The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-15
TO THE DEMOCRATS
OF ELLIS COUNTY

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I serS ~ this county TO explain some
I OF the reasons which impel US and
those setting With us 20 the course
/ ee ar" pursuing
In th. past IL has been The good
/ fortune OF Texas To be represent ed
4 tn the United States senate by men
whose patriotism. honesty and 10y
atty 70 the people has beaa unaouht,
I cd, and II is 10 as matter of deep
z regret that suspicion has touched
( one Of our senators, who Is before us
+ for reelection Such however. an
f fortunately is the case. and Il Is our
{ duly 10 give to the facts. as now nm
E dersfood, the consideration that the
Importance Of the matters at issue
F demand Surely no man in Texas
desires that our grand state shall
/ rank hereafter among those which
are supposed 20 be dominated by
/ great corporate interests to the OK
I tent that their senators are believed
/ 20 be the representatives OF such in
terests rather than of the people.
and TO prevent this. IL there are Just
grounds for believing that one OF
our senators is a victim OF CONNER
cial greed and too closely identified
+ with special interests. il is our duty
10 retire him 20 private life The
greatest issue OF the present, day Is
I the proper regulation and control of
aggregated wealth. and none but
friends Of the people should now be
entrusted with high official positions.
Now. what is the record of Mr..
Bailey as the people have lately
come to know IT, and largely from
his own admissions
\ little more than six years ago.
after a hard struggle in the courts.
the state of Texas had obtained a
judicial decree excluding from it's
borders. except as TO Interstate COM
merCe the Waters-Pierce Oil Co.
Missouri corporation That corpora
ton had Its day many days in
court, and had exhausted its legal
resources. Ii had been represented
by men eminent in the legal profess
sion in this state, and in the state
Of Missouri who with all their
ability had been unable TO prevent
the Judgment of custer against It,
Under conviction for violating our
antitrust laws. the concern was at
the last ditch, and by mere suffer
ance was allowed a short while with
ia which to wind up its affairs, and
get out OF the state. Besides. the
state had a civil suit against il for
penalties aggregating more than
, loo'ooO.oo, and an Indictment
against Mr. Pierce. it's president. for
alleged violation of its criminal laws.
In TINS dire extremity appeals to
inc courts being exhausted, some
thinG else was vitality necessary and
that something seems to have been
iNfLo ENCE. Here Mr.. Bailey ap-
peafed upon the scene He had
men been Tor several years q trusted
ana influential representative OF
one OF our districts IN the lower
houSe Oh congress ana had Just sue
'e'ueu IN assuring TO hlmsef the
NeNi noIi,iH' lloh OF ms party 10 the
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