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Show VOTING IS HIGHEST DUTY Somebody has said that the most Important Im-portant letter In the alphabet Is the letter X, because It Is the letter or mark which is placed on the ballot to Indicate how the citizen desires to vot and the character of men he desires elecied to office, says William H. Barr, president of the National Founders' association, in his weekly letter. To T many of our citizens the marking of a 9 ballot is a very inconsequential duty, -done carelessly and with no particular J thought of the fact that It is a sacred duty. The difficulty In our election procedure Is that not one-half of 1 f per cent of our citizens realize when -they are handed a ballot and proceed t to mark it that they are fulfilling the , highest duty of a citizen and that they are really consummating the work begun be-gun at the battle of Lexington. The man who is willing to enjoy liberty but not willing to be responsible for its maintenance is not worthy of possessing possess-ing it. Compulsory voting is not particularly par-ticularly desirable. It would seem to be the negation of liberty. On the other hand, if it would bring home forcibly to the citizen the necessity of voting it might be a good thing, but it is also well to remember that making a man vote does not give him intelligence enough to vote patriotically or with the best interests of the nation at heart. Every citizen who refrains from voting or refuses to vote Is automatically automati-cally interfering with the high destiny of the country. Bear this in mind next November and In the meantime don't forget that the primary election in your district is where real intelligent voting begins. |