Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-11-03
VOTE

vote his or her honest convictions on
the candidates and measures submit
ted. There is no valid excuse FOR not
voting except illness or unavoidable
absence from ones voting precinct.
II is folly to remain at home and
sulk, because one is dissatisfied with
existing political conditions. The
only remedy is to go TO the polls and
make a protest by exercising the
right OF franchise. A vote in the
ballot box will do more to hold down
taxes than any amount OF grouching
on the street corners. If government
by the people is to be a success, the
people must not shirk the duty of
contributing their Judgment in the
selection of the law makers and law
enforcers.
1t is doubly important to partici-
pate in the election next Tuesday be-
cause, in addition to the choice of a
United States senator, a representa-
tive in congress. members OF the leg
iluature and county officials, the
voters will be called upon to pass
judgment on several measures which
will directly affect every taxpayer
and resident of the state. Regarding
these measures which will be printed
at the top of the ballot, the writer
offers the following advice:
IF Nou ara nnnDgaJ tho y,,n t,D.
vote Yes on Initiative Measure No.
40, which provides for the repeal of
the poll tax law.
On Initiative Measure No. 46, the
1910 plan, vote Yes or No, in accord
ance with your honest convictions as
10 the merits or dement's of the pro-
posed law
If you favor competition and are
opposed to turning over public utili-
ties to few powerful organizations,
vote No on Referendum Measure
No. ~.
On Referendum Measure No. 13
vote Yes or No, according to the die
tates of your best judgment regard
ing the benefits of physical examina-
tons, vaccination and incubation to
children in the public schools
If you favor Independent voting,
believe in the nomination of candi-
dates by the people at primary cleo
tions, and are opposed to a return to
machine politics and cut and dried
legislative programs dictated by the
bosses, vote No on Referendum
Measures Nos. IA and Is.
Ii Won believe that the ends of jus
tice will be served by providing that
the trial of a person accused of a
crime, committed on a railroad train,
boat or any public conveyance, may
be held in any county through which
such conveyance may pass. vote Yes
on the first proposed amendment to
the constitution.
Ii You are in favor of facilitating
the transaction of the business of the
state by changing the date of the
fiscal year, so chat taxes may be lev
led after instead of before appropria-
ttons are made, and may become due
in the fall instead of in the spring.
vote Yes ON the second proposed
amendment to the constitution.
If YOU believe that the laborer is
worthy of his hire and that Il higher
type OF legislators would be secured
by paying them enough to meet their
living expenses while in session at
olympia, vote Yes on the third pro
posed amendment to the constitution.
Having voted your convictions on
these measures. examine the lists of
candidates carefully and put an \ in
the square after the name of each
one whom YOU consider best qualified
for the office he is seeking. Select
Your candidates ON their uuaIifica-
lions rather than because of their
party affiliations. A party name will
not make an efficient officer out of
a weak candidate. neither will il
make an inefficient officer out of
strong and we'll qualified candidate.
If you want efficiency and economy
IN the administration of public af-
fairs vote for each individual you
consider most competent. NOT for
party group
1t behOoves every voter to be care
tul and discriminating in the use of
the ballot. but it is even more i'm
portant that he or she exercise the
right of franchise It is better to
vote on but two or three of the meas
ures submitted and for but a few of
the candidates, rather than not to
vote at all.
Vote!
WM GOODYEAR
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