The west Tennessee star. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1888, 1888-05-04
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tennessee.
On the delivery of his message a
war was commenced on GOv lay
lor In Nashville by certain men be-
cause he chose to be Governor, and
appoint to office men 81 his own
selection, instead Of appointing the
pets o the wire pullers anE poIitI-
cal managers in aRd about ths Cap,
itol. The hue and cry. was raised
first by the A merican. and as af-
forwards taken up by the ad mirers
Of that Journal among the country
press, aud OF course oy the disap-
pointed sftice seekers, whose name
was legion 1t was industrlously
circulated that bob Taylor had
proven hiMself a trAitSr 10 the PaI~
~ which had elected him. That his
intimate ami confidential advisers
we've republicans and that his de-
leated opponent ami brother All
/ Taylor was 80 much the Governor
a. Be5 himself was,
a lerrible rumpus was raised be-
eaase lie had appointed to the Othce
Of superintendent of Public In
Hrucuon. Prof. Frank Sml ia, who
was knswn to be in favor OF the
Blair bill.
The American openly charged
thai Coy. Taylsr MAD changed front
himself OIL the Blair bill, and was
consequently traitor ia the Dem
oeratie camp. his, by the way
ia the emily thing approaching a
specific charge that has ever been
made against G ov. Taylor that we
nave seen. New let MS see what
this is woltn' From eur no ties ii
the speech delivered by him at this
place vn tine Both day Of SepteA Der
| 1886, re lind that he said: I'll
there is a surplus in the u. ..
Treasury, net applicable to the
needs and uses Of the Government
| see ne objection to its being por>
toned out aIAsng the states III aid O.
education, and ne improperly in
accepting X, provided 1t comes il
+, such a mahner IS To he entirely and
absolgtsly Tree from federal control
and supervision. Tbs was APP
plaudsd to the echo, by the large
crowd who were ntently listening t,
, tis words. A few months late
Gov, Taylor issued hls message tc
the Legislature, he said: 81 see
nothing wrong, if it is offered BY
the u. s., to the different states ac
cepting aid to education. from the
surplus in the treasury, if it come
freed troni ulerVision amt contro
by the federal government. p
: The srly difference IN his lan
, klas, j. his peck and that in hi
N tssage is, that in hisspsech, from
which ne have already quoted, Ii
e denied that there was a surplus c
:. money il the United States treas
= ury' And ia his message he di
q not deny 1t, but said, that ait
might he accepted out Of any surplu
not aIpIcabie 10 the layment {
the public debt, or other Obligation
of the goVemme Both speed
and message amount 10 pre- cissi
the same, i'll his speeches, (fer I
this particular his speeches all eve
: The state were the same) BE dsnIe
the existence Of surplus, becaus
the government oWrda large bond
cd debt, aud there could be no SUI
plus in the treasury so long as tia
j debt existed. While in his me
sage, his language Was, that the
0suld lie no Impl Opriety in Il
states acce pting aid tor educationi
- purposes, iIum any surplus whiC
might lie N tie treasury, not
phcablS to the pay msnt of govsrI
msnt debts. Thus intimating in
message what lie had plainly sd
in his speeches, viz; that in !
- opinion no surplus culI be IN t
treasury, until all the nscds OF t
government, including ths payne
Of tie public debt, had bsen atten
ed to.
d The "AnGncan" kad report
II travelling with ahd making daily
IS pcrts OF his speeches during t
20 campaign, and every day "BoI
d. Taylor, glonsus Bob" was laud
al to The skies for the noble work 81
a was doing FOR Democracy in t
MI state. Our Bob, ""glorious Bot
n is actual GoleIEor Of Tennessee,
mt tie verdict 81 tie srtl, and 50
3 & 10 be snsn, Instead OF bal
r, in leading strings, and has the il
III pudeNce 10 etuSe to have his office
appointed for hi.n by the wirs>pu
lsrs and politicians bal makes II
of the preUgative which is hIs
g right Of the popular voice OF d
~ party, and who have turn ed out
h be unsxce tioAal in every Wa
C. and we'll and thoroughly qualif,
81, fer The positions assigned lhsl
nd The cry is started by tkess Sisa
ie pointed ma hipuiators OF the sta
Ill covers msnt, that Bob raylor
re traitor to the party. Why! VIII
nd fSrsoeth they have discovered III
$ ne is IN favor of the Blair Bill, +