Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-10-13
FROM THE PEOPLE
Letter from, Henry A. Minor.

Matters and things aC the western
Democratic headquarters are going
smoothly now and a tremendous lot Of
work is being done. We are rid of
the vexations Of getting things started
and our work has impetus. A news
paper man who handles the two head
quarters here. Democratic and Repub-
lican, said we had our opponents beat
q block in the way we were handling
our work. But now that Taft's old
manager, Hitchcock, is in chsrge (and
he y in charge let Wilcox and other
Republicans deny it as much as they
please things may change, for in poll
tics he ia an expert professional, and
the inventor of tbs "Steam-roller."
Our bureau handles all publicity mat
ter for all departments, including ad-
vertising. We are taking on nothing
new now, only developing lines already
adopted, and to me is delegated the
duty of turning down all propositions.
My instructions are ~ give them some
southern courtesy and (2) tell them
we can't handle it, which do to the
best Of my ability.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels was
here last week and I interviewed him.
Other big men lately here were Will
liam Jennings Bryan, Judge Ben Lind
sey, Vice-President Marshall and Cy-
clone Davis Of Texas. The last 10 six
feet 2 or 8 inches and wore a collar;
! also q cravat and very long Prince
Albert coat, and long horn hat, that
is hat about one yard in diameter.
The president was here an hour and
a half the other morning, but did not
leave his car. He will be here again
on the 18th when I shall see him. His
Omaha speech and bis whole trip west
was a great success and has given the
Reps a scare. 1t was already admitted
by them that we were strong in the
west, but they did not know how
strong we were.
have been trying to figure out the
reasons for Republicad hopes and l can
see none, evef from their own papers
editorials ard news columns except
that the country is normally
PC avily Republican and we can't
{change it this year. This is too much
Alike betting on the weather. Its nor
imally fair. but it rains foods some
times.
: When was about 81 got hold of
\some old bound volumes of Puck and
Harper's Weekly for the year 1884.
!, There's were l got my first interest in
ibig politics. also got a somewhat
intimate knowledge Of that great cam
tpaign, and to me this yearis very much
like that. Raymond of the New York
lines came over to Cleveland, just as
=, Springfield Republican comes to
Wilson; George William Curtis to
Cleveland as President Eliot of Har-
ward to Wilson; Carl Schurz, senator
\ and member OF Lincoln's cabinet to
cleveland and Harry Garfield, son of
President Gar field, to Wilson; Puck
I:ame to Cleveland, Life comes to Will
son. don't recall the business men
of that day, but there were plenty of
lthe best men in the Republican party
that supported Cleveland like Edison,
Henry Ford and the great hosts of
them are supporting them. am get
! ing up list now for publication and
jwill send ysu one.
\ Certainly the country is not now
more Republican than in 1884, and we
3have as good a cause and as good
fcandidate as then. And we have a
kbetter chance at the great labor vote.
1The Republicans acknowledge this last,
Cbut say that organized labor is only
ten per cent of the vote. Well. a ten
per cent gain will be plenty if gained
Iht the right places, and the labor vote
ts right where the Democrats went it.
.sThere is no use in Democrat worry
Ing. When our party appeals at once
o the good sense and the good con-
4 nee Of the nation we win as we did
n, 1876, and "a and 's8, when we had
ne popular vote but not the electoral,
ind '92. About 1912 an old lady wrote
That God in his wisdom split the Re-
publican party to enable Wilson to be
Elected, just as he in 1860 split the
/ democrats to secure the election of
( lincoln. She is from the north and
Aome of us may not agree with her as
1 b split ths Democrats in 1860, but we
( k[9pe she is right abost 1912 and 1916.
u Last night went to see the pretty
lIttle opera Princess Pat tPatricia).
I was very attractive, but not up to
1he Bohemian Girl or any of Gilbert
hd Sullivan's or The Singing Girl, but
J be lest of the late operas l have
bard. Some of the best wit in it wa
"His father was an Englishman and
| d mother a German, and be is his
I'm worst enemy," "A woman Wher