Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-05-12
CITIZENS FIRST
DUTY TO VOTE
INTELLIGENTLY'
Spaan Says Morals and Busi-
ness Ability Nothing if He
Neglects Privilege.
ADDRESSES KIWANIANS

Declaring in vigorous terms that it Is
essential that every right-intentioned
citizen LAY aside his Snug self right
eousness and get down into the pool of
politics and cast his vote iatelligently,"
Henry n Spaan, democratic nominee for
] congress in the Seventh district, deliv-
| cred 4 ringing address at noon today
before the Kiwanis club at the Hotel
| Severin
"The first duty Of an American citizen"
! declared Mr.. Spaan, rs to inform him
! self of every controversy and then align
himself with the party which more near
| Iy expresses his conceptions of right
"He is not a frst-class citizen who
fails to do this, much as he may pride
himself on his morality and business
| ability"
SNUG MORAL MAN
IN FOR SCORING.
Mr. Spaan said he was aware that
many good men" refuse to have any
thing to do with politics. contending that
1t is degrading"
! He declared that this was wrong
mental attitude and that it is every
mans duty t. study politics and to
vote.
II America misses her great oppor-
] tunity to lead the world in political
sagacity and If she becomes an object
Of pity and contempt as a result 1t viii
be the fault of the snug moral man
who considers himself too good to mix
up in politics" the speaker declared.
GOOD CAN RULE II
| THEY ASSERT SELVES.
Mr.. Spanh was applauded when he said
! there are vastly more moral men and
! women in the world than bad ones and
/ fu ~. Ia.
world" II they would only seize their
! opportunity.
! There will be no bolsheyism and no
talk Of the red flag In this country II
the people think and vote properly. he
| asserted
The big issues before the country today
! which will be decided I'm the 1920 cam
pnign should be decided by the 'intelli-
gent and painstaking voter" according to
the speaker.
Did you ever stop to think how easy
/ it would be for q few designing men
with ability and money al their com
mand TO subvert the very foundation
/ principles OF our government" he asked.
( TOUCHES ON GREAT
PROBLEMS OF DAY.
Mr.. Spaan then launched into discus
sion Of the great problems growing out
| OF taking care of Americas war debt OF
twenty five billion dollars.
| That debt" he declared, should be
refunded and the time Of payment ex-
tended twenty FIVE. nifty. seventy FIVE, one
hundred years. and wise and equitable
taxes should be levied TO gradually pay
this vast sum"
He said the problem Of a largely in
/ nated credit system growing out of the
| necessities Of the war is one that de.
mands consideration Of intelligent men.
The question OF capital and labor, ;"
be asserted 'is about 10 shake the
foundation OF civilization"
HANDS OUT HOPE
FOR THE FUTusE.
Such questions as / have outlined. -
be said, must be settled at the polls.
and woe TO that land with universal suf-
frage whose voters are ignorant or in
different.
The American government rests upon
the moral hbre Of its people
"Our splendid constitution would not
be worth the paper 1t is written on If
our people should become careless OF
dishonest.
Eternal vigilance is the price de-
manded by liberty"
Mr.. Spaan said In conclusion that
! America should not despair Of the re-
public because of the unrest of the
/ day-that America, the greatest coun-
try In the world" will emerge triumph
ant over its present problems.