The age-herald., 1898-03-03
OVER THE LINE,
 IN TENNESSEE


 see. There is Representative McAdillin, who thinks 1t is high time he was pro- noted. He has therefore pre-empted the chair and office and mansion now filled by Gov. Bob Taylor; but there are other aspirants for the gubernatorial office. and some of them are not easily pushed out of the way. There Is Judge Bond and Judge Taylor, each of whom thinks West Ten nessee has waited good while for this particular plum, and then there is Gen. Woodward, of Middle Tennessee, who is A formidable man on the stump. But the belief prevails that Benton McMillin will be able to collar theprize. National Commit teeman Head has gubernatoriaI longings, but he will not oppose Benton McMllin. who is his friend. Judge Thomas M Me- Cornell. of Chattanooga, is also e possible candidate.
 Only four members of congress have served longer than MT. McMilIin-Bland, Cannon, Harmer and Speaker Reed He Is serving out his tenth consecutive term He was born in Monroe county, Kentucky. < in 1S45, and he began to equip himself for parliamentary battles when but a boy. The Cicero of his neghborhood the young lawyer easily won opportunity, and he entered the Forty-sixth congress full of hope and ambition. He is free trader at heart, and at first he had to contend with the persistent opposition of Mr. Ram dall When MT. Carlisle became speaker MT. McMillin was appreciated and rapidly promoted, and he has ever since been one of the forces and one of the forcible speak CTS of the house. There is, however no further chance for him there. The demo- crats will control the next congress, but either MT. Bailey. of Texas MT. De Arr mond will be the coming speaker. This is perhaps the secret of MT. McMillins can- didacy for governor of Tennessee
 So well is his candidacy understood that there is a rush of men in the fourth dis trict to secure his seat. There are at least twelve candidates. No county in the district is without one. some have two, and one, Wilson county, has four candi- dates. It is scramble, and at this dis tance a forecast of value is out of the question.
 And then there is Gov. Bob Taylor him. self, who will soon be statesman out of a job. He proposes to take the stump soon, with view of making 1t hot for Senator Bate whose place will be filled by the leg islature that meets one year from next winter. The state senators to be elected next fall will have votes in the contest over Gov. Bates seat. Gov. Bate will stand for reelection, and it is not impos- sible that the legislature will be expected to choose. senator from list of three Gov. McMillin, Gov. Bate, and Gov. Bob Taylor. Not a bad field.
 The pardon mill is vigorously worked in Tennessee. Gov Bate pardoned 4S6 in his service of four years; Gov. Buchanan turned loose 636 convicts in two years; Gov. Turney freed 82o in four years, and Gov. Bob Taylor in five years has pardoned 761. The people of Tennessee are inclined to think the pardoning business is at times overdone. Now and then convict is turned loose who proceeds at once to prey upon the honest people of the state There is such thing as an overplus of clemency. The lion and the lamb are exemplified in the two railroads between Memphis and Nashville-the Louisville and Nashville, and the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis. They are rivals, but they have agreed to divide the passenger business in way the two terminal cities do not ad- mire The Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis runs the day train, and the Louis- vile and Nashville the night train. A passenger, for example, asks at ticket office as to the best train for Nashville. He is met at once with the inquiry, Do you wish night or day train?' what- ever train he may prefer. the ticket man will simply say: "The Louisville and Nash- vile has the only night train to that point. | If you wish to make the trip in daylight, we shall recommend the Nashville, Chatta- nooga and St. Louis route, as 1t has the only day train" Thus passes almost im- perceptibly railroad competition. Now that Chattanooga has won a fight for equal and just freight rates, Athens and Cleveland and Greenville are putting up stiff opposition before the interstate commissioners to the discriminations in favor of Chattanooga and Bristol and against the lesser towns. These towns have been taxed twice and in some cases three times for the hauling of domestic coal shorter distances. The commission. CTS have ordered the railroads to equalize their coal rates in each case brought before them.
 Knoxville claims to be the Athens of Ten. nessee. The best history of Tennessee was written by Dr. Ramsey, of that city. and Dr. Caldwell's Constitutional History of Tennessee, is Q highly valued book in that state He, too, is a Knoxville man, and he is about to publish a new volumes "sketches of the Bench and Bar" The success of Judge Temples book, "Coyenan> | ter, Cavalier and Puritan," has induced him to put in book form his recollecticns of the war period. This he will do in tive volumes, which are nearly ready. Judgq Temple was a union man, an associate oe Brownlow, Johnson, Maynard and Nelson, He was born in East Tennessee, and hA will of course strive to show that he and his friends were right in the position ths1 took during the war. Dr. Geo. F. Mellsn, also of Knoxville, is gathering material for a volume on Tennessee journalists. To. cal and American historical research is hi4 delight and speciality.