The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-10-30
THE OFFICIAL BALLOT AND
HOW TO VOTE IT.

IOunQ DIT every poHlIiS PidC0 oll lAle
morning of November 8, as printed and
distributed at the expense of the State
is not unlike the official ballots of the
past
The Rooster is the emblem of the
Democratic party; the Elephant is the
Republican; the Hands Clasped the So
cialist; and the Scales the Independent
In the November election in Louis
lana the contestants are the Democrats
and the Republicans for congressman.
At this election there will be elected
in this judicial district an associate jus
tice of the Supreme Court; in the
Fourth district a congressman; in Cad
do parish a judge of the District Court
and in Shreveport FIVE members of the
Commission Form of Government.
At the head of the ticket will appear
the emblem Of each party having candi-
dates.
Under the Rooster will appear the
names of the candidates for associate
justice, for congressman, for judge of
the District Court of Caddo; then fol-
lowing will be The names of the candi-
dates for the Government by Commits
sion.
If the voter would vote for all these
candidates he may express his wish by
stamping or cross marking the Roster ;
but if he would vote for some of the
candidates he must not stamp the Roos-
fer, but should stamp or cross-mark with
pen or pencil the blank opposite the can
didates for whom he would vote
This same rule will apply in voting
for the amendments.
On the ticket each proposition is
plainly stipulated.
For instance, the voter who would
vote for must stamp or cross-mark
the blank to the right Of the ticket and
let alone the other blank which is
against"
If the two blanks are stamped or
cross-marked, such vote on such ques-
ton win not be counted, as it would fail
to indicate clearly the choice of the
voter by whom it is cast.
IF the voter is disinclined to vote for
or agirlst any of the amendments, he
will LET them alone and not mark or
stamp either of them.
At the November 8 election there will
be submitted for approval or rejection
fifteen amendments TO the Constitution.
The Caucasian in its several issues
has sfriven to make plain, without bias
or prejudice. the effects of each amend
nlent if adopted, and has pronounced its.
views for and against in that spirit
Of candor which it has never failed to
pursue IN all public issues, especially in
volvsng the welfare Of the people.
There are those who are telling the
people that to vote against the amend
ments is net progressive, and that if
you arc Interested IN Louisiana You
must vote for the Panama Exposition
tax, without advancing a single plaus-
ible argument or giving a solitary sub
stantial reasoa for such advocacy. How
ever, the Caucasian would not presume
to dictate or force its opinion or its
views on others, and what it has already
said in explanation of the amendments
and it will say IS simply advisory.
Let no sensible voter be misled BY any
term Of discredit, such as being "a back
number Or not being progressive i'll
he should vote against one or all of the
amendments.
AS reported from Baton Rouge the
amendments are TO appear on the official
ballot b the order following
Amendment Proposition to levy
and collect a tax in the parish Of Or
leans of SIS of one mill and a tax of 3-8
of one mill in the interest Of tie Pan
anna Exposition. In case no exposition
is held IN New Orleans the funds col
lected shall so to the parishes in the
proportion 10 the amount collected toll
the construction OF good roads.
There IS no warrant to justify fheI
proposed transfer of The tax, If voted I
for the Panama Exposition. to the good
roads. Is misleading and vicious
and is submitted as an inducemenf to-
secure the approval of the people Of the
country there is no exposition atl
New Orleans this tax should become
null and void o vote forsit would en-