The Saint Paul globe., 1904-09-17
ESTABLISH WESTERN HEAD
QUARTERS

QUARTERS
In the interest of party success, and
speaking for the great body of Demo-
Gratis in the West and Northwest, T h e
G o b urges upon the national DEM
ocratic committee the propriety and the
necessity of establishing Western
headquarters-pre in Chicago.
This course is most advisable and it
should be taken at once.
We ask this as matter of policy and
as a plain business necessity. Repub-
licans are attempting to make capital
of the fact that Judge Parker is per-
sonally identified with the East and
the false assertion that his advisers are
hopeless and neglectful of the West.
They are destined to discover their
mistake before they are through with
this campaign. Mr.. Taggart is about
as thorough and as competent man
as the West turns out; but local senti-
ment is always to be considered, and
the pride of section in recognition is
another fact of human nature that the
shrewd manager will recognize. There
fore the Chicago headquarters becomes
a matter of wise policy. .
1t is a business necessity as well.
This is big country, and national
election is a big undertaking. There is
no great business concern, operating
largely and dealing with millions of
men and thousands of agents scattered
over all the states of the Union, that
would dream of handling all it's trans
actions from a New York office.
Western branch with its resident man.
ager would be as much a part of it's
plan as would its Eastern headquar-
ters. The case of a party that appeals
to the electorate of the whole country
and must win by securing their cordial
cooperation everywhere is no different
The campaign in the West is to be
no makeshift and no perfunctory af-
fair. The Democratic party expects
many electoral votes from the West. II
is confident of carrying Indiana and
Wisconsin. 1t builds sound hopes upon
Illinois. 1t sees every days events
in Minnesota Frightening Democratic
skies with promise. 1t looks to Ne
braska for a Democratic majority. II
g.
ing California. 1t is certain to win ir
Montana and Colorado and Nevada. II
counts with reason upon the vote Of
Utah. And there is other good fighting
ground beyond the Alleghenies.
Now we do not deny that a cam
paign in this section could be handled
entirely from New. York, but we dc
deny that it can be done to the best
advantage. We assert that there viii
never be another national campaign
after this year by any party without
headquarters in the West as well as il
the East. 1t is necessary to keep the
managers in that close touch will
local sentiment, local needs and tha
quick shifting of the local storm centel
which must be watched and studied
and accommodated if a great battle i.
to .be won. 1t is essential to any cam
paign which follows, as every success
full campaign must follow hereafter, The
careful, minute, infinitely detailed anG
perfectly organized methods of every
great business undertaking that is eff
feeted upon national scale.
There are no objections worth con-
ing. The alleged division of directing
energy is imaginary. A great genera
does not lose his grip of the situation
or forfeit his sole command because h,
intrusts one of his divisions to a trust.
ed general. Without such subdivision
of command, indeed, it would be hope
less to wage warfare except in lillipu
tan way. There should be one head t.
the whole campaign-Judge Parker
There should be one commander in tn,
fleld-Hon. Thomas Taggart Their,
: should be a center of operations in tn,
East and another in the West, that thl
fight may go merrily on to victory
This is the suggestion of TIL e Clio b,
to the national committee, and it hope
that no time may be wasted by de
ferring a move at once SO desirable il
its strategy and So heartily acceptable
to the whole people.
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