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Money on Call.

New York, March 30.@Money on call
easy, 1A@2 per cent; ruling rate ~ per
cent; closing bid l, offered at, IA per
cent; time loans quiet and steady; sixty
days. per cent; 80 days, 3A to 31s per
cent; six months, per cent.
Prlmem ercantile paper, o1ad6 per CENT
sterlinp exchange firmer, with actual bust
ess in bankers bills at $4.S6. 1904 SO. 40 for
demand, and at $4S4@4.s4.o5 for sixty day
bills; commercial bills, $4sSs4; bar silver,
s53sc; Mexican dollars, 47c government
bonds steady; railroad bonds irregular.
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Mssts.
Rib bellies, 7.6sQS. Csc.
d. IS. clear bellies, 7.85Gs 75c.
%. S. extra short ribs, 7.325zc.
D. s. fat backs. SIC.
Smoked clear bellies, 918G1oc.
Hams-Smoked, 11Q12c; medium, 10hc;
California, she.
Baeon-Fancy, lie; medium, lac.
Lard-Leaf SIC; compound, nc.
Beef-71a@9c.
Pork loins 121sc; spare ribs, S1ac.
Ham butts, lie; Boston butts, 10c.
Shoulders, &c.
Plucks, &c. brains, &c; beef livers, g..
Pork sausage, SC.
Local Staple Groceries.
fCorrested daily by Franklin, StileS ana
Franklin)
Apples-s-pound cans. per dozen, SIPS.
Axle Grease-3 dozen to case Diamond.
1885, Mica. 1925.
evaporated, 90 pounds bulk, per pound,
12c; evaporatnd one pound cartons, 50
bounds, per pound. 12hc.
Baked Beans--2 dozen pound cans to
case pe. dozen, Paiacs Car, $50:
Mitchell, S5c; Bull Head. S0c: Z dozen q
Mound cara 10 case, per dozen, CampbeIls.
s5c; DOG Read. soc; pound csns,
dozen to case. per dozen, Van Camp. soc.
baking Powder-Per case. Good Luck,
s3.75: Hi-Lo 1915; PARROT and Monkey,
81 so; Horsfords Bread Preparation, $3.50;
/ pound Rumford. 50 so.
Blackberries-a pounu Griffin Farm, 2
dozen case, per dozen. s5c.
Baskets-1 -bus,lel, wire display, each.
81 80, n-bushel, $1.25.
Blueing-SpIrioex No. 8. dozen to
box e..
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Chicago Change.

Chicago, March SO.-Wet weather in the
winter wheat belt caused weakness To-Day
in the wheat market, the May delivery
c.osifg at a loss of ssQ%c. Corn was up
1A@1?c. Oats were unchanged. FroVis-
ions were 271a to 571a@6oc higher.
Leading futures ranged as follows;
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Treasury Statement.

Washington, March 30.-fodays state
inent of the treasury balances IN the gen
oral fund shows: Available cash balance
s2eO 099. 412: cash coin and bullion, 81, 2O2,
So; gold certificates, $31 ,765,55o.
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New York Cotton Futures.
Daily Cotton Movement.

Galveston: Quiet middling, 101ac; net
receipts, 5770; gross receipts, $40; sales,
1913; stock, 120, 632; exports to continent
1876; coastwise, 1899.
New Orleans: Steady; middling 101sc;
net receipts, 1893; gross receipts, 36l2;
sales, 100; stock 1S2, 257; exports to Great
Britain, 700.
Mobile: Steady; middling, 1OAc; net re-
ceipts, no; gross receipts, 10; sales, IT'S;
stock, 14414; exports coastwise, 1897.
Savannah: Quiet: middling, 10isc; net
leceipts, 1856 gross receipts, 1885, sales, 300
stock, 1926; exports to continent, 3513
Coa stwise 744.
Charleston: Middling, 10c net receipts,
2Sl; gross receipts, 37; stock, l5,507; ex-
ports coastwise, 1865
Wilmington: Nominal; middling, 10hc;
net receipts, 20l; gross receipts, POI; stock.
1869.
Norfolk: Steady; middling, 1880; net
receipts, 1888; gross receipts, 1888; sales,
zG7; stock, rs, 628; exports eoastwise, GOT.
Baltimore: Nominal; middling, 101sc;
gross receipts, Az stock, 1924.
New York: Quiet; middling, 10. 40c gross
receipts, 1853; sales, $500; stock, &c, 324; ex-
ports to continent, 3i16
Boston: Middling, 10. 4Oc; net receipts
%; gross receipts, 797
Philadelphia: Quiet; middling, 1O:65c;
net receipts, 26; gross receipts, 76c; stock
1888.
Total today, at all ports: Net. 10, 453; ex-
ports to Great Britain, 400; to continent
"a 345; stock, 563, 312.
Consolidated, at all ports: Net. 81 ,439
exports to Great Britain, Is, s51; to France
5S76; to continent 32,090
Total since September l, at all ports:
Net, 1871, 4s2; exports to Great Britain
2.565, 2S9; to France, 747,025; to continent
2,743,999; Japan, 177,074; Mexico, 1893.
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New. Orleans Cotton Market.

New Orleans, March 30.-Cotton spots
We're quiet and steady with prices un-
changed; middling 10lac; sales were 1870
tales on the spot and 200 to arrive. Flu
lures opened quiet and steady 4 to Z
points above the close Saturday, as re-
suit of encouraging advices from Liver
pool. After the opening the market eased
off on the lack of demand for spots and
more or less stagnant trade conditions.
More favorable weather conditions in
those portions of the belt where the new
crop has been planted also served as a
learish factor, and aided in sending the
market to lower levels. At the close,
which was quiet and steady the active
months were unchanged to l point below
the close Saturday
New Orleans Cotton Futures.
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New Orleans Cotton Futures.
Omen High Low CJose

New Orleans, March 3o.-Cotton, spot
quiet and steady; sales 100 bales; low or
einary, 3-16c nominal; ordinary, re;
good ordinary, 7-16c low midding,
se-16c; middling, 1O1ac; good middling, lie,
,niddling fair, 111ac; fair, 12lsc nominal;
receipts, 1893; stock, 1S2,c57 bales. y.
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Coffee Market.

New York, March SO.-The market Tor
coffee futures opened quiet at unchangea
nrices TO a decline of 5 points and sold
off to a partial loss of 10 points In re-
snonse to lower European cables, little
selling of late months by European houses
and scattered liquidation. The market
closed quiet net unchanged to 10 points
lower sales were reported of $4,000 bags,
including March at s5.65q5.75; April at
$50; May at $50; July at 500; Septem-
Der at S. 80; December at ss.@; FEBRUARY
snot steady. No. Rio, 6@61sc; Santos
NO 4. s1Ac mild coffee quiet; cordova,
9s4@13c.
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August, 526lsd September. 5.23d'
September October, 5.1S1sd; Octooer-No-
vember, bid; November
5.111ad; December-January. Did; January
February, 5.101ad
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Cash quotations were as follows:
Wheat-No. spring, s7c; No. 8. s21A9
81 .O5; No. 2 red, 921A@931fc 80
Corn-No. 2, 65QS51kc; No. yellow, es1s9
66c. -o,<a
oats-No. 2. 527bassc; No. white, 5olsq
53c.
Rye-No. 2, 73c.
Harley-Fair to choice mailing, 77qS6c.
Flax Seed-No. Northwestei n, Sl.S.
Timothy Seed-Prime, $4.65.
Clover-Contract grades, s24
Short Ribs Sides-Loose, S.62q7 H1s.
Mess Pork-Per Dbl, s13.621hq1S.7S.
Lard-Per 100 lbs, As.
Short Clear Sides-Boxed, S.12Q73 1ls.
Whisky-Basis Of high wines, $.So
On the produce exchange today the put
+er market was firm; creameries, 22q2S1sc;
dairies, 2O@26c.
Eggs-steady, at, mark cases included,
,Ac. firsts. 14Nc; prime f1rsts, 15Ac; ex-
tras, 16izc.
Cheese-Steady, 121k@14c.
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THE LOCAL MARKETS.

The local spot cotton market remained
steady yesterday with unchanged quota
tions.
Trade in all lines was good on Morris
avenue yesterday. Fruits and produce
were plentiful and the trade was eager.
Quotations were reported unchanged with
the exception of Hebron seed potatoes,
which advanced from $l.20 to $1.25 PEI
Lushel.
The trade in flour, meal and feedstuffs
was reported steady Water ground meal
advanced from 50 to So cents a bushel
Corn hearts jumped from $1.40 to s150
Ter 10 pounds while shorts advanced
from $3.50 to s1.e0 per hundred weight.
Local securities remained steady and
unchanged.
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Chicago, March SO.-Cattle: Re
ceipts, estimated, about $4,000; market
steady to strong. Steers, $4.50Q7.25;
cows, $3.6o@5.5O; heifers, $S.4OQ6.25;
bulls, $350@5.1O; calves $5@6.75;
stockers and feeders, $3.25@5.3O.
Hogs: Receipts estimated, about Al
600; market steady. Choice heavy ship
ping,s s595@s.1O; butchers, $3.50
6.1O; light mixed, $5.s5Q5.95; choice
light, s5.95 @6.o5; packing, s5.20@5.95;
pigs, $5@5.S0; bulk of sales, $5.90@6.
Sheep: Receipts, estimated about 49,
600; market steady to 1O@15c lower.
Sheep, $4.50@7 lambs, $6.50QS.2o;
yearlings, $7@7.6O.
Kansas City, March 30.-Cattle: Re-
ceipts, 10000, including 2100 southerns;
steady to 15c lower; cows strong. Top
natives, 81; CHI dice export and dressed
heaf steers, $6.50@7; fair to good, $5Z5
q 6.40; western steers, $4.S0@6.75;
stockers and feeders $3.5O@5.60 south
ern steers, $4.25@6.75; southern cows,
$3.25@5; native cows, $3.50@5.
Hogs: Receipts, 10000; steady to SC
higher. Top, $5.92h; bulk of sales
5000 $50; heavy, $5.75@5.921h; pack
ers and butchers, $5.60@5SO; lights
s5.5o@5.72A; pigs, $4.5o@5.25.
Sheep: Receipts, 5000; steady t.,
strong. Top lambs, IS; lambs, 1880
.; ewes and yearlings, S5.50@6.S0;
western sheep, $5.25@6.75; stockers ard
feeders, $3.50@5.50.
st. Louis, March 3o-Cattle: Receipts.
$500, including 800 Texans; 10c lower.
Native shipping and export steers, $6.10
@7.25 dressed beef and butcher steers,
S5.25 @6.05; stockers and feeders, $50
o.25; COWS and heifers. $3.75Q6; can
ners, $2@3; Texas and Indian steers.
$3.50@6.25; cows and heifers, $1.75@
4.25.
Hogs: Receipts, 5000; steady. Pigs
and lights, $4@6; packers, $5.50@6.05
butchers and best heavy, $6@6.10.
Sheepi Receipts, 1900; steady. Native
r1uttons, $3.75@5.75; lambs, $425@
r75
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Live. Stock Market.

Nc. 1 southern and No. southern soft at
ST.. 75G1S50.
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HOTEL
PIERREPONT

43, 45, AZ West 32d st.
One Door from Broadway,
~ NEW YORK CITY
A superior, perfectly appointed hotel,
appealing especially to people of re-
hnement.
EUROPEAN PLAN
Room, with bath, $3.50, $500 & $500.
Pavlor bedroom and bath, $500 and Sc.
bedrooms parlor and bath, So. 81 & IS
HARRY L. BROWN
Of Hotel Victoria. Boston. and Isles
boro Inn
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Interior Movement.

Houston: Steady; middling 10 7-16c; net
receipts, 2234; gross receipts, 2234 ship
ments, 1862; sales, 566; stock 59,2S1.
Augusta: Steady; middling, 101ac; net
receipts, 200 gross receipts, 290; ship
nients, 542; sales, 1876; stock, 44,922.
Memphis: Steady; middling, 10zc; net
receipts, 1879; gross receipts, 1856; ship
lnents, 2642; sales, 1850; stock 114,406
st. Louis: Nominal; mddling, 107sc; mar
receipts, 521; gross receipts, 1888; ship
ments, 1872; stock 25,S67.
Cincinnati Net receipts, 235; gross re-
ceipts 235; shipments, 100; stock 1867.
Louisyille Firm; middling, lie.
Little Rock: Nominal; middling, 101sc;
not receipts, 295; gross receipts, POS; ship
nents, 2S9; stock, 1886.
Total today: Net receipts, 1854; gross re-
oeipts, 6S43; shipments S0OS; sales, 2211;
shipments 2S3, AS.
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London Wool.

London, March 30.-The offerings at the
wool auction sales today were of average
quality and amounted to 9S13 bales The
demand was better, especially for we'll
grown greasies which sold in sellers
favor. Continental buyers took scoureds
freely and Americans paid Is 21ad for
light greasy half breeds The sale will
close on April 2, instead of the following
cay, as previously announced Today's
sales were as follows:
New South Wales, 1000 bales; secured,
1S1hdq1sSd; greasy 5Ad@1s I'D.
Queensland, 800 bales secured, Is;
greasy, Sd@d
Victoria 1900 bales secured, 1s1d@1s6d;
greasy, 5ladQ1s Sd.
West Australia, 1000 bales; greasy, 4s4@
1t11d.
New Zealand, $500 bales; secured. 1od@
1se1sd; greasy, 3s4d@1kd.
Cape Of Good Hope and Natals, 800
tales; greasy, 51sd@S1ad.
Eigin Butter Market.
Elgin, ILL.,, March sO.-Butter firm, at
2s1ac. Sales for the week. 44S 400 pounds.
Naval Stores.
Savannah, Ca, March SO.-Spirits tur-
pentine, nothing doing, SIC, nominal. Sales,
none; receipts, 253; shipments. 463.
Rosin, firm; sales 1908; receipts, 1415;
shipments, 1881; stock $3.50 Quote: A,
B, c, sS.55; d, 1856; e, 1910; F, $3.50; G,
1886; H, 1885; I, $4.35 K, $3.50; M, $5.25;
N. s5.65; window glass s5.s5; water white,
$5.9O@6.0O.
Wilmington. NJ c., March @.-Spirits
turpentine nothing doing; receipts, Al
casks
Rosin, steady, $3.50; receipts, 135.
Tar, firm, $3.50; receipts, 70.
Crude turpentine, steady, $685. 50 25 and
$3.50, receipts, 80.
New Orleans, March 30.-Receipts, 1916
barrels rosin; turpentine, nothing doing.
Exports for Manchester. $50 barrels rosin;
ia casks turpentine. Canada, 200 barrels
rosin.
Cotton Seed OH,
New York, March S0-Cotton seed oil.
firm; prime crude, BIC; yellow, 40c
New Orleans. March 30.--Cotton seed oil:
Prime. 39c.
Carries Weight.
From the April Bohemian.
Pa asked Freddy, what is social
scale?'
Generally, speaking" replied pa, 'ft's
q place where they weigh money"
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There's nothing like Hoods Sarsaparilla
for keeping blood pure and giving real
strength.
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Carries Weight.

From the April Bohemian.
Pa asked Freddy, what is a social
scale?''
Generally, speaking" replied pa, 'it's
q place where they weigh money
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sales the DAY, 017,2OO shnres.
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Local Iron Market.

Local securities remained steady and
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Cotton Seed OH,
New York, March So.-Cotton seed oil,
firm; prime crude, 311c; yellow, 40c
New Orleans. March 3O.--Cotton seed oil
Prime. 39c.
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FROM CYPRESS POND.

We sympathize with Mr.. and Mrs.
Green Norman in the death last
Thursday morning Of their three
mOnths-Old babe, Robert.
Mrs. Leila Kennedy is at the bed
side of her father, Mr.. Jesse Tucker.
who is very sick with fever.
Mr.. Scott has just about completed
his new house, and now intends to
put rods on it soon.
Mrs. Annie Turner of Sumter
county is at the home of her father
to spend while.
Mrs. Hancock of Triton and Mrs.
Ethridge of Brentwood have visited
Mrs. Ben Hooks.
Miss Allie Lawhon of Barlow, Fla,
is the guest of Mrs. Nadie Kennedy,
Mr.. Marlin Mcleod is out again
after a spell of fever.
Master Tom Kennedy is improv-
ing.
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LiHle Joe Was Green a Great O1atio0 il,
S000nnah, and Made Shrine .g6eecz

Governor Joseph NJ. Brown was
the guest of honor at democratic
rally in Savannah Friday night, and
the Morning News says it was one
of the greatest political demonstra-
tons that city has ever known. The
following is a short extract from the
Morning News lengthy account of
the OCCASION:
1T was glorious occasion for the
democracy of Chatham county and
for Georgia. The entrance of the
Hon. Joseph M. Brown was a signal
for an Outburst of applause which
did not cease until after the guest
of honor had walked the length of
the hall and taken his seat. The
vast audience stood while Mr. Brown
and the committee filed through the
crowds
Mr.. Brown made two speeches.
and made a good impression both
times. What he may lack in stature
he more than made up in clearness
of thought, perfectness of diction
and force of utterance. His friends,
who are familiar with Mr.. Browns
FetlTlnS disposition, were surprised
and gratified at the degree of ag-
.gressiveness and forcefulness which
he displayed in handling his theme.
''The impression which Mr.. Brown
made on the crowd is vastly different
from the impression which those who
were unfriendly to him in the recent
campaign sought to create. His
statement that when he becomes gov
ernor of the great state of Georgia
he will not be the governor of any
faction, but of all the Georgians, was
heartily approved. In the course of
his speech Mr.. Brown said:
1--WE Are All GeOrgians."
''I do not intend to know that
there was a division in our councils
before the June primary when it
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-09-23
When Bryan Stumped Boutelle.

From the New York World.
During the tendency of the Wilson
tariff bill BOutelle of Maine, who had
the floor, was earnestly claiming that
the foreigner paid the tariff duty. A
young man arose on the democratic
side and desired to ask the gentleman
from Maine a question. BOutelle
glanced at him and told him to go
ahead.
eff the foreigner pays the duty
why did the gentleman from Maine
in congress present here a bill re-
quiring that all the salt to be used
by the fisheries in Maine should be
admitted free of duty?"
BOutelle could not answer, where
upon the same gentleman asked the
gentleman from Maine this question:
IF the foreigner pays the duty
why did that same gentleman, after
certain town in Maine had been
destroyed by fire, offer here a bill
requiring that all the material to be
used in the rebuilding of that town
should be admitted free of duty?"
BOutelle could not answer. I
asked the man who was seated be-
side me to kindly inform me of the
name of the questioner.
He replied that it was Bryan of
Nebraska. wide Congressional
Record.)
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comes to the administration &c J.,
once OF governor said Mr. Bro1 me
l intend to forget that +boro Wv L.
such things as Hoke Smith mor we're
zoe Brown men before the prims1 r-u
intend 70 convince you, and All oti
gians. are Geor-
Il believe that men should no -
great in soul, no matter how 800, .oO
IN pody, to cherish animositv aooinaI
those who happened to diffar ef Frn
them. | concede to every nv li tJ
right to vote for whom he nIooo tIe
and do not harbor resentment ao s,iou,
MIN because he didn't vote for me
And when my administrators :.
over, God permitting that 7 NAV +a,l -
my seat as governor, I hone to b ane
discharged my duty so that Won n1o1.
Win truthtulness say that Joe Brow
carried no animosity into the hfgb
office with him. MS"
Applause Was Frequent.
Everything Mr.. Brown said
applauded. And when he arose 10"
second time to thank Gen. Petor we W,
80 Ao1 q SduIlIul tribute tO
tne good qualities of the guest Of
honor Mr.. Brown could scarcely pro-
ceed with his remarks for the ova-
tIon that was given him, ADOPTING
the word Faith which Gen. Mel
drlm had so beautifully used, Mr.
Brown said it had been uppermost in
his mind. III
There was never an instant from
the time when I announced nv con-
dldacy that | had the slightest douht
that the result would be what if
was, he said. This was because
had faith in the people of Georgia
| determined in the beginning of tbo
campaign that l would say nothing
and write nothing that would Leave
stain behind it. 1t is for YOU to
say whether l did or not"
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If All Would Pay Up.
II all would pay their bills promp

II all would pay their bills prompt
ly it would enable everybody else
to pay up, and would leave nobody
any poorer. Much of the stringency
OF the present time is due to the fact
that people who have money will not
pay their debts with it. That only
forces other people to put their cred
itors off and stop the circulation
which causes healthy conditions. Ten
dollars might pay thousand dollars
in debts in day If the man who has
it would start it going.
The farmer who sells his cotton
should pay his debts immediately,
and the man he pays should turn
about and pay some one else. He,
in turn, should do the same thing.
What is needed right now is a
general settling up all along the line
-Quitman Free Press.
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MOVING ALONG BRIsKLY.

The national campaign is going
along right briskly, and even mer-
rily. Both of the great political par
ties are doing their level best, and
both profess reasonable confidence as
to the outcome. Mr.. Bryan, it may
be said, is displaying all of his old
time vigOr and purpose, and is max
ing talks that seem to impress
voters in the doubtful-or supposed
ly dOubtful-states where he is con-
centrating his efforts. 1t is in those
states where the real excitement and
effort of politics is felt and seen.
We don't know anything about that
in Georgia. In many of the northern
states democrats and republicans
wage combats such as when, we have
been told, whig and democratic bat
tied for supremacy. And by the
eternal, if all accounts are true.
those were grand old days, with cpl
sodes and incidents that put the best
men of both parties on their metal;
that made the blood tingle; that pro-
yoked patriotic enthusiasm, and bred
statesmen and law-givers worthy of
the name. Here, thanks to our I'M
questioned majority, we have only
between democratic politi-
clans and office-seekers, and often
two for a quarter" politicians at
that figure in the opera bouffe melo-
drama that we Gin blissful ignorance
OF the real thing) call politics. But
anyway, the national campaign is 60
ing on briskly. Bryan is making
brave and gallant fight, appealing to
the patriotism and common sense of
the masses, and it may be that he
will win and give the United States
what is needed-a change in political
administration. Mr. Bryan is a pa
triot, and for that matter so is Mr..
Taft, but lit is time to turn the
rascals out and get a peep at the
books"
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WHY TAET Will STI-MP-

When Mr.. Taft was first nominated
it was given out that he would be
guilty of no such bad taste" as the
making of a car-platform and car-tail
campaign. He would sit in serene
dignity on his own front porch and
receive admirers, and when delega-
lions were numerous enough to war
rant it would address them in speech
es and illus give wide publicity to
his views on all public questions.
But that plan hasn't PANIED out
Everybody knows that the visits of
delegations. like the prolonged cheer
ing and great enthusiasm at the con-
ventions, are not spontaneous, but
are all cut and dried by the campaign
managers and political boomers.
Very few individuals are willing to
travel far at their own expense in
order to convey to a waiting candi-
date assurance of their profound ad-
miration. There are thousands who
would gladly journey half way across
the continent and wiring the hand of
a candidate if it cost nothing. But
it does cost
In the old days of railway passes
the thing was easy enOugh-especial-
ly for the republican party. Mr.
Hanna and the others had no diff
Guilty in arranging for a visiting dele
cation at any hour of the day. But
those were the good old days Now
everybody who rides on a train must
pay for his transportation, and since
the Individual will not pay the cost
Of travel the expense on the part of
these visiting admirers must be pro-
Yided for by the national committee
Even with the republicans the
money is not coming in any too free
ly, and the management discovers
that it is cheaper for Mr.. Taft to
visit the people than for the people
to visit him. Consequently he must
give up his front porch ease, and
go on a number of experimenting
tours. 1t is another case of Mahomet
going to the mountain, owing to the
persistent Discrimination of the noun
tain to go to Mahomet.