The North Otago Times WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1914. ENROL.

North Otago Times, Volume C, Issue 13170, 7 October 1914, Page 4

The North Otago Times WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1914. ENROL.

Having regard to the engrossing effect of the desperate struggle which is in progress on the Continent, it may be opportune to remind the electors of this, district that the privileges of citizen-; ship entail equal responsibilities. Among a free and progressive people there is sometimes a tendency to undervalue and disregard the many privileges which long years of struggle against retrogression have given us. The world but little knows nor Jong remembers the namc3 of the men-who in every age battled for the people's rights; nevertheless we owe it to them that we should take full advantage of the reforms which they accomplished. Within the next feV weeks every elector in New Zealand will be called upon to discharge an important duty—a duty which cannot be shifted to other shoulders. Every three years our Parliamentary reprcsonl alive.'; submit themselves lo (he electors and give an ae: count of their stewardship; tlien In )>nw to the decision of the people's vole, In'days gone by reforms were accomplished by lite aid of assault and tur : moil. '. When I hi) people suffered nf diction and oppression'they* were invariably compelled to rise up and destroy l.liose in authority. Today the people's rights are jealously- conserved by the; ballot boxy while Hie general.trend nf puldi'ivopinion' finds in the ballot box n. peaceable but effective means "of"redressing"wrongs, thereby achiev-ing-something towards, llio ennsiimhia-, tioii of the people's iddals. .New. Zea-' landers are'especially favoured ill' this respfict.'' Providing the very liberal regulations arc complied v/itli, every resident over the ago of hveiityouo-yertrfl" i.t entitled ■ to. the franchise. '-, vTho Highest and. noblest aspirations; axe but stubble upon the'political feld.

unless Iho'powsor of Ihose virtues tnkcs (ho precaution to enrol, E\er,\ ; poison desirous of qnqlifying to utc limit einol, There nro no exeqptiorts to Ihiß ilile, Neilhei lcgrols mid hem I burnings noi fuming and icpiobnliou me of n\nil: ouco the toll closes, no powei can gi\c the foolish ones the jiuulcgc of iccoiding then >o|ci, To dnj tho mam i oil closes, Ti up, it is a tulle cailv to discuss the olcclion, bill it must be obvious o\on'to the thoughtless that Ihe time to omol is now There will lie a supplemental \ 1011, wo know, but il is quite eleai Ili.it eligible poisons ut( this district, vhcthoi Government suppoiter, Opposi tioiiist, Social JVniiocrnt, ; or adherent |.o no party, owoannbvioiis'dutyto lliemselvos and thecountry, and that duty is to enrol. Whether or not at' the present lime lift or she feels disposed to voto matters not; il;'is;pcrlniii that such a privilege will ho denied unless they become • enrolled:-in :th(v electoral disI tricl in which they reside,