The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-05-17

lIs1 lanehson - D.. J. B. Para
meEe an the sshiect of The In
sHaNs CH'Etn's Responsibility
Per- ona8 Government.
sers ma.ediuai citizen and
- naff@uiaE tke Rntarian should
b. aeeHl eaneerned Ia civic gov
NEaHHt
"a = ~ pizrpot1 90 point out
g Aumhe4 ~ aats reod citizens
80 hesl serve their eonanunify.
Ftefe enc knous there are no
IeFfefi ffissns There are. how
esef. s barge namter Who try 70
- ~ Ilxhi thing. some Try 70
sIism ihF eslien Ruie. e. do IN
- ashess ~ sea wouid have them
- aata SEES Tia rule cannot
- mareesa apon. We know l.
~ fnNewea l we would be bet
ae2 efsizena Eaeh citizen thinks
he So = e. riRht way but the
8wFeFs ieN 81 there are three
mags. namelg TIRE ether persons
$50. FeaF eay. and the rirht way.
sme eItlEeas thlnk they Do exact
y f3H1 81 40 simp'y mind their
go Aas.ness Az first thought
49, aees soand pleity good but
g sHeald nof step there for We
ews 8 eats 81 ear fellow men and
- fimes ~ should aid him even
Il - err uof asked f0r assistance.
Gives lliuafration
~Heh Burns. the comedian. ra-
- a8tlst and moving picture
$50. els story that goes some
fhHa like tkis. A farmer who
HTlsied himseif a. always minding
- enn kEsIness Was returning
ffon Eae c.tF when be noticed
sMeks eominK from the barn Of
analhef farmer. he did not stop
tal dfese en- home. A few days
saIef - net TIE farmer and ask
- him hew ~ vas getting along.
XAe faEmef replisd he and his
famiF weFe az right but that he
was Distressed over losing his barn
- i had recently burned 70 the
N9suna TIE first farmer said,
Wei ! am not surprised. You
AnaN. ! ted nay wife I saw smoke
ssmlnE fFum your barn when I
aea = feu days ago
tThe neal Is that IL we in Key
NesI aisays mind our own bush
$50 sad ere never concerned with
N1at eiIl help Key West and its
s|fIzens Sc cant hope to have
49, Nesf regain or sarpass its
feeMeF record 81 being one OF
- iaEHest and most progressive
esSies IN he south.
A. geu afe wei aware there
- sen ard uaman daily subject
- ~ eFitieism for things that
aessx occurred BOT were eoneoet-
- il fke idle brain OF a busy
be8T ehe Rad nothing else to do
~ inFenl iies. and would have
seHe vel e. have attended to
- tseiF aan business.
Iadiffsrsnes Big Faetor
TIE average citizen leaves
- oHorous task Of government
e. ~ ether fellow. However, he
tAIHks - i ne on.y one who can
naa hs oan business in a salts
Eastefs nsanner. Strange as il
maF seem. this same successful
elssnrm viii fail % vote. and as a
Nasalt people are elected to office
$40 sFe % manage q much larg-
- besineas. b. their indifference
- 80 pubiie welfare by failing
to xete they pat into office men
Nho have had no experience in
F1nninR 3 business or those who
haxe failed In every attempt they
Aase uade IN business.
We al know there are honest
mea in pelitics VINO have made .
aaeerss ~ Their own business or
NFsfass5on. W also know there
So = large number Of politicians
80 den't know the first principle
- Fnnninw q successful business
e. prufesslen: ~ only think Of
theIf aNn advancement. not car
~ shat Il Il costing the good
elI1ena 80 the state Of Florida.
Tha sboFe facts are well known
e. sau huf I dare say there ars
nfesenf men Who have made no
efleFf towards helping elect good
msn - affice.
Nd Qualifisd Men
40 man. Of course. can be
eleefea O. officc unies he has the
1aFeusf number 81 votes We
eheuld net only vote but see that
anlE these properly qualified,
xaae. And ne should see that
theFe = ~ stuffing q the ballot
go e. e sometimes done 70 elm
isate 3 coed man.
EVERY properly qualified man
and especially Rotarian, who are.
81 yau knoW. picked men. should
asfxis in puihe offiee II called
unan q - 80. Cor We owe a duty
- eur eauntrg and 20 our fellow
men nnd We must not shirk this
autY.
llow ear ne az good citizens
aznert the Courts % Justice 70