The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-08-24
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VOTES declae viii. nan shall iii
. ETtain office.
VOTES decide j., ai,h party
candidates shall CONTROL the govern
ment of the nation or State y City.
VOTES decide which issues or set
of principles ANNOUNCED by party
conventions II / party candidates
shall dominate the government dur
ing the terra II me persons elected.
VOTES also determine what laws
shall be passed or repealed.
II the election in November your
vote will help to determine these
among other iEings:
Whether or not the United
States shall enter the League
OF Nations.
Whether or not the Volstead
Prohibition Enforcement act
shall be modified.
Whether the Democrats OF
the Republicans shall control
the Government Of the United
States during the four years be-
ginning March 4. 1921.
The elec+'0H this year is a national
election The men 70 be elected
will be officials Of the United states
Government.
Eacn person IN Maryland will vote
for
President ana Vice President.
One United States Senator.
One member CT the House # Re
representatives..
Your vote will help determine
which men shall fill these national
offices. The men elected By you and
the other millions OF voters will Tx
your income tax. change or modify
the war taxes yCI pay to so TO the
movies or that are charged you when
you BUY silk stockings. They VIII
make laws governing your Liberty
bonds, manage the army and navy,
direct our foreign policies and do all
the other things which national Gov
eminent does.
In wears to come, at other cleo
tons, your vote will help elect q
Governor and State officials who,
among other things build good roads
for YOU, fix the laws for fishing and
grabbing in the Chesapeake Bay; are
responsible for the Workmen's Com
pensation Act and manage the Bal
timore police force. The State Of
ficials' duties affect problems nearer
home than do those Of the national
officials.
The city election when the Mayor
and City Council are chosen, comes
in May, 1928, and at that election
the men responsible, among other
things. for the garbage collection,
the management of the markets and
the schools, the paving If streets and
the operation of the Fire Depart
ment will be chosen.
In November next, in addition TO
the election of national officials
that is, President, Senator and Re
presentative-the new women voter
will have the opportunity of passing
directly through what is known as
referendum voting. on several very
important questions :, these lnclud-
ing:
Large loans for the develop
ment of the Port, and water
supply, the Annex and the
school system.
Opening of the moving-pic-
ture theatres on Sunday.
Transfer of the control of the
Baltimore police force from he
State Of Maryland to the city
of Baltim ore
But woman cannot cast vote
in November or later, merely because
the Nineteenth Amendment has been
ratified by the required number OF
States. She must do several things
before she can vote.
Women will not be able to vote
simply because they are women and
because their political disability or
account of their sex has been re
moved.
In the first place voting is not 4
natural right 1t is privilege the
Government confers upon those who
are qualified to exercise it. The
Federal Governmen lays down GER
tain qualifications, while the State
laws down others, j. ore in details
But the regulations must apply 10 II
classes. The State, for instance
can establish educational and prop
erty qualifications if it so desires.
The first qualification is that The
voter shall be 81 yeas OF age. Thel
he Or she must be iii American OF
naturaIized citizen who has not, beer
convicted Of an Infamous crime The
citizen -han have resided III th'
State a year and in the Legislative
district, if in Baltimore city or in ONT
county, for six months; if not ma
tive of the State, or not having re
sided here since coming of age, thel
there shall be a declaration OF Inten
ton of becoming a resident, and thl
declaration shall be made at least
wear before DecoG:in" registered
Finally. each voter aust have beel