New Britain herald., 1928-04-09

made, t Is true, but no one has yet
 been able to conclude with certainty
 whether they amount 10 much. The
 average good citizen may be slow 1o
 anger. but he doesn take two weeks
 10 decide Mho to vote for.
 II is generally assumed that two
 large blocks of voters cast their bal
 lots according to the parties they
 happen to be affiliated with. X thit {!
 hloch-the size ot which is scarcely
 EnoWn-piacp She lssucs above the
 parties. What they do when they fail
 to find clear-cut issues is one of the
 sweet mysteries of life. All the
 shouting and vehement gestleuIating
 is to influence this third block, the on-thc-fcncers; and as u matter ot
 fact, it is they who make horse races
 out Of election campaigns, who
 cause the candidates to lose weight
 from loss oC sleep and vorry-and
 who get no credit at all when the counting is oyer
 i Both Mr. paonessa and Mr Bart
 lett have appealed 10 the straight party vote; in their ads they have slyly suggested that We vote by pull ing only one lever and thus having the onerous business of voting done with the minimum of trouble. The voting machines stimulate straight voting, without a doubt; which is nothing much in their favor. They are efficient e1nbloms of the machine age. taking q subtle advantage of the voter whose mind is easily befuIdlcd and causing him 10 be more eager than comes natural 10 choose the l easiest way.
 Both sides, as usual, expect to win 1 the election; one can tell that from the hetcrodync ol their Whistling which fills the air. nearly drowning out the static Of the election talk. Each party pins considerable faith upon the shibboIcth of organizations; ! letters haNo been mailed, calls made. automobiles arc ready to transport political tripplos to the polls; every thing has been donr 10 make voting as easy as backsjding. Ii is not even necessary to think if one finds that difficult, as the politicians will great ly appreciate the opport unity to do ones thinking if We care to rccipro- cate by voting according 10 the in structions. How easy he voting func- lion is, como 10 think of if, aud how strange that anyone should not care to exercise the priceless privilege.
 Getting nut the sot,:" still re- mains one of tho main difficulties. lu spite ct all the babIling and haliyhoo some, If not uucOnNlnc"d, at least re main lukeWarn and are willing to lel George CT Gcorgcttc settle the situation. This foraoorll IS loo bad and puts 8 terrible strain upon the organizations, especially that orgulli- zdtlon which thinks fl has the great est number of inciplent stay-at- homes within its fold. Which rarfic- ular party is thus mosi heavily bur dened is q matter of opinion. htt to sec the party work rs of both camps at work one gets the impression the opinion is llnanimouS
 There has been no mud singing in the campaign. for which The candi- dates and tue leaders arc 10 he thanked. The issues for the most part have been discussed with the dignity of undertaIlers, and if some issues have been lodged there prob ably arc good reasons for it; poli- ticians don't wash all their linen il, public, only some of it. Some of Inc issues have touched upon broad prin- ciplcs of policy; others have been of the customary peanut variety. But anything goes i'll Notc-snatching. Such a rcmar1, cannot possibly irri- tate the managers or moguIs of any one party, Of courso, as il is appar- ent that they onI& apply to the oth- CT party.
 In an election the early bird-lbc person who votes carly dors not like the other bird, catch d Notin but be saves himself certain incon- NcnIcnccs that are q ptrt Of mass movements. There are rIlou&h IaE- gards rounda bout to mako carly otlng attractive. Party "managrrs" on election day. during such mo- meutS when they are not helplrssiy frantic. always sympathizo with thoau who vote late and find them- selves hard pressed in moro ways than oue. Our advice. therefore, is 10 do your duty early.