West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-05-22
THENEEDs OF THE SITUATION AS
VIEWED FROM OLD PRESTON.


SIR In reply to yours of a re-
cent date, asking for some expires
sion in regard to the organization
and strengthening of the democrat
ic party of the state, will say hon
estly and candidly that we need a
much more complete organization
and all the strengthening that we
can get to successfully combat with
the enemy who are already moving
to the front, and with superior dis
cipline and unlimited Doodle will
complete the work of capturing our
little mountain State, unless we are
soon actively and aggressively in the
field.
The republican party of this State
will make desperate effort to COM
plete the steal OF 1888. No money
or means will be spared to secure
the next Legislature and send
solid delegation to Congress, and
once in possession of the State ev-
cry trick and device known TO dem
agogues and the G. o. y. would be
resorted to to keep the party of the
people from resuming control and
administering wise and econom-
ical government.
The democratic party is the party
of the people, and with an over
whelming majority of the popular
vote, it is n vile blot on the foun-
dation stone and fundamental prin-
ciples of our government and the
popular liberty Of the people that
such INHALED scoundrels as Quay
and Dudley could defeat the ex-
pressed will of the people hundred
thousand extra strong. With no
Presidential campaign on hand,
such doubtful states as West Virgin
ia will receive the special attention
of these political pirates and the
Doodle of bloated monopolists. All
such high protective hypocrites rs
John Wanamaker will food the
country with Doodle. All their
Doodle and brides would have but
little effect among our own people,
but the large floating vote along the
railroads, rivers and boundary lines
is captured with Doodle and voted
in blocks of five, etc. With our
knowledge of all these things, and
the republican methods in general,
we should be up and doing and ever
on the alert to Illustrate al such
villainy. We must have better
and more complete organization !;
let 1T be so complete that every citi-
zen will be polled long before the
election. Let the State Committee
be in constant communication with
the county committees, and let there
be committee in every magisterial
district, and men appointed in ev-
cry sub-district who know every
voter and list him, keep u roll and
record of his politics and look after
the doubtful ones very colsely
know who are qualified to vote and
who are not, and let there be chal =
lengers at the polls on election day
to keep out imported votes.
The State League of Democratic
Clubs should have a meeting at some
central point, say Clarksburg. The
officers of it should communicate
with clubs all over the State and
have full set OF delegates appoint
ed from every county. Where there
are no clubs organized, a mass con-
yention should be called and dele
gates elected, who will go, and in
fact any good democrat present
should be admitted, for the meeting
should be IN the shape of mass
convention, an enthusiastic gather
ing of the people for the common
good Of the party; and delegates
should be elected merely to insure
representation. Let Vice Presi-
dent for the League be elected in
each county, and let live, active
men be selected who will work for
the party and help the good cause
along Then let the State Com
mittee send out campaign docu-
ments to the Vice Presidents, who
should in turn put them in the
hands Of district and sub-district
men who can put them to use
where they will do the most good
Eternal vigilance IS the price Of
liberty and democracy Let every
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