The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-08-01

aim of the club Is first, last and all the
time to enroll on the club books every
young man who will vote the Populist tick
et For purposes of the campaign any man
as young. if you like.
The canvassing committee should, by per-
sonal query, learn how every voter within
the jurisdiction Of the club intends to vote
this coming fall This canvass should be
completed early in September il
possible. The committee cannot too
jealousy guard the result 1t is
to be regarded as war Sc
cret to be kept out Of the hands of the ene-
my at all hazards. When the canvass has
been carefully made SO that you have the
name Of every voter, make returns to the
Populist county. legislative and congress
sional committees. To the county commit
tee report fully Gn total numbers) how the
vote for each of the four tickets, Populist,
Democratic, Republican and Prohibition.
stands from your canvass on all state and
county candidates. To the legislative COM
mittee report results on the legislative can
dldates, and to the congressional committee
results on the congressional candidates.
Thorough organization of which politi-
cal papars talk so much. means just this.
that political party knows in advance two
weeks before election at least very closely
how many sure votes it has, how many its
opponents have, how many are doubtful,
and where the doubtful ones are.
In Minnesota the thorough organization
of the Populists now means 10000 more
Populist votes than will be cast without
such organization.
After the canvass has been made let the
committee carefully consider the case of
each doubtful voter, what legitimate inf'a-
ences can be brought to bear to win him
over to the right side, and then see to it
that those influences are tried.
The place for the ambitious young polti-
clan is on this committee. This work is
worth more than speeches. 1t will bring
him into close contact with the who
mould the destinies of the state. He must
remember that politics is the science of
policy glorious in a right cause, usually
very dirty in wrong cause The Repub-
licans will pour out money unstintedly to
make their canvass complete. The Demo-
Gratis will pay largely. The Populsts must
have the canvass made and it must be
made by volunteers. Who better than
young men for the work? Probably not
one dollar will be paid out of party funds
for making it but the young men who work
Will have made noble entry into the
field of practical politics in it's better
poets.
In approaching doubtful voters, it is sell
dom profitable to argue. Do not get into
arguments in the village store or on the
streets There are plenty who are not at
all practical politicians to do all the argu-
ing. An argument on political question
during the campaign will usually leave
both debaters angry and Of the same opin-
ion STILL But study men.
Here is Squire Johnson, Populist, COM
fortably well off, quiet respected. Here
within a mile of him lives Jim Smith, once
Republican, now in doubt. Drop a hint to
the squire. Let Mrs. Johnson invite Mr..
and Mrs. Smith to a neighborly tea, and
then, casually, Squire Johnson may pleas
antly refer to the good work Smith can do
in the Populst ranks. Kind attentions and
neighborly words win.
Drop in on the school teacher, praise what
is meritorious in his work, hint how gladly
the Populists would see him standing Shout
der to shoulder with Them then let the idea
work few days
The hale fellow we'll met to all young
men, and pleasant and polite to all others,
always remembering that the Populist par
ty is the coming power, and that now is
the accepted time to climb into the band
wagon, but do not argue about it.
Your club should work in we'll defined ge-
ographical limits. 1t should be bounded
north, south, east and west by the parishes
Of other clubs. If there is no club on any
side of you where there should be one, get
over there early, the sooner the better,
and persuade three or four young fellows
to get up a club Do it soon, because they
in turn may need to stir up some of their
neighbors to organize another club.
Weeks before the election know just
what territory your club covers On cleo
ton day see that a good-natured, wide
awake, energetic committee is on hand
from the opening to the closing of the
polls at every polling place within the ter
ritory of your club. Each committee must
have a list of every Populist due to vote at
that polling place, and must, of course, see
that every Populist votes.
In larger towns these committees will
also be called on to see that many who
ought not to vote the Republican ticket
are not allowed to. Our Republican friends
do not yet clearly recognize where they are
at, but they will before election day. They
will be desperate on election day. Bribery,
fraud, Intimidation and all the bad prac-
tees with which their workers are ia
miliar will be resorted to- In larger towns
Populists of courage will be imperatively
needed at every voting booth.
Not in the past thrty-three years has
there been such a glorious field of useful
ness and honor open to young men in the
political field now. In 1861, as now, old
parties were shaken to the foundation.
The slaves then were black. Now they are
white, but their condition is in many re-
spects worse now than then. We hear now
as then the same old sneers at
long-haired fanatics and theoretical dream
ers Now, then, the great heart of the
people is beginning to throb, and a mighty
nation is arouSing to shake off modern OPP
preston and to fight another great battle
for humanity. The battle will be won, for
wrong was never yet settled until it was
righted. AS love country, let us
win the victory without bloodshed-at the
polls.
E. d. TAYLOR.
Minneapolis, July so.