Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-04
HE SAVED STANLEY.
AN INTERESTING EPISODE IN THE cA- REER OF THE FAMOUS EXPLORER.

Colonel AIf Taylor of Tennessee Was the
 savior-The Remarkable Career of the
 Taylor FamiIy-Father and Two Sons
 Nominated In Opposition For Governor.
 Henry M. Stanley. the great African ex- plorer member of the British parlia- ment, is now on visit to this country, and 1t recalls an incident in his early ca reer that has never been made known un- til recently. Ex-Congressman Ali A. Fay Tor of Tennessee once saved Stanley's life, away back yonder when both of them were barely men.
 It was in 1S67-S when the Indians were giving Uncle Sam much yexatious trou- ble as the great west was being opened and poopled Hon. Nat G. Taylor, the fla ther of Hon. Ali and exGovernor Bob Taylor. was commissioner of Indian af- fairs under President Johnson then, and set out with commission appointed by congress to conduct a treaty with trou- blesome tribe at Medicine Lodge on the Neskotunga river. Young Ali Taylor ac- companied the expedition in the capacity of secretary to his father, the commission er and Henry M. Stanley was then an or dinary smart young reporter for a New York newspaper
 Young Taylor and Stanley, at their own urging, were appointed by General liar ney, who commanded the troop, Nimrods plenipotentiary and buffalo butchers ex- traordinary to the expedition. It was Peter's dream. Game in abundance lined the way, to be had for the powder. It was here perhaps that the adventurous instinct was born in the young tenderfoot's brain that led him to great achievement, but at that time young Taylor had a decided ad- vantage of the dude reporter in having been born and reared in tho east Tennes- see mountains and used to the panther's scream.
 The crucial incident happened on buff falo hunt one day. The young Nimrods discovered a herd in tho distance, and making adroit advance each succeeded in cutting out fat bull fos.lnis victim. The practice was to give chase to the animal selected and riding alongside shoot him as he ran until he fell. Ali soon had his bull in the dust, and turning to seo what progress his partner was making saw him about half mile away dashing hither and wonder and cavorting wildly about in his efforts to escape tho mad lunges of wounded bull that had turned the tables on him. Stanley was green in horseman- ship and frightened so that he could not utilize what little knowledge he had, and his escapes from the bulls horns were managed by the horse he rode. The situa- tion was critical and getting more so, when Ali Taylor galloped down and suo- ceeded in getting in a fatal shot.
 Colonel Taylor only admits modestly that he rescued Stanley from critical di- lemma but Stanley insists that he saved his life and always calls upon him when he visits this country. The incident just told awakens train of reflections con- corning the Taylor family, for young Ali thereafter became more eminent than Stanley, though not so world famous, and the family history furnishes tale of un- common interest even in this new world of ours, where men have achieved so great ly in all the avenues of endeavor.
 Nat G. Taylor, as said already, was oom- missioner of Indian affairs under President Johnson. He had been Whig before the war and had represented the First Tonnes see district in congress-the district that returned Andrew Johnson himself five successive terms. He was graduated from Princeton, was a regularly ordained min ister and giant among the great orators and thinkers of that day of bright men.
 NdU lAylOr lldu SlA sOlS, blIOO Ol WllOlh turned out Democrats and three Repub- licans The sons were all natural born orators, peculiarly gifted with charming powers to please and lead men, Bob and Ali were the only two to essay public role Bob at 26, Democrat, was elected to congress over an eminent and able Re- publican over an adverse long standing majority of D. 600. Ali afterward represent cd the same district, Republican. Thus the father and two sons represented the same district, each of different politics. Again each of them was elector at large on his presidential ticket. But to cap it all Bob was nominated by the Democrats, Ali by the Republicans and the father by the Prohibitionists for governor in 1886, The father declined to antagonize the sons, but they made the race against each other, memorable as tho "war of the roses, !" per haps the most brilliantly contested cam paign in American history. Tho people, decked out in white and red roses, the en- blems of the brothers, followed them in oavaloades from county to county. It was a Democratic victory. Bcb was elected twice, the second time getting more votes than any man ever before got in Tennes- see. He was always and is now 10000 votes stronger than his party.
 And now the Democrats and Republic ans seem bont upon nominating the broth CTS again next year. Parties are badly twisted in Tennessee The counting in of Turney is denounced by many Democrats and there is threatened defection that portends defeat unless Bob Taylor comes to tho rescue. No man imagines he can be beaten, and he cannot. The Republicans want to nominate Ali to hetsse Bob out. ....lI l. -A his brother again.
 The brothers are now at their strongest and best, and they are now about to ap- pear before the footlights in a monologue drama entitled "Yankee Doodle and Dix ie," abounding in character sketches, an- ecdote, mimicry and pathos. - Atlanta Constitution.
 The Beginning of the End.