Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-10-30
THE ENDING.
The last of the sPettibone-TaylOE
~ Canvass. E1&
An Immense Crowd at Grceneyille.

An Immense Crowd at Greeneyille.
The WheIe Written uprbyY a spicy
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Mr.. EDITOR: The final gasp of the mort
bund democracy of this county was begun
to day, that is. the last exhibition of Bob
Taylor's zeal for his democratic masters
aud for Boh's, reelection. was made. here
to-day, and as there is hardly adoubtof his
defeat on Tuesday next, this may be fairly
considered thet beginnings of the end'aof
sham democracy here, and of Bob himself.
He has played low farce during the whole
canvass with so much success that, had 1t
been PLAYED in district where theaters
! abound, he would surely by this time have
been able to command respectable salary
behind the footlights or on the tanbark in
the circus ring, dressed in motley. But it
must be confessed that intelligent voters
have not been specially edited to see their
member of congress play the mountebank,
and unless all signs fail Us, this district is
not again in danger Of being misrepresented
by one who is as ignorant Of theprinciples
of sound legislation as he is regardless of
the interests of the people whom he claims
to represent. .sys = 4, saag 4eae
| The meeting of to-day was very large,
as you are perhaps aware. The discussions
| be ween the two candidates, Pettibone and
Taylor, have been jointly conducted.
Early in the day ciuzens began to crowd
our ordinarily quiettown. Badges bearing
the names of ettibone or Tay Tor were ex
| no hxfS nf uDh hpCE and
even women in large numbers had their
| headgear similarly decorated. The town
was literally alive with the yeomenry OF
| the county. Soon after dinner time
the throng, with one accord, moved
toward the spot where ex~President John
sons rem ,ins lie and in the shade of q
few trees near the road, a multitude which
must have exceeded fifteen hun. red per
sons assembled, those nearest the Speaker
stand sitting GA the grass, and those more
>tant standing. The position CT the
speaker was at the bottom of gentle de-
c.iNity, o. WIN CHI the audience was gath
cred, and which, sIoping all sides towards
the speakers, placed them nearly IN the
centre of vast and picturesque amphi-
theatre. The place CHOSEN for the meetin 6
wsS admirable, and but for rather too
much wind, all the circumstances were
favorable.
Mr.. Pettibone spoke first, and for an
hour gave q history of the dolngs or the
republican party, which was not only true,
tut most forcibly aud eIoquently spoken.
He spoke with the air of a man thoroughly
believing what he said, and thoroughly
knowing how to say 1t, and to make others
believe it. He read from the democratic
platforms laid down in 1877. 1876 and 1890
He illustrated the Inconsistency of the
democratic party on the great questions OF
public policy, arraigned that party for its
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history of BOP Tay lorin lines that would
have made his cheek Jingle with shame,
had not his trucking to the party whip
already made HIM catlous to all sense of
propriety and consistency. Mr.. Pettibone
called to the recollection of the audience
the omises of Taylor when he canvassed
this district two years, and showed by the
record how little heed he had paid to them
When Mr.. Pettiborie had con-
cluded it was difficult to see
what Taylor would say He had
been about as thoroughly done up'' as 1t
was possible to conceive, and yet no word
word of Petitioners speech had been cour-
teOus and dignifed In form, and whatever
1t contained that = as offensive, was so, be-
cause the record produced showed the
truth of the statements made.
But among Bob's qualifications for pub
lie speaking ne has that of story telling,
and though his stories on this occasion id
not illustrate the situation at ALL. and. might
as well have been told at the circus by The
fellow with parti-colored apparel, 9known
par ex ellence as 1.-THE clown" they never
theless made The boys laugh and shout
'rah for Bob Taylor" Bob did wisely in
not wandering into the fields of a gument
Or discussion of the polio .es of the two par
ties; ne knew better Than to cross swords
WI ouoh Mr. PottihOno in
such q contest. lie therefore confined
himself to gibes and jesis. personalities,
such as no hlgn bred opponent woul ever
think of using. and such poor-defenss of
his own congressional C ,reer rs the desper-
ate we kness thereof would allow TO one so
i'll prepared to grapple with the questions
involved.
1t is evident to any thinking, intelligent
man that in the qualities necessary in a leg
islator in the congress of the u nited S ates,
Mr. PetLibone is far the superior of his
rival, that they do not admit of com paris
son and if the returLs of the election on
Tuesday next fai! to show that this is the
opinion of the maturity of legal voters In
this district, not only will your correspond
ent be very much surprised, but will be
com pelied to reduce largely his estimate of
the intelligence of the voters of the district
If there be any district in the United
States that is interested in the continuance
or the policy OF the republican party In
regard to the tariff it is in East Tennessee.
! Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode
, Island could prosperousiy and proftably
continue their manufactu ing industries
with a tariff for revenue" only. East
; Tennessee, under such q tariff, would see
every water wheel and steam engine now
i, used in the manufacture of cotton, wool
au iron thrown out of employment It
is, therefore, matter of surprise that East
Tennesseesns should desire to see the en-
{ actment of tariff for revenue zT5-ra.
, But there is one other subject on, which
; it may be permitted to express wonder. 1t
is the fact that loyal East Tennesseeans,
who, during the late rebellion, were oblig.
y ed to take refuge from rebel atrocities in
, the caves and Businesses of the mountains.
g az who were frequently bounded from
their lurking place by rebel spies and fore
L 60 into the rebel armies or thrown into
!. reoel prisons, should now be seen working
IN the same political harness and votin g
b the same ticket with men who made the
: rebellion; with men who drove these lows
j alsts from their homes into the mountains
. and hunted them from the mountains into
I rebel regiments or rebel prisons. Yet such
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