The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1900-11-09
We Want a L:.vi1y rg nism-


With the approach of every great
political contest in this country men
have gone up and down The land ex-
horting you to organize, ORGANIZE Ok
CAME Un es you fe. t keen in
terest In the issues to b. decided, they
might as well have been beating the
air with a a iii. AUD even If you did
feel interest enough II the quito )ins to
be anxious to Sc. your party succeed
you have doubtless felt that organ
ization was much less important than
these eAhorters claimed. and WON
dered why you and other men couli
not just go quietly to the pc IS ON
ection day AMI vote your fellows in,
without all the tomfoolcry OF political
clubs. torchlisht para les, I'D endless
speeches TO msn, all but the smallest
fraction of whom were as ilnpervious
to opposing argument Is a duck is to
water.
Never fear; am not going TO At.
tempt TO controv.rt these ide.s with
sny OF the stereotyped argument
for organization. You all know
how much stronger an ARMY is
OF all that could b. said to de monstrate
the superiority of discipline ov.r DIS
order. There is something. however,
better than organization, though il
will not render that unnecessary. T
mean what will perhaps best Do I'M
derstood if call it enthusiasm A
human cldaver is a wonderfully or
gan "a piece of 5 physical mech
anism Every nerve and artery
and muscle, every bone ana
sinew and tendon in its plac.. and
perfect y adapted to the ends it was
intended to subserve. Bat with 1ut
the power Of life, the boIy is only "a
useless, an slightly, an offensive
piec. of carrion, rapidly con.ng
dangerous aad deadly. Well, the
finest political organization, without
the life and soul of earnest GOV c.ion
ON the part of its me nber,, is No bet
ter thai corpse. Politicians who
work only on tn. lover levels aid
seek party success, only or chiefly tnut
IL may help them to power All pelf,
are always inclined to put the body b -
fore the soul, to insist upon MIA
ton rather than Devotion o .rliclpl,.
1t is The slfer an for then M,raI
enthusiasm is som thing that cant
always be kept within reas ,na Die
bounds. 1t is liable to upset pans
and defeat schemes 1t MAJ ours, all
barriers, and deya tate like tioo or
scorch like q fire. But l set out to
ind cate how eH*husiasln is developed;
how it springs from beginnings as
small as u grain of mu ,tard Q |, anil
yet grows until it bscomss u spread.
ing tree reaching up to heaven. A
noble thought, an uase ii al aspira-
ton for human welfare a Uses IN
some breast It is communicated to
others Esch,new convert to the idea
becomes . thcught center from watch
rnit.Ats su@Hastions OF 1b0t to bo
acoomplishs4tiong that line. Tsess
thought wexPs are rsd..cted and r..
reflected. Every new iuind IN wnicn
they dnd lodsm.ns bec01p IS a zcenter
of foress AL .as power, of tho idea
grows. not in proportion 81 the IAN.
GERS who accept.it, bat mu.tip led as
each new factor affects all the rest.
The progression is not -2rlthmeticai
out geometrIcaL The light does not
spread in Hue nor . plan. merely,
but upwai DIS, downward, AMI 10 D.,
Organization will come fast
enough, When the spiritual forces
stir human souls, but it can never |
take the place of those forces "Wh.re |
y mans treasure il, th.re viii MS
heart be as1," is tire declar-
alton Of the o. bic. Is it not
tqla;ly true That VIII ere a m ms heart |
IS there will hi; Measure o.? Let
aim come under tho influence uf
An irresistible wilton; let hun
not on.y app:eh.nd the truths |
that are esSeut,a. to h salvation
from industria, i .very, bat iet tuem
,e,ze hoii OF hi.n, 81 sway min a,
Inc wind sway. cae furss-. anu ~
will pour ouS his substance hike water
10 promote the oucOmlLg IF t.,r k.ng-
tom of brotaernooI AID .ove amoas
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