicago, says i
will be demonstrated that the republi
can party is stronger now with its cllt
organization and out of power than j
was when IN power.
r. W. Breckenridge, of Omaha, make
9 good point when he says that the en-
rolling of the republican voters in thi
way will put a stop to voting for q demo
crat just because he is q "good fellow.
LIZ will draw party lines more distinctI,
and clearly. j. ii. Manley, of Name
Gays the republican climbs will be train,
ling schools for the voters of tho country
J,G Hionecker, OF Topeka, Kan.
thinks that party ties have weakened
that these clubs will revive the interes
ID party success, adjust differences be
tween individuals and show the wayer
ing voter shat while he may differ OIL
some points from the msioSity of hi
party he can probably find no othe
party from which he does not diffe
more; and with which he would feel q
much at home.
Us. Olarkson; of Iowa, calls attention
to the fact that the heroic days are pas
and that d million new voters will 90 Il
the polls this year who cannot be ex
pected to be swayed by sentimental is
sues or the historic granduer of the 70
publican party. They will want &
fight present political battles on presen
issues. The club organization vii
marshal these new forces in the righ'
direction,
7. E. Byrnes, of Minnesota, refers II
very frank terms to the decentralization
of the party in this state in the last cam
psign, bnt expresses the fullest conf
dence that this system of Organization
will cure all ills of that: nature.
Several others contribute to this in
teresting collection of opinions on til
most interesting and most importan
development of current politics, but the,
add nothing to THAT has been surmise,
in the above. Hon. Henry Cabot Lodg
closss the symposium with the in
junction that the success OF the moye
mont depends on Che rigid Observance
Of u condition-the work OF the club
must be given to the party and it's prin
ciples and to absolutely nothing else.
The interest which has been ewakene
by this club movement everywhere full
IuBtifiea the surrender OF nearly o thir,
Of its space to il by the North Amsrica
and ell the important points offered b
the leaders OF the movement are her
summarized for Journal rexders. The
exhibit vary clearly what is the obieo
and plan underlying the movement.