The Pensacola journal., 1906-05-01
Small Percentage of Registered
Voters Have PVid.
OUT OF A TOTAL VOTING PoPU-
LATION oF OVER THREE
THOUSAND ONLY NINE HUN
DRED HAVE PAID POLL TAX
LIST OF NOMINATIONS TO BE
MADE.
Have you paid your poll tax?

Have you paid your poll tax?
The great battle Of ballots fof
state and county Offices will take
place on May Is, and the law pro-
vides that poll tax must be paid ten
days proceeding the election.
In view of the law ana its strong
arm there is nothing left Tor those
who have not paid their poll tax, but
to do so before County Tax Collee-
tor Roberts closes his Office May, 4,
Friday evening.
Escambia cunty has over 5000
registered vOtens and the pitiful total
OF 900 represents the entire total
tnat has paid poll tax for 1905. Just
think of how persons neglect this
important matter. A question that
in the minds of those who love pure,
free and honest government, is one
of the most essential factors to at
tain such ends One dollar per an
rum is all that is necessary to Sc
cure a receipt for a poll tax which
gives every man a right to vote,
provided of course he is otherwise in
every way qualified.
Offices to Fill.
In the democratic primary which
takes place May 10 candidates for
nominations for congress two rail-
road commissioners. two justices OF
the supreme court, state senator,
representatives in the legislature, tax
collector, assessor county treasurer,
supervisor OF registration, members
of the county school board, justice OF
the peace, county commissioners
chairman of the county democratic
executive committee, secretary Of th5
county democratic executive COM
mittee and members of the same
cOmmitte will be voted for. The
payment OF the poll tax is one OF
the pmain prerequisites for the
qualifications for a person to vote.
In fact unless the poll tax is paid
ten days before the primary, those
who fail to do 50 disfranchise them
selves. The old phrase Il forgot
will not cut any figure with the SUI
pervisors and clerks of election
when a person comes to the polling
bOOth to vote. If his name is not
on the poll tax list as having paid or
ho fails TO produce a receipt for his
POLL tax. in the event his name is
not on the list he can not vote and
that is all there is to the matter.
Duty to Vote.
Such refOTmers, as Governor Folk,
Of Missouri, Mayor John Weaver, OF
Philadelphia. Mayor POlla Wells, Of
St Louis, Governor Johnson Of Min
resota, and Senator LaFOIlette, Of
Wisconsin in their public speeches
have stated that it Is the duty OF
every American citizen to qualify
himself in order 10 take part in all
elections. They refer TO those who
neglect to take advantages Of the
right of suffrage as persons who
have no right to complain, when on
Gals are elected contrary to their
wishes. The authority and right To
participate in the coming primary
IS EXTENDED to every white democrat
who is qualified to exercise the
right Of suffrage. This can only be
done by registering, paying the poll
tax and complying with the election
laws in every particular.
Don't neglect to pay your poll tax.
Friday, May 4, will be the last day
and there are over two thousand
voters, according to figures who have
EOt complied with the law. Pay your
TOll tax.