Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-12-02
Dictagranns

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The time TO learn political lessons
is just after an election, and the best
time to recall them is just before the
next one.
When both sides claim everything
in sight by overwhelming majorities,
Look out for tie vote.
But what's the use? Some of us
just won't learn anything and most
OF US are prone TO forget.
Take notice that the. first congress
comes from woman suffrage, pro-
hioition state. Be your own brake
man.
However, unless congress is called
in special session the new congress-
woman will not have chance to cut
any ice before December, 1917, and
by that time you will have forgotten
her name. Perhaps you have forgot
ten it already?
Also just after an election is the
time to hear alleged reasons, excuses
and explanations of the way iu hap
pened. One Trego county lady was
overheard to say that she voted for
Mr. Wilson because she didn't like
Mrs. Hughes.
However amusing some of the ex-
cuses may be, probably the best ex-
quitely Sneaked in vote for Wilson
without any bells on it and since cleo
tion, for obvious reasons, they are
not saying anything about it.
Montona voted for Wilson and pro-
hibition. They have woman suffrage
in Montana. Be your own brake
man.
We all very naturally have great
respect for the opinions of those pei
pie whose opinions coincide with our
own opinions. bod CASTOR says he
thinks the women were not TO blame
for the election of Wilson.
CASTOR also seems to think that
offering congratulations TO d success
full opponent is a foolish custom, but
this writer believes it is more COM
mendable than the .'card of thanks
fad, in most instances.
An Illinois friend, who feels dis
appointed over the election of Wilson.
writes as follows: 81 expect we will
live through it, but we may never
look like ANYTHING again.
Also, our Illinois friend seems to
think that Kansas needs fixing, pol
itically. 1 don't see il that way. She
fixed herself, good and plenty.
The total vote of Kansas on pres
ident wa, 729. 81, and Wilson lacked
BIT of getting one half of them. 1t
is narrow margin land rather cold
comfort) but it serves to save our
face
After all, since the Republicans
failed to get control of congress it is
just as we'll that Wilson was elected.
Mighty sour grapes anyway
AT the recent election 214s Trego
people were enrolled on the poll
books. OF this number, 1458 were
men and 800 were women. OF the
whole number, 81 failed to vote for
president. III failed to vote for
sheriff, 159 failed to vote for county
clerk, and 266 failed to vote for gov
erDor. Similar differences exist in
the total vote of the state.
Some sordld souls go the polls for
the express purpose of voting against
somebody and seem to think that
when that is done they have perform
ed just and perfect public duty.
d
ious to vote for only two or three
candidates personal friends, perhaps)
as a favor. Some offices and some
candidates are better advertised and
better kno xn than others, all of
which tend to bring out larger vote
in some cases than in others.
The real duty of the voter begins
months or years before election day.
He should endeavor to know the res
pective qualifications of different can
didates, even though he cannot form
their personal acquaintance How
ever, he should not adopt the ex-
treme position of the lady who re-
fused TO vote for either candidate for
a certain office because she had never
been introduced to either of them.
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