It is the duty of every man and woman under the protection of our flag to give his or her best to the country and be willing to take upon themselves the burden as well as the privilege of government, and fully appreciate the inheritance our fathers left. "They built the foundation in the days of Washington and Jefferson, and as a duty we must safeguard the building."
Citizenship not only embraces civil rights, but political rights which is the right of suffrage or voting.
While civil rights are enjoyed by all men, women and children, political rights are enjoyed only by citizens twenty-one years old and over who possess the necessary qualifications to vote. Civil rights and political rights are not the same, for all citizens are not voters, neither are all voters citizens in the United States, as some states permit aliens to vote before they get their citizenship paper, making them real citizens.
It is our duty to study our government and be posted on the issues of the day. There are about 27,011,330 women voters in the United States. We have the vote and let us not only count it a privilege but a duty to do our part as citizens in establishing good government.
There are two principal parties in the United States, the Democratic party and the Republican party.
The way to get good government is through the parties; that is one reason women must choose their party and enter into the organization of the party of their choice.
Parties are just what their constituents make them.
Government.
The word government means management or guidance and control.
When we speak of the government of the nation, state, city, town or county we refer to the management of public affairs.