. Kentucky politicians. Sketches of representative Corncrackers and other miscellany. HON. JAMES W. TATE. To those who are well acciuainted with the topography of Kentucky, The Forks of Elkhorn is synonymous with splendid scenery. Thesurface of that j^art of the country is finely diversifietl, undulating, andhilly; in many places the cliffs rear themselves to almost precipitousheights. The people who inhabit this j)ortion of the State are endowedwith the open-hearted, open-handed characteristics for which thegrand old (\)mmonwealth has been so long famous. And chief amongthe chosen stands Jame
. Kentucky politicians. Sketches of representative Corncrackers and other miscellany. HON. JAMES W. TATE. To those who are well acciuainted with the topography of Kentucky, The Forks of Elkhorn is synonymous with splendid scenery. Thesurface of that j^art of the country is finely diversifietl, undulating, andhilly; in many places the cliffs rear themselves to almost precipitousheights. The people who inhabit this j)ortion of the State are endowedwith the open-hearted, open-handed characteristics for which thegrand old (\)mmonwealth has been so long famous. And chief amongthe chosen stands James W. Tate, her well-beloved representative, andher trusted and honored treasurer. Mr. Tates birthplace was nearthe I^jrks of IClkhorn. He was an only son, and was consetpientlyidolized by his parents. He was born in [ranklin county, Ky., onJanuary 2, 1831. His father was Colonel Thomas \,. Tate, a gentle-man well-known throughout Kentucky for his i)robity and sterlingworth. Colonel Tale was a native of Kentucky, but was descendedfrom a Virginia family of Scotch-Irish extraction; a
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