The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-26
ANSWER OF BAILEY
SAYS DISSATISFIED POLITICIANS
MADE FALSE STATEMENTS.
In.ists That, Standard OH Company
Had No Interest In Tennessee
Property Case Where He
Was Counsel.

Dallas. Tex, Sept. 25--The following
abatement was made pubic tonight Dy
Senator Joseph W. Bailey, In reply 10
criticisms of him and his record, Whleh
have been circulated during the past
few days:
The Democrats of Texas have not
forgotten that exactly this same kind OF
a fight was made on me when 1 was
first elected to the Senate SIX years
ago. After / had won the SenatorshiP
In a fair contest before the people, d
coterie of dissatisfied politicians maoe
a desperate attempt TO deteat my 80
tion by the Legislature. The present
agitation was largely inaugurated py
the same men. with some OUTSIDE as
sistance and is predicated upon eAa''iS
the same transactions A.
Nv "a ndidacy for reelection TO the
senate was submitted to a direct pa :
LOT bv the Democrats OF Texas' anu :
received within two Thousand soaes AZ a.
the number cast for four or the cAhuss
dates for Governor notwithstanding the
raneral appeal made by some OF the
n,an now promoting this movement 70
tie voters to scratch my name 20
in this State engaged In a canvass
fore the people for nearly TOUR 49,,
Immediately preceding the p Il .
election. and yet no man
discussion of my record Ia
pefween the primary elecuon anu
A., n,eeting of the state conVentloh'y :
WAS still defending the prlnciples -
tha democratic party while my st,
&c were silent. After Waltlhs vs. -,
The neoole had spoken In the 49,
canacity- and their judgment haa 80,
oitarated by the state conVeh.,,on'
@ Wan now appeal to the legisia
10 En- overrule the decision Oh tne
nar,ocratic voters. They DO not s,n
III ~ prevent my reelection or 10 aiso
aaredit me in Texas, where al " ,,,,,
facts and circumstances arg - &C.
nut thew hope to injure me IN s ond
timation of the country at "a senate.
a. ,,,nair my usefulness in the ser oY
u ,rha sf,rst step in this campals ~
,nS,oiance and detraction was 80
t,as,a q nurported. interview wiz -
no,,s Soeer Sullivan Of Illinois, ass
ing me sent broadcast over tne
trv. Mr.. sullivan promptly sSa Int
that interview as faisenoou step
~ the whole cloth. Inc heAe Tan.
VI u 70 circulate the story that the Aeno
nessee properties, for which l an, on
attornev belong to the StanudLu -
Comnany: and they sought 10 go
this falsehood upon the falr go, 81,
iustice-loving Democrats OF 800
some of the men VINO are 49, oo,Ild
nava learned with very little inqulIs .
that the standard Oil Company hau ~
tntersst in or connection win t heS
nronerties and that they were own T1S
-, "a r. Pierce, J. C. Van Blarconl, w.
II Thompson and many other ie"ui'e
business men of St. Louis; ,.,y
Tn ynuncipality of Nashville ITSELF
On order to provide her people adal-
tional and competing railroad haelLi.les
had subscribed for one million ooltats
of the stock of the railroad. Inc VIC
president of the railroad was MT.
Goltra. who is not only promlhsnt
business man of st. Louis, but Is
oIosa personal and political friend OF
Mr. Rryau. In fact. Mr.. Goltra enter
tanned Mr.. Bryan on his yacht IN the
harhor of New York while MI 6ryah
was waiting for the great, reception
which was rendered him there on the
30th of August. 80
The railroad had passed through one
receiyership and was on the verge Oh
another when 1 was called into the
case 1 accepted the employment anu
performed exactly the same KIND ot
eeryice that would have been expecteu
of any other reputable lawyer. ne
statement so industriously circuiateu
nv some, that l put thirteen million
dollars worth of securities in my pock-
ct. to do with them as l pleased, Is
little less than ridiculous. / did not
have thirteen dollars worth OF securl-
ties in my pocket. Every dollars
worth of the bonds of that railroad
company were pledged for its indebted
ness, and 1t was my task to prevent
those who held them from enforcing
their liens and sacrificing the securl-
ties at a forced sale.
That / succeeded in doing this Is a
matter of great satisfaction to me, as
II was to my clients. I not only man
aged the properties committed to my
charge in a way to save my clients a
large sum Of money. but I also man
aged 1t in a way that gave to the city
of Nashville three important and com
netting railroad systems. where before
II had suffered in the grasp of one, and
the people Of that city testified their