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Show THE ELECTION DUTY REFLECTED. The aupreme indifference manifested manifest-ed in the general election that will occur to morrow, may perhaps be regarded re-garded as an indication that the peo-j pie have confidence in their officials; , but it is a dangerous and unhealthy' sign. Outside ot two or three coud. ties the voters seem to have no interest in the election. One party cares to little, that it has only put a couple ot county tickets in the field, while many in the other party have not thought it worth while to register for voting. The result will be a slim vote, though perhaps a strictly legal one. This lack of interest in bo important a matter is wrong, amountiug almost to' a criminal neglect. The evil efltcta of Hare certain to manifest themselveB1 one of these days when the consequences conse-quences can not well be endured. Theieia more in habit than eome of us appear to realize. The habit of staying away from elections is easily acquired, but hard to overcome. Bo far in this territory the actual necessity neces-sity for people to vote has tot existed. Those who would be inconvenienced by going to the polls kuew that enough would cast their ballots to elect the ticket; but this will not always al-ways be so. Unices a change takes place, one of these fine mornings the people will wake up to discover that their neglect has resulted in thedeleat of the ticket that they expected others to elect. Il is a singular fact, aleo, that as the contest narrows, the interest i f the majority claes decreases. We have reason to believe that the registrars performed their work fairly and faithfully. No complaints ol negligence or partiality have been preferred against them. As a matter of fact it was a physical impossibility for these officers to find at their homes and register all of those entitled to vote, but the work was as thorough as it could have been. Thon ample time was given those who had been unavoidably un-avoidably passed to see that their names were placed on the lists; but the same want of interest that now manifests itself, existed during the pericd for registration, and the consequence conse-quence is a large number of ci'.izeus cannot vote lo-morrow even were they anxious to do so. Were the parties themselves the only ones to sufler for their neglect we might rejoice or at least feel little regret over their defeat. The lesson would be dearly bought, and hence more highly prized thereafter. there-after. Rut the care!eB3 indifierence of one brings its evil consequences upon his neighbor who performs his full duty of citizenship. When a man becomes a citizen of the republic, the power to, vote is not bestowed upon him merely as a right, to be exercised or not at bis pleasure, or convenience, but as a duty that he owes to the state and to society. The reason that its performance is not enforced by law is that its violation carries its own punishment. There is no doubt as to Lbe result ol to-morrow's election. The People's tickets, territorial and county, will be sicceesfut, the contest 'being close only in one county. But tlis unequal division ol too voting strength this year, cannot be construed into a legitimate legiti-mate excuse fnr anyone tp neglect to vote. The relume will show tuch ! small figured -vt to reduce the tfirritny loan inBigniue:incG to which it id not entitled. We urge npou tho;e who have been registered and who can legally vole, to do bo, ;ud suggest that be lore the next election, in Novemberi every citizsn seca to it that his name is upon the list. |