Deseret Evening News | 1908-02-22 | Page 1 | "Free Man's Oath" Taken by Two Thousand

FREE MANS OATH TAKEN BY TWO THOUSAND New York Yerk Feb 22 Two thousand first voters and a number of bowery bowory floaters last night took tok tho the tree free freemans ree mans maiS oath oah at Ita t a meeting me of tho the free tree pies Institute at lt Cooper Union The Tire oath was administered by b Bishop Henry C Potter who told tod of o the origin of or tho the oath In iii 1634 The words ot of the oath taken were as 0 follows I do ro solemnly bind myself that I Iwi will wi give my m vote yote and suffrage as a I J Ishall shall hal Judge In mine own conscience may brat it conduce to time the public weal veal wea so help heln mo mc 00 God Before asking those thoS present to sub subscribe subscribe subscribe scribe to this pledge of good citizenship Bishop Potter spoke of the tIme responsibility ity routine resting on omi voters voter and anc said cald it was vas wasa nt at a t present exorcised exercised without proper so soberness soberness berness and thought