The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1906-10-26
The Duty Of
Republicans,

| ll1c republicans, and all voters tor
that matter, have a duty to perform on
the 9th of next month of the greatest
Importance to Mclean county and the
Missouri slope The fact should not be
lost sight Of thai at the forthcoming
session of the legislature the rcappor-
tonn,cnt of the state comes up and
while this apportionmcnt is supposed to
be made on the last census the size of
the vote in the western part of the state,
in the slope counties. will have mucl,
weight and influence in determining the
matter.
! The real battle for The various offices
was fought in the primaries and the
November election is but a ratification
Of the result of the conflict in June.
! Nevertheless the responsibility OF the
vo.cr is even greater now than at the
| primaries, for upon the result next
,mont!, viii! largely hinge the power and
prestige CT Mclean county in the party
| and state councils OF the future I, is
| important that every voter should cxer
else his right OF franchise Hundreds
of new settlers will not have been in
the state long enough, TO have gained
the franchise and that this great clc-
mci1t may at least be partially repre-
scented iii the future il is imperative that
these who have the right to vote now
exercise that privilege.
The Legislative district OF which Nc
Lean is the senior county, now has fully
5000 voters, and yet she is represented
i'll the Legislature by only one senator
and two representatives. Let us conf
pare this vote with the vote cast in
some of the other Legislative districts
at the last election.
The county of Pcmbina has two
senator's and six representatives on a
total vote of about $500
| Walsh county has two senators and
six representatives OH a vote of 3O75.
The county of Grand Forks has a
total vote of 5000 and she has three
, senator's and eight representatives.
. Cass county cast about 4500 votes
and she has three senator's and nine
representatives. --,-,.,,s ..y......s1,
Just think of the Mclean county
district with 500 more voters than Cass
with only one senator and two repre-
scntatives as compared with three sena-
tors and nine representatives.
Il Do the voters of this district under
stand what this difference in representa-
ton means? 1t means that this dis
trict is exercising less than one-tlmrd
of the influence it is rightfully entitled
to-
i; The coming legislature will make a
new apportionment. 1t is urgent that
the returns from this district show a
comparatively full vote to emphasize the
fact Of our supremacy-of our right to
three times the representation we now
have.
i The republican nominees are also en-
titled to the full support of the party
l
and the county ticket arc made up of
thoroughly representative citizens, sell
ected under the primary system and it
, is the duty of all good citizens to ratify
the action taken by the people at the
primaries.
In the Red River valley region the
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of the state and its rapid increase ii,
population, wealth and influence is being
kcenly felt and the effort is being made
in that section to bring out a full vote
witt, a view of ncutralizing as far as
possible the growing prestige of the
western counties. A systematic effort is
being made in every precinct to get the
voters out and the fact that in many
western counties there is no opposition
tickets gives hope to those Red River
valley leaders that we of the Missouri
Slope and western part of the state will
not cast large vote, in which event the
returns will be used i'll the legislature
i to discredit Our claims of increase in
population.
1t is not asking too mitch of the mer-
chant, the farmer and the professional
man to devote just little time-just a
little effort--to their own interest. and
certainly if ever there was time when
organization and ACTIVITY should be dis
played it is now. Let every citizen who
reads this take the matter up with his
ncighbor and by concert of action obtain
for this district its proper standing and
influence. Let us see to it that every
voter does his duty from now until elec-
ton and on election day.
A special appeal is made to the
younger element-the first voters-to
those who are just establishing them
, selves in business, the upbuilding Of
towns and the industrial development o.
the Missouri Slope,-to those who must
. take the place of the older leaders ant
carry c.. The political battles and rear
Tie political rewards of the future: