Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-09
ORGANIZATION.
Without It But LIttls Cam BE ACCOM-

Without It But LIttls Cam BE ACCOM-
plIshod.
While honest and patriotic effort il
being made to accomplish much-need-
ed reforms, we should not lose sight Of
the fact that without organization but
little can be accomplished. Thousands
OF men talk reform for S64 days in
the year and then vote for one Of tho
old parties on election day. One Of the
principal reasons for this is that the
reform forces are not properly organ
lied. No body of men ever accom-
plished their object without organiza-
ton. 1t is the one needful thing to
enable us to march to victory. The
two old parties are we'll organized. In
every campaign they are we'll supplied
with money, and their leaders are
active and vigilant. We cannot expect
to float to victory "on flowery beds Of
ease"
We are now just entering one OF the
most momentous campaigns in the his
tory Of this government. The money
power has been in the field for months.
Its forces are organized, solid and COM
pact. Millions Of documents have been
distributed in the interest of sound
money" The money power, having
dethroned silver, will now bring every
force to bear upon tho greenback. Its
efforts will be backed by every trust
onH onrnAroftnv hN sa yEokH
the citizen or the dollar shall rule in
this country. The effort will be made
to place at once and forever property
rights above human rights. II this bat
tie is lost, we believe that the only re-
sort left for the people is to overthrow
by physical force power which their
own votes have unwlttingly enthroned.
Nothing but the most stupendous eff,
fort can prevent the money power from
defeating the Will Of the people.
To make that effort effective will re-
quire organization. We have the win
ter before us. The duty of the hour is
to organize. II we fail in this we will
| fail Of success at the polls. The two
old parties will gather up the stray
glers and the disguised voters will stay
at home and not vote. We should or
genize in every township, county, and
state. We should begin at once
school house campaign. A census Of
each township should be taken, clas-
styling the voters. II should contain
list Of those who will probably vote
the democratic, republican, and Popu-
list tickets, as we'll as a list of the
doubtful and disguised voters. Meet
ings should be held at least twice a
month in every township. Literature
should be placed in the hands Of all
the voters who are disguised with the
old parties.
To do this 1t is not necessary to wait
for call of the chairman Of the state
or county central committee. Let each
township look after the work Of It's
own organization, and then help its
weaker nelghbOrs. When once we get
the townships organized, county and
state organization will quickly follow
The county chairman should have the
names Of from three to five active
workers in each township. He should
keep this list and forward duplicate
Of it to the chairman of the state cen
trail committee. Each Popullst editor
in every state should send copy OF his
paper to the chairman Of the state CEN
trail committee, and also a copy to the
chairman of the national committee.
BY this method the chairmen will be
kept posted as to the progress Of the
campaign throughout the whole field.
The organization can be clubs or In;
dustrial Leglons General Paul Van
Dervoort, of Omaha, Nebraska, Is push
ing the work of organizing both clubs
and leglons. Write to him at once
inclOslng stamp for reply, and he will
send you particulars. Now, let two or
three men in each township take hold
Of this work at once and get ready for
the greatest battle that has ever been
fought W. S. MORGAN.