Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-02
Editorials and Comment
YOURS IS THE LAST
WORD - MAKE 1T COUNT

The barrage of campaign words, STRAIT
egems and promises is lifting; the zero
hour of decision is at hand California
voters, with the grim logic that is born
of wartime necessity for efficiency above
all else, will soon have had the last word
in their first major wartime election
Seldom before has there been an cleo
tion in which every single vote was so
important Never before has government
been so complex, either in Sacramento or
Washington. Today that compleXity, and
the burden of making every phase of it
as effective as possible, rests squarely
upon us-the people.
There has been lot of criticism in
recent months about WaShington's con-
duct of war production and related prob
lens. There has been much ridicule dir
ected at supine congress which has eth
er done nothing or done what it was told.
Criticism like that is criticism of the
people themselves in the last analysis.
We sent those men to congress. We elect
ed them to represent us. We delegated
them with authority. If we were care
less in our selections, the blame really
rests upon us.
Now we have a chance 10 correct our
mistakes. Or. if we believe we made no
mistakes, we have chance to say so with
ballots.
1t is the same in state government. Our
own errors in judgment of men and their
words have penalized us heavily since
the last election. Now we can correct
those errors.
We can vote-and vote as wisely as it
is given US to do.
This newspaper believes that the
emergency of the war mas provided us
with men who are capable of doing effec-
lively the big jobs that must be done.
More firmly yet, however, we believe that
this is a time when every voter in Cali
fornia should consider it Tuesdays most
important business to mark his ballot.
However you vote, whether you agree or
disagree with us, make this election truly
a repres sentative voice of the people.
Above all else, vote.
AN ERA is PAST
IN PUBLIC SERVICE
1t is our belief that this election marks
vital turning point in the history of
politics and craftsmanship. The day is
past when politicians could ride into Of
flee on promises carefully aimed at a
selection of pressure groups. The old days
of appealing to the Ham'n Egg votes
the labor boss votes, the forgotten man"
votes, are gone. The days of ignoring the
general public interest and concentrat-
ing on crackpot schemes and outlandlsh
promises, are outmoded.
Today the people are united in one
great fight with one firm resolve. Every
thing else must fit into that purpose.
The politicians who play politics for the
sake of votes must 60
We believe there are candidates who
best measure up to what the people re-
quire of their public servants in the days
ahead Some of them-Earl Warren and
John Phillips are outstanding men who
come as near meeting all requirements
as is possible in any man. Others are,
perhaps, merely the best available men
at the moment. But even with these, let
us take the best, and not the worst.
Our own ballot is going to be marked
for Earl Warren for governor, Frederick
Houser for lieutenant governor, Paul
Peek for secretary of state, Harry B.
Riley for controller, Charles G. Johnson
for treasurer, Wallace L. Ware for at
torney general, William c. Bonelli for
board of equalization, and--last and per-
haps most important, John Phillips for
congress.
If men worried over badness as much
as women do over few gray hairs, the