Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-21
WAR OF THE ROSES.
A New Deal in POliiIcs--Personallties,
Mad.ThrowIng aud DIrt.sling-
Ing Dispensed With.
A Canvass being Conducted In nigh.
Toned, Honorable aud 0entlcmnniJ
Mnnnor ny tho Taylor Brothers


spccial Correspondence OF the Gazette.
JACKSON, TKNN, oct. lt.--THE GA
zKTrE's msny readers have read from
time TO time during the last few weeks
an account of the political canvass being
made by the Taylor brothers, "Bob aud
Alf,n who are each candidates for Che
governorship Of this state. Your cores
pondent has had the good fortune to be
an eye witness 20 several OF their meet.
ings held at different points, namely,
Memphis, Union City, Jackson, Trenton,
Dyersburgh and Purdy, Tenn and | as
sure You and your readers 1t was great
pleasure, and was highly appreciated by
the writer. The majority OF your readers
have only heard of the great revolution
In politics by reading II 10 your columns.
have been an eye witness to II, and
could see the good eject II has had on
the people and how heartily the people
indorse IL. Little do your readers under
stand or know the good the canvass be-
ing made by these gentlemen will do.
One 70 fully appreciate 1t would have TO
be on the ground, mingle with the people
and see for himself. can truthfully say
that
WORLD or GOOD
has already been done by this canvass, to
say nothing OF the seed that has been
sown, which will be harvested In due
time, and II Is safe TO predict good crop
will be harvested. II would do THE
GAZETTE readers hearts good TO see the
welcome given TO those gentlemen and the
hearty Endorsement Of the people OF this
state Of their canvass. The brothers
have spoken, 10 my personal knowledge,
at the points named to audiences OF from
5000 TO 10, 900 people, and at all those gath
erings not Cross word was spoken, or
any III feeling displayed by them or any OF
their their hearers. Let US stop for
moment and think Of this, and COM
pare II TO the average politi-
cal contest. II certainly must be refresh
ing and encouraging, to say the least. /
have seen at those meetings the hot
headed, 1re-eating extremists Of both
great political parties, who at all such gath
erings never fail 10 make themselves mis-
cradle, II they have any feeling Gas well
as all who are In hearing OF them wish
they had not attended,, have not an UNI
kind word to say 70 anyone. How could
they when those before them were the
representatives OF their parties talking
and acting like gentlemen. l tell you II
had wonderfully soothing effect on those
political cranhs. As you we'll know, we
have these fellows Ia all states, our own
great state not excepted. Now let us
think fora moment what good influence
this canvass will have on the
masses Of the people and the
great good those gentlemen will do
after making the rounds Of their state, as
compared 10 the politicians who go
a rnnnA usl ,,KI IN
sorts Of names and raking up everything
done and said by each other from the era
die 10 the present day; that Is, every.
thing mean and filthy, saying nothing
about the good, and magnlfying little
mistakes and trying to make them even
criminal oifenses. What
DghORALIEIEG EXPECT
this mist have on the people. In this
canvass for the gOvernorship OF Tennes.
see members Of either party can not say
bat what their party Is well and ably
represented aud defended. All Is said
for either party that the most devoted
and strongest Democrat or Republican
could ask for, and any gentleman
would and could go home from the meet
ings referred 10, and say to his friends
"Our party was well represented by our
friend and representative Bob or
All, whichever II happened To be.
Now just think OF the good influence this
will have throughout the country. The
people naturally consider that those
who aspire to high Offices and receive
the nomination are representative men,
and In making canvass the
candidates meet aud speak TO
thousands Of people, and II the
result OF this canvass be good or bad, we
can readily see how much good or bad
could be done IN u canvass OF this kind
II the leaders OF parties fight and call
each other anything but gentlemen, the
effect Is very demorallzing. II the
reverse Is the case, the effect Is
also the reverse, and much good
Is done, which | am happy TO say Is
the case in this state. Many homes have
been made fatherless and brotherless by
and through the hot.headed and mud
singing politician, simply by the example
he set and the treatment he gave to his
opponent. A great deal OF the crimes
committed could be traced TO our
political contests and TO seed sown
by the candidates for office. In this con.
test the Taylor brothers, their families,
parents, brothers, sisters and friends can
all say much good has been done.
stait III Tue ElBnt ulrtCtlOn mas been
made, and, II l mistake not, II will be
pleasure TO watch the result OF this be-
ginning. The war OF the roses Will, |
believe, long be remembered and appre-
ciated by not only the good people OF this
state, but by all states in our great
Union. Many LOVING wife aud mother
and fond sister will have good cause to
say; "God bless the Taylor brothers. -
There Is no doubt in the mind Of the
writer but what the strong Endorsement
given these gentlemen and the manner in
which their canvass has been conducted
by the people viii have
GOOD KFERcr
on the politicians, The politicians are
quick TO learn what suits the dear people,
and they will naturally be more or less In.
duenced by the Endorsement OF the people
of this state in the contest for the oflce
OF governor by these two brothers.
without going into details OF the can
vass beng made by Bob and Alias they
are Familiarity called-I will state that the
brothers have made the rounds OF the
state together, both speaking from the
same stand on the same date, hrst one