VIGILANCE NEEDED NOW tino THE annual revision of the registration lists has commenced it is important that every citizen of the united states resident in this territory who can take the required oath should have his name on the register officers have been appointed to see that teat the necessary necess arf changes on the lists hats are effected voters who have removed from any precinct should have their names taken off the list for that precinct and placed on the proper list it is probable that the officers will see that the names of such persons are stricken off but experience shows that in some instances at least they will not be so particular to see that those names are put on in the precinct to which the parties have removed this suggests that all voters who have moved their residence should themselves make sure that they are not deprived of the suffrage through the omission of the registration officer also that young men who have reached the age of twenty one years and persons who have bave been naturalized since the last registration should be careful to have their names registered A house to house visitation for the purpose of purging the lists and adding to them the names of those who are qualified is required of the officers by the law we hope this duty will be faithfully fulfilled but party interests haye been permitted to enter into this matter and where possible persons who are in sympathy with the minority have been appointed to attend to this duty we think it will not be stating this matter unfairly if we remark that in not a few instances the dispose tion has been manifested to register as many names as pos possible gible that will be likely to support the minority and as few as may be that will sustain the majority therefore alertness and vigilance by the peopled party just now are urgently demanded nothing should be left to the registration officers but their bare official bori work each voter should see that his name is duly on the list and that it has not been ln improperly properly stricken off or misspelled or tr arted abed in any way so as to vitiate his right to vote at the next election the local committees appointed to act for the party ought to be alive and active just now and until the registration and revision are an complete to see that the name of every person who has a legal right to vote is placed upon the registration list of the pre cin at in which he resides the prominent live men of the respective precincts and counties should aid in this matter and work toge together I 1 in concert tu secure a full alli and proper registration it is also necessary that careful I 1 investigation is made so 80 that the names of persons who have hane not the legal right to vote are not placed or retained upon the lists to be used in a fraudulent manner on the day of election only bona fide residents of the territory for six months and of the precinct thirty days next preceding the registration have the right to be registered transients persons whose actual home is in another territory or state have no right to register these things should be watched and all wrongs rectified it may be asked is there any reason to believe that improper registration either of omission or commission miss loh will be attempted the answer is such things were not only attempted but successfully accomplished at ogden what has been may be what has been done can be done we are therefore j justified in giving this hint to voters at ogden a number of old residents who had voted at every preceding election fir years and who were legally qualified were robbed of the franchise because of improper registration and others who had bad no right to vote deposited their ballots in spite of and protests we therefore say take time by the forelock and prevent fraud see that every qualified fied voters voter Is name is registered we see that no unqualified persons name is suffered to stand on the list no person who cannot lawfully take the registration oath should attempt pt to register if any nonresident or other disqualified person pemon fraudulently registers he should be prosecuted and a registration officer who wilfully neglect or refuses to do his duty or who connives at fraudulent registration should be proceeded against under toe the criminal law the sanctity ot of the ballot is eo contended for by every one who seeks the welfare of the community it should be guarded at every hazard if in any precinct municipal w ward ard county or district the liberal faction have the majority of lawful voters they are entitled to the rights that belong ond and should be protected therein to the utter most by bi the peoples peopled party no mitter matter how much of a calamity their preponderance may be considered si 81 we must accord and help to secure to others the same political rights we claim for ourselves but on the other hand we should resist by all lawful means every attempt at fraud and imposition in election affairs the rights of citizens must not be denied or imperiled by the tricks and dodges of which we know certain schemers are capa able some oven open boasts and some covert hints have been made as to what may be done at the next election tion day in this city forewarned ought to mean forearmed this general registration will be the basis for the municipal election let us have now a fair full and legitimate registration of all male resident citizens who can lawfully take the registration oath and let every live citizen aid in the matter and take care that there is no improper registration and also that those who attempt crimes against the election laws are brought to justice it is a matter of deep regret that many of our able business and active men take but a passing interest in these important concerns they should be alive alave to them f for or they affect our property our lives and our liberties politics should not be relegated to the office seekers the agitators and the adventurers our best men should take hold of them with a will experience has taught us many lessons and among them is that which was comprehended in the language of the patriot patrick henry eternal vigilance is the price of liberty l