The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-11-04
U. S. SENATOR TAYLOR
For Governor Of Tennessee Upon
the Altar Of Sacrifice.
FROM THE NATIONAL MONTHLY.


unanimous call Of his party, to lag
aside the toga Of his exalted and digni
fed Office in Washington, aud take ia,
sword Of political battle, 90 out imme
diately on the hustings, make speeche.
in the ninety-six counties OF his STATE
in thirty days, and win the fight fol
Democracy as Governor Of the volun.
tecr statelo
This is the recent patriotic, magnani-
nous act Of the beloved Bob Taylor,
Of Tennessee-the Apostle Of sun
shine, the Idol of the People. Il
shows loyalty to his party and a love
for his people which is unprecedented
in politics 1t is history repeating it.
self-though, in this instance, the no
BILE Tennessee Cincinnatus, instead
Of coming up from his plow in the field
Ito lead the forces, is coming down out
OF his seat in the greatest legislative
body in the world
The Democrats Of Tennessee have held
i four memorable conventions this year
Iu May the Insurgents determined
to prevent the encroachlhent by the
Chief Elective OF the State upon the
judicial Department, met at Nashville,
and put out ticket of Independent"
candidates for supreme Court Justices
10 be elected in August
In June, machine controlled con-
yention also nominated judicial candi-
dates. and labeled them Regulars"
and renominated the present Governor
10 run ID the November election.
The Insurgent' judges won by a
tremendous majority in August.
So determined were the insurgents" /"
(all of them Democrats) to make clean
sweep Of TIE present State Administra-
ton, that, at another convention called
in September, these Democrats endorsed
the Republican nominee for Governor
and fusion candidate for Railroad
Commissioner, Notwithstanding the fact
that Governor Patterson had withdrawn
from the race the day before, and there
was then no Democratic candidate in
the field.
In consequence, the young Republi
can candidate (never before among the
leaders Of his own party, and absolute
" unknown over the State) began can
yassing with his Democratic running
mate. Both having the Insurgent''
Democratic endorsement, and neither
having opposition, they made things
rather turbulent for a time in Tcnnes-
see.
The withdrawal Of Patterson eIimi-
mated the cause of party discord and
as late as it was, and graft
fled the great mass Of Democracy
throughout the State. Personal feeling
began to subside, and political wounds
to heal Immediately, the leaders set
to work to harmonic their differences
and reorganize the party.
Tennesse, the barrier State to Georgia,
Mississippi and Arkansas,
With more neighbors to be affected by
Ter action than any other State in the
Union, has looked to the Democratic
party for protection, preservation and
progress for generations past. She
,oulc not quietly succumb to the pail of
2epublicanism--a party whose princi-
lies and practices have ever been
menace to the South, and are now
proving likewise to the entire country.
On October 6, an old-time Democrat
{ convention, typical love feast"
nd Homecoming was held at Nash
lille when personal foes and political
actions were forgotten in the great
ight against the common enemy"
Only one name was on the lips Of {
very delegate, and that name is Il il
ouschold synonym for Hap S
incss lin every nook and corner Of "
be Volunteer State from Mississippi Il
, the mountains. Leaders, workers, c
oters all hurried TO headquarters to &
their active aid and support 0
Senator Taylor could not resist tliet c
nited call ofhis party and the sincere 7
ppeal Of his people, He is willing to el
i've up his seat in the United States q
enate, the goal Of his life's ambition, d
nd be the Governor Of Tennessee for
le third time, under the conditions F
revaiIing in Tennessee. Il
With the joy, the confidence, the en- &
lusiasm and the determination that r
as ever characterized his clean personal d
e and his innumerable political cam Il
aigns, this War-horse of Democ- i
icy7 is leading the forces in Tennessee d