Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-10-17


creans Though less spectacular. tho
obligation of a citizen to vote for
| good men and principles is as sacred
and as binding as the duty to render
military service in time of need.
As subject for Sunday reflection,
we suggest the foregoing.
Nc qualified voter can excuse him
self or herself for failure to vote on
the ground of Indifference to the re.
suit. good citizen has no right to
feel Indifferent about such things.
The future of this country may not
depend directly upon the result OF one
election. but each election counts In
shaping the destiny of state and ma
tion. Habit is not the result OF one
or two repetitions of good or bad ac-
tons. but the fruit of many such,
each of which played rs part and con-
tributed its share of influence. The
habit of the country is acquired
through years of government, good or
bad
II will not do for good citizens to
say that they will let the government
Of municipality. county and state run
at will and trust to times of great
crisis to prevent the country from 60
ing too far astray. 1t is their duty
to look after public matters at all
times remembering that short step
taking in a county election may make
necessary or unavoidable longer
one in the election of state officials
Upon the result of state election
may depend the policy of the nation
and its relation with all the other
powers in the world
Some good people seem at times to
think that they can achieve good re-
suits by making campaign demon
stratiou off to one side with no hope
whatever of electing their candidates.
There is no display of good citizen
ship In that. A good citizen should
strike where his blows will count and
not waste his strength in efforts to
which the enemies of good govern
ment are Indifferent.
The result of the coming county
election Involves the success of either
the Republican or the Democratic
ticket. A vote for anv other is a vote
thrown away. Good citizens who
would have their votes influence the
result must choose between these two.
II is our duty to do so.
Tho people of this county have suf-
fered long under the rule of the Dem
ocrats and Fusionists. Concerning
this there is no disputing Demo-
cratic rule in Arapahoe county has
been a scandal. There is not we'll
informed man In the city or county
The men engaged in the disreputable
work and responsible for 1t know that
1t is so, though, of course, they will
not admit 1t.
Shall this be continued? Shall the
men who control In county AFFAIRS and
are to blame for the shame that has
been brought upon the community be
permitted to remain in power? This
Is a question for good citizens-wo-
men as well as men--to answer.
They know that by electing the Re
publican ticket they can secure a
vast improvement upon the present
state of affairs in county matters. II
they do not vote this ticket they give
aid and comfort to the Democrats.
and Democracy in Arapahoe county
means shame and misrule. whatever
1t may mean anywhere else.
1t is for the people to decide which
party shall be entrusted with power.
1t is up to them. They know that
they will get the kind of government
they order on election day. Let them
remember also that those who re-
main away from the polls give half
vote to the opposition. To the extent
OF half vote they make the
bad element their agent In de-
determining the future character of
the county government.
For the acts of agent the principal
is esponsible.-Denver Republican.