The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-10-07
ROB AND ALT.
Progress OftHe HrOthers'PecnI-
lar Campaign I'm Tennessee.

your correspondent stepped in the
room Of the Taylor brothers. at Bolivar
this morning, Alf was laughing at the
caricatures of himself and Bob in
Frank Leslie's and other humorous
papers. He said to Bob ;-"That lit
tie fddling we did at Chattanooga
has given the impression that we are
fiddling our way over the State"
Both are fine violinists, but they have
played but once in the campaign and
that was to select party at Chatta-
nooga. Bob has the reputation Of be-
ing fine fiddler, while Alfis in fact
the best performer. AS they began to
play in Chattanooga Alf remarked,
@Now, Bob, as usual, play second"
Bob answered, 81 want all present to
understand that this is the only place
/ play second to you" While the
brothers were talking pleasantly to-
gether about the canvass Colonel Tom
Cain, Superintendent Of the Peniten-
tiary, entered the room and congratu-
lated them upon the elevated canvass
they were making. Said he
III have known you since you we're
boys, and while politically / am for
Bob, you know, ALI, that personally, !
have for you the kindest feeling. 1t
docs my heart good to see you treat
each other on the stump as brothers."
THE SPEECHES, dI
There was the usual large crowd
present to-day tofhear the speakers.
The people from Hardeman and ad-
joining counties, and from Mississippi
'focked to the Court House square.
The crowd was almost entirely Demo-
cratic, with the exception of the ne
groes. When Bob made his appear
ance he was greeted with tremendous
applause, and several salutes were fred
in honor of the mountain boy. Bob
said :--"I am glad that it is possible
for two brothers to. meet and discus:
the questions that interest the people
While | propose to show the corrup
!, ton and rottenness of the Republican
lparty ! don't want anyone to thinl
that mean any disrespect to m!
brother. / have known him since h,
, was a baby, and | tell you to-day tina
he is as honest as the day is long. III
has a thousand virtues linked to on
: lVice. He belongs to party that
lhate-a party that has trampled unde
/ foot the rights Of the American people
= and is unworthy Of their confidence.
!. WHAT IS A DEMOCRATIC TARIFF?
Alf, in opening his speech, referre
to Bob as an artful dodger. He said
n my honorable competitor has
l. great many pretty things. He ha
Il twisted his face into any conceivab
n shape. He has told you several funn
anecdotes and has highly entertaine
you. No one admires his genius mo-
:, than |, He laughs at the Blair bi
! He makes faces when he talks abol
the tariff. Yet all this ridicule car
drive these two questions from II
politics Of this State. They are liz
ls questions which concern every ms
h in the State, and l propose to discu
r them earnestly and to answer Il
% charges my competitor has ma,
al against the Republican party.
reply to his remarks about the tariff
% desire to say that Democrats are fC
r ever talking about Democratic tari
% and yet nobody knows how the par
N stands. 1t has within it number
h factions, some favoring high tari
some low tariff and some no tar
Mr.. Randall standing on the high @
30 of the Democratic tariff plank. int
p duces tariff bill, Mr.. Morrison ri
pc on the lower end of the plank a
is kills Randall's bill. Mr.. Morris,
tn rising on the low end of the pla
lr- proposes measure as tariff reforl
Mr.. Randall rises on his end a
! downs Mr., Morrison's bill. TIL
u, while the Democracy has alw,
90 preached tariff reform on the stumI
: finds itself in Congress unable to c
q ry through single measure of
s. form"
ng 4 BoBS RE'oINDER' 3 4e
The rejoinders to-day we're mi
spirited than they have been here
:, 90 fore. Bob took up Alf's points one
~ one. Said he ;-"Alf said that the
7" IL service reform President contrit
-, ed money to carry the election in n
oil ~ York. On that subject I want to
- that the President had q right to {
a any sum he pleased to help defray
isn expenses Of the campaign in his
-, ',ai tive State Under his administrat
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