The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-11-01
TIA Interesting E4efser E'rOEm ~
H'aylor Republican.

ALANTnrs HILI, Tenn, Oct. -.
EDS. Pilot On last Saturday, the
.Stn, a "postor' Was placed ON the
store hru.o door at this place annuonc-
ny that on Monday, the 30th, Re
publican mass meeting would he held
acre, and that Ii. G. Jarvis, Mai. W.
j. Davis, Joseph Baker i. j. 1yicr
John ". Brown, Of Hawkins Co., and
our own Tyler Campbell would make
speeches. Now it will be remembered
hat Maj. Davis was formerly Denu-
trat last spring he chopped in time
10 get on the Pettihone side Of politics
in the Republican ranks, which by
the way all our slack twisted converts
from Democracy happen to do; and
also that II. Clay Jarvis stands accus-
cd OF being bribed in the primary OF
Sept. 9th. Well, one can see at
glance the Importance Of announcing
that Joseph Baker and Tyler Camp
bell would he present. They were
among the leading Taylor men of
Hancock county, i'll our recent strug-
gle against money, lies and whisky.
And they are Taylor men yet. Mon
day came and with it came Ii. G. JAR
Wis and Maj. Davis, but the crowd was
small, composed chiefly OF the Petit
bone element. Major Davis gave in
the excuses for the absence of all the
other speakers. The last and most
unreasonable of all was plead in for
Mr.. Tyler Campbell-"he couldn't get
II horse to ride, said the Major, and
blushed as he gave it in. The son Of
| the leading merchant III Sneedville, a
prominent young lawyer, couldn't set
Il horse to ride? Too thin, Major
The store house is an old fashined,
counter on one side and one end only,
Il stairway on the other side, the space
between the counter and stairway
about six feet wide and fourteen feet
long, and this space was at least half
filled with hearers. From behind the
counter Mr.. Jarvis began with the tale
of the crow that cussed at Methodist
revival, which we presume he thinks
the chest joke of the season" Said
he was like the old Baptist lady who,
under the seats frightened half to
death, said Damn you too, for |
had no hand in getting up this Meth
odist meeting" He spoke for Blaine,
Logan, Reid and Pettibone. After he
had finished, Major Davis spoke. But
his attempted imitation OF Nasty fail
ed to produce its desired result. The
speakers horses were not fed, and the
orators ate with relish that night, il
fasting sharpens the appetite.
The object of the announcement
that Joseph Baker and Tyler Camp
bell would come was to induce the
Taylor Republicans to attend the
meeting and be whipped into line fol
Fraud Pettibone, who has violated ev-
cry pledge he has made, gone back on
honor, and willfully and maliciously
tried to slandor and break down the
very men to whom these pledges were
made, and who had twice done all il
their power to elect him, and without
the aid of whom he could not havC
been elected.
We, as true Republican, will sup
port Blaine, Logan, Reid and our can
didate for Floater, Mr.. Tyler. Blu
we cannot support the man who ha
so repeatedly made solemn pledges tt
men in order to get their support, anC
, then curse these same men when they
{ ask him to perform his promises.
We will not support Pettibone, whit
tried to deny these fair promises bein:
made, for good and honorable Repub
LEANS have testified they have hear'
them made by his own chosen friend
and at his request. We believe tn
r welfare Of the Republican party in thi
I Congressional District demands Of us
: that we defeat such man as A. Ii
: Pettibone has proved himself to be
! He has caused our Republican ban
. ner to trail in the dust, and has trie'
3 in every possible manner known t.
his perverted imagination to trampl
under loot every honest Republican