The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-09-22
The Congressional Canvass.
The Opening Speeches Of Tay-
IOr and PettibOne.
The Mountain Youth SHINING
the Michigander Alive.
Correspondence Bristol Courierl.

TAYLoRsvILLE, TENN. Sept. 10, 80
arrived at TaylorsvilIe at 10 a.
m. Flags were being waived in ev-
cry direction. The Garfield club
marched out to meet Mr.. Petubone
or the street leading TO Doe just as
Hon. R. L. Taylor arrived at the
Murphy House. Tayler's friends
cheered him. from every direction,
aad great many in the procession
following the Garfield flag, hallowed.
'hurrah for Bob Taylor Taylor's
friends fiecked around him from eve
nv direction. A majority Of them
were from the country, while Petit
bones we're mostly from the town
of Taylorsyille-white and black
cid and young. saw plenty of the
best citizens who have always voted
the Republican ticket, come to Tay-
lor and tell him they we're going TO
vote for him, and declare that they
would never vote with the Ring
again.
At half past IL the speaking con-
menced. Maj. Pettibone led off for
one hour and vuarter. About 500
hundred people were present, good
many ladies, old and young. After
the Majors Introductory remarks,
be waved the bloody shirt to the
breeze. telling the people that the
Democratic party was responsible
for the war, and, if there had been
20 Democratic party there would
have been no war, no blood shed, no
debt. and, in fact, he made the Dem
ocratis party responsible for every
thing bad. Then he took up lay
lori record and denounced him be
cause he voted with the Confederate
Brigadiers. He failed TO show that
tke bills that Bob voted for were net
OF vital importance to the people Of
the First District of Tennessee. He,
Pattibene, was for Garfield. How
will you vote? The people of John.
son appeal to you to tell me how
you are going to vote. One man in
the large audience spoke up, Il am
geing to vote that way" The Maj.
looked like he was sold, and closed
by deneuucing Bob as Democrat,
which neither Bob or any one else
denied.
Taylor opened by thanking the
good people of johnson for past ia
vors. Told how the Revenue Ring
raised Pettibore from under the SOAP
stone slab, there being another
chance fer office. He said they pu
a collar around his neck and tied {
string to it end to GarGeld's coat
tsil. so he could hide all his baC
deeds tcheers). He took up his re
cord and explained it ts the people
amidst long applause and cheers
By this time the Pettibone men wer'
getting mighty blue. Some druni
man raised a row causing a LITTLE
disturbance. Bob told Pettibone 0
the Confederates that had joine'
tue Republican party and are nos
enjoying fat offices given them b.
the Republican party, sh ook tn
other side OF the bloody shirt amids
cheers. He declared that Petition
was fraud and Of another fraudu
lent convention.
: Pettibone, in his rejoinder, DE-
clared that Bob TAYLOR had mad
application to Gen. Cooper for a
: office in the revenue department
and read letter from Con. Cooper
"a he said TO that effect.
Bob denounced it as lie, an
I poiated his hand towards heaye
and said he would swear it was Il
and the man who produced it pr,
e duced lie. Notwithstanding th;
0 this point is one or Pettiboue
8 strongholds, Taylor was cheere
r. more when no closed that Pettibon