The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-02
The souTH's HUMILIATION.


Senator Tillman and Senator Mciaurin.
Of South Carolina, engaged In a rough
and tumble fight on the floor OF the
Senate. Subsequently Senator Money,
of Mississippi, engaged in personal
fight with s,reet-car conductor. Now
Senator Bailey, Of Texas, one of the
ablest and most prominent OF all the
South's representatives IN the National
Congress has seen st TO avenSe what
he considered to be an Insult by making
savage assault upon Senator BeVer-
idge. OF Indiana; and the South is again
Inundated
We have read with care three differ
ent reports OF the difficulty between
these two Senators and OF the debate
which led up to It, and 1t seems to us
that Senator Bailey was utterly nnjus-
tifable in the violent course which he
pursued he had brought grave charg-
es against Judge Penfeld. an officer of
the Government, who Is a citizen of In
diana and personal friend Of Senator
Beveridge and Senator Bcveridge ma
turally defended his friend against the
charge. taking occasion TO say that
Senator Bailey had made an "unwar-
ranted attacl" upon him. Senator
Bailey took otfensc at this expression.
but Senator Bevcridge promptly dis
claimed any intention to insult the Sen
ator from Texas, for whom. he declared.
he had the highest respect and regard.
But Senator Bailey was not satisfied and
insisted that the language he with
drawn. Senator Beverage replied that
if the Senator from Texas would with
draw his charge against Mr.. Penf.eld
he would withdraw his language. This
Senator Bailey declined to do, and the
Senator from Indiana insisted that the
attack was 'unwarranted.'
After the Senate adjourned Mr.. Bail
cy approached Mr.. Beverdge, and, af-
ter some little parley, declared that Mr..
Beveridge must withdraw his offensive
language, and Mr.. Bereridge said that
he would not do so. whcreupon Mr.,
Bailey rushed at him and threw over
desk and chair and attempted TO give
Mr. Beveridge a good choking. Being
very powerful man and being thoroughly
enraEed he would undoubtedly have Sc
1jousy hurt the Senator from Indiana,
who is slender and under weight. if 9TH
er Senators had not intcrferrcd and held
him off.
1t seems to Us that Mr.. Bailey should
have been satisfied with the disclaimer
of Mr. Beveridge when the latter de-
cared that he meant no offense by his
remarks and that he entertained for
Mr.. Bailey the highest respect. Mani
testify Mr.. Beveridge simply INTENDED
TO defend his friend against what he
conceived 10 be an ''unwarranted" &C
cusation. For him TO have withdrawn
this language would have been to con-
TESS that Senator Baileys attack was
warranted and would have put both
himself and his friend, Mr. Penfield, in
a most awkward position Indeed, he
so stated TO Mr.. Bailey, but tho latter
ignored the remark Smarting under
the idea that he had been accused of
slande,ing an officer of Government. Mr..
Bailey insisted upon complete retrac-
ton, and failing to get it, determined
TO infiict bodily punishment upon his
accuser.
extreme view, but, in justice to him, the
fact must be kept in mind that he felt
that he had been grossly insulted, that
he had been accused OF conduct unbe-
coming a Southern gentleman, and when
a Southern gentleman is in that state
OF mind it is difficult for him to restrain
himself But a man in Senator Bail
control of his temper. This difficulty
between two gentlemen could, by the
intervention OF friends, have been set
tied IN a manner entirely honorable and
satisfactory to both sides. and such
settlement no doubt would have been
made Il Senator Bailey had exercised
little more forbearance We are sur
yrised that he acted otherwise We eX-
pected better things of him. Mr.. Bail
ey is a gentleman of culture and re-
iinement and this affair must be most
Notifying TO him, as it is to his many
friends and admirers throughout the
South. But his act is none the less 10
be condemned. The Southern people
are growing very tired of these brutal
exhibitions on the part Of their repre-
sentatires IN Congress. They do not
desire, of course. that their Congressman
shall tamely submit to insult, but they
know that a manly man can protect his
honor and his dignity without resort
to the tactics of the priZe-rinS. The
whole South must suffer for the unhe-
coming conduct of its representatives in
Washington. and it is time for the gen
teel people Of the South to serve notice
on the pugilists in Congress.
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