Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-10-13

Those Republicans who have been
spending money derived from trusts
to circulate the fraudulent Cleveland
letter must. II honest. spend as much
money to circulate pamphlets saying
that the letter they circulated was q
clumsy fraud"
Post Card system.
When Mr. Taft learned that the
mountain would not come to Mahomet,
he decided that Mahomet must 20 to
the mountain. When he found that
the people would not come to him and
listen to his speeches from the golf
links at Hot Springs and from the
front porch of Brother Charles pala-
eial residence In Cincinnati, he deter
mined to 90 out among the people.
Apparently, however, there Is grave
fear among the Republican leaders
that their candidate will not be gladly
received by the people. In order to
overcome this difficulty and in an ef-
fort to bring out crowd to greet Mr..
Taft. the Chicago managers have
found It necessary to send out postal
card notices to the faithful. begging
Thorn to 20 to the railroad station and
give tho distinguished visitor "a cor
dial welcome" During the past few
days prominent Republicans have re-
ceived the following notice from Fred
W. Upham. assistant treasurer OF the
Republican National Committee:
Chicago, September II. 1908.
Hon. VIM. H. Taft. the Republi-
can party's candidate for president
and the peoples choice. will arrive
in Chicago. Wednesday tseptembsr
2S) evening at o'clock, at the La
Sale Street station Of the L. 8. 4
n. 8. Ry. Please be at the station
with your friends and give him =
cordial welcome. It will be MI.
Taft's first visit since the famous
convention which nominated him
for president. Very truly yours.
Fred. w. Upham.
Small Hall for Taft.
TO give Mr.. Taft an opportunity to
explain his attitude toward labor and
his injunction record. in city where
hundreds. of thousands OF laborinE mon
are interested In what he has to say.
the Republicans selected hall with
= capacity Of less than 1000 and pro-
vided for admission by card only, in
order than none but those who agree
with him might be allowed to enter
This hall was selected In the heart Of
| the business section after an option
on hall with $4,000 capacity in the
center OF the working mems district
had been refused. The inference IL
plain that the. Republican managers
feared to have their candidate appear
in distinctively laboring district
whore all who would might come and
hear, lest the great welcome planned
for might be turned into q demonstra-
ton for his political opponent. or that
Mr. Taft might be asked embarrassing
questions.
stumpln0 Falls Flat.
The fact of the matter IL that MT.
Taft's stamping experiment has fallen
nat: he has produced absolutely no
enthusiasm among the voters. and he
has said OF done nothing which will
improve his chances Republicans are
unable to conceal their feelings Of dis.
appointment over the poor showing
which their candidate has made. Mr..
Taft's progress thus far, and the man
ner in which he has bssn received is
complete vindication of those Repub-
lican leaders who from the hrst OPP
posed the plan of having him take to
! the rear platform. They advocated q
front porch campaign wherein the can
didate should be kept in the back.
| ground, and others allowed to make
his canvass upon Roosevelt's record.
The advocates of stumping cam.
I-paign prevailed. however. and now
they are sorry it was ever begun.
| Elegance We. simplicity.
The contrast between the Demo.
cratic simplicity with which Mr.. Bryan
has travelled and the elegance Of the
Taft accommodations on rail, is as
marked as the contrast between the
size and enthusiasm OF the audiences
L
candidate, and those which Mr. Taft
has addressed. While one great New
York newspaper which IL supporting
Mr.. Taft and which maintains press
association service has refused to
have a correspondent with Mr.. Bryan
ample accommodations are afforded
| aboard the Taft special for the special
correspondents of all the large papers
| In addition, for the drst time In the
history of any campaign. Mr.. Taft ii
carrying with him three press agents
paid by the national committee for the
purpose Of influencing public opinion
Hired Press Agents.
Notwithstanding al this. the reports
come from all along the line that Mr
Taft's receptions have been remark
| ably chilly. and that the audience have
been Indifferent to his speeches and
involved explanations of his attitude
upon public questions. At George
AIDES Indiana farm large crowd was
gathered because harvest festiva
had been advertised. The people OK
Mail Orders.
Mott & Co., want your Mail Urderi
Special attention given them. Send fol
samples and Ladies' Home Fashion
/ Sheets. Very truly yours,
ct MOTT & Co.
Theodore Roosevelt didn't reply tt