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Show Use Your Own Judgment 4 FRIEND OF OURS was visited at his home the other day by two women whose purpose was to encourage citizens to register for election and then vote. Our friend was pleased to have the reminder. But then, two women said, "Vote for ..: for U. . Senator, because all the veterans are voting for him." His response was that he was a veteran, but he was not planning to vote for that man. His interest aroused, he asked: "Just which veterans' group do you represent?" To this query the women were evasive, and ended the conversation by repeating, re-peating, "All the veterans are voting for " In our youth we once read a book directed at young people, which in a chapter on self-mastery said this: "Avoid mass or crowd action. Cultivate judgment." That is good advice ad-vice for all of us at all times . . . but especially during election elec-tion time. This is no time to be influenced by crowd action. In this vital day is our responsibility to cultivate and exercise judgment judg-ment regarding political candidates and public affairs. When we go to the polls, we should follow the dictates of our own conscience, and not what our club or organization has told us to do. Too often an organization supports a candidate who has helped them, or been interested in their obtaining certain benefits or special favors. The organization is thinking of its own welfare and not of the welfare of everyone. If each individual indi-vidual would seek his own answers, he would undoubtedly ask himself which candidate will most likely serve the public interest rather than select pressure groups. He would try to learn of the character and background of every candidate so that he could vote for men who have integrity. For your own good, and the welfare of this nation, don't let the crowd dictate how you should vote! |