Woodland Daily Democrat (Newspaper) - July 11, 1924, Woodland, California T f 1 J w s WOODLAND DAILY DEMOCRAT WOODLAND CALIFORNIA FRIDAY 11 1924 Editorial Woodland Daily Democrat ED E LEAKE SUBSCRIPTION By Carrier per month by mail per month per year Entered at the Woodland as second class matter Aftermath Reflections Of the Democratic National Convention We ask the indulgence of readers of the Democrat for a few aftermath reflections on the New York convention before again taking up the usual routine of editorial com- ment on matters of public interest including subjects of such a wide range that matters political will for the present at least play a secondary part It should not be forgotten even during an exciting and heated tial campaign that there are other topics in which the public is deeply interested and that there are other than political problems the solutions of which are of vital importance We are more interested in the growth de- velopment and prosperity of America in eral and in California in particular than we are in the success of any political party and the discussion of social industrial and ness questions will not be overlooked in these columns And in this connection may we announce that suggestions of topics for comment will be thankfully received by the editor Any forecast of the outcome of the election would be premature and un- profitable at this time If the result could be predicted with any degree of certainty a campaign would be an unnecessary waste of time effort and money In any event whoever is elected will be the president of the people and entitled to a fair chance to make good and the country will continue to prosper and to maintain its high position as the leader among the nations and countries of the earth The Democrat will continue its consistent support of Democratic ples and policies but it is not going to whine or cultivate a grouch if it fails to convince a majority of the people that the things for which it stands are the things that ought to prevail It is surprising that such a divergency of public sentiment as to how the deadlock was broken and who is entitled to credit for it Such a versatile writer as Samuel Blythe stubs his toe in arriving at the conclusion that it was the masterful generalship 01 Boss Brennon of Illinois that brought about the nomination of Mr Davis As a matter of fact an analysis of the ballots discloses the fact that he was one of the least factors in the compromise Governor Smith was his first choice but at no time during the tion was he able to vote his own delegation as a unit Senator Glass was his second choice of all the Smith supporters Even on the last ballot the Illinois delegation voted nineteen for Smith nineteen for Davis and twenty for Glass It was only after the stampede was started by Virginia that he de- to climb on the band wagon and consent that his Smith supporters and Glass ers might get behind the inevitable winner Many of the news reports for the evident purpose of creating the impression that loyal supporters had nothing to do with determining the result and with a view of making it appear that the McAdoo gates were discredited are colored or dis- so as to give out the impression that McAdoo lost all control of his friends Now the facts are that he released his delegates absolutely His personal choice may have been Meredith but there is nothing to show that he tried to influence any of the McAdoo delegates in making thir choice Look down the list of McAdoo state where the delegates were instructed for him and continued to vote for him until he withdrew and it will be ob- served that it was the vote of those tions thai determined the result and that If any considerable number of them had not voted for him Senator Glass or Senator Un- derwood the first and second choices of ernor friends would have been It is therefore reasonably certain that it was the McAdoo delegates and not the Smith delegates who are responsible for the nomination of Mr Davis The prolonged struggle In the convention has emphasized the necessity for somo tic changes in the rules that governed that body First the rule requires two-thirds of the votes of the convention to make a should be abrogated The majority Easy to Wreck a Newspaper Jusy as Easy To Build One Up A newspaper properly conducted which means managed with an honest purpose to serve the public is a durable institution It supplies a permanent need and renders an indispensable service and when conducted on the right lines as a business and a dium of general information it grows into the lives of families and the fellowship of successive generations It is this factor that affords a something of the ity of farm land But a wild and ble man in charge of a can wreck it as readily as a drunken driver can ditch an automobile A newspaper properly conducted supplies the community with a voice to support movements and oppose the opposite A newspaper that does its duty is certain to rile somebody No matter with what racy and impartiality it publishes the some guy is certain to get his back up and it is usually the man who wants nothing omitted that in any way concerns his neighbors but wants that might tend to bring him into an unenviable notoriety Of course when a newspaper pursues the right policy it is certain to lose one or more subscribers but that is no reason for any deviation from the right course But there is compensation in the fact that a great of the people will endorse its course and very likely the result will be a net gain in circulation A country newspaper in law or justice or equity or amity or anything from giving the news of the home town and community sible and reasonable people realize this even when legitimate news published without malicious and sinister intent is not gether agreeable to them AFTERTHOUGHTS The Klan was lacked out of the Democratic convention unanimously even though the contending factions arrive at the same con- by divergent routes The thing is if the Klan had a friend in fhe con- vention he didn't dare show his hand o o o In selecting Senator Walsh for permanent chairman of the Democratic national tion the committee certainly tagged the right man He presided with more dignity and im- partiality than many men are capable of ex- should rule in all cases That is democratic as well as common sense Next the elimination of candidates should begin with the dark horses and favorite sons A certain number should be dropped at the end of every ballot From time immemorial it has been a custom for states to give com- ballots to favorite sons It is a foolish custom and in the case of the New York convention resulted in a combination of favorite sons that prevented the tion of the two leading candidates who de- practically the strength of the con- vention and one of which should have been nominated Of course each of these favorite sons had their lightning rods up and insisted on locking the convention with the hope that they might be the beneficiaries of the ure to nominate any candidate who developed strength Any one of them seemed willing to deadlock the convention and take a sixteen to one chance of attracting the lightning to their bailiwick There were sixteen of them who went in with the support of stales only There was no demand for the nomination of any of them It is absolutely certain that McAdoo and Smith in the order named represented practically all the crats of the country They should have been permitted to fight it out with the agreement that whichever polled the most votes should be declared the nominee for president and the other should accept the second place The result would have been the strongest ticket ever nominated in the United States PROSPECTS ARE BRIGHTER FOR WHEAT PRICES WASHINGTON July tions of a corn crop of bushels smaller than last year's and better prospects than a month ago for the wheat crop were the outstanding features of today's crop report of the department of based on July 1 conditions Forecasts of production of other crops Oats bushels Barley Rye bushels White potatoes bushels Sweet potatoes bushels Winter wheat production is forecast at bushels and spring wheat at bushels making the total wheat crop 1s Forecasts a month ago indicated bushels of winter wheat of spring wheat and a tal crop of bushels against harvested last year Tobacco pounds seed bushels rice 000 bushels hay tame tons apples bushels peaches bushels I Crop Conditions The condition of the crops on July 1 on which the forecasts are based J Winter wheat 77.9 per cent of mal spring wheat 81.9 all wheat 79.0 corn 72.0 oats 86.9 barley 80.2 lye 86.9 white potatoes 86.3 sweet potatoes 81.3 tobacco 78.8 flaxseed 86.8 rice 91.1 hay 83.4 apples 66.5 peaches 70 2 Wheat remaining on farms July 1 is estimated at bushels or 3.9 per cent of last year's crop as com- pared with bushels on July 1 last year and bushels average stocks on July 1 for the five years WINTERS FOLK VACATING SHORE MOUNTAIN The population is thinning as ters residents seek the seashore and mountains for of the warm season W I Baker and family and Mrs J R Griffin and children are enjoying an in Plumas county and through the northern part of the state Mrs E W Fenley and Master Douglas are located at Monte Rio with Mrs Ray M Fall of Mrs Warren Underwood is visiting in Santa Cruz and other coast resorts Mr and Mrs H E Mermod left Wednesday for Santa Cruz Mrs L M Mermod is in Oakland for a few weeks Mrs J A Sparks and Mrs S E Holliday are in Los Angeles Mrs C A Boucher and daughter Marjorie are at Pacific Grove for the summer 4 Mr E Gesford are sojourning at Samuel Springs Other guests at Samuels are the T F Brattin family Mrs E Dafoe and Mr and Mrs R E Baker Mrs Geo Rice and and J E Rice returned from a brief outing at Bodega Bay and report the coast mate a bit too nippy for comfort QUALITY PORTRAITS Phone Woodland PLACE YOUR ORDERS NOW For Fruit to Can and Preserve The crop of peaches and Cots is a light one and it will be no easy task to the demand Columbia Market L 423 Main St A cool meal on a warm night is relished by most everybody Meats as Pork or Ham sliced cold are really delightful and These and others are included in our Cold Meat Specials daily WOODLAND MARKET 606 Main 5 WHEN YOU FIND the warm weather getting on your nerves your appetite waning and all you can think of is Gosh but it's hot up our fountain and be served with a refreshing and de- licious Ice Cream Special or one of our many orating Soft Drinks You'll forget the heat with the first swallow The m Sanitary Dairy For Good Milk YOUR CAR PAINTED IN 48 HOURS IN THE NEW Color Fords Small touring cars Large touring cars Closed cars ENOS BIDWELL 321 First Street Phone 210 It's COOL in the YOSEMITE Get away from the heat and enjoy the mild days and bracing evenings at CAMP CURRY Rates per American and bungalows in- private and Euro- pean and in tents cafeteria or dining room For free Yosemite Road Guide apply Curry Camping Co 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