Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1886-10-07
MORE FROM THE FRONT.
Which Tells How ALI Raked Bob--Other
Interesting Points.

LAwRENcEBURs, Sept. 27.--In con-
versation with gentleman who heard
ALI and Bob at one Of their. East Tennes.
see appointments and the speaking Satur-
day at Pulaski, he declared that both had
greatly improved. He said II really
thought that Alf would fail and that Bob
would literally ridicule and laugh him
out Of the canvass; but, my dear sir, Alf
has doomed up to such grand proportions
as debater, that Bob's ridicule and jokes
only serve to draw out in stronger lines
the practical points of his brother.
Alf's voice is improving, while Bob's
has never been affected that can see. It
is perfectly wonderful. He will speak
two hours, entertain company all day,
and run his pension Office until midnight
land In the morning he is as fresh as a
lark. By the way. speaking OF the pen-
sion business, don't it look a little queer
that Bob should araign the Republican
party every day for levying contribu.
tion of 20 per cent upon the salary Of all
employees, while that gentle civil service
reformer, Grover Cleveland, is so busy
shooting deer and catching trout in the
northern lakes, that he has not time to
appoint Bob's successor, and forces Bob
to perambulate over the State with the
pension bureau and staff of assistants,
to the great annoyance Of Bob and the
scandal Of the service? Don't it look a
little immodest in Bob to arraign the Re-
publican party for turning the pension
department into a political machine to
grind out Republican votes, and all upon
the testimony of that irresponsible carl.
cature upon honesty at the head of the
pension bureau, to wit. Black, when at
the time he speaks the Knoxville agency
is an institution moving about from
county to county day by dayY
But, coming back to the canvass. The
crowds and interest do not appear to dim.
inish. At Franklin, Murfreesboro and
Lewisburg the number was variously es-
timatcd at from three to five thousand.
AT Columbia II was at least five thousand
and at Pulaski four to five, and at Fayct-
teville, five thousand. At Murfreesboro,
Franklin Columbia and Lewisburg we
found no organization that amounted to
anything-very many earnest, staunch
Republicans, but working apparently by
main strength and akwardness.
The negro furnishes nine.tenths of the
vote, and It is wonderful how he holds
out so faithful as he does. The best or.
ganization, or best organized reception,
that we have met during the week was
at Pulaski, and to John H. Morris we are
indebted for 1t. He Is practical, earn.
est worker, and without money and with
out help, except from one Republican, he
organized parade and worked up an
interest that equaled If not eclipsed the
Democratic demonstration. At Fayctte-
vile, Capt. Dougherty, young McCown
and Capt. Barnes. who were assisted fin.
ancially by every colored man in town,
hired splendid brass band, sent 1t to us
at Lewisburg, and furnished even the
Democrats with music at Fayetteville.
But the speaking t Bob acts upon this
hypothesis: The Democrats are going to
vote the Democratic ticket from preju.
dice, and 1t does not matter what points
either make on practical questions, jus,
80 the prejudice can be kept up; there
fore, threcfourths of his remarks are q
repetition Of the stale charges made
against the party at every biennial can