The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-04

BILE prediction too sweeping to be taken
at its face value, and thus the per-
fectly independent Southern gentleman
who filled the role of lesson teacher
found an easy mark. At the same
time, it must be admitted, he was ex-
ceedingly clever when it came to the
singing of language.
In brief the tale he had to tell was
that, although the South had been
solid against the Republican party ever
since there was a Republican party,
there was now a good fighting chance
for it to win in Alabama, North Caro-
lima and Georgia. This astonishing
statement he followed up. before the
press bureau man had time to be in
credulous, with long string of alleged
facts and figures to prove his case. The
SOutherner was fairly breathless when
he had finished, while the press bu-
reau mans eyes were bullying.
The "MajOr's" StOy.
Here. Mr.. Thompson" Cor Jones,
or Robinson, as the case may have
been), called out the press bureau
men, you take the Majors statement
of facts about Republican prospects
In the South. The Colonel is ex-
tremely well informed upon his sub
1ect, and you may send out to the
papers whatever he says, without re-
serve. NOW, General" to his visitor,
sit right down with Mr.. Thompson"
Tor whatever his name was), land he
will spread the good news before the
whole country.
1t will b. observed that the press
bureau man showed his growing con-
ndence in the tall stories of a Re-
publican revolution in the South by
the way he gradually raised the rank
OF his visitor in speaking Of and to
BIN. Next morning the newspapers
from ocean to ocean contained ringing
assurances that were morally certain
10 be broken that fall. Some of the
papers made sarcastic comments on
the statement in the same issue. and
on the day following there was gem
eral outpouring of ridicule because
Of it.
1t is true that not all the men who
want to be interviewed for print are
likely to present such verbal BOOM
erangs as this man had UP his sleeve,
put almost every one is nuisance,
anxious only to get self advertisement
and without a scintilla of valuable po-
!ltical information to impart. The press
bureau man of experience shuns him
as one would shun man with the
smallpox.
The Musical CONTINGENT.
Perhaps the most picturesque group
OF campaign camp followers composes
the musical contingent. The money
spent on this contingent every presi-
GENITAL year is very large, though
possibly this fact is not suspected by
many readers, and the value Of its
laoors in the campaign IL very great.
although II is safe to presume that
large proportion of the voters who
attend the big political meetings held
IN the course Of every campaign do
20 because they are interested In what
the speakers may have to say. there
y no doubt that the addition OF good
song singing TO q political meeting
programme goes a long way In bring
ing out good attendance, and all
tnrewd local political managers in
Vluae II IN their arrangements. Scat
tsred all over the country there are
thousands OF young men with good
voices who know this very we'll and
every presidential year, long before
we opening Of The campaign. they be-
IN preparation for the demand which
sure 10 come az soon as active poll
Tics open.
'anpnign s0nG-sinEers.
ln the nature OF the case the came
IalRn song singers Hfe not much ln
evidence about national hendqunrifrn
Slals headquarters alec afe compare