The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-08

cancv the question would receive scant attention. vet he must remind the country that the policy was Demo- cratic policy. That being true the Republfcan unity was remarkable, lesson in party loyalty for MT Patter- son. True, there were evidences of independent action In the Senate.
 s.But" declared MT. Bailey, Il predict that the big stick will be waved in such a manner that a majority of the Republican senators will be brought to support the Presidents railroad policy even though 1t be taken from Demo cratic platform.
 He expressed the opinion that the President must have used very persua- sive arguments to secure the support of MT Patterson. He had heard that the President could roar like hon and also that he could coo like a dove. He applies the honey tone to us; he waves the big stick over you" he said addressing the Republicans.
 MT. Bailey confessed himself to be a partisan, contending that the majority in any party must be permit ted to prescribe party policy, always leaving to the individual the right to leave a party with which he affilates.
 MT. Bailey then became somewhat more personal toward MT. Patterson, repeating a report which he had Heard to the effect that MT. Patterson had bolted the last Democratic caucus at Denver for local offices.
 MT. Patterson replied that the re- port was entirely correct, saying that the Democratic organization was simply the tool of the utility corpora tions of the city; that these corpora tions nominated both the Republican and the Democratic tickets and then blended the two. all the candidates be- ing pledged to continue the franchises of the corporations.
 Patterson Admits BOIfing.
 without hesitation I bolted,' he said. 1T refused to support that ticket and did the best I could to elect another ticket" He declared that the ticket he supported would have been elected by a majority of 5000 or 0,Ooo, but that this result of l. election had been prevented by raids on the ballot boxes in great frauds
 Mr. Bailey interpreted the statement as an admission that the Democratic party in Denver was composed of ''rascals," but Mir. Patterson was prompt to resent the use of the word He characterized it as an insult. He declared that ninety per cent of the Democrats of that ciity were honest snd Mir. Bailey replied that if ninety per cent of the members of the party
  ed by 10 per cent the ninety per cent must be fools. He added the sugges- tion that the senators should not feel offended when he should say that "the Colorado senator is falling into the habit of bolting and that he did not do what he has done as the result of principle of conduct"
 Mir Patterson replied that he did not feel offended. T have received the ukase of the caucus" he said, ''in per feet equanimity." He added that when the caucus undertakes to die tate to q senator so as to compel him to violate his conscience, 1t is overstep- ping the bounds of it's authority"
 It was at this juncture that the clt- max of the days proceedings was reached. This consisted In Mir. Baiiey's bringing out the fact that Mir. Patter- son had been present at and had par ticipated in the Democratic senatorial caucus in 1903 in which the rule bind ing Democratic senators by q two thirds vote of the caucus had been adopted. Evidently the suggestion took Mir. Patterson by surprise. He did not appear to recall the facts and said there must be some mistake, be- cause he had always held the views now held by him.
 CuIbcrson Springs Record.
 MT. Bailey insisted that he was right in his statement. but he vouchsafed the added remark that he was at the same time satisfied that MT. Patterson had not misrepresented when he said he did not recall the caucus He was interrupted by his colleague, Mir. Gull person. who rose with a typewriter paper in his hand. Mir. Culberson veri-