Show Person Who 6 neglects to vote deficient in full duty to the community by MACKENZIE KING ex progler of canada it is necessary t to direct attention to the false fabe and foolishly false romark remark so BO frequently made by a voter that his vote is only one and that in conte consequence quence his ballot among in an avalanche of others is of little or no importance this misconception of a public duty has had disastrous results in unnumbered elections it is obvious that an avalanche of bal ballots lotif is merely an accumulation of single ballots and that if everyone were fool enough to come to the conclusion that his hia particular vote vot could have no material influence the election system would break down in very many elections just about one half of the possible vote is polled and furiously enough it is in just this indolent nonvoting non voting class which protests the loudest and most piteously when the government goes awry and when the taz collector bores deeper than ever into its ita pockets burdensome taxation inefficient government and indifferent voters go hand in hand band tim chis fact act cannot be borne too deeply in mind by the man with the ballot |