Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-04-21
REORGANIZATION!
An Opened Letter frcm Hon. 1. ID.
Without, of Hudson, to
the Mondoyi Herald
RuDsoN. Wis. Feb. Il. 1892.


tention to the Importance Of immediate
and thorough organizati n, or rather.
Reorganization of ths Republican party
of this state. You wisely point out, in
your article. the dangers with which
we are menaced to-day, and the i'm
portance of more complete and salts
factory organization in counties, and
in the slate, in orderto assure atriumph
at the polls.
l, is true that to-day no intelligent
man, in this state or out of it, believes
anything else. but that Wisconsin is
still a Republican state The Demo
cratic party is CONTEMPLATING itself on
state of decentralization which it fig
ures is the present condition of the
Republican party of Wisconsin, and
they are already planning how best to
divide the patronage which they take
for granted must OF necess ty fall into
their keeping; bas ne their reason for
such calculations upon the results of
the last elect on aud the f. rec of the
treasuryship decisions Let them take
comfort. Let us not disturb hem in
their repose The past twenty years
have yielded them few crumbs of
comfort indeed, and why now selfishly
take flom them the only sunshine they
have seen for a quarter of a century?
But what, as party isour first duty
to the Republican voters of th state;
to the Republican party as an organiza-
ton, and to ourselves. as followe and
believers in line of policy. and of
principles which have stood as the
opponents of Republican greatness, and
the fulfillment of VIII cb. in the past,
has given o this country the greatest
industrial wealth among the sisterhood
of nations?
a SAYING that the Republican and
Democratic parties in their general
governmental policies are fast APP
preaching each other. in erroneous.
No careful observer of political part
les and the platforms will see wherein
the two great parties are to day run
mig in the nearer parallels than in the
past. Hence, our first du is to clear
" dpfnf and ever keep before the
Republican voter the stalking differ
ences which characterize these two
great contending forces; to show the
national humiliation that one tends
toward while the other promises
wide expanding Of our commercial and
manufacturing interests and the com
forts and happiness Of all our people.
Our immediate duty is to improve
our organization throughout the state.
In addition to an early convention,
called for the purpose of electing dele
gates to the National Convention, there
should be issued by the present state
chairman, a call to the VOTERS through
out the state to assemble the same day
of the convention. in the State Capital,
to confer, first. upon a line of policy,
and Sc 'ond, (but far more important
than the frs) to adopt some uniform
and improved method OF organization.
Tn call should reach the ear of every
Republ en- throughout the state,
through The columns of the Republican
press.
am no in a position to know the
pres mt state system of putty organ "a
ton. but | can see nothing in the orga-
nization Of the Republican par y in this
part Of tie state where am most
familiar, but what seems to me, to be
utterly imperfect, and upon which no
dependence can be placed
Let me suggest Whist bel eve is he
most perfect county oganizat on. AT
ter county chairman is selected. who
in all instances should be some man
who stands well in the community, and
in his party, and who should not be an
aspirant for office; or if so, would have
the manliness to act in all instances in
the interests OF his party, rather than
himself Such men are to be found in
every county seat who would gladly
devote themselves to this work. class
of men who in the past have only been
permitted 10 serve the purpose of lend
inc re probability and dignity to some
public occasion by being asked to take
seats on the platform.
Such stal~ art pillars of the Republi-
can party are to be found in erery
community: Too honorable TO be
brIbed; too independent to show con
slant favor; and vet who could in every
instance appreciate the nects ity Of 4
careful organization and secret method
of work.
The county chairman should have a
Headquarters; rot costly equipped
office; this is not called for, perhaps