Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-10-22
SENATOR BAILEYS
PALESTINE SPEECH
WAS HEARD SATURDAY BY A
LARGE AUDIENCE OF LADIES
AND GENTLEMEN.

Saturday afternoon Senator JOSEPH
Bailey spoke to crowd numbering
between one thousand and twelve hun
dred people on the east side of th'
court house. A platform had beef
erected for the speaker and some o
his friends. The audience was com
posed very largely of Palestine people
only a small number of farmers being
present.
On the platform were C. NJ. Kay, P
w. Brown. Ned B. Morris, S. A. Nc
Means, H. A. Watts, R. NJ. Johnson
George A. Wright, L. T. Dashiell, vii
lis Watts, 2. A. McReynolds, Rev.
Father Lee, George c. Deming, Adam
Cone, r. E. Erwin, l.. w. Meredith,
Congressman Gregg, Rev. T. H. Nor
ris, o. C. Funderburk, John B. Peyton
of Trinity, O. c. Henley of Groveton,
and C. B. Emanuel of Rusk.
6regg's Tribute.
Congressman Gregg, in opening the
meeting, made a speech which pro-
voked much cheering.
Il am proud to say we have with us
today one of the most distinguished
Democrats on this continent. ZAP
plause.) Not only that; not yet 45
years of age, he has been the Demo
cratic leader on the floor of the House
and in the Senate. (Renewed APP
plause.) Notwithstanding all that he
is paying the price of greatness. and
men throughout this state are en-
deavoring to drag him down. IA
voice: %They will never do it,
Cheers) But as General Grant said,
you all remember and | will not re-
peat one of his adjectives, You can
always depend upon the Democratic
party to make fools of themselves at
the right time (voices: Not this
time.O We find the nomination made
in the primaries and ratified in the
state convention disregarded by some
men who claim to be Democrats and
trying to overthrow it. (Cries of
'Never!D Some say he is no lawyer,
but want to tell you when the great
rate bill was under discussion in the
senate and the friends of the railroads
and monopolies had made their great
legal arguments, what did the De
mocracy of the senate do? Why,
they sat still and waited for eight
long days for this man to return to
answer those legal arguments.
tCheers) And it was the greatest
legal argument made upon the floor
of the senate since the days of Clay, |
Webster and Calhoun" prolonged |
cheers.)
introduced BY Kay
Senator Bailey was then formally
introduced by the County Attorney,
c. NJ Kay.
This is a proud moment in the
life of the loyal Democrats of East
Texas" said Mr. Kay I'VE fight out
our differences in the primaries, and
after that turn our attention to the
enemies of the party" After pralsing
the senator in high terms, he said:
I'VE are proud of Joe Bailey. While
some men in this state envy him,
want to say to them that the hearts of
he people of Texas are large enough
and their love great enough also to
them if they do something
o merit it." daughter and applauseD
Declaring that Senator Bailey was
lot only great lawyer and a states
nan, but the leader of his party, he
said that Senator Baileys bravery had
Jeen shown when he fought almost
Every one of the politicians in the
Galveston convention, and further
more by differing with Mr.. Bryan on
ownership.
RaiIeys Speech.
The followinge synopsis of Mr..
3ailey's speech is taken from the
Galveston News:
Il come to Palestine for the first
line, but with peculiar pleasure.
You not only bear a great and sacred
lame, but you have been the home OF
men whose patriotism, courage, abil
ty and future would have iistin-
.uished any American community. /
ApplaUSe) This was the home ior
me whose fame shall last until this ]
emple of justice has crumbled into !
lust and until the mounds upon
'hich it stands shall sink to a Level I
With the sea. So long as men honor S
he great and noble qualities of man (
nd patriot the name of John II. II
reagan will be venerated. CAD D
lause)
raves like his are pilgrims shrines
hrines to no code or creed confined. {
he Delphian wales, the Palestine, s
he Meccas of the mind. I