Show 4 Y Your Vote V our ate 4 J I B By HERBERT KAUFMAN I Y y How many y times have intelligently you ex exercised r t the e. e franchise franchis of of f citizenship s r Have you any real political convictions Or Or are y you u one o of f too toom m ny z d voters oters without a definite conception of the p policies li ies you support support- Could you you hold your own in a ap p debate Are you sufficiently posted on the facts facts' and figures relating to half the planks in inthe the platform y you m intend to uphold Old labels mean nothing ii in new situations The nation has as a a different t b batch of problems at each election Will you enter the polls without a full understanding of f the happenings of the last four years and the probabilities probabilities' of the next four Elements which never never before entered American calculations complicate both domestic and foreign relations We shall proceed uninterruptedly with our plans or face crises of immeasurable danger according according according accord accord- ing to the w wisdom dom with which we choose the men whose wills and nd purposes control the decisions at Washington W v 4 Listen to what both sides ha have ve to sav y and make honest comparison before you you make up your mind ft Think as hard and as clearly f for 0 r our common business as you do about your private activities es One is at stake with the other We We ca cant can't t suffer as a people and prosper individually The very y selfishness that refuses definite participation in this campaign still more strongly urges active assistance in the election of the ablest and most honorable candidates To vote with without ut reason is a form of treason Whoever furthers the advantage of forces inimical inimical cal to national honor an and security has betrayed the trust of liberty If you wont won't give the time tp to learn what is best for your country you deserve the worst that can cah happen to you and your interests With several million foreign born and uninformed citizens blindly obeying padrones bosses and heelers your vote and your voice DO count Copyright 1916 by Herbert Kaufman Great Britain and all other rights reserved |