The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-04-08
LOCAL NEWS
ANOTHER ZION VICTORY


The statement has been made that
bees will find honey producing flowers,
located many miles from their hive, the
only thing required being time also that
they are very apt hunters after a gentle
rain. The Illustration is apropos in the
wake of the recent Township election.
The majority of the voters were like the
bees-the gentle influences of Zion have
operated upon them like the rain upon
the flowers, and they got into the right
place at the polls, because they had
learned where the honey was.
Sentiment, politically, changes very
fast, and even in politics, people, in time,
will line up where their interests are
best served. Sometimes the vision is
slow, but constant peering will bring in
to focus the best to be found.
Zion stands for the best of everything,
and when certain prejudices, which have
been unrighteously stirred up, are al
lowed to subside, and people are per-
mitted to think calmly, and decide hon
estly, they will see, almost invariably,
that Zion's conflicts, politically, both in
Benton Township and in Zion City, have
been waged in the interests of the re-
spective municipalities, and not from
selfish motives, to tickle the vanities of
a few politicians and office holders.
Doubtless, every man and woman in
the community, if at all conversant with
the facts, in his or her inmost reason
knows that Zion exists with no less an
object in view than to help humanity to
attain to the best that exists, and that
this object can be consummated only by
united effort. With such an objective,
only righteous motives can dictate Zion's
acts, and we are bold to say there is no
other body of people, or community,
where civil and social ideals are exalted
so much.
If people do not see these ideals, and
realize that Zion surely is attaining to
them, then it is because of -hindering
forces which cast the shadow of doubt;
for the fact is, Zion is growing both
numerically and ideally; and we are glad
to say that the evidences are that out in
the Township, Zion has friends, who,
nominally, are not affiliated with her in
her work, yet they are Zion's friends be-
cause Zion is their friend, and seeks only
their good.
TO show that there has been a steady
growth toward the Zion ideal in politics,
in Benton Township, we print below two
sets of tables, and statement of plur-
alities. We have not the figures show
ing the total poll for the election held in
April, 1914, but we do have the plur
alities for each candidate.
1t will be observed that every Zion
candidate for whom women could vote
IN 1914, won. The figures of the 1914
election, studied with the tables of re-
turns for 1915 and for 1916, just made.
afford an interesting study, not only in
comparisons, but in what prompted the
making up of the figures. This prompt
ing we believe to be confidence in Zion.
Note the climb in the Zion columns.
Probably this can be accounted for bv
a combination of reasons. First. be-
yond question there are many more Zion
votes than at former elections: and
these can be accounted for in many
Ways-by young people becoming of
age; by a few becoming naturalized; bv
some becoming citizens by reason of
moving to Zion City, and establishing
their residence; and, second, not a few
who formerly opposed Zion are now
swinging into her ranks, and becoming
good citizens; moreover, we do not for
get the friends out in the Township.
This good work should continue, and
it will continue if the right standards
are maintained. Benton Township owes
debt of gratitude to Zion, for by Zion
the Township has been given place on
the map of the world, and for the past
fifteen years has been more talked of
than any other section of it's size in the
whole world, and for an object UNIQUE
in the history of the world-a home for