Show The i he Independent Voter I Communicated As the election approaches the candidates already having been nominated nominated nom nom- It becomes our duty as free and independent American citizens to take lake stock and e now Ilow we will exercise that right light of oc tree free franchise c cost g Jt l fathers so much blood and anti rea fr t to obtain for ob obtain r us ts We of often ten ten- hear of the tIle Illde Independent What is independent lh lit voter is m an ll 9 vot- vot or Webster gives the definition h of off independent as as s 's free and not s subject t tto to control Then we the should be able to answer this question by saying saing that every even United States citizen who had reached the age of 21 and was otherwise eligible under the election laws of the state in which he or she resides resides- was was was-a a independent voter voter and and ever every man nian or woman oman who thinks knows Imo this is not tt 11 why I. I s i-s it not true Because Because perhaps 75 per cent o of our boasted free American American American Amer Amer- ican citizens are led by the nose to the cite polls by party part organization party party par par- I ty ty discipline and nd party part name name and made to vote for fOl any kind of candidate candidate candidate candi candi- date or principle that happens to toto toto toto to h hive have got on the ticket or supported support support- ed by the particular party part whether the voter likes them oi or not These are facts that do no credit to American American Ameri Ameri- can intelligence or American manhood manhood manhood man man- hood or Americas America's boasted freedom The ones to blame and the ones to bear the stigma for such a disgraceful disgraceful disgrace disgrace- ful ful condition are the party voters themselves and such a condition certainly certainly certainly shows little appreciation or respect lor tor or the struggle made by the revolutionary patriots patriot in winning for us our Independence To prove the above condition exists we have only to refer to the Newberry Newberry New New- berr berry case In Michigan where the present Senator Newberry spent a quarter of a million dollars in the primary of that state In order to name on the Republican ticket ticket ticket tick tick- et for foi senator knowing if he could succeed In this he be be e elected as the Republican ticket usually carried the state And the case of Gifford Pinchot as candidate for governor of the state of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Penn Penn- sylvania before the Republican primary primary i mary man who admits he spent to get gt the nomination or hr In other other other oth oth- I er words to get his flame name on the theR Re I publican ticket of that Republican i state If elected this tall fall his total salary salar for 01 the entire year four r term termas as governor go will be about These cases are not g given gen en because the they are Republicans l but ut because they ther are the most prominent before the country countr today other uther parties have plenty and some to spare or orth orthe orthe th the same brand rand o of oJ candidates Th The lt I bt real ln inen l' l men n an women mare j re- re rf free fee American lt zens zenI s wh who H will exercise e their God given ii right ight of freedom won b by our forefathers ers more more independent voters oters If the voters of pf Pennsylvania at atthe atthe atthe the coming election would shake themselves loose from party control and going to the polls refuse to give Gifford Pinchot a single vote yote this would oh d forever stop the bu buying of nominations In the state of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsyl Pennsyl- vania and would prove that the vetera voters voters vot vet ers era of that state were independent and and not subject to control Not long ago the writer heard a avery avery very verr prominent citizen make a talk on loyalty He said be loyal to your p party rt your our church and your our leaders Loyalty is a good word but the real men and woman will be loyal to I themselves to their conscience and their best judgment The boast of the Democratic or Republican voter I never have scratched a U ticket ket Is no longer a amark amark amark mark of loyalty or 01 intelligence but Indicates a lack of true patriotism and true manhood All the reforms we have ha-e ever had in politics have been brought about by br the independent ent voter voter voter-by by that free and independent ent eat American manhood who refused to be led to the polls by a party and made to vote ote tot for fot men and principles that his conscience and best judgment judgment judgment judg judg- ment told him was wrong Parties are allright and necessary but as long as voters oters can b be ted red to the polls palla b by party strings strings' and voted for an any man or principle the party advocates there Is no no hope for reform The Independent voter Is the only onty a agency genc that can and will remove remo from a 1 political po o- o liti al party th the black spots spots spots- whether they appear as candidates or principles al and d what the country countr needs today is more of this agency more mora Independent voters voters- like Lincoln Lin coln coIn who refused to to support the lack Black spot of slavery in the ol old party party par par- ty tr o of his tiny |