Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 November 1888 — Who Are Floaters. [ARTICLE]

Who Are Floaters.

As a rule only two classes of persons sell their votes. Those who tlo not read political newspapers, and those who are slaves of drink. Political parties have rightly named them “floaters” No Legislation can afford more than a partial protection from the evil which, if suffered to prevail will be ,the destruction of our government The sacredness of the ballot, and the high mission of him upon whom the use of it is conferred should be impressed upon the child at home and the pupil in the school. It should be a prominent feature 1 of education. Every family ought to provide itself with a good political newspaper, aud see to it that the members of the family understand the principals discussed, aud have pronounced views in regard to them. A voter will no sooner sell his vote, if he has settled convictions, than he will his freedom.' A v e venture the assertioti Jthat the gieat army of “floaters’* is recruited from the ranks of those who do not read political newspapers. The newspaper must be the agent in putting this army to rout In Fulton county not more than two-thirds of the voters take a political paper. Let the other third do the same and yote-buying will be reduced to a small number of Esaiis, and utimately be unknown in the country.—Rochester Tribune. <•