Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-08-11
To the Voters Of Shenandoah
County,

The complaint is general that voters
will not take the interest in matters of
government that they do take in other
matters of no greater vital impor-
lance to their welfare. Perhaps, the
readist explanation is found in the
| fact that they do not realize that this
political institution, called goverern-
ment, is literal pouper without pen
ny to carry on its operations save as
funds are exacted by taxation from
the pockets of the people to meet its
operating expenses.
Let the people once realize that this
great political agency for making and
administering our laws is an affair
that they own and must maintain by
taxation one can doubt that popular
interest will be aroused.
All men know that more is needed
to make banking, merchandising and
farming success than simply en-
|,ploying men and then putting them in
charge of these businesses. We must,
in addition. constantly supervise and
demand an honest accounting of our
employees; just as it is in affairs of
government.
If we select our political agents and
send them to their tasks and fail TO
keep tab oil their conduct and to de-
mand of them an accounting of their
stewardship, we can, in reason, ex-
pect only what uni versal experience
teaches, viz: the unsatisfactory re-
suit of neglect and oftimes, sacrifice
through corruption and treaehery of
the peoples dearest and most vital
interests.
Let US deceive ourselves no longer.
We can only get what wisdom and
Justice demand, we should have by
knowing our rights and then daring
to demand them az the point of an
awakened supervision of our en-
lployees.
| Again, we must remember that a
delegate is only one man and often
| times, knows no more of the public
| reeds than the average coed citizen
lof his county.
| Let every voter who feels within
him that he has some idea which, if
crystallized with legislation will con-
tribute to the public welfare, give the
public the beuefit of such i6ea and,
thus, help to develop public opinion
founded in wisdom and the public
weal and, then, demand of our legis-
lature the embcdime Mt of This enlight-
eminent into statutory regulation.
/ A public flee is public trust A
public official is public trustee and
a good sitizen is man who is willing
to use as much of his time and inteli-
gence as will be necessary to deter
mine upon competent men for the
various offices. My fellow citizens, l
am the Democratic candidate for the
House of Delegates from Shenandoah
county.
If. upon widest irquiry,you can find
reason, to believe me possessing the
requisite qualifications as delegate
from our county, l shall greatly ap-
preciate your Intelligent and active
support l can offer you no superior
| qualifications, for the discharge OF
the duties of this Office based on lopg
Experience or the gift of natural states
manship.
do offer you heartfelt sympathy
for the hardships of the pi oducing
classes in not getting "fair deal" at
the hands of our various legislatures.
With all becoming modesty, offer
! you the fruits of an honest endeavor
to give you such legislation as you,
one and all, may, in justice and fair
play, demand and to this end, | in
woke the aid of your highest wisdom
| and more mature thought.
Respectfully submitted,
r., S. Dor DEN.