The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-30

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 And I was going ahead at a great rate about Shortstops and fullhackS when the family censor in the person of the son said: ''You certainly are mixing meta- phOrs. ShortstOps are baseball players; fuIIbacks, football play CTS. Why not write about some thing you know something about, if anything?" In the home a patient child chides an error-ing parent.
 I used to look up at the press gallery and wonder what you fel- lows were paid for, anyway. Dash off 8 few words and draw a sal- ary. Apologies. Now [ know.
 Running a Campaign
 Did you ever try to write a column in the middle of cam paign, a fight to the finish2 Or rather, did you ever try to run a campaign in the midst of writ ing 8 column? Come oll, be a sport and run mine. Be "a can- didate for a day."
 Have you any idea in these days of complicated living, unpaid war debts (and others), drouth, con- servation, taxes, trouble in Spain, and a real election fight, what running for office means? And you ask me for something light and humorous. Just can't be done. Amt anything funny about it.
 You know, boys, it is so much easier to write to you than for you for obvious reasons. I never realized before how one tracked my mind can become; for all I think, eat, sleep, talk and dream is campaign. Hoping, hopping, wondering, working and now trying to concentrate on this is almost too much even for me, as this open letter proves.
 But withal, this campaign is
 vital, and it is interesting. And
 one realizes the cosmopolitan
 character of San Francisco more
 than ever. A dinner in China
 town, a meeteing with the Sla-
 vonians, a most fascinating en-
 tertainment by the Poles, a
 dance given by the Russians.
 As my son says: During the campaign we eat in every lan- guage." How you would enjoy it! Sometimes it is hard to believe one is not in a foreign land; but under it all is real American ism.
 Youth and Politics
 I wonder if the youth of the na- tion are taking hold elsewhere as they are in the San Francisco political situation. No only tak- ing hold, but building organiza- tions for future control, develop ing 8 real leadership. The en- thusiasnl, the earneStness, the willingness to work and to sacri- flee are the most encouraging signs I have seen in many moons. What does it matter what poli- tical philosophy they are follow ing, what economic theories they are deducing? They'll come out right in the end.
 There is no resentment at the burden we have put on their young shoulders. They are carry ing 1t, not shirking it. They are facing their problems with great courage, determined to solve them. The pioneer spirit of their fore bears who conquered the frontier is re-aSserting itself. It is over- coming obstacles as great as their grandfathers did with the ulti- mate victory theirs. Hurrah for them, say I!
 Unique Primary
 The primary law in California is certainly unique, and in the last few weeks has given rise to an unusual condition. A party can didate can file for the nomination of his own registered party and for the endorsement of all the others at the primary, and so run on as many party ballots as he desires.
 No matter how small the rep resentation or registration of that party is, it can continue its place on the ballot having once acquired 1t. Forty years ago a new party calling itself "The Common wealth." qualified to go on the ballot. This year it had just one him. He may be a destitute. with