Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-08-05

Look at your label. If you want this
paper all the time pin a dollar bill to
your name and address and say send
Democrat.
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For natural beauty, no country has
anything on West Louisiana. We have
no mountains and waterfalls, but our
woodlands make the country one
grand beauty spot. And our soil pro-
duces something every month in the
year to make mankind happy.
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Ii isn't necessarily bad democracy
that a new constitution should not be
submitted to the people for ratification.
Neither should there be any harm in
letting them vote on it. IF the right
kind of men frame it, it would make
no difference either way. After all
the making Of good cake depends
largely on the ability Of the cook.
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The new primary election law, that
will go into effect this fall, makes it
impossible to hold a second primary
election, where candidate pulls less
than a majority of the vote cast. The
new law provides that the voter shall
vote for his first and his second choice.
as between candidate for the same Of
flee, and if no one gets majority on
the first choice vote. then the second
choice vote secured for each candi-
date is counted for him, and one is
sure to be elected, and hence there
can be no second primary.
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An announcement in this weeks
Democrat BY the LIano Colony marks
a milestone in its history which is of
Importance.
The Colony is advertising for its
old members to come back. This has
never been done before because the
Colony has always believed that it was
necessary that worker bring in with
him enough capital to buy tools with
which he may work 1t has now reach
ed the stage, however, when it is more
important to get the worker with the
right idea. Ii has been said that it
has cost the Colony $4,000 to educate
each Of its members in cooperative
psychology.
Many who have for various reasons
left the Colony have learned that to
cooperate we must get above the mere
economics Of the enterprise. Anyone
can make money. Our problem has al
ways been one Of correct thinking on
the part Of the colonists rather than
one Of economic success. Of course,
each has a bearing on the other. But
to make a cooperative colony suc-
cess, it is Of first import that the ideals
and thoughts of the community be so
bound up in each others intellectual
welfare that no amount Of economic
disaster can shake their faith in their
works.
This psychology IS not easy to at
tam. We have lived in a world Of com
petition and personal gain, and now it
is hard not to take advantage of a fell
low colonists when the opportunity is
given. We have suspected every move
Of the political masters so long that we
look with suspicion upon even our
brothers in cooperation. Sometimes
very little move is mistaken for what
ii IS not, and a rupture follows. It is
hard for new members to get out Of the
habit
That is why the colony IS advertis-
ing for certain trained colonists to re-
turn. They have gone through the fire
and many Of them have stood the test.
The Colony is on self-supporting
basis now. and can feel confident in
asking these good comrades to return.
OF course the new member IS not
barred. either. But before he comes
he should examine himself for symp-
n Won feel .hlue " EMO account.