The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-06-21
Economic League Is
Formed In Mississippi
Ex-President Taft Announces List
Chosen to SIEVE in This State. Gre.
NADIA Gets Two Members, J. T.
Thomas and the Editor Of The
Sentinel. A Brief Of What the
League Aims to Accomplish.

Inc ually press OF rev days age
carried the following news item about
the membership of the National Eco.
nomic League. It will be observed
that Grenada gets two members of
the League in the person Of that
great banker and philanthropic mind
ed man, j. 7. Thomas, and the Edi-
tor of The Sentinel:
A Mississippi division of the Ma
tional Economic League, having as
its object the education and express
sion Of public opinion has been form
ed.
Firfty members have been appoint
ed by the Executive Council, of
which former President w. H. Taft
is chairman. Other members of the
Council are Charles E. Hughes,
Frank A. Vanderlip, Lindley M. Gar
rison, David Starr Jordan, Franklin
X. Lane, John Mitchell and John
Hays Hammond. ~,
The Mississippi members were
chosen by preferential ballot sent
out to several hundred leading citi-
zens of the State. The list of citi-
zens chosen is as follows:
w. D. Anderson, w. E. Baskin,
J. w. Bell, Jordan Boone, T. Brady,
Jr., Earl Brewer, r. B. Campbell, T.
B. Carroll, T. C. Catchings, j. M.
Clark, NJ. S. Connor, w. M. Cox, B.
E. Eaton, George H. Ethridge
Marcellsu Green. F. E. Gunter. H.
C. Harring, s. J. High, NC. Hill, D.
w. Houston, o. F. Lawrence, j. H.
Ledyard, G. J. Leftwich, A. H. Longi-
no, j. NJ. McBeath, Oscar Newton,
E. F. Noel, Leroy Percy.
j. H. Pierce, D. w. Robins, J. @.
Robins, Dunbar Rowland, j. S. Sex
ton. T. H. Somcrville, A. H. Stone,
A. T. Stovall, Frederick Sullens, j. T.
Thomas, R. H. Thompson, w. H. Wat
kins, A. H. Whitfield, Kit Williams.
In all parts of the country there
are able men of high ideals deeply in-
terested in public affairs end unself-
fishly devoted to the interests of the
people-men who, by reason of sound
judgment and sincere patriotism
should take leading part in shaping
the policies of the nation, but who,
through lack of time, or unwilling
ness to conform to the methods OF
practical politics, exert little or no
influence in this direction.
If a means were devised by which
said men acting through non-parti-
san organization, could determine,
from time to time, the questions of
greatest national Importance, and Sc
cure their thorough discussion thru
out the country, those who ought to
ha ~
forming public opinion, would exert
ent conditions.
So long as governmental policies
are formulated by party leaders and
as much for the purpose of securing
votes as to meet real needs. the best
thought of the country cannot have
due weight in public affairs. 1t is,
evident that better methods of select
ing public policies and of present
ing them to the people for consid-
Grafton are demanded.
1t is to meet this need that The
National Economic League has been
formed. It's aim is to unite the best
men in all sections of the country
in an effort to secure a concensus
of opinion as to which are the most |
economic, social and po-
litical problems; to disseminate the
leading facts and arguments in rela- |
tion to these problems; and to pro-
mote the widest possible discussion, !
under non-partisan auspices, of such |
questions as. are decided to be the
most vital and urgent. It's object,
in a word, is to educate and crystal
ize public sentiment and to make |
such public sentiment an effective
force for good. (