Caption: Magazine - English Club The Illinois (1907)
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j ni: in ' ting • ul<l iv !. W h i l e tl.iH f a r t , t h e n accounts for the general feeling ol indiflen-n it li •1 8 0 the isic Mb sec nd charge thai our politic are nnintell i ge n I ami ignorant; 1' r h l- < it«-11 < J • 1 • < that whenev r a vote'is fast on anv otl T (rr«>undn 7 than a candidate avowod policy or his j < » oal ability it is the result of a lack of sound politn il inl lli- gence ami is d brimental to t lie well-being of the l ly politic. Everyone is familiar with the dif! rent campaign cries devised for various oc isi n»and i a all 3 conceive 1 in the fecund brain of a future K r 0 < Sullivan. One of the most common arguments with which our young politician assails our inl lligence and which has absolutely no bearing on the candikite's qualifications, is that his candidate needs tin position for financial reasons. No argument more absurd, yet more persuasive with the shallow and the sentimental can be conceived. Student offl 68 are not a charity for individuals in feeble pecuniar} straits but they are a trust, particularly when lucrative, and should go only to those who are competent m nister them. Nothing but the most insipid sentimentalism can induce one to vote on any other Ag tin we are sometimes told that a candidate who has gained some prominence by previous participation in student affairs and perhaps demonstrated exceptional ability, has "had enough." One might suppose that the student body should place a disqualification on ability and experience! Is the stn dent who has done nothing and exhibited little interest in college activities to be especially eligible Of such demagogery, 1 am for 11'
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