The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-24

the brainy congressman the other nigh,
at Fort Worth, and they sure ran him W
against hard thing, for our Joe literally
wiped UP the earth with the Tyler man.
Henderson Times: Senator Chiffon no:
his organs should object to giving his
Views publicity. He favors expansion on
the Western continent. advocates free
raw MATERIAL which Is direct protection
to he New England manufacturer under
the insidious guise OF Gree trade" favors
a generous navy" and no sensible man
can be fooled on the meaning OF that
term, and his policy. any sensible man
knows, will call for an increase In the
standing army and millions OF dollars OF
additional taxation.
Greenville Headlight: The Messenger
OF last week had about three quarters of
a column to say about the unworthy
trick OF Joe Bailey, in which he pro-
posed to show want of objection in the
senate to the passage of the bill applo
priating s2000O,000 to pay for the Phi
ippine Islands, as provided for by the
Pars treaty between Spain and the Uni ed
States. Some of the Kaufman county pa
pers reproduced the article as good
thing for Chiffon. Now, 4. is probably
not generally known that Mr. Chllton's
friends and supporters had for two or
three months been criticizing Mr.. Bailey
Tor voting for It, insisting that he was
thereby cstopped from opposing the poll
cy of expansion. Mr.. Bailey's vote was
recorded in favor of the bill and he has
never attempted to deny or supplement
the record of the house proceedings GA
the passage Of the bill, The senate, hav-
ing ratified the treaty. its provisions be-
came part OF the law Of the land. and
the obligations thereby created were as
binding upon the government as any other
and for congress to have refused to APP
propriate the money to satisfy them, would
have been nothing short of reputation
The senate record exhibited by Mr.. Bailey
shows that 1t was taken up in that body
by unanimous consent and passed without
protest from anyone. No vote was re-
corded against It. But Mr.. Chiffon says
that he did vote against it. but did not
think 1t necessary to call for a division
or demand an aye and nay vote 1t would
have been more creditable In Mr.. Chiffon
to have voted. as Mr. Bailey did, to ray
rather than to repudiate the legal obliga-
lions Of the government rs he claims to
have done, though the record does not
show him to be repudiator.
ParlS Advocate, Mr.. Bailey Is not 60
ing to help his Texas campaign by opros-
ing anything that Joe Wheeler says or
does. The people of the South think too
much of the little veteran to question his
actions.
Palestine Press: Senator Chiffon should
be retained as the representative of Texas
in the United States senate. Texas needs
to have thinkers and men OF stability in
the National congress Pyrotechnics are
all right on the Fourth of July and whc /
jollying over great political victory, but
craftsmanship is needed when matters
like the building of the Nicaragua canal
the disposition of the Philippines, the pol
icy of this government in Cuba and Porto
Rico and other important matters afe to
be considered. Senator Chiffon is the peer
of Congressman Bailey in everything but
oratory. He is forcibe speaker. a man
of pleasing address and distinguish shed
presence. Congressman Bailey Is brilliant
in his oratory and is rated as an able
man. but he could be both able and brill
liant In the highest degree and still not
be the equal of Senator Chiffon.
Sinner Gazette; Senator Chilton's action
in waiting until Joe Bailey left the State,
and reached Washington 1900 miles dis
as he did in his Dallas speech last week.
does not show the honorable senator up
in very good light. He has frequently
declined to meet Bailey in Joint debate
and as soon as that gentleman's back is
turned he proceeds to attack him in the
most bitter manner he even charges
that Bailey is no democrat, something
that his most bitter enemies would not
dare to intimate We predict that this
ott uil1 ininra Chiltnn's rhanpss anil
make host of new friends for Bailey.
Verify, whom the gods wish to destroy,
they first make mad"
Cleburne Review: Why should the de-
mocracy of Texas retire Horace Chiffon,
the safe and conservative statesman, VINO
has never been accused of disloyalty to
the platforms of his party. to elect in his
stead one who has openly repudiated a
platform of the party?
Alvin Commoner: After Joe Bailey had
taken his departure for Washington, SEN
ator Chiffon went to Dallas and made a
speech in which. among other bitter
things, the senator is reported to have
said that Bailey was unworthy OF demo
cratic leadership, that he was an objector,
kicker. disorganzer, and that he
ought to be driven out Of the democratic
party" This will make many votes for
Bailey and should justly place Chiffon in
contempt among his friends.
Terrell Times-Star: 1t Is understood
that Chiffon and Bailey will make joint
canvass of the State next year. AT that
time the democrats OF Texas will have an
opportunity TO weigh both men and make
a iair and impartial choice between them.
The issues that MIR. Bailey claims now ex-
list between them will be settled by this
congress. and he will have to run solely
on the ground that he wants Mr.. Chill
toms place in the senate--simply to satisfy
his personal ambition.
Cleburne Review: Mr.. Bailey is in open
and wilful rebellion against the demo-
cratic party and has been persistently
fighting the State platform ever since the
adjournment of the convention at Calves
ton; yet he has the monumental gall to
ask OF that same democracy one OF the
highest Offices in Its gift.
Denison Herald: Senator Chiffon said In
his speech in Dallas last night that before
the United States senatorial fight comes
on all the great democratic questions will
have been settled by the National demo
cratic convention, and that all good demo-
Gratis will abide by them. The senator
does not know the nature of his opponent
It would appear. II the platform Is made
by MIR. Bailey, it will be democratic, u
not. 1t may not be democratic and Mt
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