The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1886-08-19
BOB TAYLOR's DEBUT.
THE DEMOCRATS OF KNOXVILLE RATIFY
THE NOMINATION OF BOB TAYLOR
FOR GOVERNOR.

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From Sundays Chronicle.
The Democracy ratified last night. |
A stand had been erected in front OF
the Custom House steps facing to-
wards Gay street, in the center OF
which appeared a large-sized photo
graph Of Hon. r. L. Taylor, Demo
cratic candidate for governor, Over
his picture was fiddle and bow dec
GRATED with ribbon, whica reminded
the audience OF the fact that the hon
orable gentleman once on time fid-
died himself into Congress. Crouch's
band was present, and entertained
the vast audience, numbering not less
than 1000 people until the arrival OF
Mr.. Walter Cooke, who, soon after
his appearance nominated Col. j. w.
Gaut as chairman of the meeting, who
stated the object of the meeting and
introduced the hero OF the occasion,
Hon, R. L. Taylor who addressed the
audience in substance as follows
Fellow-citizens, give me your at
tention.-The old leaders of the Dem
ocratic party are rapidly passing
away. 1t is wonderful how many Of
the great men of our party have
silently folded their tents and passed
over on the other side. Seymour is
dead. The heart of Hancock is still
ed forever. Mcclellan has gone to
the bourne from whence no traveller
returns. Hendricks, the pride and
Joy OF that great party, has over the
river, and the greatest soldier of them
all, the great leader of 1876, Samuel
J. Tilden, has but recently gone into
the great hereafter
The old men OF the rank and file
are passing away, and the day has
already arrived when the burdens
and responsibilities of church and
state must be shifted to the sholders
Of the young men, and as we stand
under the stars rejoicing in enthusi-
asm for the Democracy of the State
> of Tennessee, let us pause and pledge
ourselves that we will give every en-
! ergy Of brain and body for the pro
! lection of the institutions they have
handed down to us. The education
o Of our children takes possession o
the whole country, protection of lift
+ liberty, prosperity and happiness.
> Fellow-citizens, we stand to-day
A upon the eve of another great bi-en
NAL campaign the two great partie
,. are marshaIling the hosts for con
!, flict. Fellow citizens by the voice o
# the masses Of the people the banne
e OF one Of those great parties has beel
placed in my hands, and | frankl,
, confess that | need the enthusiasm @
q the young men, and the prayers G
the old men to encourage me, becaus
n ! fully realize the responsibility tina
= goes with the trust confded in me.
- Much has been said about a conhic
:, between brother and brother here an
E there as condemning it. 1t has fallel
\ from the lips of good men that it wa
rs improper, but have always believe
:, and still believe, that it was only ser
- timent. This is not war Of men,
- war of brothers, but a war of ideas,
80 conflict Of thought only, conflict {
i two great parties who are strugglin
for ascendancy. 1t matters not if tn
leaders happen to be brothers. | ioy
my erother with brothers feeling
but fate has decreed that he and
~ should meet in this contest. But a
cd ter all is over l will still be his brotl
on er and he will be mine; but | will |
Of SON6IHOI'
N The trouble is, fellow-citizens, | ca
I'D not help what the Democracy HI
To- done. The trouble with the Repub
is can party they don't want the Demo
nt- racy to win, but it don't matter if al
m Of the men of our party had been MOI
,bt mated the result would have been Il
he same. The Democracy would ha
10000 majority.
Fellow-citizens the Republican pa
ty is dead. Down in the southern S
there was anchored great ship wi
to the merry crew on deck. One NOR
at ing while on deck enjoying the S
ar breeze great eagle started from t
,he shore with serpent in its falcons Il
lee. crew cried out, "Hurrah, old eagl
me Hurrah, old eagleW and the pro-
in bird scared higher and higher, un
ice finally he paused in his upward fig
Use and fell headlong to the earth des
,te. bitten by the poisonous serpent th
,ne he had taken as his prey.
son In 1861 the great Republican PAL
did started in its upward flight. 7
ike masses Of the people shouted, Hurri
low Grand Old Party Hurrah, Old P
not tyl 1t circled upward until at lene
cry it stood, poised on trembling wi
he and dashed to the earth dead from
,eef effects OF its own corruption. VIII