St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-07
LOCAL ORGANIZATION.

The state campaign has progressed
far enough to give reasonable aSSur-
ance that if the full Democratic vote is
polled at the coming election the Demo-
cratic state ticket will be elected. 1t
becomes, therefore, matter of the ut
most Importance that the Democratic
masses be aroused to the necessity for
being in line. 1t is in no spirit of criti-
cism on the campaign management, but
rather in one OF suggestion, that we pro-
pose to outline few-things that ought
to be done to assure Democratic success.
First and foremost, there should be a
thorough local organization of the Demo-
cratic forces in every county of the
state. This local organization should
extend to the school districts. There
should be Democratic. club at every
school house i'll the state, which should
hold regular meetings, and every Demo-
crat living within the school district
should be brought into active member
ship.
1t is too much the habit with campaign
managers to depend on stump oratory
and campaign literature. The average
campaign committee is apt to think it
has performed its duty when it has sent
out speakers and has flooded the coun-
try with campaign literature.
These agencies are valuable, but they
are only valuable as auxiliaries to a
good organization. Individual effort is
worth more in a political campaign than
all other forces combined
In view of these facts. the GLOBE
earnestly calls upon the Democrats
throughout the state to get together in
their respective counties and neighbor-
hoods and to Immediately effect local
organizations. 1t is not necessary that
you should await instructions from your
central committee. 1t is a work that
every man can perform who has the
will and the get-up about him. Nor is
it necessary that you should have a cam
paign fund in hand to accomplish the
work of organization. If principles are
worth anything, they are worth the
gratuitionS services of those who es-
pouse them; especially at time when
the opportunity seems right to put
them into enforcement.
There has not been time within the
last thirty years when the Democrats of
Minnesota had as much announcement
es now. There is great popular revolu-
ton going Oh in this state, and with all
their skill and money the Republican
managers are not able TO stem the rising
tide. The foundations of Republican
domination have been loosened, and the
Republican leaders are trembling with
terror in anticipation of the result.
All that the Democrats have to do is
get together. to stay together, and to
march up to the polls in solid column
on election day. In order to bring
about these conditions it is absolutely
essential that there shall be good local
organization in every county. There is
ample time between now and election
to effect such organization where it has
not already been done. Any Democrat
is authorized to begin the work Of local
organization. The only stimulant that
he needs is a devotion to party princi-
pie. All that he has to do is to get
list of Democrats in his neighborhood,
and then to bring them into the organi-
cation. No matter if they are few in
numbers. Where only two or three are
gathered together in good cause benef-
icent results will follow.
And when these local organizations
are effected the speakers who visit the