The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1907-10-31
WHAT YOUR VOTE SHOULD DO.


history of any state is closing in Kentucky Next
Tuesday the will by their votes decide questions
which will make great difference with the future of
the state and the welfare of every person in it, Before
that important day comes it is well for every man to
think for moment of the principles which should decide
his vote.
n 0ote as trust given ~ tie whOle country TO each
in it. The country is not thing apart from US.
We part of it, so that the ballot is trust given
to each of US by the of The great men who
founded this believed that no one man was wise
enough to rule it, but that they could get the combn
ed wisdom OF the men of the nation they would have
safe rule govern by So they planned the system we
have, by which certain chosen to carry out
the ideas of the of the nation what is best for the
country. They expected every know that aCkat
best for HE nation sOiA in the long rum 6e6esf foyhf
and to vote according to what he believes will be best
for the country and not to try by the ballot with which
he is entrusted to gain some little temporary benefit for
himself or his friends
This is the main rule that should guide vote-that
should be cast for what the thinks will be best for
the whole country and not for himself alone With this
in mind the other rules appear easily
In the first place e 0Oe not be SolG The trust
of person is sacred "a would not sell out a
friend who had given him - how much less should
he sell out the interests of all the country men, women
and little chlldrenl And to 'sel out does not mean
only to exchange the vote for money One should not
vote for because he expects him to give Job or
do other favor-it would be selling" the vote Just
as certainly as if he took money.
In the second place. man should not let his feelfnes
control his 0oe If he knows that man whom he does
not like will be the best for office he should vote
for that best friend running against
him. He has right sell the good of the whole com
munity to his fondness for his friend In many other
ways man may have liking dislking for one Of
the candidates. but he should put aside and vofe fer
the man he thinks soiH make tie best o6fciaL
The things need most to remember, however, is
that Sh0Hid not 0ofc sOih party Because he has
formerly 5elongea 10 that party Parties are to help men
in getting together principles which they agree
aud to help in choosing men in whom many men trust
and shoud,not belong it this year unless he be-
leves the has nominated snd the principles it
stands for this year The fact that for thirty years
has believed in certain party does prove that
it is the party /oyhtm this yeay-he should kR0a0 ak the
party 9oaNks 10 40 evey time he casts a go SUPPORTING IT,
1t is difficult to decide a according to these
principles. man wants to vote for his friends he
to stand with the men he has stood with before
and be in the paryhe has been in BEFORE he wants to
vote for the thing which he thinks will help him most at
the minute. But he oouid do these things in his mi
business If friend had given him the care Of his
property goods or family would not let them
be hurt for sake of party friend personal gain
When thousands haze ef0eN him this trust should he
shOnla yoN be less careful and honorabe3