Show BREAKING THE SOLID SOUTH Judging from tho the election returns there seems to have been veen small progress toward breaking the Solid SoUd South But observers ers declare much has occurred to encourage the tho hope that the Republicans cans will at the next congressional election win many districts In tho South The difficulties In the way of ot Southern men coming comIns to the support of or the Republican party are vcr very strong So fixed has been the sentiment o of at loyalty to Democracy In spite of its failure to profit pro pru fit tit the people leople of oC that section that progress Is tilt dlf The race problem Is th great ono one there and anti men of the South regard the tho Democracy theon tho the thoon thoon on defense defonse against Negro equality But the Northern men who have gone sone down there who ha have dene so much for tor the tho of oC that section do not agree with this belief They I are aro In business there and it would be folly to ox ox- them to quarrel needlessly with their neigh bors and tho the men with whom they do a profitable business But tho they are arc assured alliance with the tho Republican party of oC tho the nation would be to them and to the whole Southland So that the Influence against fixed following of ot Democracy De De- cy lea leaders headers ers is 15 weakening President elect Taft Tart Is going to spend some soma months In Georgia That will help The business busine businessmen s men of or tho the South will find had they can cau hold to their party part locally and In iii national affairs give their adherence to the tho Republican cause cause Every da day r the arguments for tor this course arc are getting stronger Tho The Solid South will Ill be broken |