Now, now... Let's not get nasty.
The fact is- On a nearly 100 year old car, with mechanical brakes, in order to have the best braking performance, you MUST adjust the rods. Once they are adjusted to the rest of the system and flaws in the chassis symmetry and parts wear, then adjustments at the backing plates only can be done. This video is the bottom line in my opinion-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zk-0tIAfWQ