Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-07-21
letter From Garter County.

FD1ToR CHRONICLES: AS you know,
the people of "loyal Carter not only
talk. but take a deep interest ia poll
tics, More devoted republicans are
not to be found in the United States.
II the republican, party puts forward
an honest and capable man asits cam
djdste, YOU may always rely upon Car
ter county TO DO her whole duty. Gar
field and Arthur will not only get the
entire republican vote of this county,
but they will get sprinkle OF demo.
Gratis. Mel Pettibone may lose as
many as dozen or Two republicans in
this county, and even this may be
uniting it too strong against him, but
r am satisfied that the statement will
do full Justice to Bob Taylor. Bob is
known here as q jolly, clever young
fellow, and on that account, may get q
few of his republican neighbors. Two
years ago, Boo made great many re-
publicaDs believe that he was about as
much republican as democrat, but this
thin game he can not play this time.
He has shown his cloven foot. In the
present congress he has voted on all
questions with the most rampant, ultra
bourbon democrats; Joined that in
famous rebel caucus, run and con-
trolled by the confederate "brigadiers;
voted with them on all their attempts
at revolution and efforts to stop the
wheels OF government. His clever
ness will avail him nothing when
these dark pages of his most valuable
record are read TO the loyal people
of his district. He voted to
compel the president to withdraw all
protection from the ballot box, and
thus give the rebel bulldozers full
sway in the com mission of their dark
crimes for the purpose of carrying the
southern states, and that the corrupt
ward politicians of the democracy in
the northern cities might perpetrate
frauds with none TO modest or make
them afraid. He voted with the
"brigadiers" to deny seats to lawfully
cleo, Ell republicans for no other pur
pure except to Increase the demCcEa iC
msi Tity in the house If representa-
ives He voted in caucus for Joe
Black burn for speaker, who is ram
pant Kentucky rebel. whose only
reputation consists ia his haired o1
The union and the soldiers wi
defended it He voted for him agains
| Randall, n union man. who, il is said
| furnishtd HIM three bundled dol arr
| t. aid Ia his election two years ago
| Bob is fo~daY the pet and poodle puppy
Of the r. bal b igahe that runs tue c0u
gress of Abe UuIt d s ace. He need
not think be Can straddle the Tense
this time He has not only allied hin
self with the democratic party, but il
most bitter democrat He is fol
Hancock aud English, and the candi
date that the democrats will nominate
| for governor. What can any republi-
can nave In common with Bob Taylor
| He claims that he is an honest "moun
tain boy" and yet he is willing thai
| fraud, intimidation, shot guns, white
leaguers, rifis clubs, tissue ballots, and
even murder, shall be employed
| This is clearly shown by the fact tina
be has stood shoulder TO shoulder in
every thing with the party that he
knows bas employed all these things
for that purpose, and be knows thai
they will do so again. Bob talks about
having been q union boy. He says ht
carried ''grub" to union scOuters DUR
Jog the war. This, If true at all, oc'
CURED very seldom for he was through
the lines and behind the army, 'his
blood too precious to be shed in s
doubtful struggle" If he did, though
it is all the worse for him now. He
has betrayed those men, and grasped
hands dripping with the blood
of some OF those same union men
He has Joined hands with thY very
men who drove them from home
murdered their fathers, brothers anO
cons, set fire to their humble cabins
and danced in deviiish glee around
their smOuldering ruins, and in 6
thousand ways brought sorrow, desc
lation and ruin to the hearts and
homes of these same union men. Bob
| what have these union men done tina
leads you to desert them and go TO ths
rebels? What have those rebels done
that you should love them, go muct
that you would even vote to pension
the arch-traitOr. Jeff Davis?
Stand up, Bob. and explain. An
swer these questions, and then it will
be time to ask republicans to vote fol
you, and a republican district TO sent
/ you back to congress-.
UNION SOLDIER.
Elizsbethton, July II, 1880.