The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-04-03
YOUR DUTY is TO VOTE.

s"Thev have rights who dare maintain them
and they have good government who insist on
going to the polls and seeing that this KIND OF
government is continued. The election tomof-
row is most important to the people OF Keno
sha Right here in the home town 1temeanS
more than a national election for the men elect
ed on Tuesday are going to dictate the policies
and direct the expenditures OF the city OF Keno
sha for the next two years. 1t may be that the
element of contest is not overly developed but
if the voters who believe in good government
find it inconvenient to vote tomorrow they will
probably get up on Wednesday morning to
find that the accustomed has happened, and
that lot of people unfit for the pubic service
have been put into places of trust.
There should not be a "half vote" cast at
the election tomorrow. Such vote will show
distinct lack of interest in the affairs OF the
city, the affairs Of the school, the development
of the city and county along right lines.
If you fail to vote you can count on it that
the other fellow will take advantage OF your
lack of interest and put over the candidates
he wants in office. Some of these men who are
being strongly supported for office by certain
elements in the city are wholly unfit for office
and the thinking people of the city must go out
and vote or this other class will gain control of
the city.
People who want to have their part in the
selection of candidates for President have a
chance to do it tomorrow The issue is clearly
drawing between contending factions in both
parties.
If you are Republican, and favorable to the
return of President Coolidge to office, you
should get out and vote for the delegates who
are pledged to vote for Mr.. Coolidge at the con-
vention If you are in favor of having Senator
LaFollette cast the vote for Wisconsin in the
convention-no matter who he chooses to vote
for-should give your support to the delegates
which bear his name and his official seal 1t is
not taken for granted that these delegates will
support Senator LaFollette but on the other
hand it is declared very uncertain that the
name of Mr. LaFollette will be presented to the
convention. The Coolidge delegates are for Mr..
Coolidge; the LaFollette delegates are for the
person Mr.. LaFollette decides shall have their
support.
The Democratic fight for delegates has large
ly split on the question of prohibition enforce
ment. The Democrats who favor enforcement
are expected to vote for delegates pledged to
the support of William G.. McAdoo who has an
nounced in clarion tones 81 am dry" The other
delegates in the Wisconsin Democratic prefer
ence primary favor Al Smith of New York who
has announced just as loudly 81 am wet" The
contest between the two elements of the Demo-
cratic party appears to be bitter enough to
suggest that the Democrats remain in their
own primary and avoid voting for Republican
delegates. The Democrat who votes for Re-
publican candidate with a view of having a
chance to beat him later is not fair with him
self or honest to his party affiliations.
Keep in your own party. The preferential
primary is pretty test and not free-for-all.
The test on whether you are for this faction
or the other can be fought out now
Under the ruling of the Attorney General
you may vote for seven delegates to the Re
publican national convention. Under the Wis
consin statute you are given the right to vote
for four delegates. Many well-known attorn-
eys of the state have held that to vote for more
than four delegates will invalidate your vote
This is not IA matter to be settled in an edi-