Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-04-22
THE PEOPLES CHOICE.

Yielding 10 unmerous urgent call,
from prominent and influential Dem
ecra,s In every county in the dis
trtct the Hon. John NJ. Taylor has
announced himself candidate for
reelection To the iiftieth Congress.
He is now serving his second term
and he will remain at his post of
duty until the body Of which he is q
member has concluded It's la5ors.
To say that our distinguished rep
resentative has ably and tsiihtully
represented his constituency is to
state a proposition that is well nigh
unanimously coLceded.
His record in Congress has bruI.
such as to gain for him public Gun.
fidence In a marked degree. Tie Is
is personally une Of the mot popu
lar members In Tie House. AMI with
his fellow members and the depart
Inents at Washington, he wieIds \
strung and growing influence.
As evidence Of the esteem in
which he is held by Speaker Carlisle,
he alone Of all the tennessee m:n.
bers received the chairmanship of a
standing committee, having been
placed at the head Of the committee
ION Expenditures in the Navy De
partment." He Was also honnred
0y helm made member at the com.
mlttee ''On the Pcst-Oilioe and Post
Roads,"
IL is certainly gratifying to the
people Of the Eighth Congre ssionsl
District TO know that their sterling
representative has won for himself
such high position ut the Nations
Capitol and that he has developed
such unmistakablc evidences of his
usefulness and fitness for the office
entrusted to him. Having already
achieved an enviabe reputation du
ring his brief career IN Congress
having proven himself true to every
trust, and having just gained an ex
perience in governmental affairs that
will equip him for renewed publ,
service, is it not the duty If Ill ap
preciative constituency to return
him to a position that he has honor
ed and adorneu9
That an oyerwhc lining majority o
the Democrats Of his district vii
answer this question in the aiirma
tive there 10 not reasonable doubt
But it is not alone the official rec
ord Of Col. Taylor that has givel
him An abiding place in the popular
J heart, for in all the relations of Iif,
he has shown himself to be oae O
the manifest Of men.
When the tocsin Of war soundc,
throughout the land he was promp
to respond to tue call of his nativ
Tennessee, and his oil comrades Il
arms and MANNED limb can all
swer TOR his chiv lrous bearin
amid the carnage Of the battle fell
As . citizen his character is absC
lutely above reproach. Ask thos
who have known him from his earl
est youth, ga to his home and qne'
tion his nclghhers, interrosAto til
! poor OF his community, ask even hi
, political enemies about the prlvat
character Of John NJ. Ta,l al
t with one voice they will tell Of h:
+ virtues and sound his praise.
!, He is prc-eminently man of tn
people and even il he had not com
Of genuine Democratic stock h
coulnd not have been other than
Democrat in politics. He has see
!. much party service and wlenevt
the banner of Democracy has nee,
ell Il standard bearer he bore
hravely and to victory.
u As soldier, cillzen,'a Demo
crat and statesman, Jnu. NJ. Taylo
has been a CONSPICUOUS success an
his noinintion and reelection I
Congress from this district may b
regarded as one Of the approschin,
certainties.-Jacksoa Whig.