The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-11-08
JOIN THE MARCHING CLUBS.

Every member of the Peoples party able
to walk, is expected to join his ward march
ing club. 1t is certainly not beneath the
dignity of merchant, professional man,
a man of wealth or any other man, what
ever his means, occupation or position, to
march in the Peoples army, to be a soldier
in the great contest for liberty. A man who
is not willing to do this is not willing to do
his whole duty.
The party wants not only the financial
aid of its adherents, but wants their per-
sonal efforts and sympathy; wants them
to attend its club meetings and TO march in
its ranks. No loyal member of the party,
no man who is interested in the cause of
human liberty will do less. No member of
the party should forget that this is not a
mere contest for the spoils of offices, but
should pin the recollection to his mind that
tits a contest for good government, for hui
man rights, for liberty and perhaps our
homes You are not asked to don the
modest uniform of the People in
order to keep municipal offices in
the party, but you are expected
TO march shoulder to shoulder with YOUR
friends in an effort to obtain the franchise,
and in the interests of good government.
You say you yield to 70 man in your allie
glance to the party; well, then, why not
show it by identifying yourself with its
clubs and marching organizations! Is it
because you do not believe them to be eff
cacious? If so, we submit for your consid-
Grafton the following facts:
The experience of great political parties
has shown that music and parades increase
the number of votes.
1t is no doubt true that you would cast
your vote without the aid of these acces-
series, but there are many who would not;
there are many who would not seek to be-
come naturalized or who would not regis
ter, if it were not that they were aroused
from the lethargy of Indifference into an
appreciation of what is going on around
them, by the noise and glitter of political
warfare.
The drum corps and brass bands gather
people to our meetings, where they may
hear something of the principles underly-
ing the government and have their eyes
opened to local issues. Is this object not
worth accomplishing! No one will dispute
it; and no one will have the hardihood to
say that meetings would be as well at
tended without the warning tones Of the
drum corps and the inspiring strains of the
brass band as they are with these aids.
A recruiting officer might talk patriotism
to the multitude for days with slight re
suits, but let him call to his AID the military
band, the cohort, the pomp and circum-
stance of glorious war, and people will
flock TO his banner. Men will rush into
battle singing a battle song or under the
sound of national air, when they would
shrink from its terrors without that inspir-
alton.
What any political party seeks in cam
paign is votes. Any candid man who will
pause for moment and ask himself what
course would procure the most votes for
the party in the coming election, the course
mapped out by the central committee or a
policy of do-nothingism, will yield his in
fluence to the work, will rally round the
flag and show his interest in the party by
becoming active in its organizations
Who is there tbat does not respect the al
legiance to party Of those pronounced Lib
erals who donned uniform and thought
themselves honored, however mistakenly,
in marching in the ranks of its processionl
To the officers of clubs and marching
clubs we would say, put down the names
of all the men of your ward whose infiu-
ence you need in your organizations and
extend to them invitations to be present
with YOU.