The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-10-13
I'm GOING BACK
TO j. S. SENATE
SAYS BOB TAYLOR
DENIED ANY SIGNIFICANCE IN
VISIT BUT 1T COMES
OUT.
SPttCH A MOST 1IREsOME ONE
Audience Is Made Up of Regular,
and Independents, and speake.
Asks for Attention When Hearers
Begin to Leave Opera House.

NS'' ~ GS6NC SpCId T1OuSe.
When State Senator Brown arose
to introduce United States Senator
robert L. Taylor at the Opera House
/ ednesday afternoon the house was
comfortably filled and there was
good number in the gallery also The
audience was made up of large
nun Der of independents as well as
regulars. There were also few la
dies in the audience.
The introduction was a very short
one, Mr.. Brown saying that he was
very glad to have such distinguish
ed citizen as Senator Taylor corle to
us between campaigns to talk homes
ty and good government.
When Senator Taylor arose there
was some applause but it was not Of
a very pronounced character.
He at once launched into his
speech which he had in manuscript
form in his hand.
He began by saying that he had
been invited by the Senator from
Connecticut to join a party to visit
the Panama Canal, but he declined
because he thought the Democratic
canal in Tennessee needed his atten
| ton the most. His talk was along
the lines of ancient history and was
more like the classic efforts OF the
schoo boy than that of statesman
and a representative of the people
in the United States Senate.
After he had been talking for some
time voice down near the speaker
on the left, without any provocation
whatever was heard to say, Get
right, boys, get right" This sally
provoked some amusement and the
speaker had to call for attention
when the audience began departing,
and on more than one occasion there
was confusion almost to the point
of disturbing the speaker. At diff
ferent intervals persons in the audi.
ence left, and after the speaking was
over several were heard to say that it
was the most trying speech that they
had ever listened to from Bob Taylor
1t was filed with statistics and dry
historical facts that have long since
passed out of interest to the public
of the present day.
In referring to the drift of popu.
lation from the farm to the cities he
said that the bar rooms of the city
were devils hot bed of crime, but
said nothing of the fight against the
liquor evil in Tennessee, but went
into discussion of the tariff, saying
it was going to be the issue in 1912.
Here the speaker took occasion for a
pretty play of words on the farmers
and hill billies, saying he himself was
one of the latter. But it remained
for chance remark from the sud-
ence to bring out that there was some
significance to his visit here just at
this time Notwithstanding his denial
While hesitating a voice was heard to
say, go on" Instantly the Senator
replied, I'm goin' on; goin' on back
to the United States Senate jus. as
sraight as l can go. Give me a pri.
mary and l will walk away from them
all just like Uncle Rastus walked
away from the BEAR"
He then made an appeal for harmo-
ny, inviting the Independents to come
on back and help win, shaking the
ghost of Andrew Jackson in the face
of his hearers in order to drive them
back into the ranks of the regulars
declaring, II am Democrat whatev.
er comes or goes, and will always
vote for the nominees"