The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-10
BAILEY ENTERS
A STOUT DENIAL
SAYS VOUCHERS PUBLISHED BY
ENEMIES WE'RE EITHER
STOLEN OR FORGED.
SAYS he WILL RESIGN
If Davidson Can Prove Some Of the
Documents He Has Made Public
Says He Never Heard of
the Loan Mentioned

Dallas, Tex, Dec AT a late
hour tonight United States Senator Jo
seph VI. Ba ley gave out an open letter
addressed to Attorney General David
son, and answering the letter Of the
attorney general published in this
morning spapers setting out copies of
papers of the Waters-Pierce Oil com
pany which the attorney general says
are in his possession.
Senator Bailey at the outset says
that the attorney general in his let
ter of yesterday, has eliminated very
much from the discussion by confirm
ing what | had said in my open letter
to you"
The documents, he says, do not sup
port the differences which the attor
ney general previously made. Indeed
he says the voucher for $4,000 and the
notations upon it show conclusively
that this sum was loaned him by H.
c. Pierce and not by the Waters
Pierce Oil company and the notation
Of bills receivable" upon it shows
hat Pierce borrowed money upon 1t
from the oil company, and that II was
not treated as an item of expenditure.
As to the alleged voucher purport-
ing TO show that the oil company had
paid 81 500 to Henry and Stribbllng,
and the memorandum that II had been
paid upon draft Of Senator Bailey, he
says that if he had ever drawn snch
a draft II must have passed through
at least two banks, leaving a record
behind He suggests that the atto"-
ney general could easily apply to the
banks and ascertain if there was such
transaction
Never Heard of loan.
Now, sir, if You can prove by any
single bank that | ever drew a draft in
favor of Henry &, Stribbling, or either
Of them on the Waters-Pierce Oil
company, or H. c. Pierce, or J. ID.
Johnson, or any other individual firm
or corporation for $1,000, or for any
other sum will resign my seat in
the senate and retire forever from
public life" Senator Bailey de
clares.
Il will go further than this. If you
can produce any order, receipt or
memorandum in favor of Henry &
Stribbling, or either of them bearing
my signature, Endorsement or approx
al | will resigne my seat in the sen
ate and retire forever from public
Ife."
He declares that he never heard of
a loan to Henry & Srtbbling by the oil
company, Pierce or Johnson. and that
the alleged telegram published by the
attorney general was never mentioned
To him remotely at any Time or by
any man
Quoting the voucher purporting to
show a loan of $l.750 to him by II. {.
Pierce and the letter Of Pierce re-
qucsting the secretary of the company
Ia send Rliley exchange for the
amount, Senator Bailey draws atlen-
ton to wit he terms curious fea
turc f sail Letter namely. the state |
ment that tie wri tPierccl had adj
Nauccd The amount tu aB ley; but that
Bailey had repaid II. followed by the |
request that exchange should be sent
to Bailey fer the amount and hut
same should be charged upon the !
books of the company Mr. Bailey I
says this statement is preposter5us. I
He declares that he only got the |
money once and yet the purp3ried let. |
ter would show that he had received |
it twice.
Says Evidence is Lacking.
Senator Bailey declared that the at |
torney general has wholly failed to
produce a shred of evidence that he /
assisted in returning the Waters
Pierce Oil company to the state. or
thnt he had acJed as at or ley i1r orl
received compensation from il He |
declares that he had represented I
Pierce publicly in many matters.
n. thing in your much heTalded I
document. some Of then stolen. 50 ne 1
of them forged aud SIN 3e~s iirelc- 4
want. confused aud c"1fiIs ng. dis I
proves anything : have said. be con /
tinuca They only tend m show That !
fsve bad business relations with ~. I
g.. r cree. ? fact that had fre1uent'v /
nay Elf asserted anc ma ] bad bcr- i
r wed money from him. wnich money !
repaid to the last dol,aI
RcmarElDg that Tho attorney gru- 4
oTal has tailed much about his !
sense Of duty" Senator Paiiev com I
plains tlat r. has not been iTea 81 I
fairly - being denied an opportunity
to examine the papers in the posses I
son # the attorney general and con
cerning which be made public state
ments.
i believed that wheu J asked you