The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-23

81 ,rbe ho,sse Ia adopting the malo ICY
repor, was In no sense a determination
| n, the quesdon whether the Walers-
Pierce oil company is or is not a trus
or that fts reorganization was MT an
evasion OF the anti law. Mr.. Evans
Of Fannin and Mr.. Seahry obiected ana
the Restitution went by the board for
today. It will be reintrcduced tomor-
row. however.
Tire hour Scr taking the vote for
United states senator having arrived,
Mr. I'M Of Denton was recognized and
glazed Mr.. Bailey in nomination in the
following wefds.
Mr.. speaker and Gentlemen Of the
Houss
On behalf Ct the democracy Of the
IFuth congressional dIstriot. ! come u
nominate the Hon. Joseph w. Bailey of
Cooke county fyr senator in the con-
gress N tine United States.
Iae high office of senator Is trust
and not personal pe7qulsite, and its
beatcmsl by the legislature of this i'm
peiGal commonwealth upon any MN,
however eminent on consideraiiors
esther than those OF the public good
w5uld lbe an act Of stultihcaticn and de-
basemerit chiracterlzing the most pue-ile-
aduation The constituency of this
nnuse. the democracy OF this state, have
charged us with the undeniable expires
sioms OF their judgment. This JUG nent
emLodying as 1t does the free aud IN
biased sentiment of the people, is a ior2e
to be studied, a mandate TO be obeyed.
True the supreme law of the Republic.
whether wisely cr otherwise, has vested
lin this body, conjclntly with the s.na
lsae sole and exclusive function OF elect
ling h senator The wisdom OF the faith
ers proceeded upon the theory that this
mode Of select appointment was not
lonly best suited to secure and maint lin
the c5ngrulty Of the State aud Federal
establishment, but that it would effect
ually secure the governmental organism
lof the several states from the hostile
incursicn OF the Federal power. Ills
theory, notwithstanding the exalted
sourae from which 1t sprung, is atihor-
7 rent ito the very spirit and genius OF
cur matGhless system Of government. 1t
minmizes the mcIat potential force in
represe ntattve goyernrnent--the power OF
the people, and clothes the creature with
attributes ii can not of right POSSESS.
If the people are capable OF selecting the
senatorial electors and cha;g ing them
with the exercise OF certain dutieg it
, would be an anomaly indeed TO carse
the incapaotty of the people to exercise
a function they have the power to dele
gate to ot1ers. However, we must Tow
to the ma jesty OF higher law, and be-
ing p0werless 10 overleap the nice qui ~
bles of scholastic reasoning ald re tire
to the people directly tine prerozatiyc Of
selecting their public servants, we can
AT least. approach the conservation OF
the ideal by confirming their judgment
when solemnly and expressly made. The
gravity Of ;he duty imposed and which
we this day assume ought not to litt
us into a region where the collective
cplni, Ct the people sink out OF sigat
and are ab5oi'bed in the infeN.be cur
rent OF arbitrary power
Ten years of ardous inCessaGt toil in
Ne public service, rlrNed by absolute
dev-tIon 10 every official duty ARE ed
the attention Ct the country and stamped
the gertleman from C5JSe a Statesman
h-rc.r. capable and eNl57-lencei. HIS
record as q representative In congress
is not confined alone to the Fifth con-
gtesslonll dlsItrict bat is iuterEoven
with the parliamentary h.5'ory Of he
whole country. AT the age of 30, BY the
fires OF character and intellectual
strength, he became the leader OF his
party in the house of congress, aud de-
srl.e the jealousie5 and ca5als o. am
bl1ous and recalcltrant rivals, remained
Nne leader until he yolun arily cho Sc
to retire As an orator and deeater he
IIhas ever niat the onslaughts upi1n h S
uallty ana skiliully parTisd the fercest
ltbrusts Of the oppcaiuion's mos, deter
mined champions.
Assigned by the late lamen,ed Crisp 10
a position upon the judiciary committee
of the house, he soon took rank with
the leading lawyers OF hat body. From
this committee ne retired at his own rc-
| quest to assume the position Of ranking
member Of the minority upon the great
committee on ways ard means Here IL
was that he did his most effective SER
v vice The insidious doctrine OF free law
material the product Of nefarious com-
promise with the mugwamp elenen. of
the East. had crep irto the democratic
creed Of the Nation and was defended
with force and ability by some Of the
strongest minds OF the party. Mr. Bailey
denounced this doctrine as a vile heresy
and grave departure from ancient pr'n.
clnles and in a masterful argument de-
livered on the floor of the house PIE
vailed upon his associates to genoInee
the fallacy snd declare that hereafter
the maXims Of the Walker tariff of 1915
should be the tenets Of democratic faith.
He was Immediately set upon by the
press and politicians of the State and
denounced az an innoyator but when the
National platform announced the doc.rlne
for which ne had been denounced, his
critics chose 10 be silent rather than TO
be o9tractsed Tor political apoatasy
Throughout his entire public services
he has never followed events or fell a
;, victim to popular clamor Conscious OF
= the rectltuae CT his course, confident of
the ultimate judgment OF his fellow cit
liens, he oourageous,y takes his stand
IN advance, le wing It TO time and ey
perience to discern his motives, or te
confirm or reject his judgment In IeqS.
when the issue OF military aggrandize-
ment was uppermosy in the public con
science, he stood alone, a. II we're. and
ehampioned the course of the old Repun-
lie against the new empire Though en-
gulfed by the mad war of frenzied en-
thusiasm, he did not for a moment
despair of the ultimate triumph Of ira
senune American sentiment aud burmese
over the selfish. sordid greed OF the Ola
n, worlds poity and craft The peonle
knew the destiny of the Republic thew
believed in it's strength. they gloried in
us simplicity ana they loved the ancient
lapdmarks planted by the fathers and N
the calm of deliberate thought they -
pudiated the so.phstries of the p,lIti-
clans and held fast to those great ara
essential principles which ulderlia and
condition our splendid system Of SOW.
ernment su'
IL has been charged in spi,it Of az.
ousatlon and reproach here aEi else.
where, that the eminent sougressms, !,