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Show The Voting fni' a Codd.-.s (,r .rjij.-rt v. fur our Fourth of July celebration, ha-been ha-been v.:ry keen this week, but we would like' to .-ay in connection s-i:h it that .-ueh voting dues r.ot in tin- I.-at dearer represent the popular choice of t lie community. As many votes as desired de-sired could be bought lor live c. nis apieei; at thedrug -tore, ami other vote's were bought foi' cigar- l,y parti-ans who were eager for the elect ion of the lady of I heir choice. The live-cent vote may be alright a- a means of raising rais-ing funds for the celeli -ation. but as a means of deriding w ho i.-, the most pop-ulii pop-ulii r. or best lig lived. lady for (iodde-s it does nit count. A per-on who ha- plenty of money and is not afraid lo spend it can always- wc regret tou- buy votes, especially in a case of this kind. We have no ugly women in (.'tub. but if we had one and money was used to secure her election, we believe 't could be accomplished, much lo the disgust of tile more thoughtful of the community. We object ob-ject to the business on principle If the people are to vote on any i nest ion let the vote be an expression of their osvn particular feelings in. the matter, without regard to the opinions or wishes of others, Then th. -y can point with pride to the result and say: ''Sec the choice of our people.'-' The young boys and girls will not regard the great blessing which tile ' Americans enjoy id tho ballot, properly u.-ed. with (lite weir lit. and regard if they see it used in the manner toAvhich we refer. Let them grow up to understand a vote as giving' their osvn opinions, to be neither bought nor divulged |