Show SATI SAID NATION 8 cc ra 1 wills YIU ily i t friday I 1 1050 mr air ASE of south dakota mr speaker the nation Is IH ing one alf of tit important elections in ili tile tho ills tory of tills Ro republic Hopu public bUc I 1 ille outcome Is a matter of importance anceto to ever avory citizen sol some montha ago I 1 expressed tile the opinion that the only issues which really matter in 1950 are those whIch will determine whether tho the united states itself will survive opinions will differ on issues HOW then can we bo be sure that the j right de decision ciston will he be made calvin coolidge gave its catlie the answer in ili an address to tho the nation on the eye eve of tho national election November of 4 1024 I 1 text of if address the then president co coolidge said tile the institutions olour country rest upon faith in the imp to le no decision tit have enado in ili any sis has ever chow n that falth in ili thorn thern has been misplaced itla itis impossible to that falth faith which we have in ili others from the faith which wo we have in ili ourselves th the 0 right action of all of 0 us is made up tip of the right I 1 action of all of us unless each ochs of lf IB determined to meet the duty that are burs we can call have no tight right to expect that others will meet ithe ditt duties lep that come fo 0 o them certainly we cannot expect them so to ild act as to save its from the conse colise quench of bf having failed tho the immediato and pressly press pres shig lh ill for tolli fir rev Is hilt aliat each oneff us its vrho Is qualified vote voli that Is 14 it 4 filli function 1 etim which cannot he be delegated fill noil fill not lie posta enod allo th never H li I 1 inal v 1111 ill falls to 10 di hiie HOO hoi alt N will sni it loss IONS from fluit th bieg io elect lect t america adro than any other country ha bas adopted a batem system af fhle solf sometimes we refer to las tho nUo lof the people e certainly it lait laa Ry under th I 1 t every for self go and every aery for tile people to rule rne i ours has hasteen been as a government cr cf 0 opinion 4 of course public opinion functions all the time thile it no doubt ilag has its lil influence fluence on oil tile the heti actions of tile the executive and legislative brit branches nelies of our govern mo nt and oven even tho hughit kigh it be oil anany any occasion easlon oc it Is probably as at time pauses passes reflected liche in f lie courts P itule 0 dal U lils ON bullot BOX kut nil 1111 the of opinion tile op oll f for I 1 r self through the rulo rule on of tho people dep depend t upon one factor boctor alint Is the ballot 0 box lf if tile the time comes when our citizens fall to to respond to their right find and duty individually and collectively intelligently inid telli gently at and id e effectively tit nt thealor the alot on oil election day I 1 llo not know kirov what aha forill orin of gov government orn client will bo be substituted for that which wo it at presen have tile opportunity to on joy but 1 I do 10 know that it will not be a rule of tile the people it will no longer bo be solf self government the people of 0 our ur country are ahei sovereign it if thoy they dp do not ahe they abdicate that and they may be b e oil froly sure that it if it other forces will seize n and tf if tit they y fall to govern govel if themselves thoma elves somo other power will rise up tip to 0 govern them filen the choice la Is always before whether they will bo be slaves slave or whether they will he be free the only way to bo be free isto exercise actively and energetically the privileges I 1 tind nd discharge faithfully Y tho the duties which mako f freedom it Is not tp to bo secure secured dby by passive resistance it Is tile the result of bf ener energy 1 9 y and action to live th tho eVill full measure of citizenship tit in tills this nation require snot not only action but it requires Intelli intelligent gont action it la is haw to secure information and andio 10 acquire acquire education the of our citizenship Is tile the meet ing house tile the place of religious worship and the place of training but wo we cannot abandon our education nt at tho the schoolhouse door delave we haq to keep it up till through life A political campaign can can fic 10 it justified only on the ground that it enables the ti tk become informed us ns to what policies ire are best for fol themselves and for their couett y in ill order thit they may vote to elect those blib from their past record and present professions they know will put such policies into effect the purpose of a campaign is to send an all intelligent and informed voter vater to tho ballot box all tile the speeches and the litora literature ture till all the organization and tit alie effort and the time and all abe money which are not finally registered on election day aro are vasta |