The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-08-30
ORGANIZATION EsSENIIAL TO sUc-
cEes

ISOLATION of which depends the vel
fare, .appiness and prosperity Of the
nation, the LEADER would earnestly
appeal to every lover Of liberty to put
on tb4 srmor Of battle and make ready
TO re spond to the call Of duty.
The perfect harmony chsracterizing
the national Democratic convention at
Kansas City more strongly pressges
victory in November than any other
omen could. This should encourage
and give stimulus to yet greater effort
aud tireless endeavor. What is now
wanting 70 insure victory is orgauiza-
ton, thorough and intelligent organ
ization, from precinct and ward up to
township, county and district organi-
cations, This and only this can make
assurances doubly sure and take defeat
from the list Of possibilities.
Victory is not to be achieved without
a struggie-a struggle against q cun-
ming, powerful and unscrupulous ad-
versary, in league with corporate
wealth, trusts and inperialists, banded
together in an unholy alliance u place
uoder contribution the industries Of
the country and make slaves Of Amer
lean freemen. Mighty are the forces
against us, unlimited their means, and
flushed now are they with their ma
tional success in '96. But this is no
cause for dismay American manhood
is stronger than all these when frater-
nally arrayed in the cause Of liberty.
As fusionists we should be alert. In
organization there is union; in union
there is strength, and through stTeng h
cometh victory. Through organization
alone can we attain that union and
harmony that makes success pot tsible
in politics. Without organization there
is weakness, confusion, perhaps dis
cord and strife, and possibly defeat.
Without organization a ma jority even
may be defeated.
Through the lack of thorough or
ganization the Democratic party was
defeated in 1895, for it is firm in the
conviction of those best able to judge
that majority Of the voters believed
in the principles of the Chicago plat
form and favor the election Of the
Democratic candidates.
While the national commit zee did all
that was possible during the campaign,
our party was an unframed host, and
therefore unable to register their will
at the ballot box, or, after it was reg
istered to see that it was counted. The
frauds that were committed, could not
have in most instances, been perpetra-
ted had there been an active and alert
organization to guard against them.
The strength of the Republican party
lies in its wonderful organization, held
together it is true by the cohesive
power Of public plunder and kept re
cruited by the employ Of small
army Of shrewd meu whose special
duty it is to attend to the details that
are necessary to win political fights.
! Fusionists have no fund for such pur-
pose, and therefore, we should give the
more earnest need to organization that
volunteers may be secured TO perform
the necessary work.
To consummste organiz alton, aud
with il unity of purpose and action, is
the great desideratum that al Demo
drats should labor to attain.
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! the study of fundamental principles
and disseminate literature;the country
should be strewn with documents; tai
euted men should be encouraged TO
write and speak upon the true princi-
plies of our government, and be made
full Y to know and appreciate their
rights and duties
Itisthe desire and duty and purpose
OF the LEADER to aid any and all eff
| forts in this work, in the firm coDvic~
tion that the battle OF the century is
upon us. Volunteers in this work
will find their re ward in the conscious
ness of duty done; that they never fal-
tere6 in the struggle to hard down TO
DC .er!ty the blessings of free gov
eminent. While we of Oklahoma are
aebarred from casting vote for the
! next Democratic president, we at least
/ can ala br moral support and show
the stuff that is in us by redeerning
the territory from Republican mis-
| rule.