The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-08-28
Editorial
The Voters Interest

Deny the right the polling booth
challenged down southeastern
way challenged of the
Moscow bond elections years ago.
will whether the American citizen holds in
hy regard the naenabe right American have
in the government under which he lives
Why is this power pzed and of what value exactly
is the owner?
In other words why is the deepest every person
entitled to go polls September fifth his bal
lot why should particularly how he and who gets
elected?
The right gi0en e0ery man for selproecion
The vote intended to him benefits.
1t is for his good
The given him that he may have the kind of
wants. the kind Of laws he and the kind of schools
roads, and other public services he wants.
The given order that other man
might reap all the benefit from it.
Tuesday is not intended be other
mans selfish getting power high position big salary nhu
ence, popularity, fame, control
The people sometimes to forget this
They forget they great the BOSSES
They forget they much power, much right much
claim good will bring about candidate
AS far your concerned just as important just
influential just capable Of bringing results other voting
human being
You are just great aa county any boss,
politician.
The boss, the politician has just vote to cast
You have just many
The boss the politician can register just one choice
You can register many.
you kill bad mans kill with vote
If you want to mans for just nothing at
ALL you do
great government endowed with the same
rights the power did the boss the politician
eyes this great free American government hopes
your aims ideals DESIRES your ambitions your claims are
Just exactly important those of boss politician
You equally with him the gratifying of your amb
tons. Remember that when you
equally entitled with him choose public officers
all the from committeeman to president OF these United
States.
Look back way you have been casting
your these past years.
Was your wasted?
Or worse it misspent?
Didn't you know whom you voting for and why?
Has somebody ued coaxed hattered cheated you
Has somebody played upon your ignorance your prejudice your
indifference, that could do good, anyway?
your years ago kill bad mans
o make bad mans doubly strong
Did your notice the world that free Amer
citizen who does to have his priceless inheritance
the right Of ufage-afcked in by FOOLS Bosses or crooks:
Think this
Perhaps you of those cizens-aa ther many
of t1evho say me Il bother my head about
any Offices except president governor
don't politics There nothing
drtier n the world than county politics..
you haven't said this yourself have doubtless heard other
say it.
1t unfortunately county politics often very dirty
makes them cleaner for decent minded
to turn in disgust
County politics need be dier tain national politics.
any beneath your notice
Don't say, Thank heaven | am of county politics.
Instead good citizen say Thank heaven county pol
ics and couldn't get if | wanted to-
For you tile responsibility of county politics just
by ignoring The county and the county
Every time you ignore them you effect voting with
rupt influences and damaging your and
your happiness, your greatest good
# enough clean people took part county politics there oond
be dirty county politics.
Have you though Of that?
So many think of the SarMror making
especial this the citizen his and
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