Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-11-02
Vote!

In a few days the free, independent
voters of our land will have the oppor-
tunity of casting their ballots and elect
ing officers and agents to serve them
Tor the coming two years.
Will our people go to the polls to votes
There ought not to be any question
about this.
As every citizen shares in the bene-
fits of good government and economy
of administration, so is it his duty to go
to the polls and vote. For by this act
alone can he make his views legally
known, and make his voice in public
affairs felt.
If he be careless, and listless, and
empid, and unconcerned, and refrains
firm voting, from expressing his opin-
lois and wishes at the ballot box, he
theeby tacitly expresses his assent to
whtever measures, whatever officers
othts may choose to elect and adopt.
Maybe does more: he turns his back
ilege nd the most dearly cherished
right Dan American right
and prsilege for which our fathers
fOught-he right to vote, the right to
elect ourown officers; in short, the
right to goern ourselves.
1t is onlya few years since the peo-
pie of our tate were stirred with an
ger and exceed almost to the point Of
revolution b. test oaths and disfran-
chising laws which prevented many
citizens from wing. Do you remem-
Der this? The truggle was hot and
exciting to overhrow that tyrannical
measure and ressre the right to every
citizen to vote. lit not a shame and
a disgrace, then, ster the right has
been regained, thai any man fit and
worthy to enjoy the privileges of free
government should oddly and indiffer-
emily and careiessly .tay away from
the polls on election d'y and refuse to
vote? Do you not knsv that "eternal
vigilance is the price oflberty?n
Vigilance implies affection to ones
duty. Duty to ones country is the
highest of all responsibility. deyolying
upon a patriot, and that d,ty cannot
be shirked hOnorably; it can1ot be neg
Iected without inflicting Wong upon
society, upon posterity, upon your
selves.
"Vote early and vote often"is an old
exbortation, not literally to be followed:
but vote eariy-above all things, vote,
On no account stay away from the POLLS.
The approaching election is, in many
respects, an important one. Every
friend of Mr.. Clardy, every friend OIL
liberty, of good and economical gov
eminent, should see to it that he re- |
ceives every vote in the District which |
it may be possible to poll for him aud
the principles he represents. Do not
rest content with the expectation that
he will be elected anyway, that Others
will go and elect him if you stay away.
1t is your duty to go and vote and roll
up such rousing majority as will be
pride to our District and compliment
to q man who has so faithfully dis
charged his duties at Washington dur
ing the last four years.
Then, too, we have an exceptionally
good county ticket, and we should see
to it that it Is elected triumphantly.
In Mr.. Foley for Representative we
have ayoung man of fine address, good
education and fair ability. In w. r.
Edgar, Esq. for Prosecuting Attorney,
we have o well tried officer aud one of
the most efficient prosecuting officers
in the State. In Isaac q. Whitworth,
for Treasurer, the ticket is strengthen
I'd by one of the best business i'm the
State. In Mr.. Holloman for Presiding
Justice of the County Court, we have