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No. 1. The Glasgow (Scotland) voter has only one name—his ward councilman—to vote for, and he has the best city government in the world.

No. 2. The Des Moines (Iowa) voter has only five men on his ticket, and has the best city government in the United States.

No. 3. The Portland, Oregon, voter has in this year of our Lord 1912, about 100 candidates for office on his ticket; and 39 long initiative and referendum proposed state laws, and 22 proposed city laws—and altogether proposing an indebtedness on the taxpayers of forty to fifty millions of dollars. It is safe to say that all this proposed law making will not even be read by one-fourth of the voters—and no man can know what his rights or obligations may be under these circumstances.

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English: Political cartoon depicts voters in Scotland, Iowa, and Oregon, making a pointed commentary on the likelihood of the latter making an informed decision.
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Source Joseph Gaston (1912) The centennial history of Oregon, 1811-1912[1], Chicago: The S.J. Clarke publishing company
Author Unknown authorUnknown author

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