Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-06-15

the party's strength, SO that every pos.
slble influence can be brought to bear
in the Congressional elections next
fall. Not a single vote that might be
secured should be lost.
The Democratic party seems at the
pre- ent time to be completely demoral-
led, and many con :ervative men be.
lieve that a Republican victory is al
ready assured. But over-contidence is
o dangerous thing. and because OF it
the Republicans have lost important
political battles in the past. The De-
mocracy has the happy faculty of unit
Ing Its forces ju:t before great cleo
tions, and because its leaders devote
their best energies toward securing q
Perfect organi alton they have some
times been able to win victories which
the Republic were confident would
fall to their lot, and which they would
have won had they displayed half as
much energy as the Democrats did.
The best plan Of organization is to
form Republican club; in every CITY,
town and village, of which every mem
Der should lie an acti Q and Garnet
worker. There arc such clubs in many
OF the larger places, but no field should
be left uncovered. Where clubs al
ready exist no effort should be spared
to increase their membership. these
clubs exert O remarkable influence up-
on the communities in which they are
organic I'd. They servo to d sseminate
political information, and to keep alive
the vital issues Of the campaign. The
Democrats use their club Headquarters,
to the best possible advantage, as is
shown by the c~ompactness of the Tam
many organization in New York.
There are such headquarters in every
Assembly district, and in fact, in al.
most every election dist let in the CITY.
The result is that Tammany is able to
figure upon the exact voting strength
of the organization at all times.
loo much value cannot be placed
upon the club plan of organization this
year, nor can the Importance of the
coming elections be exaggerated. 1t
Is absolute y necessary that the Re-
publicans should secure a majority in
the next National House of Represen-
tatives. The industries of the nation
are at stake. Now is the time to begin
the campaign. Delays are always dan
gerous, and never more SO than when
in the presence of an active, deter.
mined and malignant enemy. Ii active
agitation is begun at this stage, the
result will be that tho primaries will
be we'll attended. the bsst men will be-
sent as delegate to the nominating
conventiO Ii, and the strongest 10 sible
candidates chosen. The PROPER me-
dunn for agitation is the local club or.
gai 'ations.
If the Republicans hal been as thor
oughly organized as the Democrats in
1882, We would, in all probability. have
won that election and have been spared
the awful depression and distress that
have followed the Democratic victory.
Remember that, Republican voters.
and be on your guard. Organize, and
do it now.
Robbers All.
The truth is that the Southern and Vest
ern free traders rave had their brite ~
well as the members Of the amendment
brigade ave had tlieirs The income tax
is the bride to the south and West, and the
Democratic free-traders give up their OBJ
t~ections to one form OF robbery in consid-
GRAFTON o. the introduction OF another.
Robbtr, ali!
These arc the word, of tho New York
Sun, the one democratic newspaper in
the county which always speaks with
authority. when questions Of Demo-
cratic policy are discussed. Evidently
the Sun thinks that nearly all of the
Democratic Senators have been COR
rupted, and probably Hill is the only
one in the entire lot to whom It would
give q certificate stating that he is an
honest Democrat.
IT is alleged that the use Of the pin.
cenez In the place Of spectacles Is apt
TO cause cancer. A gentleman recently
died OF this dfReaae. hr0uUhk ahnyk no