The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1908-10-16
TUPELo, MISSISSIPPI, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1e, 1908.

How ever, that statement coming
from the particular person in
question should be taken with a
grain Of salt, since he differs
with the Roosevelt idea of deal
ing with Senators Foraker and
may be unduly discharged. But
from other sources comes the in
formation that the labor vote is
sullen and secretive, that the
trend is against the republicans,
bat that salvation may be found
lin the great farmer vote, which
is inclined to be in the main re
publican. The natural deduction
is that Ohio is a doubtful state,
the result depending upon the re-
lative Of the farmer vote to the
labor disaffection, and at this
stage no one can frame a definite
prediction.
| WEST VIRGINIA ROTTEN"
There is West Virginia. The
republicans who talk honestly,
/ but not for quotation, summarize
the situation in one word, rot
ten. " There is Maryland. The
best indication Of the republican
feeling is the fact that the man
| ayers have scheuued Governor
Hughes for q number of speech
es, beginning at Cumberland and
ending at Baltimore. This was
announced today. For weeks
the republican state. They now
consider the state as reasonably
to be counted in the Taft column.
Nebraska and Kansas can not
be reasonably and honestly
counted upon by either party at
this time for the reason that the
voters have not life. " The is
sue Of bank guaranty is a burn
ing question yet to be solved.
The electorate is said to be unde-
cided and the republican cam
paign is surely undecided upon
score.
Iowa has been regarded as
safely republican by a reduced
plurality, and it was something
of a surprise when the Iowa folk
demanded that Mr.. Taft should
alter his cchedule to make a
speech in that state. However,
it is only frank to state that the
best republican judgment is that
Iowa is for Taft at this time, and
| have not found any democratic
opinion worthy of consideration
to offset his view.
TREND IS 70 BRYAN.
But the main cause for anxiety
among the republican managers
/ is not so much a specification of
. particular cases OF dissatisfac-
ton but the general trend Of pub
lie opinion in the west is in favor
of Bryan, in favor of a change
and apathy toward all politics
and all politician. This apathy
ioE business men is very pro-
nounced. Up to this time it has
not been possible to scare them
about Bryan's election. They
say that times are hard; that they
have been hurt as much as they
can be, and they don't really care
very much who is elected. they
are not inclined to contribute to
campaign funds, and that is re-
/ garded as a very bad sign.
Referring to the Messenger ar
ticle and quoting it at length,
Colonel 0. .. Stealey, Washing
ton correspondent for the Louis
! vile Courier-Jourlal, says:
Nov / am quoting good re
publican authority. | know thai
Messenger is too good a repuDll-
can and stands, too high in Jour
nalism at the capital 20 falsify
the political situation as he ST. IS
it up. II he did otherwise the
republican owners Of the Star
would not hesitate to remove
him. That which he tells the
people in his dispatches is the
truth and nothing but the truth.
The republican party is today on
the run.