The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-09-15
A BROTHERLY WAR.
The Campaign Begun and the two
Taylors Opposing Each Other.
What the Democratic Papers say
About Bob's Position on the
National Policies. I

What the Democratic Papers cay
About Bob's Position on the
National Policies.
The joint campaign Of ALI and
Bob Taylor was begun in Madison
Vile last Thursday. An immense
crowd greeted the two brothers.
People from 20 to 80 miles around
went, expecting cruel war Of
words. But all were agreeably
disappointed. No slight remarks
were INDUCED in, each speaker con-
Quoting himself with department
proper to the occasion.
AlfOpened the discussion with q
mastery speech. All who heard
him in Maryville thought that his
speech here was excellent but in
Madis0nville his effort was much
better. His argument, tersely and
eloquently told, struck the large
audience with tremendous force,
and made an impression that the
little Bob could not null.
ALI then introduced Bob as the
brother to the next governor Of
Tennessee. The brother to the
next governor then proceeded to
deliver his little speech.
After reading it as it was report
ed to the Nashville and Memphis
papers, we are greatly disappoint-
ed. Democratic papers through
out the State have been raising the
cry, "Wait till Bob gets upon the
stump" Bob is on the stump, and
was gloriously "stumped" at Madi-
sonville.
His defamation was decidedly
thin. He lodges the Blair Educa-
tional Bill by saying that there ID
no such bill. He says the bill ID
dead. He says there is no @77,OO0,.
900 surplus in the Treasury. He
wants the public lands to be used
for educational purposes, but he
does not say how it can be brought
about. He opposes protection tc
the American laborer. He wants
to open American harbors to for.
eign merchandise and over.run oul
markets. This Is all he is opposed
to, and Is in favor Of nothing.
He lauds the democratic party u
the party Of purity, justice ant
peace. He denounces the republi
can party as a party Of thieves. II,
indulges frequently In sacrilege
He scrapes the sky with beautiful
. language, talks extensively abou
n the grandeur OF the American gov
ernment, uses several selections o
poetry and at last stops, gloriousl.
o showed under.
AS to the merits of his version o
= = national and State policies rea'
d what the State democratic papers
say:
III We understand our candidate L
, c0ncede the right to distribut
money out Of the treasury amonI
the states for education, and to urg
r 1t, only insisting that 1t shall B
money coming from the sale Of pub
lie lands. This is all very we'll II "
. can get the money, but We had un
derstOOd the democratic doctrine :
be that the public lands should b
reserved as homesteads for tn
coming generati0ns.-Nashvill
Union, (Dem.)
1t will sound over the State be,
ter than it will read.-Memphl
Avalanche, (Dem.)
e On the question of federal aid
education, the democratic cand
date announces himself against tn
Blair bill, and declares that tn
measure is dead.-Nashville Bar
,. ner.
K 1t is true that Bob's speech is ger
eral and not definite or practical
devoted to a plain clear discussio
of issues.-Memphis Avalanche.
From this report of the speech "
!. understand our candidate to
against protection to America
labor. We understand him as tab
. ing the extreme ground of fire
traders-that it is imported labC
that forces the factories to reduC
wages or shut down.-Nashvill
Union.
1t is not q question of capacit,
. 1t is a question between two gres
, parties.-Memphis Avalanche.
The speech of the democratl
candidate was evidently CAREFUL
prepared for an opening addres
and was more in the nature of q
grafton, ornamented with rhetor
cal flourish and choice snatches
poetry.-Nashville Banner.
s His discussion of the Blair bill
not happy.-Memphis Avalanche
For the present the chief thing
to obtain a firm hold on powe
. Memphis Avalanche.