Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-06
GOOD CITIZENSHIP.


 more than being a good ncighbor, good husband and father or an cnicrprising member of the com munily. The really good citizen is he who not only possesses the attributes given, but who as well takes an interest in the govern ment and gives his best thought and effort for the constant bet Irrmrnl of public conditions, for, after all is said and done, the government under which We live has very much tO do with our prosperity nr adVcrSily. The blind parliZan of either a pulii ical organization or an individual i> not the hest of citizens. His mis'lircctcd zeal and blind fol- lowing may, and usually does, l.ad to conditions inimical tO our we'll being.
 The really good citizen nr per hapS hest expressed in the term valuable citizen, is he who de- cidcS on the best course to per sue only after having carefully studied the needs of the cOmmun- ity, state OF nation, without pre- .iudicc or bias and actuated on ly in feeling of the greatest good tO the greatest number. It is safe proposition that man who becomes impatient or angry when a political discussion does n't happen to suit his views, iS not th,' highest type uf ritizrn- ship.
 The same can be Saih of the citizen who Is noI amrnahla lo reason ur argument. Blind fol- lowing uf person or nrHani/a- lion makes poSSi Siblr the ''huss' im politics with his raNnrilr weapon "thr nIachinr." of which Il" steam roller iS only H pro- hrrri. When Ih" day arrives in which Inc ramdIIai" must give r"a~unS why hr .-hn,IId hr huuur- ed: when hr wilt l." compelled Ir show in" why. Wh"r" and wirn of public aIla n': il" day when pruuf and mnI nI"r" assertion will il" d"ruHud'd. ti"n and only ih"n will We he able in expect inc full nIra>rIrr uI benefit lu hr secured from .uN"rniuruI
 Whru ilIr-" conditions have hrru complied wilh We may rX- p"ri a b"li"riil"nI of our sur rnriudin@s. Tn" brawIrr. Inc pre- lHrirHIur and ilIr d"nagugIIr will nav" IIn plar" in our public life. :.,r lIr will soon find himself lIn- abI" iu IunG"r drr"iVr IIr great bu;iN uf IlI" p"upl" and a~ q nat ural cun-"uli"nrr he will soon pass by and j," forgotten. hav- ing ln>I his stock in trade.
 The much laughed al Congress -innaI Record is Il true reflex. not uulN of Congress, hut of ihr ac- lions and work accomplished by our own nIrnIbrr of our national law UIakiug body. IIc. for rX- ample. sh"rrld b" perfectly willing iu abide by inc record printed there. 1p"n ih" showing made ihrr"in h." should stand ur fall. and hy that record. whatever it may h". IlI" voter should shape his rrursr. if h" iS honestly in- l"nl upon advancing tl" well be- iu2 ur inc community. Thr pr"~prriur has had frequent Ur- raSiuu lu uak" usc of lllr Con- gr"SSiunaI Record in laying hr- for" is readers exactly what our d"I"@al" ln Congress has dunr or has omitted iu du. Somr have found faulI with llc -hoWing made. b"caDr-r il ran cUuuIrrWisr in lirir puIrlirHl beliefs. huI mol nII" has dared ln question ils ar- "ur1cN publicly hrcausc they are nwHr" of lII" truth Or the posi- lion maintained by the rrOsp'c- I"r. nr rlsr know nothing of lhr record, care less and remain sat- sluSl mJnuUd F MOItut OI pdusi IattIuS Whilhcr il may lead and whatever il may result in, Such citizens arc not of Inc highest type and only need cohesion io make them cOgs in q machine to be manipulated by a boss"