The Saint Paul globe., 1899-02-12

o. Of yeur known illness as well as yeur evi-
dent interest IN The party's welfare. When
you accepted the place yen, as l take It,
signified feur Willingness to lend your as
slstance and influence toward Installing once
more lhte office in this vicinity honest and
pen You m aenn. h aas @ os ens
little Of Your spare time which no doubt
you VIII gladly devote to the work for party's
sake.
In order that we may be successful in
the next and following elections, we must
maintain our organization between elections
as well as during osmpaigns-in fact It Is
Is not kept alive between campairms ID Of
little @: no use. Therefore, 1t is the inten-
tion OF the management Of the Democratic
city and county organization to hold FREQUENT
ward and precinct meetinges, of which you
VIII receive due notice, at which ward meet
lngs instructive and entertaining orators will
speak; These meetings will also afford US an
quainted and cu,tivatipg the spirit of good
Fellowship; so that when the next campaign
comes con &c on & we VIII nave the advantage Of know
each precinct and be able to take timely ac-
tion In the premises.
The general chS.rman can accomplish no.
thing without the earnest support of the ward
chairman and precinct committeeman; neither
can the ward chairman accomplish anything
witnout the active and loyal assistance Of
the precinct committeeman. Hence you see
that the success Of this organization rests al
most entirely upon the precinct committee
men.
1t might be we'll to state that our bylaws
provide that precinct committeeman are to be
given preference in the selection OF Judges
and clerks Of election. Remember that the
Thomas Jefferson. said Eternal vigilance is
the price OF liberty" which words surely are
as significant today in view Of threatened
Also be reminded that Democracy's most Wig
orous and successful defender, the redoubt-
able Andrsw Jackson, in his day proclaimed
longs the spoils." There is nothing in the
caESsr Of this great man to show that he
ever followed mistaken policy.
Therefore, We mead not hesitate to accept
him in the practical things Of party politics
IDEAL
not taken his second papers. wish you
would Immediately advise me, giving his full
name and address, in order that 1 may make
e. record of the same in book to be kept by
me for that purpose.
II We would be successful in restoring to
public fayor the party of the unterrlhed,
thereby benefting the whole people,, we
must sink all feuds, personal and factiona
differences. emitting all reference to past diff
ferences. and without hesitancy support the
party's candidate In every instance. Party
fealty means nothing If not that party man
must vote his party ticket. If, Therefore one be
party man he is morally bound to support
and further his party organization.
ton will give its first annual banquet at the
Ryan hotel on Tuesday, Feb. IA. l under
stand that 1t Is the intention of the commit
tee on banQuets to arrange the tables by
wards, giving preference according to the
number Of tickets taken by each ward; and
sincerely hope that the Sixth ward will be
represented.
II we are faithful to the new organization,
there can be no doubt that out of the chaos
caused by successive check, defeat, rout and
disaster will emerge ~ Democratic party
stronger than ever and to this end it Is
that 1 exhort you to take and help.