Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-09-04
GER A fuLL nEeIsrRA1IoN.

MhA a ~ LII AALMNNA ia AAVNs
In the coming election In this State
there Will be several new and import.
ant conditions presented TO the voters
~ 10 the modus operandl Of casting
ballote for ofiioers. Preparatory there.
for registration has been provided by
which every oloolor, male and female,
Il to be onlclslly enrolled, that tho
aims Of the law oan be carried cut.
THIS registration Will commence on
tho l5ih instant.
Connected With this matter lisa auty
which every citizen owes to the State
and 10 himself or horself--ihato Of being
named on tue registration lis,. There
may DO some men who arc cafolots
about voting; aud perhaps there are
tomo women who DO not care much
about tho suffrage, who also feel that
the maller Of REGISTRATION should not
be- attended 10, II there are any Of that
kind II IA 10 DO hoped thst they
viii give the item Of their obligation
10 the State some consideration, and
come to realize that the duty Of every
citizen Ia TO honor the law. Il 10 re-
quirod by statute that qualified voters
be registered; the purpoio Of the law IL
TO have tho namo Of every citizen ON
the registration lioL And no. matter
whether they vote or mot, olllzens are
In duty bound 10 take every step neces-
aary to carry out that purpose. Il isa
legal M well M moral duty for every
citizen 10 assume position 10 exercise
every privilege conferred 10 this gov.
ernmcnl; patriotism 10 the govern.
mcnt requires IT, Even though the
privilege may not DO exercised, the
qualification therefor IL n responsible.
" none should shirk.
No doubt tho registry officers will
do nll they can to obtain
full registration OF voters. In
doing 70 they must ask grea: many
questions stipulated In the law. They
are not authorized to 20 further and to
require any Information not demanded
by the statute. But the latter 10 far.
reaching, and makes OF cillzons a great
many inquiries that some persons may
not feel inclined 10 respond to In
courteous manner Yet tho law
does not 70 beyond the bounds
Of pfopr.ely Tor the end sought.
Hence, when questions ~ u age, ma
livlty, residence. etc., are put by the
registrars, II IL 10 be hoped that oil
oillzens, irrespective Of sex or politics,
viii remember that these officers are
merely performing their duties; that
the information they ask IL Ia tho
Interest Of good government and not to
interfere with private mallers; and that
Il should BIO oheeffilly given in the
spirit OF harmony and sustaining the
law.
In whatever questions may arise 90
to registration Il lisa primary quallfca-
ton tor registry sgonls that they be
courteous t. an. la their ofiielal
capacity they afe acting as servants Of
the publlc, not As masleu or diotatoIs;
aud u n GegIsIfation oficor ~ polite
asd alsble In his manner no will al
once dlsnrm any person who may
present nu opposite Characteristic AZ an
obstacle 10 bis path, but tho citizens
should have a care further than TO
register when the agent nuds them; n
from any cause they are missed they
SHOULD make ii their business not TO
have their names omitted from the
registration list. In this State tbs
llils for the coming election ougsI to
embrace every qualified name.