Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-11-17
FROM THE PEOPLE
Letter from Henry A. Minor.

Editor Of the Beacon:
1t was hard fight and close finish
entir ly too close for comfort until the
result was certain. staid on duty
Tuesday night and was right at the bat,
or rather telegraph instrument wher
the news from the West-ain't the
West fine began to tell different tale
from the news that had come from the
East-t'ell with the East-in the ear
lier hours. At seven O'Clock Wednes-
day morning felt sure enough of the
result to telegraph to Macon-Tatum
Dent-that Wilson was elected.
Everything was going fine when at 6
O'Clock Tuesday went out to get some
dinner when | got back about z things
were looking blue. Then the Reps. be-
gan to celebrate. There were a mil
lion or so automobiles'on Michigan ave-
nue. and nearly every one gave a deri-
sive hoot as it passed our headquarters.
But as | walked home next morning
it was different. The Tribune and
American had big headlines "Hughes
Elected" but the Herald told differ
ent tale acd somehow the few people
on the street seemed to be Dems and
had learned the truth.
Saturday night they had a big parade.
| marched with them awhile. Every
body had a Alag and horn. was
marching just ten feet behind big
band of forty-pieces and most Of the
time could hear nothing but the bass
drum and now and then high note
from a cornet. They made as much
noise as ten thousand Emmett Roys with
ten thousand horns.
And happy-thev were the happiest
crowd ever saw. The first fancied de-
feat seemed to have the effect of doub-
ling the joy of victory. and they rubbed
it in on the Reps. with tremendous Wig
or.
One learns a good many inside facts
uI here. What learned at headquarters
need not be mentioned, but outside in
formation is NOT confidential. | was
told on excellent authority that Wall
street tried it's best to have the Reps.
nominate Roosevelt. but the Old Guard
swore by all that was holy, and unholy
Too, that they would net stanp it. So
Hughes was nominated. Then Roose-
velL held off until certain assurances
we're given him-that is he was prom.
sed practically everything he demand
I'd, whereupon he refused the Prog.
and came out for Hughes.
He sold out the Progs. absolutely and
thoroughly.
Another thing. Hughes was no re-
uctant candidate. A month before the
Rep. convention he could not discuss
he nomination without his voice tremb.
ing and his hand shaking, so eager he
vas.
Chicago surprised me. | saw the
Wilson reception where a hundred
housand and more enthusiastically ap-
,lauded him. | saw the Hughes pa
ade Saturday before election, which
vas applauded not at all except by the
,araders themselves. | saw Roosevelt
peak and not half of the audience took
,art in the demonstration. And then
Jhlcago goes for Hughes by $4,000.
hey say the high cost of living and the
ear of post-bellum dumping scared the
eople at the last.
Some of the cartoons gotten out were
me. We got out big posters 10 feet
ong feet high with picture of Will
on and a workman and his family with
European war scene in the back
round. the legend being "He protected
ne and mine" The Reps. got out
ig poster 10 feet long, a feet high with
picture of Wilson and workman and
is family with European war scene
4 the back ground, the legend being
He protected me and mine" The
,eps got out similar one except that
he family was an American family and !
he background was Mexicans killing
americans. the legend being HE neg
ected me and mine Then we got out
ut one with Wilson and some Wall
treet bankers and the old Trust" with
ollar mark clothes, He was crying ,
nd saying "He neglected me and
line.
Bryan is reported to have said thst
ne issue in 1920 will be national prohi-
ition. The impression up here, judg- ,
lg by the newspapers, is that the
,hole country will be dry in ten years
wen the Tribune admits it. They are
citing off prohibition jokes already {
ne is of the man who said he was a ,
eetotaller. but not entirely so. An
ther that he favored the prohibition
Nv but not its strict. enforcement.
Some friends | have made here who
ave automobiles have been very kind. !
very Sunday for the last month or 80
have been out on all day trips and
ave seen all Illinois and Indiana
round Chicago. Much of the country I
very like our prairie country. The r
md is little blacker but apparently !
0 more fertile. The corn does not i
row near so high but is full of ears. |
Italia is grown, that have seen, on
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