New-York tribune., 1906-09-26
NOT SO, SAYS DIR. BAILEY.
Senator Replies to Teras Critics
Points to His Record.

Dallas Tex. Sept. 25.-A statement made public
tonight by Senator Joseph W. Bailey, in reply to
recent criticisms him and his record, is in part,
| as follows:
exactly this kind of fight was made ON me when
After 1 had won the Senatorship in fair contest
before the people, coterlc or dlssauShed poll
ticians made desperate attempt to defeat my
election by the Legislature. The present agitation
was largely inaugurated by the same men with
exactly the same transactions. My candidacy for
reelection 10 the Senate was submitted to diTfct
ballot, by the Democratic party of Texas ana l
received within 2O00 votes of the number cast for
The first step In his campaign of malevoence
and @ was nsaT 70 Hya RayE ds
ing me, sent broadcast over the country. Mr. Sui
falsehood The next step was to circulate the
faIsehoOd that the Tennessee railroad properties
oil Company. Some of the men who circuiat-
learned with very little INQUIRY that the Standard
Oil Company had no interest in or connection with
H C. Pierce j. c. Van Blarcom. w. II. Thompson
and other business men of St Louis The muni-
pie additional and competing railroad facilities,
had subscribed for a,Oo00oo OF the stock of the
The railroad had passed though one receiver
ship and was the verge of another when / was
called into the case L accepted the employment
table lawyer. The statement that 1 put $lS 100000
Ss pleased Sa is little e Ran caoT az Gp Mh TeTn
dollars worth OF bonds of that railroad company
task to prevent those who held them from enforc-
ing their liens and sacrificing the securities at
matter of great Satisfaction me. it was to my
but also manaeed to. give the city of Nashville
three important competing railroad systems. where
before it had suffered in the grasp OF one.
~, Phe third step in the process was to pretend that
properties. W '-0'e
There never was the least attempt to conceal my
attorneyship for those properties nor was there the
Least Least reason @ why i should be concealed The OBJ
Pr9PeTes s m enI must 9 proceed upon the theory that
m bnes ahd sae no F6t to oa any
the publ: NE Of this country only to rich men
strength would not permit to serve as a Senator
aba tS Paoss t law law ct ths time would have
that the public service holds the highest claim upon
my clients and my duty to my consftuents. IH Would
The Se keeord vii IaTSSeT sSSe that
nave oeen as constant IN my attendance during my
served with me- Certainly that s snG That taT
pvss 0f eS Gass In s9s pGss IF
also show that have spoken and voted on every
cannot cannot point to ,, snsle speech or vote in the IN
do6 haze ea5efuIy reed the circular issued by the
larty between It and the Cosmopolitan Magazine
to justify that sourrous and Infamous attack upon
The first criticism against my business dealings is
WIN reference TO my attorneyshtp for John H
ht thhps ss' me klrby Lumber Company. which Is in
SUBSTANCE sn merely restatement OF matter from
Ihe Cosmopolitan Magazine" The statement Is
% aISo niade In this circular that helped Mr. Kirby
way system" " 'iio DaA'o
bdi;o IL seems strange that such an addition should
NJ Nj 'i me aouston people who know anything about
he HI htAtitny anairs know that the railroad which
baforalJT was SoIu 10 the Santa Fe system years
TrIa nau any business relations with him
of eo,r neAt statement Is that Mr.. Kirby, instead
Other 80 IninsSlr 70 Hartman Ryan, or 70 any
so i9es ee' Fallroad operator, employed me 10 90
naIa IaiaI Us ralsehood. pure ana simple;
never d,.M oiM MI Hartman IN my life ana 1 hsve
Ryan BUSINESS proposluoh WIN ~
pv S one other part OF the circular will make re.
when ~ most conousive IT tnsinuates InaI
a nerroi, w aters-Pierce OIL Company was Sran.ea
thai ~ - 70 transact its business In Texas anew
on oatb was not an Independent concern 1 stdte1
been sa,d dpeIoTe the legislative committee VIVA. naa
It Saso 10 me on that subject. and do not deem
trUtb es y TO call any witnesses 70 prove tne
this I9stty OF what these now say. wIi pr1ht
mail ,S from Mr. Pierce. which iouiao 40 my
~ "heh reached Gainesville 9p SaIu,ruaS S, n1aasnt;
tpn, ..p Joseph w Bailey Gainesville, Tex:
unor Slr In view OF the ATTACKS DSlr.s .ade
d, @ Pierce OIL Company In Texas think II
you lhat should say that wren ! 30 so1s @ your
S Isalice In that matter representeu 70 you mat
M peInlted to continue it's business IN SUuI sete
tas tts new Waters-Piercs Oil COMPANY WoSsu De an
uependent enterprise. and apsoiutsy nSs from
na ow9srship Or control OF sae H ~ k2P-
s~-xs SosSo peU EnaSs ~@AaA