Show VOTING AND CITIZENSHIP T 1 IS perhaps only human that we regard I IT- IT the right to kick hick as inalienable along with our other constitutionally guaranteed Nevertheless the citizen whose interest interest interest in in- terest in politics is S limited to criticism of public public pub pub- lic lie officials after they get into office is really banging hanging on to that right by an eyelash The Th genuine dyed ded in the wool simon-pure simon criticism criticism cism of public officers begins w with th their can can- Votes should best best express that ism cism Take the thc best look you can get at can can- an- an worth voting voting voting vot- vot vot vot- Find something in them ing for Vo Vote e for them Then keep alive the best in ill citizenship that is in you oll by keeping everlastingly at them to make them live up to their promises This is a phase of civic virtue If it doesn't e exist t in the electorate it is hardly hardly hard hard- ly h reasonable to expect to find it in the elected But But this year in jn N November ove ber we not only vote for candidates but there are at least four vital issues before the people Th There e will be plenty of wailing and gnashing of teeth regardless regardless regardless re re- re- re of the outcome It behooves the citiZen citizen citizen citi citi- zen therefore to know what it is all about It likewise behooves him to lo see that he lie is registered registered registered reg reg- and able to vote on November 7 Then he faces the inescapable responsibility of vot vot- ing The twenty first amendment to the federal constitution i is up up for popular vote indirectly We are to o elect delegates to a state convention which is to vote for and against repeal of the eighteenth amendment the national prohibition prohibition tion tio amendment Voters will have to know their candidates whether they are wet or ordry ordry ordry dry if they want their votes on this highly important matter to carry through The vote of the convention for or against rep repeal al' al will willbe willbe willbe be the state states state's s vote ote on the vital question Then there here is the proposal to amend Section Section Sec See tion 3 of Article of the state constitution This is the question of repeal of the state constitutional constitutional constitutional con con- prohibition amendment The vote ot of the tie people will be direct upon this question In both cases repeal means that man manufacture and sale of 32 beer in Utah will become law law- ful l Hard ard liquor is not an issue in this election Another amendment proposed is that which would change Article 16 of the Utah constitution constitution- by adding a section empowering the legislature to provide for a minimum wage for women and minors with the further power to provide for the comfort health safety and andge ge general eral welfare of any and all aU That takes in a lot of territory and is worth serious study Finally we have with us Peoples People's Ordinance Ordinance nance No 1 which would require the city eity commission commissio to undertake a municipal power and light project and to issue municipal power and light revenue reeD bonds for not to exceed These are all of vital importance to the state and its communities Their consequences will be far We should all get et our facts on straight before election day It is als also worth n noting ting that those who d do not vote ote will have ve small right to complain however things turn out |