Show OUCH UCH lectures as the one delivered by S SUCH Judge Judd recently cannot be repeated repeated repeated re re- 17 too often It was a clear concise t statement of the nature of our governmental governmental governmental govern govern- mental institutions and of the present condition of politics That all power is lodged in the ballot must be apparent to every intelligent person it must also be apparent that the only way to effect true ballot reform is to reform the citizen This is not at all a simple matter since the causes which tend to degrade the citizen are so many and various Judge Judd seems to be of the opinion that long residence and attachment to the soil would produce a patriotism which would be a sufficient guarantee against political corruption Experience does not seem to bear out this view since Y statistics show that a large proportion of the venal voters are native born Where large numbers of workmen are in the employ of one man or one company company company com com- pany when that man or that company has an interest in controlling the votes of employees nearly all will sell their votes rather than be thrown out of work and see see their families s suffer This 1 state of affairs actually exists to an alarming extent in our country and f would seem to be the greatest of all 1 sources 0 of f po political 1 1 corruption Viewed from any standpoint the 1 understanding of this grave problem involves the study of all the various phases of social and political life for this reason it must be handled if it is isto isto isto to be handled successfully by men of broad minds and thorough education Tt It is a problem for future solution and upon the generation now being educated depends its solution Therefore every student should begin the study of social and political problems now if he has not already begun it It is a duty devolving devolving devolving de de- upon the students the price they must pay for the advantages society gives them j i |