Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-03-10
WHAT Is A CITIzENq


Well. according to Webster's die
tionary: having the qualities of a
citizen.
If the citizens of the United States
should not be free and happy, the
fault will be entirely their own
Washington.
Now. according to the foregoing
the foult must certainly be with the
present arrangement of the voter.
When ! say voter. do not say citi-
zen. By representative government.
which is NO government by the peo-
ple,' We are but the tools of repre-
sentatives, and must be governed by
laws made. not by the people or
voters, but by men that are politi-
clans by trade for what they can get
out OF It; consequently the qualities
the the highest bids from the enc
mics Of corporation capitalists. Now
II what have said In the Majority
OF our present officials is not true,
get your memorandum and get the
opinions of one hundred men on this
question. AS matter of fact. work.
ingmen in general assert that they
vote as they think best for them
selves. Mistaken again. They vote
for that which is best for the man
seeking Office. as to him it means the
position which. as representative,
enables him to sell his voting power
to whatever interest means most to
his bank account. How about YOU
Mister Voter, after voting? Under
the present system you are a voter,
but not a law maker; not citizen
Well, certainly you are joke.
Now, since. it Is in your power to
become a citizen, why not? Though
the fault. as Washington said, be
your own, it is strange that the words
of the father of our country, as he is
called-it' is mystery why he did
not educate his children to under
stand this question. Can you guess :?
know present arrangements keep
the most of US guessing. Well,
think can answer the question. We
have those that do, in a business
sense and those that do all things
in a working sense, and if those that
do all work in sense would know
this question they that do not worn
would simply have to do their part
of the work or starve; and to think
that we should learn something
about this. question in a business
sense would be against representa-
tive government.
Now 1 hope through this writing
some one will see something of in
terest to himself. as we voters GER
tainly must have some means by
which we can at least become cit
liens in the much boosted Land of
the Free and Home of the Slave.
For the benefit of some that are
not familiar with Webster's diction-
airy, l will give the definition of
what is q representative: In legis-
1ature, or other business. an agent,
deputy, or substitute. who, acts as a
whole for the voters. disfranchising
all but himself.
Lawyer Law makers knowing more
Of the voters wants than the voter
genarally knows himself. also a rep
resentative of those that pay most,
facts, but the truth, nevertheless. as
demonstrated by their willingness to
perpetuate the present arrangement.
Now, dear reader, have made
plain to you what you are as citi-
zen. Pardon me, but for your sake
and for the sake of your posterity,
vote for a party that holds its candi-
dates for efi1ce under written agree
ment to abolish representative gov
eminent and establish a government
by the majority of the people. and
become a true CITIZEN free man,
free woman; one for all and all for
one, thereby bringing happiness, COM
fort and Joy that knows no end to all
the useful people of this grand world.
Yours for the. revolution, -
1EO. RENKAUF. =
Bellaire, o.