Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1921-07-14
A TRIBUTE TO GEN. HANNAH

The following article recently ap
peared as a front page editorial il
the Daily Press of Paragould, Ark.
of which our former townsman Griffir
Smith is editor and owner:
Harry HANNAH IN TENNESSEE
Our neighbor just ACROSS the rivel
to the East is making ready for q
political showdown which bids fail
to be the most interesting staged in
Tennessee since the Taylor brothers
toured the Volunteer State during
the memorable WAR of Roses" This
little drama occurred a great many
years ago-so long ago, in fact, that
the younger generation has heard
the story only as it has been handed
down from father to son, something
after the fashion of battle descrip-
| tions, or details of the high-lights OF
paternal prowess.
Bob" and ALI Taylor, East Ten
nessee products, one believer in the
eternal principles of democracy and
the other a strict adherent to the
faith of the grand old party of plum
dering plutocracy, were nominated, by
the democrats upon the one hand
and the republicans upon the other,
as candidates for governor OF Ten
nessee In the lapel of his coat, Bob
Taylor wore a white rose, while Alf's
campaign blossom was of dark red
blend. The history of this spectacu-
lar battle between brothers who. were
personally devoted to each other will
be pointed to by the sons and daugh-
ters of Tennessee for then ext hun
dred years, and the stories told from
the stump by Bob Taylor will live as
long as patriots from the mountains
are able to perpetuate them in the
history of the commonwealth.
Bob Taylor was chosen governor
and served with distinction. He lat
er went to the United States senate
to take the place of Edward w. Car
mack. ALI went to congress, later
became a chautauqua lecturer and
entertainer of rare ability, and last
year rode into the governors office
on the food that carried Harding in
to the presidential chair. He is now
serving Tennessee as chief executive,
and plans to make the race for re-
election next year,
Bob Taylor's private secretary
during his terms as governor was
Harry H. Hannah, of Roane county.
Taylor and Hannah were boon COM
panions. They were like brothers
in their devotion to each other and
they worked with zeal for the inter-
ests of the state. Hannah was
schooled by Bob Taylor in the art of
delicate and effective expression, and
in time became an orator and stump
speaker without parallel in the
South. But during the entire period
intervening since the Taylor broth
ers fought the War of Roses, Harvey
Hannah has been working, and most
of his efforts have been for the
benefit of his state. For years he has
been member of the railway COM
mission, and as such commissioner
has familiarized himself with every
foot of the transportation system of
Tennessee. He knows where the
coal and iron mines are located and
what they produce. He knows the
value of these products to the state,
what they are worth to the owners
Of the properties, and what the
wages paid the men who go down
into the pits and dig the black fuel
from the earth. mean to the thous-
ands of families who make their |
1aily bread by the process of honest |
toll. Harvey Hannah is as familiar |
with the timber tracts Of Tennessee |
rs he is with the street car systems
If Nashville and Knoxville. He
Knows what ought to be done to per- |
petuate these forests so that future
will not be robbed Of a
natural birthright and so the beauty
If the mountain slopes will not be
destroyed and lost to civilization. He