The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-10-17

the news that's ut to print, 1T 'WOuld
do well now to add-"no fake stories
printed that other journals refuse
Those Republicans who have been
spending money derived from trusts
to circulate the fraudulent Cleveland
letter must, il honest, spend as much
money to circulate. pamphlets saying
thac the letter they circulated Was q
clumsy fraud.
Post Card System.
When Mr.. Taft learned that the
mountain would not come to Mahom-
ct, he decided that Mahomet must
go to the mountain. When he found
that the people would not come to
him and listen to speeches from the
golf links at Hot Springs and from
the front porch of Brother Charles
palat1al residence in Cincinnati, he
determined to go out among the peo-
pie.
Apparently, however, there Is grave
fear among the Republican leaders
that their candidate will not be glad
ly received by the people. In order
to overcome this difficulty and In an
effort to bring out a crowd to greet
Mr.. Taft, the Chicago managers have
found 1T necessary to send out pos
tai card notices to the faithful beg
ging them to go to the railroad sta
ton and give the distinguished Wis
itor "a cordial welcome" During the
past few days prominent Republicans
have received the following notice
from Fred w. Upham, assistant treas
urer Of the Republican national com
mittee:
Chicago, Sept. 81. 1908.
Hon. VIM. Fl. Taft, the Republican
party's candidate for president and
the peoples choice, will arrive In Chi
cage Wednesday (September 23)
evening, at five o'clock, at the La
Sale street station of the l.. s. & M.
S. Ry. Please be at the station with
your friends and give him a cordial
welcome. 1t will be Mr.. 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 a city where
hundreds of thousands of labOring
men are interested in what he has to
say, the Republicans selected a hall
with a capacity of less than 1000 and
provided for admission by card only,
in order that 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 a hall with $4,000 capacity
in the center of the workingmen's
district had been refused. The in
ference is plain that the Republican
managers feared to have their can
didate appear in a distinctively la
boring district where all who would
might come and hear. lest the great
welcome planned for might be turned
into a demonstration for his political
opponent, or that Mr.. Taft might be
asked embarrassing questions.
Stamping Falls Flat.
The fact of the matter is that Mr.
Taft's stamping experiment has fall
en- fiat; he has produced absolutely nc
enthusiasm among the voters, and he
has said or done nothing which will
improve his chances. Republicans
are unable to conceal their feelings
of disappointment over the poor show.
ing which their candidate has made
Mr.. Taft's progress thus far, and the
name in which he has been received
is complete v%indicatiOn Of those Re
publican leaders who from the first
opposed the plan of having him take
to the rear platform. They advocated
a front porch campaign wherein the
candidate should be kept. in the back
ground, and others allowed to make
his canvass upon Roosevelt's record
The advocates of a stumping cam
paign prevailed, however, and now
they are sorry that it "a ever begun.
Elegance VS.. Simplicity.
The constrast between the Demo
| cratic simplicity with which Mr.. Bry'
an has travelled and the elegance OF
the Taft accommodations on rail, is
| as marked as the contrast between the
| size and the enthusiasm OF The au'
diences which have greeted the Dem
| ocratic candidate, and those which
Mr.. Taft has addressed. While one
| great New York newspaper which is
| supporting Mr.. Taft and which main,
tains a 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 first time in the history of any
campaign, MI. Taft is carrying with
him three press agents paid by the
national committee for the purpose OF
influencing public opinion.
Hired Press Agents.
Notwithstanding all this the re-
| ports come from all along the line
that Mr.. Taft's receptions have been
| remarkably chilly, and that the au-
diences have been Indifferent to his
| speeches and involved explanations OF
his attitude upon public questions. AT
| George AIDES Indiana farm a large
crowd was gathered because a har-
| vest festival had been advertised. The
people expected a free feast from the
full dinner pail" but were disappont-
ed when they were charged Is cents
for dinner while they waited. for the
appearance of the candidate. When
he did come before them he talked
about a larger navy, a stronger army
and coast defenses, something in
which they had little interest, while
he ignored the live issues of tariff
revision, %injunctions, guarantee OF
bank deposits, publicity of campaign
funds, and other questions about