Bisbee daily review., 1912-04-17
Special Correspondent of The Re.


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 WASHINGTON, D. C., April iG-"A great man has fallen this day in Israel" It is not often since I have been correspondent in EJashihetra that l have burdened my correspond ence with tribute to some deceased statesman because many O. them are dying every day. I have known many of them and many of the most bril- liant of them for the past thirty years. but have never known one whose death has left a gap and whose death will be mourned more sincerely that that of the late Senator Robert Love Taylor. of Tennessee.
 It was privilege to know him and benediction to claim his friendship. While there probably has been more brilliant statesmanship than he ever displayed, yet there never has been in the history of this country a pub lie man who was more universally loved and who deserved that love better than the late Senator Taylor H arose from the common people and he loved the common people. In fact he loved humanity He was a dis. Ciple of kindness and gentleness
  shine and nothing in the world af- forded him so much pleasure as doing kindly act for some man whom he considered worthy. He died poor man for the simple reason that his purse was always open and never was request made of him that be did not fulfill if it were possible.
 He was also one of the most loyal I- r- Al b and 1t may well be said Of him, his purse was always open to befriend the needy and his fist was always closed to defend a friend. In all of his years of public service, not only in congress but as governor of his native state of Tennessee. he never made an enemy because he deserved none His political sagacity was thor oughly recognized by everyone who knew him and bis opinion was sought by some Of the highest men in the ranks of statesmanship in the United States.
 As Senator Taylor was known to thousands of the readers of this cor respondence because he has lectured in every state in the Union and thou sands knew him personally and now revere his memory, it may not be un interesting to many of them to know that as a good democrat what Senator Taylor's opinion was concerning the next candidate for the presidency on the democratic ticket, whih was given as far back as December goth. 1911. On that occasion Senator Taylor being approached by a newspaper cores pondent for his opinion on the resul. of the next democratic national con vention and election in November. said:
 'I stand by my forecast Of two months ago-that the democracy in national convention is going to nomi- nate and the people of the United States elect, Champ Clark Of Missouri. The work of the extra session and Clark's part in it is conspicuously creditable to him and spells victory for the democratic party. In the Ian guage of the day, he has made good.
 There is no man in this country who more shrewdly and intelligently un- derstands what the democratic party is now fighting for and what it would fight for than Champ Clark. Mark you, when he is nominated by the next national democratic convention we are going to have the best ana most effective public-speaking candidate this country ever saw. He will rally, arouse and unite the national democracy as he has rallied aroused and made effective in solid phalanx the democrats of the house, and just as he won over republican aid in the house, he will win many thousand voters who never before cast democratic ballot
 Another thing pleasant to think about in the event of his election IS that he will carry with him sympa- thetic congress. It has happened sev- eral times that presidents have failed to get along with congress, largely be- cause they had never had congress ional experience. That was the foun- dation of Cleveland's troubles. Champ Clark has had eighteen years of this kind of experience and no man in either party has ever enjoyed more friendships. He understands congress and knows congressman. They under