New Britain herald., 1919-10-17
POLITICIANS MUST
 NOT SWAY VOTING
This Is Advice Given New Citizens
 by Mayor

s Eighty-eight of the ninety-four men who, a short time ago were aliens subjects Of another country but who are now, through citizenship proced- ure, fuil-fedged American citizens were given formal welcome and re- ceptiOn last evening in the Eihu Bur ritt school hall and were at the same tune presented with certificates of citizenship. Lawyer M D. Sake, Mayor G. A. Quigley and L. P. Slade 8 addressed the newly made citizens, q 1mpressing upon them their new re- responsibilities and being particularly strong in their remarks in reference to the importance of the right of franchise. As a word of advice, these new citizens were urged to avoid the politicians, when vote seekers are of $ the type commonly referred to as such, and to vote according to the dictates of their own conscience. In effect, the mayor said:
 "The handsome monument at Gen. & tral park, which you pass as you go through Main street is symbolic of # the blood shed and the lives sacrificed by the men who, in 1861, went to war to drive slavery out of this country # ears ago, men sold negroes like we # sell cattle. A strong, young able bodied negro would sell for $500 or & $500 on a public platform. Thou & sands of lives were given to establish # this republic and drive out slavery. # Now you are free to worship God # as you please and free to live and # raise families. Freedom was what N those men fought for in 1861. Free # dom of Cuba from the tyrannical 4 Spanish government was fought for 4 by Americans in 1898, and in this last x war, Americans went to- France and 8 Belgium and the other European a countries to fight for an American \ principle. America believes in uni # versal freedom and because of this Il principle, America went to war to
 drive auitocracy out of the world and # hope we have succeeded.
 # Federation Of Citizens
 & 'Tonight you men are admitted to
 the greatest organization, the greatest Federation of men that God ever # permitted to exist Tn this country
 you are free and all we ask. is that you obey the laws, which in the future
 you will assist in making, and that you
 live good, clean, honest lives. In this
 country the American does not fear
 the Turk, nor does the Pole fear the & Russian. We give you citizenship and
 from you we ask loyalty.
 "There are, I think, 94 of you new
 citizens to receive your papers tonight. & DO you realize what 94 votes mean to
 an election? I have known elections in
 New Britain to be decided by 62 votes
 and less, so you can appreciate what #94 voters could accomplish I want #to tell you to vote an honest Am erican
 ballot. Vote for what you think is
 Wright.
 Avoid the Politicians.
 "Don't be swayed by the politician
 who has probably promised to deliver
 your vote. Don't let any man deliver
 your vote. Deliver it yourself, and
 when you go to the ballot box, vote
 for what you think is right. That's
 what we ask of you as American cit
 izens. We give you citizenship. We
 isk loyalty from you. Perhaps some
 of you men come from Poland. You # are receiving tonight what men are
 lying for this very night on Poland's
 borders and the right to
 live in a free country. and all we < ask in return is loyalty and obedience
 to the laws you will help to make.
 Should there be crisis and Amer
 ca needs you, you would be expected