Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-03
DUTIES OF THE HOUR,

This being the year when the elec-
ton f. held Tor President and Vice
President Of the United states an on
tlrely new registration Of voters Is re-
quied by the laws Of Utah Every cit
i2en OF the state should understand
this, and be sure to be newly registered
so as to be able to vote At the Novem-
Der election. The former registrations
are OF no avail for the future They are
numbered among the things Of the past
No new registration means no vote
this year either for presidential cleo
tors or for state or county officers. This
IS important to an the people Of Utah
The registration officers are not now
required to make house TO house visits
FOR registration purposes; the citizens
must go to the registry Office OF their
district and be registered anew. This
must be attended to on the days APP
pointed by law october II and i2 are
the first IN order, october IS comes
next and November / and 2 are the
last for the present year. These are
the only days when registration can be
legally attended TO. This should be i'm
pressed upon the minds OF all the cit
liens OF the state.
There Is great danger Of many oitl-
2ens losing their right to vote, through
not knowing Of this provision OF the
law or IN consequence OF negligence or
indifference. The workers In the re-
spcctlye political parties should be ac-
tive IN pressing this upon the attention
OF persons OF both sexes who have the
right 10 register There are many
Young men and women and some per-
sons who have lived here but Just suf-
flcent time who will be new voters
when registered They should be look
ed up and urged TO register as well as
the voters whose names are on the old
lists which have now become obsolete,
II Is duty that every American Ciil-
2en owes TO the country and TO the
state to use his or her Influence In be-
half OF good government This cannot
offectually be done without the use OF
the ballot And a ballot cannot be cast
IN Utah without previous registration
Every citizen. then whether native born
or Of either sex. naturall2ed, who has
resided here the statutory time, should
comply with the registration law and
thus be qualified to vote, Perfect free
dom In the exercise Of the elective fran
chise Is The right OF every registered
citizen. No one has authority 10 die
tate for whom It shall be used. We do
not believe there is anybody ln Utah
who lays claim 10 the right TO inter-
fere With the full liberty Of the citizen,
10 cast a ballot for such party or can-
didate as the voter chooses TO support
II there Is such pretender his as
sumption should be exposed lpsinua~
lions that undue influence Of that kind
is used does not count here, except
with the uulplormed and the credulous,
II is proper 10 urge citizens 10 do
their duty. II Is not lawful to compel
them by any kind Of force or otrer them
any wrong inducement TO perform that
duty The corrupt use Of money for
political purposes is one OF the great
evils Of the age. and whenever Il Is
discovered 81 should be exposed and
the criminals punished, whoever or
whatever they may be. The purity Of
elections is as necessary to the welfare
Of the nation as is the liberty OF It's
citizens We hone that both VIII be
maintained in this state during this
years registration and election
See to Il. you who have the authority
and the power that every citizen Of
proper age and residence Is instructed
about registration and the need OF US