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The News-Herald
Lawrenceville. Georgia
Published Monday and Thursday
~~Ji ADVANCE.
D. M. BYRD, Editor
V. L. HAGOOD
News Editor and General Manager
J. L. COMFORT, Supt.
Official Organ Gwinnett County,
City of Lawrenceville, U. S.
Court, Northern District of
Georgia.
Entered at the Post Office at Law
renceville, Georgia, as Second Class
Mail Matter, under the act of Con
gress of March 3rd, 1879.
THE DEMOCRATIC PRESIDEN
TIAL NOMINATION.
A sufficient number of delegates
have been appointed to the National
Democratic Convention by the states
that have already acted, who are un
der instruction to vote for the nom
ination of McAdoo, so long as his
name is before the convention, to as
sure him a clear working majority
upon the first ballot.
McAdoo. Gov. A 1 Smith of New
York, and Senator Underwood of Al
abama, are the only candidates who
have contested for the nomination,
outside of their own states.
Gov. Smith has the delegates from
New York, and a majority of the
Wisconsin delegation, giving him a
total of 110, to which it is probable
New Jersey may ultimately be add
ed, as it is a very strong liquor state,
its present governor having been
elected to that position upon the
strength of his declarations from the
stump thftt he wanted it “to be as
wet as the Atlantic Ocean."
Senator Underwood contested sev
eral states, but lost all of them to
McAdoo, except Alabama, in which,
under a special act of the legislature,
adopted last July, the state demo
cratic executive committee was pro
hibited from putting the name of
any non-lrsident on the primary bal
lot.
Early in the campaign, Charles E.
.Murphy, Chief Sachem of Tammany
Hall, Tom Taggart, democratic boss,
of Indiana, and Brennan, of Illinois,
who holds the throttle to the demo
cratic machine in that state, formed
a coalition through which they ex
pected to dominate the national con
vention, but the death of Murphey,
who had the brains and strategic
ability of the combination, threw a
monkey wrench into the cogs of that
particular machinery, thereby put
ting it out of order, and it cannot
be so repaired as to function effic
iently.
A number of important states
have indorsed “favorite sons” for
the nomination, who are simply
'“dark horses” hoping and praying
for a convention deadlock, under the
antiquated, unjust and undemocrat
ic two-thirds rule, some one of them
may be accepted as a compromise
candidate.
Several otheT states, including Il
linois, and Mississippi, have chosen
uninstructed delegates, and these
will also be in a position to trade
and traffic under the “You tickle
me, and I’ll tickle you” scheme.
The combined strength of these
two elements now outside of the Mc-
Adoo ranks constitute something ov
er one-third of the membership, and
he cannot be nominated without
some serious defection from the op
posing forces, but that will begin
shortly after the first ballot, when
a full show down has been made.
We are certain that Gov. A 1 Smith
hasn’t the slightest chance of a nom
ination, as he is exceedingly bitter
against prohibition, and is also a
Roman Catholic, and, even were he
to win it the democratic campaign
would be converted into a roaring
farce, as the solid south would be
sure to revolt against putting an ad.
vocate o the open bar room and a
subject of the Roman hierarchy at
the head of the federal government,
infinitely preferring an able, clean,
protestant republican for that posi
tion, and we seriously doubt hir, abil
ity to carry a single state at the No
vember election, except New York
and New Jersey.
Senator Underwood, after losing
every state he contested, except his
own, is persistently continuing as a
candidate, in the hope of falling heir
to the Smith contingent when the
break comes, and, possibly, a num
ber of uninstructed delegates, suf
ficient with the aid of “the favorite
son” figure heads to bring about a
deadlock he hopes to break by being
the lucky compromise man. It is cer
tain that none of the delegates
pledgod to McAdoo would go to the
Alabamian under any circumstances,
so there is no possible chance for
him, and the thing for him to do is
to g[et out of the race, and stop play
ing! petty politics.
The states which the democrats
hope to carry in November have ex
pressed their preference for McAdoo
by #verwhelming majorities, and it
has been shown, beyond all doubt,
or cavil, that he is the choice of two
thirds of the democratic voters of
the country whose votes will be of
any value to the party on the day
of election; and it is also a known
and indisputable fact that the dele
gates to the national convention in-
structed for him represent fully two
thirds of the democrats of the coun.
try, whose votes will be of any real,
practical benefit to the democratic
party at the election; and, in addi
tion to all that, there are elements
behind him, including the labor vote,
the middle western and extreme
west farmers’ votes, that no other
democrat can capture, and which
really make a number of former
republican states probably demo
cratic.
The two-thirds rule should not be
permitted to destroy the only chance
the democrats have to elect a presi
dent, and that ought to be wiped out
of the way if necessary to save the
national democratic party from a
grave disaster, and this can be done
without doing anything either
wrongful or illegal.
True, under parliamentary law, it
requires a two-thirds majority to
suspend a rule, but it is also true
that by giving one day’s previous
notice of an intention to move to
change a rule that such change can
be made by a majority vote Thi3
rule is distinctly stated in Jeffer
son’s Manual, but it is only applica
ble where a rule has already been
adopted, either by a political party
or other deliberate asenasblage, but
the potent fact should not be over
looked that every such body has the
exclusive right to make rules for
its own government. And it has al
ways been the custom for all politi
cal conventions of this character,
the very first thing, following per
manent organization, to adopt rules
for their government, and it is the
exclusive right and power of the ma
jority to make any regulation, or
rule in reference to the number of
votes necessary to nominate a can
didate for any office, regardless of
what precedents may have boon.
In state conventions it is usual to
adopt the rules of the last general
assembly so far as applicable, and,
in national conventions to adopt
those of the house of representatives
of the last congress, so far as appli
cable, and, under either of these, it
would require a two-thirds majority
to suspend a rule.
But what rule?
Simply any rule that has been
adopted by that particular conven
tion, but not one thereafter to be
made by it.
There was some newspaper discus
sion just prior to the last meeting
of the National Democratic Execu
tive Committee about the propriety
of that body adopting the majority
rule, which was not seriously con
sidered, for the reason that such ac
tion would have been ultra vires,
because each convention is
supreme in the matter of making
rules for its own government, and
no such authority is lodged else
where.
It may be argued by the oppon
ents to the majority rule that the
two-thirds rule has become the com
mon law of the democratic party
from immemorial usage, but a ma
jority of the duly accredited repres
entatives of that party in a nation
al convention have the undoubted
authority to supersede such a prece
dent by a positive enactment to the
contrary, just as a legislature has to
change any of our common laws.
In this state, the democratic state
convention that nominated Alexan
der H. Stephens for governor abol
ished the two-thirds rule, by a ma
jority vote, and numbers of other
states have since done the same
thing, so it follows that common law
rules are not by any means inviol
ate.
ABOUT BOLL WEEVILS.
No boll weevils have appeared in
Gwinnett county cotton fields this
season, and the farmers now have
strong hopes that these pests will
not do any serious damage to their
crops this year, the common opinion
being that the zero weather we had
last winter almost eliminated them,
and we hope this opinion will prove
correct.
We notice, however, that the
farmers of Laurens county enter
tained the same belief, until a few
days ago, but that county agent,
Hart, made an inspection of a cotton
field there and reports that he found
about ten weevils to every ten feet
square that he examined, which
started the use of calcium arsenate,
for which all had laid insupplies in
advance.
It should be remembered, how
ever, that Laurens county is about
one hundred and fifty miles south
of Gwinnett, and did not have the
extreme cold weather experienced
in this latitude, so we are still hop
ing for a good cotton crop up here,
but the majority of our farmers are
fully equipped for giving Mr. Wee
vil and his family a good, strong
fight if found necessary.
If the next legislature does its full
duty, banditry and automobile
thefts will be made capital felonies,
as these villians are worthless to so
ciety, and the world would be better
off if they were put under the sod.
The honest and law abiding people
of Georgia need, and should have,
much greater protection from de
praved criminals than they now en
joy.
SEND US YOUR JOB WORK.
BUS LINE VS. RAILROAD.
Probably it has never occurred to
the people of our county, and par
ticularly to the citizens of our city,
the posible disastrous results likely
to he brought about by having bus
lines running in opposition to the
railroads of this county. We do not
wish to convey the idea that this
paper is opposed to any form of pro
gression, but on the other hand it
has for more than a half century
backed any project which had any
earmarks of progrossiveness. This
attitude will be carried out so long
as the present people publish the
paper, and we are just as positive
that the policy will be the same as
long as the paper is published.
The writer having traveled a great
deal through the southern part of
Georgia,, had occasion to witness the
junking of many short line railroads
due to competition of the bus line
Operating in competition to the short
line railroads. It is useless to at
tempt to enumerate the loss in value
of property on account of the junk
ing of these railroads, inasmuch as
the bus lines were not equipped to
handle freight and passenger busi
ness as was formerly handled by tho
railroads.
The Northern part of Georgia no
doubt at a very early date will have
a similar experience unless some le
gislation is enacted- at the coming
session of the Georgia legislature
looking towards regulating bus lines
similar to many other states in the
south, particular! emphasis being
laid upon the present statutes now
in force in the state of Virginia,
whereby railroads an 1 bus lines are
all regulated and supervised by the
Railroad Commission of that state.
A citizen of our town a few days
ago made ite suggestion that every
effort shouid be put forward to in
duce people to move into our town
on acc-v nt of the numerous advan
tages to be had here, suggesting that
we might ii peal to the Seaboard tc
operate t ‘ commuter's” train in and
out ol -otlimta for tho convenience
of thos: oho wouM like to live in
our c:tv, end the th n/Jit has oc
curred to n.e that so long as a local
train not able to contrc' the en
tire px eager trafic fr;m a town
the size of ours, the railroad would
r.ot be interested in putting on this
special train or operating the present
local on a schedule which would put
people into Atlanta in time to con
form with the office'hours of Atlan
ta.
At the present time the passenger
business is being divided between
the Seaboard and the various bus
lines, and it is useless to say that
both railroad and bus line will lose
money on the passenger business out
of here.
At a very early date we will pub
lish a synopsis of the Virginia law
and will ask our representative and
senator to give the matter very se
rious thought.
MARRIAGES.
Mr. D. B. Wall, of Norcross, and
Miss Ethel Findley were happily
married on Saturday, May 24th, Rev.
,1. W. O. McKibben, pastor of the
Norcross Methodist church, officiat
es. This is a well known couple who
reside at Norcross and their many
friends wish them much joy.
Mr. McKibben likewise united in
holy wedlock another couple last Sat
urday when he officiated at the nup
tials of Mr. Herbert D. Meaders, as
sistant cashier of the Bank of Nor
cross, and Miss Maxie Carter.
A Buford couple who plighted their
troth Saturday were J. O. T. Go'oer
and Miss Clara Estelle Hosch, Rev.
W. D. Mobley performing the cere
mony.
STANLEY BROS.
Have Again Lowered Prices
12 lbs. Standard Granulated Sugar 95
100 lbs Standard Granulated Sugar $7.75
No. 10 Silver Leaf Lard - $1.25
Why pay others $1.35 to $1.50?
50 lbs. Pure Lard 56.95
Maxwell House Coffee, per lb 42c
3 lb Maxwell House Coffee $1.20
Best Santos Peaberry Coffee, per lb 27 V-2 C
McCord’s Famous Blue Ridge Coffee, per lb 25c
Split Silk, a standard patent flour, 48 lbs sl-60
Dunlop’s Best Flour, 48 lbs, reduced to sl-85
Valier’s Famous Dainty Flour, 48 lbs —. — $2.50
You know what others charge you for this flour.
Feed, 5 bushel bag $3.50
Sweet Feed, 100 lbs 82.00
Wheat Bran, 100 lbs sl-95
Fancy String Beans, fresh and tender, per gal 20c
Why pay others 25 to 40c per gallon?
New Red Bliss Potatoes, per lb 4c
Phone any store in town and see if they don’t ask you 5 to
7c per lb.‘
We have just received a big lot of Misses and
Children's White Oxfords —
The entire lot is on sale and your choice at 95c
House Slippers - , 79c
Best Overall made : - $1.70
The above prices good from Friday, May 30, to Fri
day, June 6th. During this time we will pay: 25c doz. for
Eggs; highest market price for Corn, Peas, Chickens,
Hides, etc.
STANLEY CASH STORES
Lawrenceville, Ga.
Phone 86 “We Sell ’Em Cheaper We Deliver
THE NEWS HERALD, UwmettflU, Gaergte
NON-TAXABLE BONDS.
Much is being written by Mr. Sam
G. Bro-wn, of Lawrenceville. Geor
gia, prospective candidate for Con
gress against Tom Bell, about non
taxable bonds. If he is sincere in his
position, he is grossly ignorant of
the result of such legislation as he
advocates. He claims to favor reduc
tion of taxes, yet his proposition, if
enacted into law, would absolutely
increase the taxes of the people of
Georgia.
If our bonds for municipalities,
improved roads, drainage, school
buildings, and those for farm loan
purposes should be taxed by the Fed
eral Government, and the states, it
would increase the rate of interest
on these bonds to where floating
them would be next to imposible, and
retard our internal improvements
for fifty years to come, if indeed, it
did not stop them altogether.
Ilis enthusiasm for tax reduction
is a misnomer. In all probability the
loan company he represents lending
money at a high rate of interest,
were contributors to the fund re
cently used for propaganda by mon
ey lenders of the Nation to bring
about such legislation as he advo
cates. He does not 6eem to know
anything about non-taxable securi
ties. His fears are groundless, and
the people are wanting real tax re
duction, and not an issue to supply
a new candidate for office.
Our observation is that Congress
man Bell weighs these matters very
carefully, and always votes in the in
terest of the people he represents.—
Toccoa Record. Advertisement.
DIABOLICAL OR BENEFICENT?
An Englishman has discovered a
new kind of rays which, he says, can
be used to put a whole army out of
action, to destroy a force of air
planes or to demoralize a fleet on the
sea. To this new instrument of war
fare has been given the name “Dia
bolical Rays.” This is a faulty desig
nation, though, if, as the discoverer
asserts, and apparently with reason,
these rays will be most serviceable in
defense. “Beneficent Rays” they
should be called for, performing as
promised by Grindell Mathews, who
discovered them and is developing
their -utility, they may be counted on
to end rather than to make war.
“Diabolical Rays” bring to mind
the invention of shrapnel and poison
gases .and official and popular re
use. Shrapnel Was thought to be so
horribly destructive of human life
that there was hesitancy to employ it.
Poispn gases were denounced as worse
than barbaric. The first offerings,
made to the British government, were
accepted only to be stuck away in a
vault. Until the world war human
beings recoiled against the use of
“unfair” devices of slaughter and
wounding. It had been suppbsed the
gigantic implements -of destruction
available would prove so terrible ho
war could last more thaii a few
months. This, delusion was quickly
laid to rest when the European
armies came to grips. Then Germany
brought forth its gases. Its adver
saries followed suit. The armistice
and the making of peace have been
followed by chemical activities de
signed to produce more destructive
igencies than any that have been
used.
Grindell Mathews’ rays may be use
ful in attack, but from the descrip
tions given they appear to be more
suitable for defense. If the discover
er has not misjudged their power no
enemy force could cross the boundary
l ne of a country picked for rav:so
ment if it possessed the rays. This
would be true at least until a count
eracting force were developed. As
such may be expected a conclusion
that the end of wars is in sight would
be premature, though the people may
keep on hoping for universal perma
nent peace.
MR. BURNS IS OUT.
The American public will hold no
indignation meetings over the retire
ment of W. J. Burns from the bureau
of investigation of the department of
justice; the people will accept the fact
with quietude and will hope that the
event marks the end of a most dis
tasteful era associated distinctly in
the public mind with political espion
age.
Mr. Burns may or may not merit
eulogy as a policeman or a detective.
He may not be responsible for the un
popular conditions which in latter
years have enveloped his bureau. But
certainly he is identified with them
before the people and his withdrawal,
on that ground alone, seems like an
other sign of spring.
Mr. Burns may consider that he is
a maligned and unfortunate mar. to
be so associated by the American
people with ways repugnant to the
public mind. But so it is and with his
passing there begins to sprout a hope
that normalcy .n government bureaus
is within read'.
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OF VALUABLE CITY PROPERTY
Will be sold before the court house door on
the first Tuesday in June, 1924, all my property
in city of Lawrenceville, part of the James H.
Patterson home place, consisting of Lots Nos. 11
and 12, 50x50, fronting east on Perry street,
north by C. H. Woodruff, west by T. L. Harris,
south by T. L. Harris.
Lots Nos. 20, 21, 22, 52x50, bounded as fol
lows: On east by lots of W. T. Tanner, north by
lots of W. S. Sims, west by Culver Alley, south by
New street.
On lots 20, 21, 22 is a new five-room dwell
ing, only been built about three years.
Lots Nos. 11,12, facing Perry street, are the
most desirable building lots in Lawrenceville.
TERMS CASH.
J. A. TOWNLEY
For More Particulars See
JOHN M. LANGLEY, Lawrenceville, Ga.
If you want to kill the Bean
Beetle call at the office of Law
renceville Fertilizer Co. or C. U.
Bom. Get the Killer, in 1, 3 and 5 lb.
packages.
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In the Twist Bottles
‘The Real Quality-Drink”
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VIA
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National Association of Real Es
tate Boards, Washington, D. C.,
June 2-6, 1924.
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Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine,
Kansas City, Mo., June 2-6, 1924.
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terms for the balance. Or you can buy on the Ford Weekly Purchase Plan.
The Ford dealer m your neighborhood xeill gladly explain both plans in detail .
THURSDAY. MAY 19, IfU.
United Confederate Veterans’ Re
union, Memphis, Tenn., June 4-6,
1924.
For fares, schedules or other in
formation, apply to nearest SEA
BOARD Ticket Agent or write C.
G. LaHatte, TPA, SAL Ry., Atlan
ta, Ga., or Fred Geissler, Asst. Pas
senger Traffic Manager, SAL, At
lanta, Ga.
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