Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-08-26
BOB AND ALE.

and that he borrowed the money
from Bob TO come to his conyen ton
on. That is bad start. II would
he better to ship the two brothers
out of the state until the election If
such scandulous proceedings are to
be had. 1t will be exceedingly difficult
for these brothers to avoid personal
tiles and consequent bitterness. 1t
may estrange them for life and sow
seeds of disagreement and hate in
the Taylor family that all the emol-
limen is and honors of all the offices
in Chrslendom will not compensate.
Papers and politicians and citizens
of all parties and cClors should help
them avoid it. Do not seek to make
them despise each other. The dem
ocraLs can easily beat ALI Taylor's
party and leave Alt. Taylor unassail-
ed. Let's try our hand at one de-
cent impersonal canvass in rennes-
See Union.
The marked different between ALI !
and Bob is this. When Bob ran for
Congress ALT said: Gentlemen, you
need not count on me for party SER
vice against Bob. am for my broth
or against the world Bob made the
race and AXIS friends elected HIM.
Later on Bob was q candidate for
the Senate. ALI said: "Since this
high Office is merely choice between
Democrats, will 60 to Nashville and
see what can do for brother Bob
He did so and Bob came near being
elected. Still later on Bob got
chance to show Aft suine gratetude.
ALI was nominated by the Republic
can party for Governor, without his
asking Bob went to work through his
own party friends to capture the
Democratic nomination. He got il
and thus succeeded in getting into
the position of a strong antagonist
of the brother who for ten ears had
labored to advance his Bob's) inter-
est with an admiral brotherly loyalty
which tho world cannot fail to appre-
ciate. Bob wants to CANVASS with
ALT in joint discussion, seeming to
regard the thing as good joke, but
ALI. says, 81 would not appear before
the public in personal and active an
tagonism of my brother If to do 81
would make me President of the
United States. Had Bob, been nom
mated first | would not have accept
ed a nomination from my party.
will not make joint canvass with
him. No man eau make me think
for moment that Bob means to dis
regard our relations or my interests
know better than anybody else car
know that hu loves me devoutedly,
as do him. He simply takes diff
ferent view of the subject, that's all.
This is the substance of Alf's utter.
ances on the subject, and surely nc
u man can fail to admire him for them
= The National ReUieW.
e The nomination of Hon. Robert l.
= Taylor as the Democratic candidat,
for Governor was the closing chapte
of one Of the most remarkable cam
paigns that has ever been witnessed
!, in Tennessee. 1t was but the culmi
=, nation of q spontaneous and perfect
- ly natural popular enthusiasm tina
, was irresistible That the victor,
II was won over Democrats of sucl
c high character, signal ability am
distinguished reputation makes it al
the more honorable. For this rea
son it will commend itself with un
. usual force TO the people whose can
y ,iidate he is. Will. hardly an eifaf
IS upon bis part, remaining quietly il
: his Office in Knoxville, soliciting n
= man 8 aid in his behalf, either IN per
: son or by letter, lac has been chosen
e by one Of the largest conventions eve
a assembled in Tennessee in preference
T. to able and distinguished competitor
whose claims had been pushed wit
the most mastery skill and untirln!
n, industry. *** The young Democ
: racy of the State were especial
/ enlisted in his behalf, and youn
= men were present in unusual fore
IN this convention, active, vigilcnl
trelesS and aggressive in their dryo
tion to their favored candidat,
ar There can be no question n, to tn
It popular approval of the action G
d the convention, Tor the great ma :
in Of the Democracy had nominatc'
IS the mountain orator many moon
ID ago. This popularity Of the Demo
" cratic nominee is no sudden, within
x steal and tickle manifestation q
y popula favor. 1t is hut the cviienc