Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-14
A G. and Proc ssiOn Meets the Hon.
A. HI. PettibOne at RutIedge.

A G'and Proc ssiOn Meets the Hon.
A. HI. PettibOne at RutIedge.
Mr.. Ell IToR As the canvass increases
in the first district, so increases "pari
possee," the ranks of the republican party
and voters for the Hon. A. 81. Pettibone.
Every day reveals new ev licences of cer>
tain success From Taylorsville to Taze-
well, the republican party is as we'll organ
lied as the charts of Caesar, and will vote
Gd 'ununs for Maj. Pettibone. Pettibone
has made his canvass ia the blaze of one
borne. The yeomanry of the country in
line. under the flag of our country,
have hailed Maj. Pelt'bone everywhere
and have gone away from the di scussi n
feeling that he was m ster of the situation 4.
NoH here has the Major achieved a more
brilliant victory than at Rutledge to day.
He Was met by, large Procession, q mile
from town, and was greeted by a large and
enthusiastic audience At the eta d. 1t is
true To state that of this vast audience of
/ 10 persees, tn rec out of four were repub>
llcans and ere sOIid for PeLtibone.
Mai. Pettibone's arguments on Mr.. Tay-
lor's record we're irresistible. Mr. Taylor
speech is an attempt to array the pre JUDGE
gruw ing out of revenue laws against Maj
PettIbone. Mr.. Tsyl or grew ell, quent over
| the tax ON tobacco. He urged ON ev cry
platform that no one could deal In leaf to-
bacco unless he paid q special tax OF 500,
Mr. lay lor did this. notwithstanding he
knew itfwAs not the law. be Was told 1t
i was not theiaw.S &
To-day he asserted that TO one could
deal in leaf tobacco until $500 was paid As
| d tax.
But on this point Msj. Pettibone demol-
ished Tay Tor. The Major read from the
Cincinnati Enquirer, democratic paper
that the commissioner of internal revenue
promulgated h circular tor The information
of leaf tVbacco dealers, who are required to
pay Especial tax of So only"
Mr.. Taylor voted for this bill, ard be
| acknowledged to-day that he helped to
make this law. Ye., he did help. 81 E
celebrated (26speech which he never de-
livered, was on this bill, though not ger
main to It, Yet, Mr.. Taylor, desiring tc
STIR the prejudices of the people, alleged
that the tax to deal in leaf tobacco Wa:
I prejudices. The cry of revenue ring, the
cry of carpet Bigger, the cry of fraud, the
cry of you are not the nominee Of the re-
publ Can party, is the plth of his speech
but Mr Taylor, We republicans have
never employed you as our attorney tC
prOStcuLo CUR HomlHeet DO prosecute OuI
nominee to Willy the repu blicsn party, tc
abuse all the legislation Of the repubncsr
party for the la twenty yeas as being
Glass legislation in the interest of the
money power. Yes, you do this, Nj
lay lor. and then have the audacity to ash
repu blIcsn support You have identified
you self with democracy. You now u i
to be recognized MS the savior of the repub
lean party IN the first DIS rict; you wan
to he<he custodian of the morals of the re
publican party; YOU are try ing to be tn
wet-uurse If the republic n parry. Now
be n demo rat, be no demagogue, no wei
nurse, no wuuld-be savior of the repu bli
can parry. telling the people if they, vOt
FIR Pettsbone thatit wall rum the republi
| can parry. ALEXIS.