New Britain herald., 1926-10-12
DAWES ONCE MORE
 GIVES HIS VIEWS
(Continu d from First Page)

The percentage of the qualified vote cast in presidential years is far below the 52 per cent cast in the 1924 presidential election. After making some examination into statistics gathered from differ ent localities l should say that in the primary contests preceding elections in presidential years in state, county and city elections, north. south. east and west, an es- innate that 25 per cent of the qualified vote cast is, if anything excessive. Since there are still two dominant political parties the vote in most localities is quite evenly divided between them.
 Choice of Candidates
 Tn such event the election of the candidates to be voted on at future election is determined in each party by a majority or plur- ality, as the case may be, of only about 12 12 per cent of the quail fled voters. Under such circum- stances men who are elected to of flee are thus selected by a small minority Of around seven per cent of the qualified voters.
 We all realize that as our na- tional wealth and population in creases and business broadens and becomes more diversified that there arises the necessity not only for the ccntralization of greater power in state, county and city government, but for it's constant use in the carrying out of its legi- innate projects.
 Especially is this true In con- nect;on with state governments. Immense road building projects are being carried out by states. assisted 1 by the national government. Our 1 state and city administrations are 1 accustomed not only to use public | employees in getting out primary vote to maintain an existing ad- ministration in power. but in many 1 places all those interested in con- 1 struction or other public contracts with their organization and en- ployes are expected to perform ac- tive service in getting out the pri- mary vote for the samo purpose.
 Public Indifference
 "At the time, therefore, when owing to the indifference of the public to the franchise. the mum Der of qualified voters necessary tc control a primary election is les. sening, the number Of those hay. ing business interest in the con. tinuance Of an existing edministra- ton and willing to work at the poll: for it is rapidly increasing. While the general and impartial vote i: decreasing, the controlled vote i! steadily increasing. It is to b.
 hoped that in most localities there
 is scrupulous and proper use O
 centralized power, but it is not tot much to say that in some state , and cities the power of the ad , mlnlstration is so eXerted that tn
 dominant party will always presen C"t4NAH1tNo iL t4tc tltCllOI StIPCIcl l by those having a business anc { personal interest in the continuance , of the administration. Where thi
 is the case we have changed iron a representative government of tn,
 people into an oligarchy dominated
 by self-interest. As time goes or
 the evil increases.
 As long as our primary system
 exists there is but one remedy fo,
 the situation and that is to increas, the number of impartial voters O both parties not only at primarie but at general elections. We hay, 3 lost our free government if thos interested in direct business rela tons with government, either a employees or through contracts, ar 5 the ones who control the uomina
 ton Of candidates"