The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-10-26
YALE. County. OCTOBER 20, 1900.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
YALE, MICH
SECURITY FOR DEPosIToRS. $40. 900
Patronize Solid Home Institution.
Interest on Time Deposits.
All Business Confidential.
Il. II. NOBLE, Pres.
JAMES MCCOLL Vice-Pres.
Il. II. FEAD, Cashier.
DirectOrs:-B II. Noble. James McColl, E. II.
Fead H. 4. Beard. b. McNulty.
EIRST NATIONAL BANK,
Political Pick-ups.

A politician who goes out for votes
these days with only one kind of bait
in his can, will not have mental COL
lapse caused by his efforts to count the
catch.
A vote for Mckinley and the entire
republican ticket, both in the state and
county, is vote for the same unpre-
cedented prosperity to continue for
four years to come.
Do you indorse the administration of
VIM. Mckinley? Then write that en-
dorsement at the polls and help con-
tinue the party in power which has
made his administration possible.
Your neighbor may be loyal re-
publican, but the distance to the polls
from his home and return may be
several miles. Perhaps he is old, and
having no time of his own, may con-
clude not to come out on election day.
In either of these cases, see to it that
he has seat in your buggy and ride
to and from the polls.
If you are not yet registered voter
in your precinct, see that your name
is placed upon the list. Perhaps you
know of other republicans who are not
yet registered. See that they are. The
Board of Registration meets on Satur-
day, November 3, and all unregistered
voters must register, or cause their
names to be registered at that time.
1t sometimes happens that a man
who always votes the &. o. p. ticket
loses interest by isolation from repub-
lican neighbors, or whose work is press
ing him, and he thinks he will not
take the time or trouble to come to
the polls. Such instances are real; but
If there should be one such living near
you, use your influence to arouse his
interest in the issues of the campaign.
If his work should be really pressing
turn in and give him friendly lift
that he may not miss voting on the
side of victory.
Betting on election results is simply
the emphatic way of expressing conf
dence in the winning chances of the
side we prefer. AS such it may infiu-
ence weaker men who are not and
cannot be strongly anchored on any
side. 1t is a practice used for this
purpose, more than gain, and though
it may be game of bluff, and to sem
sible men seem silly, yet it is a power
which we shall recognize. Bluff is no
argument nor persuasion, yet 1t is more
likely that, with certain class, it
makes or unmakes more votes for the
party than all the argument and ora
tory we can use. Wind is very light
thing, yet wind sometimes does won-
ders.
The nominees, on the Republican
ticket for Office in st. Clair county had
their names placed there because in
the judgment of the convention they
were men worthy of support at the
polls by every member of the party.
But this was. not the most weighty
reason why their names appear upon
the ticket. 1t is fact, so to speak, a
great and pleasing fact. But the
prime reason why these men were
named for official position lies in their
character and qualifications for such
official duties. No man is able to
point out man upon the ticket who
would not, both in ability and integ-
rity of purpose, fulfil wei! the duties
of the office for which he is candi-
date. That ticket elected means that
st. Clair county shall haye good and
able set of servants for the next Of
ticlal term.
As a loyal Republican you have
duties to perform aside from coming
to the polls and depositing your ballot.
There are young men who have never
vet voted, and who this fall will cast
their first vote. You ought to see to
it that the names of all such known to
you are placed upon the register.
There may be other young men, who
though born in a foreign land, haye
become of age in this. All these need
as to their needs and the
process by which they may become
full citizens and qualified voters. 1t
is the duty of all republicans knowing
such youngmen, to properly report their
cases to the township committee, that
the matter may be attended to at once.
There may be other voters who have
recently moved into the precinct, and
1t should be seen to that in all such
cases they are registered and prepared
to loyalty exercise the inherent right
of franchise, which is the duty of
every citizen.