Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-04
GET REGISTERED TOMORROW.


GET REGISTERED TOMORROW.
Tomorrow viii be the second day of
registration for the November election.
There is no mistake about this date.
II Is Saturday, August 8. There will
be another day OF registration a week
later. Saturday. August 12.
The registration on the first day was
very disappointing. by reason of the
small total. 1t is hoped. therefore.
an encouraging increase will be dis
played tomorrow and next Saturday.
The great bulk of our citizens should
become registered on these two days
II Is a duty and an important one,
70 become qualified for voting at the
election. and registration is pre-
requisite. II you want to realize this
element In the situation, read the
following admirable and practical ad-
vice 10 all citizens as contained in
an editorial printed in the current is
sue Of the Newark Post:
Next Saturday. August 8, is
registration day. Any one qualified
to vote at the November election
is eligible. This is not merely
political privilege but serious
civic responsibility. No citizen,
who truly senses this duty, will
fail TO fulfill the obligation of ex-
pressing. by ballot. his desire and
opinion.
There is unrest. social. eco
nomic and political. Many of us
are disheartened, tired. even dis
gueted with political practices
Recognizing the odds. we are
sickened often with the whole sys-
tenn. But after all conditions ex-
listing are OF our making or by our
consent. In the final analysis. we
voters of the rank and file are re-
sponsible. And this is serious
when the remedy is so easily at
tanned
The procedure is simple. Let
every man and woman get regis
tered on Saturday next. This
qualities for voting at the primary
election for delegates TO the State
Convention. 1t is In the power Of
the voter TO select the men or
women to represent the district
and to further understand for
whom and for what they will vote.
Isn't that worth while? Isn't that
all the power needed? The men
who are placed on the ticket can
be those OF the voters choice or
those selected by some back room
conference Which do the voters
want? Tho men or women who
viii represent us in Congress, in
the State Or in the county de-
pend on our interest and action.
If we neglect the duty and oppor-
tunity. existing conditions will
prevail. We can have the kind
Of government We want. Here
Is the wonderful chance of the
women. Not associated with feuds
and factions, they can, if they only
sense their power. bring into the
political life of this state-the
ideals and practical honest COM
mon sense so necessary in a gov
ernment such as ours.
Get registered on Saturday and
see that others do. Let US be real
citizens OF our State"
Unusual importance is impaired {
the registrations Of tomorrow an
next Saturday. Under our Primar
Election law. voting at primaries
confined TO those who become regis
tered during the first three days
registration Those who fail TO ava
themselves Of the next two opport'
mites will be disfranchised for Il
next two years as 10 primary election
We want a full vote at the Noven
ber election, and it can be assur,
only by a full registration. Evel
good citizen should be prepared
cast . ballot on election day.
Therefore. get registered tomorro
ENJ0YED HIS TRJTMpH