The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-07-13
OHIO PRIMARIES
ARE NEXT MONTH
Voters Themselves VIII Select
All Candidates.
CITIZENS SHOULD Be ACTIVE

Candidates Who Are Backed by L.
quor Interests Should Be Defeated,
as Such Men Make Poor Public
Servants and Can Be Used by other
Special interests - Good Citizens
Are Urged to Attend the Primaries
and Support Clean, Capable and So.
ber Men For Positions On Party
Tiekets-This Is Best For Party
and State.
Columbus O.-(Special)-There is
considerable talk throughout Ohio to
the effect that the primary law is
more or less of failure. If it is
failure, the fault is evidently with the
voter rather than with the law.
Often at the primaries not more
than one-third or one-half of the vot-
ers go to the polls. Many wao do go
can not vote intelligently, as they
make no effort to find out the qualifi-
cations of the men who are candi-
dates.
The primaries this year will be held
Aug. 8 and will be of unusual import.
ance.
Why?
Because on that day Republicans
and Democrats will select their can
didates for congress, United. States
senator, members of the legislature,
governor and other state Offices and
for all county offices.
Every qualified voter who afiiliates
with the two great political parties
will have the privilege of voting at
this primary. 1t is not only a priv
ilege, but duty.
All candidates to be voted for, on
Aug. have qualified. so every voter
has the opportunity to find out who
they are and what they stand for.
You say you do not have time to
perform the ordinary duties Of clti-
zenship.
If you do not know these candidates
personally, you can make inquiries
about them. There are plenty of ways
by which you can inform yourself.
You can find out if they are men OF
character and standing, if they are
qualified, and If they are or can bo
dominated by bad interests.
1t is your duty to vote for the best
men. You owe that to your country
and state and to your party. II bad
men or men under bad influences are
nominated and elected, it means bad
government. and you and other vot-
ers who nominated and elected such
men will be to blame.
The dry leaders of Ohio are urging
men of all parties not to support can
dates for any Office who are known
to be allied with the wet interests.
They are doing this for the sake OF
good government, for it is we'll known
that if a candidate can be controlled |
by the liquor forces, he can be used |
by other special and vicious interests |
and will not make a good public ser.
want
It is a common remark on the part |
of the voter that he will not knowing.
ly support a man at the primary or
at the general election who is friend
ly to the saloons. 1t is a good posi-
ton to take. In order 70 know about
the candidates the voter should in.
form himself Some of the candidates
he knows personally Others he does
not know.
Particular attention should be CIV
en- to candidates for congress, the leg
islature. and for sheriff and prosecut-
ing attorney. There is little use In
having a dry town or dry community
and then voting the city hall and
courthouse wet. There is little use
for voter to talk and work for the
dry cause and then go to the primary
and support candidates for congress
and for the legislature VINO are under
the influence Of the wet interests.
If the voter does not know the can
he should get in touch with
the reliable temperance leaders In ais
party. 1t will not always do to take
the word Of a candidate nor Of his
close personal friends. Make your in
Vestigation as general as possible.
There are more than half million
Try voters in Ohio. Their number is
great enough that they can secure the
Of good men in both par
les. if they will To do this they
must do two things. In the first place
hey must go to the primaries. and in
ne second place they must support
hose candidates who are known to I
tand openly for decency and sobriety. q
Pate this date in your hat: Primary {
election day, Aug. s.