Arkansas State press., 1947-02-21
FOR WHOM SHALL WE VOTE

For whom shall We vote and for whom will we vote r two seper~
ate and dinsict questions. We don't always vote for whom " e should
any more than we should vote for whom we VIII But the main thing
that is of al Importance to u next Tuesday. is to 20 to the poll and
cast our ballots as American citizens That ia one of the things tha'
the PRESS is asking its readers o do.
Now. whom you will vote for ia your business and you arc on your
- you is to treat your vote a $ sacred, and don't allow 1t to be sod. On
10 other hand. whom you should vote for is the business OF the com
muniy In which you live. For after al te future depends more or
less on III way You vote
Several candidates arr in the field seeking offices. Some are new
In the fled. while others ire veterans in their particular offices and
seeking zee cton. The candidates who are seeking re g ecion to Of
fees should be able to campaign on their rast records. II their ras'
records haven't proved them worthy of your past support 1t is foo fish
for you to be carried away by their promises for the future. and this
Is time for you TO gather around your best iacutie' for deep thinking
We would far rather take chances o m candidates who promise thing
IN the future, than candidates who have had opportunities to do and
did not do. CA burned chi d breads a fire!)
These arc just some OF the things that must be taken into consider.
alton dur ng the next few days of campaigning by the candidates, The
average pollution can paint such a rosy picture before you that you
will lose all immaginations to the reality of the present
This Is where your STATE PRESS could come in and tell you whom
to vote for. but under the policy of this paper it Is not giving orders
as to how to cast your ballot We reintcrate our statement-your bal
lot belongs TO you. and you should treat II sacred1y We do not know
me fh{ure we'll enough to predict what a candidate will do once he Ii
you is to the casting Of your votes. But W . can express our opinion
without jeopardizing your confidence In II g in the future. We won the
right to express curse yes through a decision rendered In the Supreme
Court of Arkansas, November II Our opinion of the candidates thai
|, will effect us most re our alderman and our Mayor We do believe
that Aubrey X. Kerr. candidate for Alderman In the First Ward. will
~ he more considerable OF our needs II $ the less fortunate cit zens of ou
present alderman, but at the same time. the problems that were fac
ting US when he went In office are stnl menacing However we viii
concede to the freedom OF protection under special officers whose
skins are on the darker side but you can bet your bottom dollar that
and we say without fear of contradc1on-these special officers" are
not the results Of any favors from any member of the administration
nj that time. but from more OF a mandate from the Army officials
over Camp Robinson during the tension OF southern cops and Negro
troops.
How do W e know that Mr.. Kerr will do anything that viii be tene
ficial to Negro residents7 We do not know Mr. Kerrs reaction n and
when he is elected. but we will have the consolation of anticipated
promises that have not been broken.