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Show H Voters' Duties. B At a mooting of lending Ito- B publicnns held a few days ngo it B was decided to plnco in nominn- B tion a party tiokot for tho coining B city eloclion. Tho Democrats B and Socialists, so fur aa wo lmvo B hoard, have not yet taken notion, B although oloction day is hut n H month distant. B Wo ara not in party politics B and therefore have nothing to say H oither for or against any politi- B cal party or its candidates. On B oacu ticket the best man should B bo placed, that our city may bo B insured tho best possible gov- BBV ornmout. B' Each voter should, aftor care- H ful consideration, dotsrmino tho H party through which the sacred B right of franchise is to bo made R effectual. Having done this, an B activo part should be takon in B the choico of persons to servo as BBf B It is tho absoluto duty of ovory B citizen to attend the party pri- B maries whero nominations are B made and express an honcat B choice. The individual who no- B gleets to do so or to inform him- B Belt on matters pertaining to the B government does not perform B his duty as a sovereign iu a freo B country. It is not enough to ox- B cuse inactivity by saying "poli- B ticsa'ro rotten." Thoy may be B made tho host possible means of B effootnally exorcising tho fran- BHk. - c'uiso right, provided each, indi- BbVAI ' f " vidual uses wisdom and is to be B ,, govorued by the great American H '( prihoiplo of majority rule. H' Let all citizons attend tho .pri- H maries and givo us a city govorn- B meut of which all pooplo may bo H justly proud. |