Evening Star Newspaper, July 9, 1924, Page 6

THE EVENING STAR ‘With Sufilyflnln. Edition, WASHINGTON, D. C. ‘WEDNESDAY......July 9, 1924 mbnoxn W. NOYES. . . . Editor The Evening Star Newspaper Company Business Office. 11th St. and Pennsylvania Ave. New York Office: 110 Fast d St. Chicago Office: Tower Building. Europeau Office: 16 Regent 8t.,London, England. The Evening Star. with the Sunday morning edition. s delivered by carriers within ~the city ‘at 60 conts per monthi cents per month: Sur i month. Orders ma phone Ma'n 5000 Collection Ix made by car- riers at the end of each month 4 . Rate by Mail—Pa in Advance, Maryland and Virgi Daily and Sunday..1yr, $8.40: 1 mo,, 70¢ only 1¥r., £6.00 ;1 mo,, 50¢ Sunday only L.1yr, $2.40 1 mo,, 20 All Other State: Daily and Sunday.1 yr., $10.00: 1 mo., $5¢ Daily only 1yr, $7.00:1 mo., §0c Sunday oniy 157, §3.00}1mo.; 28¢ Member of the Associated Press. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to_the ‘e Cation of All news dis. | patchos credited to It or not otherwise credited | fn this paper and also the local news pub: lished herein. - All rights of publication of | apecial dispa‘ehes lierein are also r Is the End in Sight? s day follows day in the progres. of the New York Democratic conven tion the possibility of accomplishment discounting comment naturally in- Yet as day has succecded day the fortnight of futility the seem to favor freedom ef the course of the bal: t- ing. Thus today. with Mr. McAd.o's release of his delegates, the outst-nd- ing*fact of the often-shifting situr.tion, there arises the prospect of some kind | of action leading to a decision. (et 80 often has some such ficident oceurred that seemed to poin‘ to con- clusion, only to evaporate inte the fad- ing vibration of a gesture. tat it W to cons'der this twhile leading candi- at the end | may not come while the presses run. To say that Mr. McAdoo's relea: of his delegates removes the final obstacle to the m of a can- didate is to pi ‘h. He dm»s! not “withdraw"™ from the race, as chal- lenged to do by Gov. Smith, his ‘!\i»'l" rival. He savs that withdrawal of his name would be a betrayal of the trust and confidence placed in him by the -people of many states which have sent | their delegates to New York to sup port him. This exalted view of the re- sponsibility of a candidate has not al ways governed aspirants for the presi dential nomination. Many of them have in the past hauled down their colors and raised the white flag of sur render. Notwithstanding the declara his friends and supporters we to take such action “as in their opin fon may best serve the interests of the party,” 190 of them persisted on the 100th ballot in casting their votes for Mr. McAdoo. It is noteworthy that none of them. so far as the tabulation indicates, went to Smith. Mamy went to Davis, some to Mer h, some to Daniels, some to Glass and otherk scat- tered. What overnight reflection and consultation will do for the remaining 190 s not at this writing evident. Had both Mcadoo and Smith with drawp as peremptorily and explicitly as did Senator Ralston last evening | after a considerable gain that put him in third place in the race, the conven tion would today have been in a posi- tion to concentrate. perhaps after some skirmishing, upon a final drive to the point of nomination. But the Smith ‘battalion of death.”” almost at the “veto point” of one-third. remained on guard so long as McAdoo had not ac- cepted the proposal of a mutual simul- taneous withdrawal. It is evidently the purpose of the Smith hloc to throw the nomination by the delivery of its votes substantially as a unit for whom- ever the political fates indicate s the most likely next standard bearer of the party. Thus by remaining in the field with virtually full strength the Smith delegates hold the balance of power through the partial disin- tegration of the McAdoo forces. Even the 88 New York votes that have been steadfastly cast for Smith, and the 28 New. Jersey votes that went to him from Silzer, and the 39 Pennsylvania votes that have been his practically from the beginning, a total of 145%, may actually be the nominating factor. ————. Graceful reference was made by Senator Walsh to Policeman Monahan for his services in recovering a dia- mond pin lost by a lady delegate. Yet no delegate tossed Mr. Monahan a complimentary vote on the next ballot. The convention is evidently growing more and more serious. ———— Congressmen who used to think they were experts in filibustering may feel less pride as they contemplate recent delays. creases. during chances observation i h before reasonably date with some conndee nominz sume mu ion that e free is may ———————— The Democratic proceedings were prolonged by Mr. McAdoo and Mr. Smith to an extent which blanketed Mr. La Follette’s demonstration. The Cost of No Nomination. ‘While sympathy has been expressed for the delegates to the Democratic na- tional convention on the score ‘of the heavy expenses to which they have been put by the protraction of the pro- ceedings, the plight of the local and national Democratic committees from the same cause has not been con- sidered. It appears, however, that the committees are about as hard hit as the average delegate. Of course, it costs a good deal of money to run a convention, even though the services rendered are in large part voluntary. But bands will not play for nothing— the band at the Garden has cost $500 & day—or for party spirit, nor will stenographers work withiout compensa- tion, nor doorkeepers, nor ushers. And, furthermore, so far as known, the owners of the hall and the purveyors of the electric current are not giving anything away. _ It is costing, an estimate has ap- peared, between $6,000 and $7,000 a day to keep Madison Square Garden open to the delegates and meet the ©verhead charges. The national com- ‘miittee received $205,000 from the local committee, which was the price of | brary | | out tertainment of delegates, and the city set aside an additional sum of $54,000 for this purpose. About $70,000 has been expended by private individuals in entertainment. According to the latest figures ob- tainable there is a. deficit of about $25,000 now on the convention account. This 18 merely the officlal and enter- tainment account. It does not inglude the expenses of maintaining headquar- ters for the candidates at the various hotels, or the expenses of the news- papers, which are heavy. Perhaps some day somebody with a taste for figures will dig up all the items of this affair and ascertain how much it cost to nominate the Democratic national ticket for 1924 in items that are sus- ceptible of frank statement without re- serve. It is certain to be a very large figure. undoubtedly the greatest in American history. e Washington Public Library. The American Library Association has taken the stand that the Wash- ington Public Library should serve the District of Columbia in the broad- est way, noted that support now given the library is short of its needs and passed a resolution that Congrers should make liberal appropriation and develép in the Cspital a public library system “that will exemplify the best American methods and atandards of li- ‘rary administration.” [t was pointed ‘ut at the convention of the library association that in 1921 that associa- tion adopted as a standard the sum of $1 per capita as a reasonable minimum revenue for maintalning a good public library system, and that the allowance for the Washington Public Library is less than half that sum. It is em- phasized by the association that our local public library system should ex- emplify the most approved public li- brary service. The Washington Public Library is doing diligent and extensive work to meet the reading needs of the people of the District. and it fosters, as far as it has the means, the habit of good, wise reading. The development of the library from a small store of books known to and used by relatively few persons to an important public serv- library is now generally known. The number of readers drawn there and the number of readers taking books home from the library grow steadily, and the opening of branch libraries in parts of the city distant from the main building has carried li- service to people who had no such facilities. Branches of the Wash- ington library in school buildings have brought the public school children and | many of their parents into connection with the Public Lib The progress made by the Washing. ton library has not been made with- difficulty. rary has gone on serving an increas- ing patronage, and its present service would be wider and more helpful had been given adequate support by ry. it Congress. s A Garden Graph. Now somebody has taken to making a “graph” of the Democratic conven- tion, one of those cubist drawings with zigzag lines running across a space with crisscross subdivisions. For in- stance. a solid black line shows the McAdoo fluctuations, a series of heavy hyphens shows the Smith vacillations, a string of little eyebrows indicates Davis and a streak of crosses stands for Ralston, while a string of tiny ciphers denotes Robinson. There are so many candidates, though, that so far as observed nobody has worked out a system of symbols for them all To stretch these wabbly latitudinal lines across the space of a chart for each one of those who have received votes in the course of a hundred bal- lots would demand too much of the imagination, and might lead to even more confusion than that which has been caused by the printed figures. By the hops on the graph may be traced the hopes and disappointments of the aspirants. Now Mr. McAdoo's solid black line goes up, and then it But year by vear the | the wrong turn, for instance, is not a crime warranting the browbeating and insulting of the offender. If the of- fense warrants summoning the of- tender before the traffic bureau it is the duty of the officer on post to send him there, but it does not justify the officer in “bawling out”.the offender and denouncing him as a “simp” be- tore whatever crowd may have collect- ed. It Is not an evidence of bravery, but rather of cowardly bullying, when a policeman takes advantage of the protection his uniform affords him to use language which he could not use with impunity in his capacity as a pri- vate citizen. That some members of the force do take this unmanly advantage of the protection of tgeir uniform is a notori- ous fact. But when they do it they violate, in letter and spirit, the in- structions of their official superiors. If those superiors knew of such conduct the offenders would quickly be called to account. It becomes the duty of citizens, therefore, to assist the heads of the police departn:ent in maintain- ing the proper and orly endurable re- lations between the department and the public which it #erves. If every cit:zen when unwafMantedly insulted and browbeaten by a policeman would report the circumstances to Maj. Daniel Sullivan, superintendent of po- lice, there would be an early and per- manent improvement in the attitude of policemen toward peaceful citizens who have unintentionally violated some minor regulation. Mrs. A An unmarried German woman who has come to this country to lecture on art at a woman's college uses the: pre- fix “Mrs.” when she signs her name. She says there Is a new German law which authorizes this, and she advo- cates that all young women assume the title of Mrs. on arriving at the age of twenty-one. Some women do not wait so long. There is no reason why a woman should not use the pre- @x “Mrs.” if she wants to. It is hu- man experience that most women adopt this prefix, and with more or lcss satisfaction to themselves. It is be- lieved that any woman could -enjoy the advantages of this prefix if she would say the word. And it is a short word. Grammarians class it as an af- firmative adverbial particle. Many men believe that almost any woman will pronounce that word if she has a chance. Some women seem obdurate, but if they should ever come to a dif- ferent and happler decision there are men who will co-operate with them and give them the advantage of their advice, consolation and salary. This German lecturess sa t 15" of great help to the unmarried woman in the business fleld to be known as ‘Mrs.' " There may be some advantages in this, but certainly not so many boxes of candy and bunches of flowers. There are too many women who have not seen the advantages of using the pre- fix “Mrs.” but perhaps there is still hope for them. And for us. oo Habit is strong, and when a dele- gate who has voted for the same man nearly a hundred times is released he may not be able to realize the fact for the first few ballots. e Among the lost articles mentioned from the convention platform a num ber of very interesting resolutionss were not referred to. oot Temporarily the dark horse super- seded the traditional donkey as the Democratic emblem. New York is a “daylight-saving" community, but for political purpos not a time-saver. SHOOTING STARS. BY PHILANDER JOHNSON. Educational, Never had a leanin’ much Toward geography an’ such. Always seemed a little thick . goes down, and then up, and again§ When I tried arithmetic. down, and then slantwise, then just before the sixtieth ballot comes its at- tainment of its Mpunt Everest alti- tude, with @ sharp succession of alter- nate ascents and declivities. The Mec- Adoo line looks like an up-to-date roller coaster. The Smith line is more stable, and resembles a broad table- land rising gently from the sea. The Ralston line suggests a rocket that has hugged the ground for a distance and then taken a sharp spurt up, only to descend to earth. The other lines are more suggestive of tortoise tracks than anything else. But today miay change the picture. Maybe some new symbols will come intos view and some new geometric figures will be drawn. This idea of a graph is not a bad one. It might be carried out on a biz scale. Perhaps it might meke a useful campaign docu- ment, though for just which side would be a question. —_———— Philanthropists are frequently disap- pointed. The inventors of the primary ballot and the unit rule no doubt thought they were doing something to facilitate business. — e—— The country may regard itself as fortunate in the fact that the vice presidential nomination is never like- ly to he as flercely contended for as the first place on the ticket. ————————— Prophecy is easy whea it comes to mentioning one large end famous city ‘where the next Democratic national convention will not be held. Citizens and Policemen. It is accepted as a matter of course that the responsible heads of the Washington police department do mot approve of the domineering end insult- ing attitude adopted by & few mem: bers of the force when dealing with citizens guilty of minor and uninten- tional infraction of traffic and other regulations. But it must be admitted, also as a matter of course, that the heads of the police department cannot be on every beat and at every post to with the necessary firmness a proper attitude toward citizens who wish to But I've learned some things, you bet, That I never will forget. This T know, if nothing more— “Alabama! Twenty-four?™ On the map there is one place Naught from memory can efface. There's one number which I'll find Deep engraved upon my mind. There's one name that will remain Throbbing in my weary brain. ‘Wouldn't lose them if T could— ‘Twenty-four for Un-der-w-0-0-0-d"" ‘Wealth and Patriotism. “Do you think a rich men ought to run for office?” “There may be a question about his running for the more prominent posi- tions,” replied Senator Sorghum. “But anybody who wants to be a delegate and last through a convention had better have a pretty good bank ac- count.” The Candidate. No praise can we refuse him, So let the plaudits thunder. It took so long to choose him— He ought to be a wonder! Jud Tunkins says the most benefit he gets from a vacation trip is the way it makes him appreciate his home. That nothing could persuade to drop, I move you, sir, that next we meet On some Alaskan mountain top.” Harmony. “Do you think feminine participa- tion in politics promotes harmony?” *OHh, yes,” answered Miss Cayenne. “In the cheering there ought to be sopranos and altos as well @s tenors and basses.” % s z East Side, West Side.” All eround the town. Delegates 80 weary promenaded up ang down, Getting éut of practice with a knite and fork, Answers to Questions BY FREDERIC J, HASEIN Q. How much wire is used in mak- ing a window screen?—J. I F. A. In a full-sized window soreen there is about a mile of wire. i Q. In an article in the Saturday Evening Post the Secretary of Labor sald that aliens who entered the country illegally could become citi- zens. Is this still true?—W. McD, A. The office of Secretary Davis says at the time of Mr. Davis' article in the Saturday Evening Post it was true that allens such as® you men- tioned were eligible to declare their intention of becoming ' citizens, but since that time an amendment to the naturalization laws has been passed and people who lllegally enter the United States are not eligible to cit- izenship. Q. Are qualil ever raised on a game farm?—0. O. 1t S A. Virginia le $he only state in the Union which ®as a game farm devoted entirely to the breeding of bob-white quail. Mr. W. B. Coleman, superintendent of the farm, has been perhaps mote sacceisful ‘than any other game breeder {1 this country in ralsing America’s gfatest game bird by artificial means. Many of the difiiculties which other game breed- ers have found inurmountable have been overcome by Mr. Coleman’'s methods. QDo all gypsies speak the same language?—A. T. W. A. There is a great difference in language and character in different gypsy tribes. In America the young- er generations speak English and are rapidly forgetting their native tongues. The gypsies of one nation- ality are not very friendly with gyp- sies of another nationality and rare- ly does a Hungarian gypsy marry 4 Rumanian Eypsy, or & meémber of either of these groups marry a Bra- zilian or Spanish gypsy. Q. Who is the richest man in Can- ada?—R. M. A. 1. R. Booth is reputed to be the wealthiest man in the Dominion. He gave his granddaughter, who mar- ried Prince Eric of Denmark, a dowry of $2,000,000. A. Lossing says that Washington's frugal breakfast usually consisted of Indian cakes, honey and tea or coffee. He breakfasted at 7 in the summer and 8 o'clock in the winter. Dinner was served at 3. 2 Q. Can fish live without air?—E. M. C A. Fish do not breathe air. They breathe oxygen, which they extract from water through their giils. Cold. water fish require less oxygen than warm-water fish. Q. Are the aristocratic families of Slovakia and Bohemia of native ori- gin?—V. E. B. A. With the exception of two or three, the aristocratic families of the republic are of Hungarian or German origin. What are buttons made of?— Buttons are made of the follow- materials: Metal, horn, glass, wood, celluloid. hoof, pearl, porcelain, brass, and the more ex- pensive ones are mude of agate and marble. There are also buttons made of a composition of materials. Q. How much salmon is canned In a year?—J. K. i . In 1921 there were 334, cases of Nalmon packed. cach case contain- ing forty-cight pounds. This was valued at $4.394.335. Q. What was the “Log College?’— W.N. G. Sk A. This was a famous wilderness sehool founded at Neshaminy, Pa., by Rev. William Jerrent. was the first literary institution above the common schools Pennsylvania. Of the Log Cabin College it has been <ald that it was “the germ {rom which proceeded the flourishing college of New Jersey, at Princeton.” Q. Why are racing cups called lov- ing cups?—J. R. S. A. All racing cups are not neces- sarily loving cups. A loving cup is one having two or more handles, gen- erally constructed of sliver. The custom of the loving cup Is traced back to the days of wassailing. If was continued after the introduction of Christianity. The monks called the wassail bowl the “poculum cari- tatis,” meaning “loving cup.” The ceremony of drinking from one cup and passing it around was observed in the Jewish paschal supper. Q. Would a hollow float of any material have greater buoyancy if filled with air or with compressed air?—O0. M A. The bureau of standards says the less the weight of the body for a given volume the greater will be its buoyancy. Therefore, a hollow body containing compressed air would have less buoyancy than one filled with air at atmospheric pressure. Q. What events are included in a decathlon?—D. C. A. In modern Olympic games the decathlon is a composite event which includes 400-meter run, a broad jump, a running-high jump. putting the shot, throwing the discus, a 100- meter hurdle race, ‘pole vaulting, throwing the javelin, and & 1,500- meter run. Q. Why are hangnalls so called?— .G A The word "hangnail” is a cor- ruption of "“agnmail” It is derived from two words meaning trouble or vexation and nail. Q. What kinds of wood are cigar boxes made of>—E. A. D. A. Cigar boxes are made of bass- wood, red cedar, red gum, tupelo gum, white elm (soft) and yellow poplar. Q. What causes lightning and long continued thunder?—C. E. R. A. The difference In potential be- tween the clouds charged with elec- tricity and the earth causes a spark to pass between the two exactly the me way as a spark on the so-called “alectric machines.” The reverbera- tion of thunder is caused by the sud- den expansion of the air in the vicin- ity of a lightning discharge. Reflec- tion of the sound from clouds and other objects causes the long-drawn- out_roll sometimes heard when th discharge takes place several miles away. Are there any wild Indians left? A. There are not today in North America any wild tribes of Indians. In parts of South America, notably the forest regions of the Amazon, there are tribes of -Indians, which have not vet reached any degree of olvilization. Q. How_can rust be removed from cut steel beads? B A. Soak the beads in kerosene and then wash In warm water and soap. (Let The Star Information Bureau, Prederio J. Haskin, Director, and C atrests morthwest, answer Hom. TAe only charge for this servige 1s 2 cents in stamps for return postage.) You can always tell the inveterate walker; he doesn’t carry a walkis ok —Birmingham News. prne Some men are bofn great, some achieve greatness and others put up a successful Dbluff.—Illinois State Journal y An dncreased demand for paint and varnish ,is reported. ~This confirms our impression that we_had seen a iot of new complexions lately.—Bos- ton Traveler. Another reason the pedestrian has to do all the looking &t street.inter- he "4%' is dent ‘w““ ?—'luhn & 'N L THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., 'WEDNESDAY, JULY 9. 1024 IN TODAY’S SPOTLIGHT BY PAUL V. COLLINS The need of at least two political parties in a republic is accepted as an axiom. Three or more parties usualy ly confuse the issues, according to the dictum of practical politicians. This year. the United States of America bids fair to have as many parties as if it were in Europe with the Right, the Center and the Left, and all the gradations between. Parties nave come and parties have gone in the past, and there is no as- surance that history will not re- peat itself. Leaders state that the rancor stirred up ins the Democratic convention creates a far greater bar- rier between the two factions of that party than has existed for decades between the Democrats and the Re- publicans. The originel fundamental diver- gence of the two major parties had nothing to do with what became their later issues. Under whatever name they may function, the basic differ- ence between the two parties had to do with the theory of a strong cen- tralized government, with the several states caring mainly for local issues, or a restricted central government and strong Independence of state rights. All other issues hung upon this difference of the theory of gov- ernment—the tariff protection of in- dustries, which is Impossible except by a central government; the slavery question, the free and unlimited coin- age of asdebased currency—all these brought conflict Letween states, and could never have been settled except nationally. George Washington, John Adams, Franklin, Madison, 'Hamilton and John Tyler, father of President Tyler, believed in a strong federal govern- ment and were leaders in the Fed- eralist party. Thomas Jefferson op- posed the Federalists and founded the “Republican” party, but was so extreme in opposition to the Feder- alists that the name “Republican” indicating a government by repre- sentatives rather than “by the peo- ple, for the people”—seemed too ar| tocratic, and the name ‘“Democrat was applied in derision to Jefferson and his followers. That derision was destined to the same fate as befell the scoffing of the Germans who had crossed the Alps and conquered the proud Romans. The Romans laugh- ed at the crudencss of their savage conquerors and called them “stulti”— fools. Thereupon the “fools” adopted the word in their own language and boasted that they were “stulti,” coin- ing from it the German word “stoltz” —-pride. So the Jeffersonian Republi- cdns became proud to be known as Democrats and dropped the party name by which originally they had been called. * x % % In the Monroe “era of good feeling, as many Democrats had adopted the views of the Federalists, everybody became Republican-Democrats. Later the people split into a National Re- publican party, which gained the title of “Whig.” and the Democratic party, boasting {ts ancestry back to Jeffer- son. The Whigs were nosed out of lead- ership by a third party, which originated in_ the little town of Ripon, Wis., in 1354, and ultimately united the ’ abolitionists, who since 1840 had been agitating against slav- ery. Abolitionists were drawn from both the old parties, the “Conscience Whigs” and the anti-slavery Demo- crats of the north. Both old parties, under the control of reactionaries, straddled the issues of the day, espe- clally slavery. When the Missouri compromise threw back into slavery territory which had been free since 1820, the “National Free Soil party"— the Ripon, Wis, party—gréw rap- idly in adherents until in 1860, under the name Republican, it elected Abra- ham Lincoln. The Republicans then controlled the government until beat- en by, Grover Cleveland in 1884. Both parties contained adherents of the divergent views of sound or in- flated money. Indefiniteness of party attitudes upon that live question, fol- lowing the resumption of specle pay- ments in 1879, led to agitation chiefly among_the distressed farmers of the west, it favor of “cheap money.” This started the Popullst, or People's party, which merged with the Demo- crats in 1896, when Mr. Bryan, the “boy orator,” swept the Democratic national convention off its feet with a “cross of gold” speech as he urged the free and unlimited coinage of sllver at a ratio with gold of sixteen- to-one, although it took more than thirty-two ounces of silver to equal one ounce of gold, in the world mar- ket. President Cleveland was repu- diated by half of his party because he stood firmly in opposjtion to coin silver as of value more than double its world-market value. * * % x : In the campaign of Willlam Me- Kinley—to “open the mills instead of the mints"—Mr. McKinley appreciat- ed the financial distress of the country, which he attributed partly to Democratic free trade, introduc- ing cheap-labor products of Eurcpe into competition with our own pro- duction, and partly to the timidity of capital to invest in industry or ex- tend credit when the threat was made of debasing money so that $1,- 000 of obligations could be paid with about $450 of silver. Throughout the years of “free coinage of silver” agi- tation every city in America main- ned foup houses, feeding a total of millions ~of able but idle laborers, even while farmers saw their crops rot_in the ground for want of a market, because idle workers had no money ‘to buy food. Recent experiences in European countries which have inflated their currency and “cheapened their money” are now pointed to as veri- fication and demonstration of what McKinley taught in 1896, of the dis- astrous effect upon wage earners and the “common man” when money is “cheapened.” 1In Germany the ever- depreciating value of money has en- able capitalists to grow enor- mously rich through speculations, but has necessitated the humiliating cry of German parents: “America must feed our children or millions will perish.” * x % x The next third party arose in Con- gress In 1911-12, when nine Sena- tors and thirteen representatives combined against party bossism, known as “Cannonism.” and against certain measures advocated by Presi- dent Taft—particularly Canadian reciprocity on farm products This revolt was at first led by Senator La Follette, but when five Republic- an governors appealed to former President Roosevelt to take leadership he superseded Senator La Follette, who returned to the G, O. P. alleglance. No independent candidate has ever cucceeded in an electoral college victory, but the minor parties have exercised great influence upon sub- soquent legislation,-and many of the laws which have been enacted by the old parties in the last fifty years were first agitated by the ‘radicals’ of third parties, although that cannot be construed as meaning that all that the “radicals” advocate is later found acceptable to the conservatives of the nation. Most of the planks of the minor parties today have to do with “social reforms. the govérnment should support the people with pensions or guarantees of prosperity, rather than the people | should support the government as| self-reliant, peace-loving, orderly citizens, are urged by the radical| leaders. (Copyright, 1924, by Paul V. Collins.) Democratic Platform Meets Customary Praise and Jeers Protty generally the Democratic press boosts Its party’s platform, ap- plauding the Progressive features Equally as true to form, the Repub- lican newspapers fail to find in, it much of a constryctive party poMey. Naturally one looks to the newspa- pers classed politically as “indepen- dent” for expressions containing less of the party bias, as well as for- the partisan views of the out-and-out Replblican and Democratic news- papers. Among the independent newspapers which editorially praise the Demo- cratic platform is the Portland Oregon Journal, which declares that “The New York convention has ac- cepted the challenge of the Cleve- land platform and draws the issue on which the presidential campaign of 1924 will be contested. That is- sue is whether the government shall serve the masses of the country by direct means or whether it shall serve industry and business and de- pend upon them to deal fairly ‘with the people of the nation. The New York platform insists that industry and business shall serve the people rather than that the people of the country shall serve business and in- dustry. Characterizing the plat- form as “thoroughly Democratic and courageously Progressive,” the Omaha orld-Herald (independent) agrees t puts the Democratic party where it belongs, unmistakably on the side of the common people and at war with special privilege in all its hateful forms; it constitutes a new declara- tion of independence for all those millions who suffer today under the heavy and unjust burdens imposed by sectional and class goversiment.” The Detroit News (independent) _and Lansing State Journal (independent) point out that the platform is more liberal and sympathetic and more specific on more issues than the Re- publican. While the Chicago Daily News (independent) concludes ‘“the platform as a_whole, because of its significant declarations, is bound to play an important part in the coming national campaign.’ Kk x® The Democratic convention in deal- ing with the Ku Klux Klan is- sue, according to the Baltimore Sun (independent), “has imitated the Re- publican convention, for both set forth familiar constitutional platitudes; each sedulously avoids giving them specidl application,” therefore, “the representatives of the Klan claim the Republican plank as a victory for that organisation, and it is to be as- sumed that the Democratic plank will be no less satisfactory to it.” It all shows “how far parties have degenz erated, how men try to make ‘my par- ty' mean not the party to which I be- long,” according to the Milwaukee Journal (independent), “but the par- ty which belongs to me to use if I can.” The Bpringfield Republican (inde- pendent) says that “why Mr. Bryan and the other members of the reso- lutions committee should have fallen to their knees to seek divine guid- ance concerning the Democratic plat- form must ever be a mystery. The latform contains no evidence of hav- rnl recelved the divine blessing.” In- deed, the Providence Journal (inde- pendent) calls it cavernous de- pository for fads and fancies of the most various description, though for ned reason it has noth- Drove says od, unusuvally good, in the platform 7 e e e DI 2 {pary brand of hokum out of which plat- forms are usually made. It all comes to nothing, because the real pledge of any party lies (1) in its history, (2) in the character of the names it places on its ticket.” * % x * The Republican viewpoint generally is much like that of the Chicago Tribune (Republican), which declares: “It contains more weasel ‘words than any platform we recall. If, for ex- ample, the reader can make out a consistent and Intelligent program of taxation from the Democratic discus- sion of the burning topic, he has ac- complished a feat of* imagination. As to agriculture, what is this policy of co-operation by official means with Europe? Is it joining the league of nations? If we turn to the plank having reference to the league all we get is a proposal of a straw vote. How this is to be arranged we don't know. And what does the promise of lower freight rates Involve? Does it mean the commerce commission is to be overruled, ignored, or abolished? Finally, we have the plank on free- dom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of press, which reminds us of the tragedy of Hamlet, minus an appearance of the Prince of Den- mark.” Whether the ‘“Democratic party named the Klan or merely wrote a Tot of words without belng definite will make tle difference,” adds the Seattle Times (independent Republican), “everybody will know that the plank refers to the Klan and the net result of the prolonged, acrimonious debate will be that the losing side will retain its opinion. “What word can be used to d seribe a party that thus wastes | eloquence on vague panaceas and meantime refuses to lift a finger to end child labor in cotton fields of the south,” asks the New York Tribune (Republican), which regards the plat- form as “a ‘medley of vicious reac- tions, of common sense, progress and silver-tongued phantasies—with Bry- aniem in the ‘lead.” The_ St. Joseph Gazette (independent Republican) claims “the ability they showed in getting around troublesome situa- tions and irritating questions is un- questionably that of artists in politi- cal maneuvering.” In fact, the Buf- falo News (Republican) is confident “jt has made a mess of things gen- erally.” While the Grand Rapids Herald regards it as “a_disillusioning anti-climax to the awful imprecations fling upon the Cleveland platform.” Referring to most platforms as un- consclously humorous. the Cincinnati Times-Star (Republican) is sure “the Democratic platform has a little mo than its share of unconscious humor. * % X ¥ The Democratic sentiment of the country largely -follows that of the New York Evening World (Independ- 'ent Democratic), which says: “On the whole and taking platforms they come, it is stronger than usual, and in most subjects is direct, constructive and courageous. The real interest in the document lies iIn the ass with which the authors have _sincerely sought to indicate the policy to be pur. sued toward vital present-day prob- lems. Perhaps the most notable, if not the most interesting, pledge looks ‘to the making of the government more readily responsible to the public will. Ornl the ll‘tl'llo ng = the Klan' politi- cal expediency and the calcu- Sationd of candidates, bad & part in shaping the Democratic_planks. But expediency has mnot destroyed - either fundamental Democratic loyalty to the league or fundamental Democtatic ab- horrence of &hofi\u’mfl and methods of the Klan. lo campaign should e it. There is so much that is of - the | while the idea that | Politics at Large BY N. 0. MESSENGER NEW YORK, July 9.—“What effect | will the proceedings of this conven- tion, whoever the nominee, have upon the fortunes of the Democratic party in the campaign for the election? “How wijl Democratic prospects for a victory In November be af. | fected by the entry of Senator La | Follette in the presidential contest | as an independent candidate?” In lucid intervals—if such there be—of this madhouse performance here, thoughtful Democrats discuss | v:'ilh each other these questions. | There are various and differing an- SWers to the propounded questions. It | must be admitted that at this time, the disposition of Democratic leaders tends very strongly to be pessimistic. | |'They do not as a rule go about with “xpanded chests of pride and boast- fulness as th view the political future. They are rather inclined to | look down the nose, That mood may be induced, how- ever, by the depressing effects of the #cenes and incidents of the past ten days of which they have been ob- servers and 'in which many have been active participants. These occur- renc certainly have tended to make them “low in spirits.” They will look back upon this con- vention ‘and its works as a sort of dreadful nightmare amd ask them- selves “could those things really have happened?” 5 * o * x One possible effect upon the country | of these proceedings whic seen by some leaders is to give the | thoughtful man and woman voters of | the land impression of doubt of the Democratic party’s ability to gov- ern, leading to concern as to whether the fortunes of the nation entrusted to such a secemin responsible political directorate The Democratic party has, since it entered upon the the selection f a shown lack of possession of unha capped potential candidates for presidential nomination. It was not a question of the ability and char. | acter of the men in the field, it was that al!ll of them were found to have some drawback. No one questioned cither the .character or ability of | Oscar Underwood, for instance, but he had been classed as a near wet by Bryan, who would perish before | he would see him chosen. No one doubted the sterling qualities of Senator Ralston. nor challenged Thomas Ta g- gart’s insistence tbfat he would sure Indiana’s electoral vote to Democrats. Mr. McAdoo had declared ineligible for the role of| nominee his _conncction with the | oil scandals In that connection,| however, and in justice to Mr.| McAdoo, by a vote falling but a little | short of a majority the convention | had indorsed him. On the other hand, | it must also be pointed out that s of that vote was complimen would not have stuck was reached threatening his nomin; | tion. | is fore- an can be iy ir- | the been = Gov. Smith, on account of his wet | policy and of his religion, was un-| der the ban of a section of the con- | vention, potential in numbers. John | W. Davis was In the black list of | another influential group of delegates| on account of his connection with | corporation interests. | Sectional, religious or business ques- | tions impinged upon each candidate in | the list and age affected another. | s | The raw truth is, and it is ad- | mitted by some of the leaders, the| Democratic party had combed itself | with a finetooth comb and had been unable to produce a candidate for the nomination who could stand up free and unscratched from objection. * x % % In contrast with this predicament of the Democratic party is the situa- tion of the Republicans. They have a candidate who had been nominated practically unanimously by his party, after having received in the pri- marifes and proceedings for the selec- tion of delegates to the national con- vention, one of the greatest tributes ever paid a candidate for public office. The Democratic condidate will ap- pear before the voters as the outcome of a convention the stormiest and most faction-torn in the history of the party. He will start handicapped, Democratic leaders admit. £ X x % As to the effect of La Follette's in- dependent candidacy for the presi- dency upon Democratic prospects in November, consensus of opinion has not yet crystallized. The issue has been but too recently presented. While, as these chapters have related before, his entrance into the field was expected, now that he is really in, leaders in both parties are for the moment perpiexed. * x % % One thing all seem to agree upon, however, is his main objective will not be the presidency of the United States, but the enhancement of the control of the balance in power to be exerted in the House and Senate. It is considered doubtful whether Sen- ator La Follette, in his most ambi- tious dreams, believes that he can |reach the presidency. Such an ac- | complishment does not seem to be on the political card: The polint is thi with Senator La Follette, it may be reasonably as- sumed—he is intent upon certain re- forms that can be attained only through legislation. There is & vast difference between legislation and ad- | ministration. A President of the United States can administer only after he has been endowed with au- thority and power by the legislative branch. Senator La Follette is visioned as golng at the root of the proposition— 1egislation power to administer. * * % S In the natural order of reasoning it might be assumed that the candi- dacy of Senator La Follette for the presidency would draw more votes from the Democratic candidate for the presidency than from the Repub- lican candidate. Democrats claim to be more progressive than the Repub- licans. Many Democrats are also radical as well as progressive. Those Democrats whom the party candidate for the presidency does not suit may naturally be expected to wander off in the La Follette following. * k ¥ % Senator La Follette, it is predicted by politicians, will ind himself handi- capped by the declaration of the So- clalist party for him. He was suc- cessful in “staving off” the voluntary adherence of the I W. W., as Cliff Berryman so clevely portrayed in one of his cartoons. but he was ot able to keep the Socialist party from “tag- ging along.” That may deter some of the radical Democrats, from going to him. It is regarded as a certainty that the south will never trail after La Follette. The south is conserva- tive, as shown in 1896 when it refused to follow Bryan. It is not to be con- sidered measonable that the south will leave Its own party's candidate, whether he be regarded as a “Derfect- Iy good” candidate or not. to take wp with a man with a Soclalist tag upon him. * 'k ¥ % The question of how much Senator La Follette's indegendent candidacy will affect the Republicans is a little more complex. As every one knows there is an element in the Republican | other reason f. | ealy ¢ | judging from un THIS AND THA BY C. E. TRACEWELL. The dogs in our block belong In the category of things that are a Joy forever, if one may be forgiven for using a word containing the combi- ration “cat” when speaking about their eternal enemies. Peggy, Sammy, Vicious and Jos sephine are as much residents out our Way as the peopie homes they live. Then there are any nums ber of dogs that come along the side- walk and roam down the alle 3 Dogs have uch a keen life and exemplify best, without any 50 that to be them around of everyday living those been interest ia at its or “bunk? and have joys optimism them of the with true fortunat bitten by I to appre d friends Macterlinck to properly of man who wrote Our_ Friend m Senator t plea for the canine ives to this day in the memory of men Out our way four do dents, recall the dog's affecti of bring forth silent faabit of barking in night. But, all the dogs, as mén are m. cats, and to have dc one must be willing few of their idiosyncracies no barking dog noise as a late | insists on discoursir at 2 am Peggy is a Bost ation in life is cha Sturdy legged, with « ng, Peg patlently waits screen door until an prowls across the yard Then, with a sprin door open, le and careens af these 1t four-leg; was & - the Vest or n bull ter the sensing long bef banged open, that somethi wasf wrong, by this t it for the fence. The dog alway is s undoubt- o catch the n time often of i < defianc imag cat, for she does her b But each time she is just as eas Then the ¢ the with a Sammy is low. black fellows, incased in hair, squat mn visage mounted by two large ears. Just what don’t know, of terrier, sl that. His greatest d be escaping but to dai omes the cry. Sammy out. than after him Where ster of the house must go, for very pre Son that Sam must be gotten . or no telling where Samuel will sooner is shortly there two bright eye down the alley called fast. but well d of the pu Sam cases himse in the world with all his s does not run. That would by dignified for S: y. But there just the sam “Sammy, Sammy; calls his pursuer. Sam cocks an ear, but is hard of hearing in the other, evidently for he keeps right on. Soon the called threat that Sammy seems to stand, for at the end of the turns and drifts back down to home. manages rsuing m f alol here, Sammy, name convey s * Vicious is a little fellow, belying his great name What is his breed would be hard to say. In appearance he is a true yellow dog, lemon and white. He. too, is fast on his feet, and, like his neighbor, Sammy, likes nothing bet- ter than to get out. Then, with the air of conqueror, Vicious starts out to t cats. He tears down upon some feline as if he would tear it limb from limb. At a safe distance, Vicious puts on the brakes, barking furiously. The cat, its tail capably. Vicious appears tame. Gathering courage, the cat ad- vances with its teeth holding the center, and its claws the right and left Vicious beats fronts uttes owever, still swelling, spits a retreat along all s Josephine is a beautiful collie, with a fine face and soft coat. Like all of this breed, she is de- monstrative, noisy and full of “pep.” That some of the latter has been taken out of her, however, she de- monstrates cowering, one of the saddest sights in the world to those who love dogs. No dog sli some man makes it The appearance the alley tu Josephine, Sammy and Vicious into quartet, whose song does for many minutes. : Every neighborhood has its own dogs, with their own traits and peculiarities. But, wherever vou find dogs, you will find two things hold true of them £ They like to ride in and they like to bark ks unless dog in Peg canine cease of a stray a not automobiles, does not feel that he from the housetop or sacred band around his forehead, Some of these self-styled progressives are 90 per cent bolters from their party and they cannot re- fute the charge. But the chances ms promising that these sives will support La 3 will be a loss to the regular Re- publican ticket, of course, but the question is pertinent. How much anct loss will it be? Would they not in all probability if Senator La Follette were not a candidate, vote the Demo- cratic ticket straigh * % £ ¥ Republican politicians with whom I have talked admit the possibility of Sen- ator La Follette making serious inroads upon the Republican congressional ticket, and even making a dent or two in the Republican senatorial ticket. The Republican majority in the House, of course, is vitiated already by the La Follette and Progressive strength. But more than that, the pluralities of individual representatives are iow and close and many members of the House on the Republican side got through the last election “by the skin teeth.” Ms;::(‘;r La Follette, it is understood, 1l name a La Follette candidate for The House in all these close districts and where the pluralities of the in- cumbent Republicans are low, this candidacy may make a_ very pre= carious situation for the Republicans. * *x ¥ % It probably is the habit of mind of most people who concern themselves with political affairs to center main attention upon the presidency and to minimize their interest in Congress. It must be remembered that all gov- ernment is initiated in Congress, exe- cuted by the President and the heads of the executive departments. In these critical times of close uncertain majorities in Congre: campalgn in & few obscure congres- sional and especially senatorial dis- otd may in its outcome De of vital n co to the welfare of the gressive, bu has to shout bind it in ¢ be considered lous progres ollette. That