The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1882-11-01

man. The nomination took like
wildfire. The Republicans, a few
| days before, had placed their banner
in the hands of Maj. A. Ell. Petit
bone, man who had been herald
ed to the world as a second Horace
Maynard. The campaign opened.
Bob Taylor mounted the stump.
He spoke to the people and the
voters were delighted with him.
Great crowds turned out to hear
the youthful mountain orator; they
followed him from place to place
and never tired of shouting and
cheering him On to victory. When
the ballots were counted the noun
tain boy was ahead of his veteran
competitor, and was elected to the
Congress of the United States, not
withstanding the fact that the Re-
publican party had majority of
over two thousand in the Congress
ional District. Taylor served his
two years in the House, making an
excellent representative, and giving
entire satisfaction to those who had
elected him.
Two years ago he was again a
candidate, with the same opponent
in the field against him. This was
Presidential year. The Republican
party had nominated James A.
Garfield, of Ohio, as their candidate
for President; a man who had risen
to a high eminence from the ranks
of the common people; man who
had a firmer hold upon the affec-
lions of the masses than any other
candidate who ever run for that
high Office. The people all over
the United States, and especially in
the First Congressional District of
Tennessee, were stirred up to very
high degree of excitement. The
Garfield boom was irresistible and
swept everything before it. In the
general crash and wholesale defeat
of the Democratic party, Maj. Petit
bone, hanging on to Gen. Garfeld's
coat tail, as it were, managed to pull
through and defeated Taylor by
greatly reduced majority from that
of President Garfield. Everybody
knew it was not the personal popu-
larity of Pettibone which secured
Bob Taylor's defeat; everybody
knew the real cause was the great
and overshadowing popularity of
Gen. Garfield, and that Pettibone
had simply been elected because his
name was on the ticket with this
great favorite of the people.
Well, again, IN 1882, we have the
same gentlemen before the people
of this District asking for Congress
ional honors; again Taylor and Pet
tibone are on the stump, speaking
to large audiences every day, and
again the boys are making the hill
sides echo and re-echo with their
shouts for their favorite, Bob Tay-
lor. In this contest, Taylor has ev-
cry advantage. Pettibone obtained
the nomination of his party against
the wishes of nearly all the promi-
nent leaders of the Republicans in
the District. 1t has been publicly
charged that the Major violated a
solemn promise made two years ago
that he would not be a candidate
this year. Several leading Radicals
who supported him two years ago,
expected to get fat offices through
his influence in Washington and
have been disappointed. All these
men are cold as ice, and are not CIV
ing him the benefit of an active sup
port. If they vote for him at all it I
will only be a silent ballot. Then
it is whispered hereabout that the
Hubbell committee have not come
to Pettibone's assistance with the ,
cash, as was the case two years ago
and campaign for Major Petit
bone in this District with the money
and the whiskey left out is bound to
be dull and proftless affair.
in the meantime Bob Taylor's |
are getting brighter and
brighter every day. Those who said
1t the start that there was no chance :
% elect him, begin to see that there a
s not only a chance, but that his P
success is almost a certainty. While
7ettibone is losing ground Taylor is <
,aining, and nothing remains now :
tut for Bob's friends to close their :,
anks, march straight forward, pick
Ip all the doubtful voters they can al
Genre and the victory is certain. 1t 4
vill not do to be idle See that ev- 10
ry friend of Bob Taylor is at the =
oils, and see that he has the right !.
icket. All depends on vigilance IN
nd honest, hard work on the day b,
f election. ii
We say, IN conclusion, that Bob Z
aylors election is not only possible r
ut that 1T is highly probable. And tv
q say further that If every one of tv
is friends does his whole duty on VI
lie day of election that his election =
certain. We know whereof we
peak, and write TO encourage his s
lends to victory. Work hard, men i;
ID let us see If we cannot give III, eli
Iountain Boy 1900 majority. Nov ).
! work, every mothers son of You, y