Show 11 r POPULAR NEGLECT The neglect of the tile average citizen to exercise his franchise isone is isone isone one of the vulnerable points in democratic government In the primary elections or contests which are now more generally held a good index to popular disinterest is manifested No matter what form of government we organize this same w weakness will appear r. Apparently it requires a mechanical operation operation opera- opera tion ion such as oratory oi-atory music wide publicity etc to induce the common voter to take keen interest in the most important duty oi of his hs citizenship the citizenship the exercising of his franchise V Were ere it not for foi forthe he the tile office our elections would not show up at all favorably in n the way of proving the desire desiro o of the tile voter to cast his ballot What is the remedy The writer is convinced that education is the hc only solution But education of the ordinary kind will not do it t. t Patriotism in iii school will not guarantee it We Ve believe that teaching caching the tile child correctly will accomplish the desired results Civil government in the home will help that is parents must by constant effort instill in the tile child the desire to be master of elementary elementary ele ele- dc- dc civics to the end that it shall be an intelligent citizen If f this were the rule then adults would become acquainted with economics an they would study history with clear minds These important changes from serfdom to democracy from representative government wherein senators are elected D by representatives sen tives to direct vote of the citizens are slow requiring long periods to graduate from one ne to the other Idealists crowd the tile issue and the majority by their disinterest hold back the But we are growing better We Ve Weare are holding before usa us usa usa a clearer mirror scrutinizing ours ourselves and current events with more fiord logic The fhe b better batter day is dawning Shall it come naturally gradually so that the people will appreciate each cach step up the hill or shall we listen to the extremists and progress by alternate explosions ex- ex and pro progressive pr marches followed by the retrogressions Tb The e Republican herald commenting on ii cw the tile popular disinterest now nov being shown in this country says The flie of a satisfactory sat proportion of voters to turn out to the he primary contests this fall is being widel widely commented upon Itis It Itis Its is s that the men who are the most bitter in denouncing government waste wade and corruption are arc often those who are too busy to o turn out and help helD elect better men Nine voters out of f every ten admit that they ought to exercise the right of suffrage But they put off doing so from hour to hour and before they know it the polls are closed They very frequently forget t both the day and the hour when the tile polling takes place Theodore Roosevelt believes that an international court with a military and naval power to back a l jt it its demands wilt will evolve v lve front fron the present Europ European an struggle a a The Sermon on the Mount and the revolutionary doctrine of ther therein in given to the tile world port portended the brotherhood o oman of man nan but after two thousand years it is still the ideal not the realization reali reali- realization altho aUho we are slowly advancing in that direction We can now make from apples which will be a boon to many who have y YC this fP fruit and l insufficient 1 money on y i to buy uy sugar uga i 0 J |