The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-07
ANSWER OF BAILEY
Says Senator Chiffon Did Not State
Facts Correctly.
MADE A DELIBERATE ATTEMPT.
Bailey lntimates, to Evade a Joint
Canvass Of the State.
TEXAS DELEGATION HAS ORGANIZED.
'rsi,p sact Aueers Well for Houston's Deep
-. psss Water Project.
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SENATOR CULBEkoJN WILL GIVE HIS AID
Seven Texas Members Voted Against
Denying Roberts His Constitu-
tional Right to n Seat.
SENATOR CULBEkoJN WILL GIVE HIS AID
Seven Texas Members Voted Agains,
Denying Roberts His Constitu-
tional Right to n Seat.


tSpeClil TO Inc fOSt.D
Washington, December 6.-Hon. Joe W.
Bailey has given out the following state
ment in reply to Senator Chilton's recent
speech at Dallas:
In view of the fact that Senator Chill
ton and we're frequently invited 10 speak
at the same time and places during the
summer, and that he declined every sch
invitation; and in view of the further fact
that when we were finally brought to-
sether at Fort Worth the debate was free
from personal bitterness, it is mos: SIR
prising that he should attack me with iach
violence when he knew that l was 1870
miles away He is said to De 4 naa vi o
never loses his temper, and mus, there
fore, assume that his speech iii:lv repre-
sents his conception oe the manner In
which campaign for the senat, shall tie
conducted; or, if that is not true. then !
can not escape from the c;nclusion that
his speech is the result Of n deliberate
purpose to render a joint "a ivass Of the
State between us utterly impossible.
Senator Chiffon and myself differ very
widely upon several important ,Ies',tns
and the people of Texas are entitled to
hear us fully discuss our differences "f
opinion, but nobody expects selt-respect-
ing man to suffer himself assaulted as
Senator Chiffon has assaulted me, without
replying in kind. and If should answer as
such speech deserves to be answered
the joint debates between us would deeen-
crate into a mere scoldng match and he
people OF Texas would have ample Ga2se
10 become disguised with us both.
In the very beganing OF mis- speech
Senator Chiffon sought 10 prepare tho
minds of his hearers for what was to 'A'-
low by declaring that Mr. Bailey in his
spee,b has pitched them upon vein OF
personality, which l regret. but core be
fore you to defend the work Of the demo-
cratic party of this State, as have always
endeavored TO defend it | have spoken
many times in Texas during The last six
months, but l have never aspcrsel Sem
ator Chiltons personal conduct or private
character, nor have / even discussed his
actions at the Galveston 1onve1t'ri in
manner that could possibly afford any
Just grounds for personal offense. The
fact is that was severer In my uit-
cism of him when | was speaking to his
face at Fort Worth than / had ever Teen
before, and although he followed me in a
speech of half an hour be did not feel war-
ranted by anything I said to make pci-
sopal assault on me.
There are other misstatements OF facts
as great as this charge that / have pro-
voked and justified personal yillii stion.
For instance, the senator says, as an illus
tration OF my vanity. that / claimed TO
have offered the amendment in respect to
the Nicaragua canal proposition, whereas
he declares that the reco j shows 1t was
offered by Hon. S. B. Cooper. was alb
soIutely correct in my statement, for
was discussing what TRANSFERRED in the sub
committee and 1t was there that ! offered
the amendment Afterwards Ani Ia 'ae
full committee that same amendment was
| offered by Mr. Cooper. The senator SAYS;
Now. some of the propositions contained
in Mr.. Bailey's resolutions were already
covered by the platform, for instance that
which declared against the increase ~ the
standing army.
.'Now, as matter Of fact. when first
offered my resolutions in the subcommit-
tee and the senator voted them down
there was not syllable in the platform
opposing an increase in the standing army
and the declaration which was finally
adopted was afterwards proposed by me
and Senator Chiffon voted against its
adoption. ] could point out other mac
curacies in his statement OF facts, but
realize that the limit OF an interview
nreyents anything like an attempt to point
~ al, of them. 1t will be noticed that
Senator Chiffon has not yet denied any
n, the things which I sprung against him
al Fort Worth. 1t is true he has at
tempted to excuse himself by saying that