New-York tribune., 1906-10-16
4 PROSECUTED STATESNAN.

The Hon. Joseph w. BAILEY is ming the
wastes of Texas with his lamentations He
has fallen, like Job, on evil days, and his heart
is full of desolation and bitterness. Why are
the righteous-not TO say the self-righteous-
prosecuted and the innocent and those who
plead innocence butchered to make a prole-
tariat holiday? Mr.. Bailey feels that he is
being made a martyr of. But he lacks the true
martyrs zest for martyrdom He does not
feel like being crushed to earth just for the sat
sfaction Of rising again, and he is loud in his
protests against the necessity of inquistions or
autos dG fe. According to his view, he is the
victim Of empty clamor. He is being pursued
he says. 'by human hyenas, socialists and
anarchists" and he is not little dumfounded
that the people Of Texas have not long before
this realized his predicament and called off the
dogs
Mr. Baiey's troubles have arisen through his
inability to square his record with the rule of
conduct for Democratic politicians recently
laid down by William ]. Bryan. Mr.. Bryan has
decreed that no Democrat interested in or con-
nected with corporations seeking or enjoying
public favors shall hold Office or be intrusted
with any position of influence in party man
agement. Some enemies Of the Texas Senator
were unkind enough to suggest that he had
done politco-legal services for corporations and
TO call attention to bis connection with the
readmission Of the WatersPierce Oil Company
into Texas after its banishment for violation
or the state antitrust laws. 1t appears that
Mr.. Bailey did favor the readmission OF the
Waters-Pferce company, chiefly on the ground
that Il had no connection with the Standard
OIL. and that he subsequently was employed in
large transactions by Mr.. Pierce, one Of the
chief holders in the company. Recent testi-
mony has shown that the Waters-P Pierce con-
Germ was really owned by the Standard Oil. and
that the Texas authorities had been misled by
the assertion that It was independent Mr.
Bailey claims that he was not party to this
deception, being himself deceived, but on this
statement Of facts demand has been made on
him by certain elements In Texas to sub
NIT his politico-legal relations with corpora
tions to the Democratic voters and let them
decide In a primary election whether or not as
candidate for Senator he measures up to the
new Bryan standard OF qualification.
Mr.. Bailey Is OF two minds on this PROPOSE
ton He would like 20 take popular vindica-
ton, but then again he sees some difficulties In
that solution. AS he assured the people of Fort
Worth the other day:
Let me tell you. my countrymen, II we're vain
enough to crave a mere personal triumph and tf
were weak enough to call on the Democrats OF
Iexas TO incur the expense and trouble of new
primary. I could renounce the nomination hold
1 could become q candidate to succeed myself
and no (otherD respectable man In Texas would
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defeat them by majority that would silence
slander forever. But TO call on me TO lay down
the banner which the Democracy placed in nv
hands and to call upon me to put You to the
expense Of another primary would be merely 10
give answer to the voice OF men who have al-
ways spoken in dspraise OF me; TO give answer
TO men who scratched my name at the Demo-
cratic primary In July.
Clearly that would be too pointed condona-
uon Of lese majestic In the same speech ths
Senator confessed that he had no tine to eppeal
''to any man who has not the sense 10 annre-
'ciate my unselfsh service to the state OF
Texas" Who in fact, are these men who are
making 80 much noise about an unselfsh
patriots recordf hr. Bailey himself describes
them:
II they would stand out there and lat Won
count them you would be surprised at the small
OF their number and you would he stiu
more surprised at the appearance of their coun-
tenances. Every socialist IN Texas is standing
on the street corners reviling me day and night
Down thsrs - Houston The athss night looked