The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-08
A TALK ABOUT JOE RAIIrS'
,BY c. A. EpwARns

give the name OF the man beear.. n -
me not to do 90. he disagrees MA ~ s !
Bailey on a good many things e,ns..'.a 81
on the money question, but h /.
cere admirer Of the brilliant yop,r !. ~
He sald that he sincerely rer-.s. : ss. ~
voluntary retirement Of Mr.. Bsu.s ..aa II
the contest for Leadership Of IT, r,...s'
In the next congress. though Il ~
no surprise to him, because be 4.
he understood the man and bis r.., ss's
His combination OF mild cri.ic,...
laudation OF Bailey was very nnos !. h. h
point. and l think 1t viii be anorss,. ~
by Baiiey's friends.
He says that Bailey is NOT
politician. He Is not diploms. /, s' y
he His political methods are a,,a.~ss
He sets too much store by ,buorv &.
makes too little allowance for 4. M
weakness Because Of all this Is 4, ..
popular in the political sense Of ths ~.
White often right in the abstrae, " s.s
been wrong in his refusal 10 raco.,,..
modifying circumstances. This 49,
Illustrated in his fight en- Genera, 4.
Wheeler. because he held an army ~.
mission and seat in congress sirnu,.,.
ously. Mr.. Bailey was right. I'm nrl,s
ciplc which he contondei for was Nh, /
constitutional. Tho fact that Wheeler b.Ii
the two posts constituted dauys,...
precedent, which might, and may. h !.
tended in the future so as to perm,,
packing of congress- by military uarty
through pushing popular military men \,
congress.
at may extend to giving States in en-.
gross to the friends OF this sdministra,o,
in the bureaus, and thus build up i a..
gressional vote absolutely controlled s.
bureau chiefs.
when Mr.. Bailey moved to uuss,t
General Wheeler he went straight 10 he
point. He ignored the fact that WbeslA
was popular and successful army man.
that he was one Of the few heroes ths
| demo Gratis could put forward to appsal ia
patriotism, that General Wheeler refused
to accept salary as congressman All
these circumstances mitigating The perl
in which General Wheeler's dual positcu
! placed the constitution. The ,strlc, con.
struction' of the constitution in this case
seemed to imply the imposition Of an Ii.
dignity upon gallant. upright man, aud
the spirit of making allowances for iii.
cumstanees was aroused in Mr. Ballsys
cwn party against his contention. Had
Bailey devised some means Of Registering
an act against the simultaneous exercise
by one man OF faculties in two separate
and distinct departments Of governmsat
without unseating General Wheeler. b
would have been supported.
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"He would not listen to the appeal d
noderates. He stood on his cold reason,
and scoffed sentiment. and SO he was d.
feated To some people 1t would appsif
that his voluntary retirement from iur.
Their contest for leadership is evidence thai
ne can not accept defeat with the grace
of the leader who must have the faculty
of turning defeat to his party's advantage
That is not so. however, as happen
know Bailey is tired of the position o.
leader. He wants to be free to say and
do what he pleases as an individual.
which he can not do as leader Of ~
party. He is too self-willed to hold nh
place, and he does well to step down ina
cut rather than try TO impose his VIII
upon his partisan colleagues
Mr.. Bailey is man of convictions ~
has the students love for the letter y
the law and also for the spirit. He wous
make fine lecturer upon the consttutl'a
from his own standpoint, and me w0u'a
| always be valuable as voice against 10y
tendency of the legislative and o'n1
branches of government to depart noe
the written law, TO make exceptions, ~
h fails as a party leader simply pecaus
he is not polite enough TO be suprens
politician. He made a grave 'pracsNA
mistake in applying the strict cons''u'
tion against distinguished member o. "
| own party, and, while | believe ne ~
warning against something tnas ~,
promise of becoming grave eVh' ~
even menace to the independents Of c0a.
gress, l must say, that he overesilma''s
the regard OF his party for Its own p,a
fessions, when directed against tseii' =.
he laid himself open to the accusauul
being prig' from men VINO ais !.
flnitely his interiors in intellect, IN pn
ciple, and in all the qualities that g 81
make the cultured gentleman. Vl~
Bailey is elected to the senate BY 'ns w
pie of Texas, which I predict he WI =
then he will not be long in congress
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Gle is not ssrvile enough ei'p''
confreres or constituents. He Is an ~
lectual aristocrat and therefore no' :,
dained to success in cringing TO tue w,
or in trimming sail to every ~'pu IA
blows. He wants to pursue his sIre' 4. Il.
structionist principles 10 iheir W.
logic without imperilling the seas
lot of fellows who have no prins'pe III
surpasses in elevation a desire y
onto their jobs. All the time sef's's q
that Bailey is a fool. Maybe he y =
he is admirable In his folly, ara y ~ 4.
least, 1t seems that he is nai''' 8
crowd which regards goyerniie's
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