The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-09

said some things that my ban .lstales u
have to ask her Christian Gos ves"lIe III
Inc for: but ] HAVE NEvnv ~, 70 iitr,.
SAID ANYTHING ANYrWHIse !, u,oSz n
WOULD NOT DO OR 500 IM1f
WHERE, tApplause and cr,a. EsRAl.|
rah for Bailey'J 'ss Of 'Hs.
My part in that transao,,o.
The president or the Waters N1 w.:
company--a life long democne, ere. 'esee O.
lieye, gentieman-brought n a VI
ter from man whose hear, ~ Il.
irsne. For fifteen years he NJ. nes va
friend and have been his. II. Oeet u,
this letter: ''Mr. Pierce il IN Nv ~ ~ n
ton In youi state. know no, vIe iltp.
and ! told him to come 10 va,s nk'
would tell him tho truth ana ~ ~ aad NJ
ly with him" said Mr.. ps -s uopst-
not believe that the people Of Tsslce 4.
and / DO not believe that ,ha Aas QUA
Texas will tolerate. the methosg's opls i.
Standard OIL company We wos,s q VI
go back to the old tallow canS,eu Sh3|
do it, Said Mr.. Pierce: .,Yon .a4a n
the same wrong impression tbs.' Mis,
people of your State are under ~ Nj
not a part of the STANDARD al, we nj
| have never owned. myself suupri
worth OF that stock and the q, WIFI
company never owned the oontra,,'ll y
terest in the Waters4Pieros ~ o,anut y
pany." Sesd l: Now. if th.tSe s92''
then YOU 20 down to the stats IN,
and tell our officers that il TX. isiA.
an oath that you are not a nemsss ny
trust and that YOU will obey ~. - "
and you will have no troub,e in A. ~ ~
lowed to transact your busipAss ~ Y,
wished TO employ me as al attorr..
/ said. mo. sir. You hayent ~, ,' ,,s ~
enough 10 hire me" (Applauss sns avaq
ing). l said; If you need = laa,.. .ass'
are either violating the law or ev. .ss "
You would not be employed for .aas
purpose. III you want TO obev u swl
you do not need any attorney ~ ~
there and tell the democratic o,s All M
our State that you will agree N ohsr
laws and we VIII be glad to have y ss y
sumo YOUR business in the statss 1,
look my advice. He came here with 4.
oath in his hand ready to salute III ~. ~
esty OF our constitution and our law. NJ. h
glng to conduct his business in cont,rrs,
with our laws, He went to the seepsIs,
OF state who said TO him: Il will M,
the matter to the attorney generals II
delegate cried out How about ~, Il
TN hotel registerTO
The very fact answered Mr. Bsnr
that ] registered wherever | 70 sbsn
that | never skulk." 0Applause) i M
with thimble full OF sense viii III,
that the very fact that l registered Nan
that l was conscious of no wrong.
Tom Smith showed the judgment Of a.
supreme court of the State and / 81
you are right" Then / said to The 5rs.
ident of the Waters-Piercs Oil comp.,,
you go and purge yourself You 20 N |
come back to this State with clean al 4
and take our oath that you Will obey "
laws; then we win be ready to yeSul
you or any other legitimate businass
and said | to Mr.. Pierce: Make IN 10.
mind that you must obey those laws. nj
the greatest nor the least shall be ersrR
from it, and we demand obedience ii
none can demand more than obGIeaa,
He went and returned with a new eh,rr
procuring 1t at an expense OF more tn
$50, 900; he took the oath that he was vi
a member of any trust and that b /
not in any combination in violation d u |
laws OF Texas and solemnly pronisA
obey our laws; and l happen to klov b
day that he has issued written instrls
lions to every agent in this Stst, 70 shFN
the antitrust law OF Texas In sp!rR v
letter. What more do you WANT
relate with pride that helpe'
bring the greatest trading corporlli
within our borders with their sasl
oath that they would obey our laws VIZ
would you have done? Drive them Nl
Had l been paid attorney Of inst e
poratlon. do you think / would have "
yised him to reincorporate al an ss9ss
(of over $4,000? would have ili
"Piercc. go to Missouri and sell yor
from st. Louis to Texas. and then ycgif
engaged in interstate commerce, a'e
statute of Texas possesses any tsrnM
for you. Sell your oil like the t'ss's
trust sells tobacco, like the sugar llS
sells its sugar. like the baggng w
sells It's bagging: and the Texas e'p'
would be powerless to penalize your N
duet" That would have been ne sa'
of hired attorney; but though Y
State. I said come back here and sa'-'
to our laws.
GMr. Bailey was interrupted here y \
same delegate. who asked the qaesIaa
MIR. Bailey, did you not at lnaIsI
know that YOU were assoclatins wy
criminal who was then under indlelr'
for a violation of the laws o. lsps
Cries Of "Sit down" "Put him ont NJ
"The gentleman" continued Mr n.s
"makes n point to Interrupt ns u.
time | make a speech" There W RI M
confusion for a time and then NJ DA'
continued: !
Let me say this: That our avs "a
DESIGNED to compel men to OBEY NJ
What more 40 you want than oosa',rrs
I said at Austin TO these peope.
must go to Waco and pay the penaln
which have been Instituted agaln.l
there" They came to Waco. saN
county attorney of that coulss I.
Thomas. do not know eneugn ~, ~ M
Pierce to youch for his veraciu,' Z, *
do know Dave Francis and woau m
everything he said. and Francs n1t
that he believed Mr.. Pierce anu y,
he Is going to obey your laas ,i-
thought he ought to settle WV
that basis, being sure that ne v,,
penalty that shall vlndicate tne
of the State OF TeN4s. ia, ia
CThere was another interrup,,syr,s,
point. after q brief reference 'n''
Bailey continued0 are,
Listen to me; these facts y. AZ nj
and challenge nnv man III w
say that mistated them ,,.srH
CThe delegate once NOR. .ssnt
the speaker and some eSci'eA
caused therebvI 10. ccui'Is
For the first time In my n.s b,,st
Mr.. Bailey. after the excitemSut .w
sided publicly or privstely' a,.rrt,.
attacked as 10 my personal me- y, ,sssss
ten years I have given my PEI MI
the public service D1y ana IN
worked without any though, :, rsr.a
only in the hone that 7 mlsn. bsrt
country a useful eervice, J s,, ,ess
cnsed OF being ambitious ous
being greedy, Never beia,, "a ~
insinuated that I took dolsm "a,
conscience. Ambitious 80 Mr.