The Worthington advance., 1900-10-26


Ransom. s.
J. u. Sossl11 and NeIs Soren, sp.enl
sls = lslltt wlssk ,lk "a looking owe, l,,l,l
f. 1la1ds . ths north 81 d. / did
q - I'm what they think 81 81
count ~ thees.
IN informed that VIM. (ampbell
lbtolhsr q Mn. Wm. Parry, hes s,s:
Fsssdt!ed = lAstt. Il, elining adnissiou
fto the Goldisss' Home. For several So
ysar 1lr. osmpbsll has been. d, unable
e q much manual labor, and = one
[oe H. oountrys defend .hs sesral
eaatlsd toa oomto able home Ii hia
dssllning years.
Q. y. Fstrin and family left On FIi
day last for Sioux City where they
vii mais their home for the present
8 lesst II. Fsrrrin Il ID the employ
q the lailroad company, wtorkine ID
ons. of thair shops q Sioux CITY.
Ihsif many friends here viii wish
thsn wsll wherever their lot may IS
[oast. ...ss f53. 55..4.
Elsetion day will soon be hese, and
ws shali haveths prsvvilege 81 casting
oar vote for tho canlidstss Of our
choioe; for the mon whom Ne think
bet ftted todll tss several positions
g wnlsh they aspire. This privilege
of nyipg through our votes Who shall
esrve % . public oRcials is price
lsss. pesvilege, and ono that cannot be
exsrciled with too much care. And
~ when tho election is over and the
votes ans canvassed. it seems very
plain thae some Of the voters have not
voeed intslfigently, not just 90 they
wished to, perhaps. There are several
Esaeons for this. In tho first place,
at 2 presidential election there are col
many names on tho ticket and the
ticket is 80 large, that to many it is
somewhat bewildering. Another rea-
son Is that We vote this kind of .
ticket 60 seldom that we never be-
come familiar with it. Some voters
viii make the mistake Of, voting for
two or three three Republican Presi-
Dental Electors, and then voting for
. many Democratic Presidential cleo.
tors. 50 with Judges Of the Supreme
Court; II there are two or three to
eleet somo ssem to think that if they
vote Tor one Of them that is sufficient;
aud tho same with Railroad Comsis-
sionsrs. some. again, win vote for
tRo nsa ior the same Office With al
~ sae II thsse mistakes may be1
ayoided. 9upPoseI hsvs mace up my !
nil q ths4: the Rspubiiu.au ticket ID ail1
sih 4 a1 a at & = Il
st1ai ht from top % boitttan; then the |
! - : = - y y vssy simple. I find that
atoer tho name Of 60 Il candidate, is q /
word showing 70 which party he bel
bsaosg, Q Republican, "Democrat" |
hibitoaiss !" Than beginning 1t |
-he eop Of the ticket, / pass my !
hnges down the list and where
- I ind the word ..Repuhlican"
}na11e I GROSS in the square ~ on
|hesame nne; bsing careful not toI |
hip any marked .'Republican." II
ased not trouble myself about tbs |
aannesof ths candidates or The olRcet !
. be filed. When l gst to the bot
|om Of tho ticket, l shall have done |
what I purpoeed to do; I shall have
'otsd tho straight Republican ticket.
L ! wtsh to vote tho straight Demo
'ratie aekst, I viii take the same
,ourss, making tho cross in tho square
N thssame line with tho word "Dsmo-
nat. II wish 20 vote 4 mixed
|icket, ! shall need TO be 4 little more
'assful, q I shall need to select the|
names Of the candidates I wish 10 voAe
boe. Il ono would vote intellieently |
\ i highly important that he shoud
INFORM himself betose-hand, and know |
befoce b enters the polling booth just
Khioh candidates be intsnds to vote
boe; then let him keep cool and follow |
|he simple method indioated, md Isl
leed =. make no mistakes RosEsrI
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