Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1911-12-21
WANTS SOM ETHING DONE
Strong and Timely Letter from
Robert Is. Kirkland.

Inc fOllOW1nB letter was written by
r. b. Kirkland, of jefferson, and ad-
dressed to Joseph e. Davies, national
democratic committeeman for Wiscon-
sin:
My dear friend
cannot sit idle. | am uneasy. |
want to be doing something. | want to
see something being done, and some
thing done
Organization and thorough organi-
cation, is imperative. Organization to
to be perfected mnst in every county Of
the state have its initiative in the coun-
ty committee, which is the party
machinery. We all know that, as II
rule, county committees are slow to
act and need prodding to bring them to
realization of what their position
demands of them. Such committees
usually defer action until the last hour
when it il too late to accomplish that,
whichif done to day would be effec
tive. In politics, AZ in the affairs
of every day life, Never put off
until to morrow that which can be
done to day" "Procrastination is the
thief of time"
During the long winter days now
upon us much can be done towards the
perfection of thorough organization,
If the county committees, through the
central committee, will but do their
duty. suggest that the chairman of
the state central committee address a let
ter to the chairman of each county com
mittee, asking that he, the chairman of
each county committee call thee ommit
tee of which he is the head to meet in
executive session some time during the
month of December or January, there
and then to confer together and formu-
late plans and devise ways and means
for perfecting at once a thorough organ
iZaton in his county, and that he invite
to take part in such meeting representa-
| tive democrats from different sections
of his county. Organization is more
/
counties during the winter months
when the farmers can give to it that at
tention which they cannot bestow upon
it during hay time and harvest. Every
voter in every election precinct should
be tabulated with his politics, his
nationality, etc, etc,
1t takes some time to make a thor
ough and complete poll, but during the
winter months this can be easily
accomplished These poll lists when
completed should be preserved in tripl
cate one for the use of the state cen
trail committee, one for the use of the
county committee, and one for the use
of the precinct chairman. The pre-
cinct chairman from time to time
should correct their lists by striking
out the names of those who may re-
move from the precinct and by adding
the names Of such rs may come into
the district, and 50 forth, thereby keep
ing the lists complete and accurate to
date. Such corrections rs made from
time to time should be reported 10y the
precinct chairman to the county chair
man and by him or his secretary to the
central committee. Thus foundation
for thorough organization would be
complete.
During the winter months the coun-
ty committee should see to it that small
! informal meetings or gatherings are
held in the different precincts and this
especially in the farming districts, for
the purpose Of educating the voters in
relation to to the new ballot system
and at the same time talk with the
people ON other subjects of interest,
These meetings during the winter |
) would not make public meetings but
simply social democratic gatherings al
9 some house, farm house for instance
where twenty or thirty might be in
vited to take part in little social dis
cussion. BY doing this interest is
aroused and kept mp and it would not
be long before the democratic voters
. would be, by such action. thoroughly
4 aroused and alive to their duties rs
a democrats.
There is much more along this lin,