Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-10-31

- Of the Progressive party sign.
s-@sI'. name will be found on the
- under the Republican party
-'-r DO NOT CROSS THE SQUARE
- THE HEAD OF THE TICKET
IN THEN CROSS THE SMALLER
SQUARES OPPOSITE THE NAMES
~ YOUR CANDIDATES. IF YOU
no THE BALLOT WILL BE
THROWN OUT BY THE ELECTION
JUDGES.
DO NOT FAIL TO VOTE If YOU
HAVE A LEGAL RIGHT TO VOTE.
If YOU have not voted at any of the
,erent elections and have not regis
,sre8 be sure and take some one with
yau at the polls who knows you and
VINO is acquainted with some one of
me election judges in your precinct,
who will identify you as legal voter.
Otherwise your vote will not be ae-
cepted.
L is the duty of every American
citizen TO cast a ballot. Unfortun-
ately political conditions in every
democratic government have ten
dency TO lapse until voters lose con-
fdence in the ballot. This is the
situation now in America. But no re-
lief can be expected by remaining
away from the polls. The only way
an American citizen can exercise a
reform influence in American politics
is to take advantage of the right OF
franchise.
If the voter happens to be woman
she should take advantage of the
privilege accorded her by the statutes.
She is a legal voter if she happens
to be q years old. She does not have
To tell her age. If she is 40 and
wishes to pass as 20 she may simply
state that she is of legal age. No
other statement is required.
Coolidge claims all eastern states;
Davis claims southern states; La
Toilette claims west. These are the
latest headlines a week before the
election. Coolidge managers think ne
will poll enough votes to. win over
both LaFollette and Davis. DAVIS
thinks the solid south will give nm
lead that, with few extra north
ern states, viii gua1 an.ee him a VIC
tory over both LaFollette and Cool
idpe. LaFollette has three chance:
to perpetuate his name in nationa
politics. First he has possibility Of
winning upon condition that the Re
publican and Democratic vote Is
evenly divided; second, he has first
class chance of throwing the election
into congress, thus demoralizing the
Republican hopes; third, he has a
chance of polling a vote large enough
to guarantee the formation of a new
political party in four years, any one
of which is well worth working for.
Champaign county voters will have
an opportunity to cast their ballots
for one woman candidate in the cleo
ton November a.
Mrs Anna B. O'Donnell, of Cham
paign, is candidate for the office of
Circuit Clerk opposing Boyd S. Blaine,
the present incumbent and candidate
for reelection.
The ability of Mrs. O'Donnell to
fill the office with credit is unques-
toned, even by those who expect to
support her opponent.
1t is noteworthy fact that the
bulk of the county work is now done
by women assistants who are largely
responsible for the efficient manage
ment of county affairs. Their ac-
euracy, their patience in dealing with
complaining public and their strict
attention to duty would appear to
warrant electing a few representative
women to the county offices.
The strength of the Progressive
ticket in Champaign county depends
wholly upon the vote of Organized
Labor. Consequently the election af-
lords an opportunity for a test
strength of the Twin City Federation
OF Labor, not only with respect to the
present contest, but as related to all
other public questions.
1t has been charged that Union
Labor cannot crystalize on any public
question; that the Federation on the
whole has not sufficient confidence in
It's leaders to fololw their advice on
political questions. Now is the one
opportunity Labor has had in recent
years to prove the strength of its or
ganlzation, and its unity of purpose.
A vote for Robert M. LaFollette in
Shampaign county is vote for uni
ned Labor movement in the county.
1t should be an impressive vote-a
vote that will convince the Twin Cities
mat Labor can unite upon given
cause.
II Robert M. LaFollette is elected
President there will be less snug
glag of immigrants into the United
States, and therefore less cheap COM
petition with American Labor.
Under the present administration
We have gained a fair immigration
law, the best that any country of
Inc western hemisphere has ever had.
But from reports we are compelled
TO conclude that the law is ignored,
ana that smugglers are permitted on
,he Wholesale to ship into this coun-
ny alien peoples on vast scale con-
trary to law.
Bootlegging in immigrants is as