The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-02-08
COLORADO SENATOR STILL
STICKS TO HIS POSITION
Becomes Greatly Excited When the
Texan Lays Before Min the
Details of His Past
Record.


great speech was delivered in the upper
branch of Congress today by Senator
Bailey of Texas The splendid position
he already occupies was emphasized as
more commanding than ever. His past
efforts had stamped him without peer
in the Senate; his speech of today in de-
fense of the traditions of the democratic
party, the rights of the caucus. did not
detraet from that estimation conceded
by his colleagues.
His brilliant effort on the Importance
of democrats standing shoulder to should
er more than ever encouraged the demo-
Gratis to believe that in the future there
will be more party discipline and more
union among democrats. After the un-
answerable argument of the Texas sena-
tor, no senator who votes for the Domin-
lean treaty as a democrat has much
chance to be returned by his state legis-
lature as democrat. The democrats
one and all believe the Dominican treaty
beaten and the speech of the Texas sena-
tor in no small degree contributed to
that end.
elimination of His Speech.
The culmlndllon OF the SelhiorS ) SpeeCH
was reached when he declared that Sen
atols Patterson himself had voted for the
easons presented to the democratic cau-
Gus three years ago by Senator Black
burn of Kentucky, in which it was de-
clared that two-thirds of the democratic
caucus was binding Now Senator Pat
terson was preparing to vote against his
own reason. The moment was dramatic.
Senator Patterson had forgotten that he
had voted for the Blackburn resolution.
He moved uneasly in his seat and started
to reply just then Senator Culberson of
Texas interrupted. He had with him the
reports of the democratic caucus three
years ago in which the name of Senator
Patterson was recorded in favor of the
Blackburn resolution. The production of
the record vote created sensation in the
Senate.
The position of Senator Patterson was
pitiabe. With the members Of the Sem
ate and the galaries hanging with
breathless interest upon his every word,
the Colorado senator made no effort to
reconcile his caucus vote with his inten-
ton to vote for the Dominican treaty.
He fell back upon his original argument,
the right of a senator to vote as his con-
science dictated, although as Senator
Bailey pointed out. the Colorado senator
himself had been nominated for the Sem
ate by a caucus of the democratic MEM
bers of the Colorado Legislature and
owned his seat in the Senate to that eau
Gus action.
Speech of Two Years Ago.
Altogether the days discussion was one
only equaled by the debate two years
ago when the president of the Senate
struck from the rolls the names OIL two
South Carolina senators and on that day
Senator Bailey then as now, occupied
the center of the stage. Coincidentally
he was under the same conditions. His
son lay at the point of death, and he
left his bedside to appear in the Sem
ate. Prince Henry of Prussia was sit
ting at the right of the president of the
Senate and listening to the constitutional
argument he then made against the ac-
ton of Senator Frye. Almost constantly
Senator Bailey has for three days been
at the bedside of his son who was oper-
ated upon Monday for appendicitis The
Improvement in his condition allowed the
senator to resume his place in the SEN
ate where his party was in great need of
him His speech was made wholly with
out preparation.
PAYS Tribute to Republicanism.
But in addition to paying his respects
to Senator Patterson, the Texas senator
found time to say word to the repup-
Hcans of the Senate on railroad rate leg
islation He referred to the fact that
the democratic platform of the last cam
paign had come out in favor of railroad
legislation, but the republican platform
was silent. Now, however, the President,
although the democratic party was de-
feated was making one of its principles
the issue before the country and was
waving the big stick over the republican
members of the Senate and forcing them
In line for railroad legislation. He had
little doubt but that majority of them
would be compelled to vote as the Presi-
dent Insisted they should. He hoped the
President would force them in line on the
side of the democratic party.
Convused with laughter, the dignfied
Senate listened to Senator Bailey discuss
Senator BTtterson's comparison of Presi-
dent Roosevelt to Andrew Jackson The
Texas senator read from the Presidents
Life of Benton the estimate Mr.. Roose-
welt places upon Andrew Jackson-"ig-
norant, strong-headed. narrow-nlinded
II will leave the Colorado senator to
settle with his friend in the White
House said Senator Bailey. whether
he in comparing him to Jackson has paid
the President a compliment