Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-09-27

OF course, IL might DC tnab lue oenee
ment as 20 TIRE membership OF that
club was faiaehood OF the St Louis
Republic reporter but as exactly the
same misstatement appears In the New
York American. those who understand
how such articles are circulated have
a right 20 believe that the men who
are responsible for the publication
are also responsible for that falsehood.
After stating the membership OF the
club as 900 In the St Louis Republic
OF Friday, Il was stated In the Dallas
News OF the next day az fifty. and
In Sundays News a very accurate and
talented staff correspondent declares
that the officers OF that organization
decline TO give either the number or
the names OF It's members. My own
Judgment Is that It's membership Is
very small. because do not believe
that there are many people In Hous.
ton who would become parties to the
falsehood which Il Is attempting 10
disseminate.
The first criticism against my bust
meas dealings Is with reference 10
my attorneyshlp for the Hon. John II.
Kirby and the Kirby Lumber com
many. which Is, In substance. merely a
re-statement OF the same matter from
the Cosmopolitan Magazine The Cos
mopolltan magazine article, however,
did not. as I now recall Il. include the
statement. now made for the first
time in this circular. that | helped
Mr. Kirby sell an east Texas railroad
10 the santa Fo system" This Is an
addition. and II seems strange that
such An addition should have been
made by any men al Houston. because
all OF the Houston people who know
ANYTHING about Mr. Kirby's affairs,
know that the railroad which he built
and sold 20 the Santa Fe system was
built and sold years ago before ! had
any business relations whatever with
Mr.. Kirby. so far from having helped
Mr.. Kirby sell anything 20 The santa
Fe. no employment OF mine has ever
brought me In contact with me OIL
GERS OF that railroad. do not even
know the president OF H. aud I have
never discussed business psoposi-
ton Of any kind with any officer. agent
or attorney OF H.
The next statement Is that Mr.. kir-
BY. instead OF going himself TO Mar
rIruan or Ryan. or 70 any other great
railroad operator" employed me 10
40 so. That Is a falsshood. pure and
simple never saw NJ. Hartman IN
my life. and I have never discussed a
business proposition Win Mr.. Ryan.
ala not 80 10 Mr.. Hartman and
Mr.. RYAN 20 sell Mr.. Klrby's property
nor did 20 20 any other Wall street
financier.
II Is. however. unnecessary To oc'
cupy space In pointing Our the yari
Gus faisehoods OF this circular. be
cause the attack Il based entirely upon
nv speech delivered In the senate
on the z7ai OF June. AS mat speech
was printed In full by SONS and In
extended synopsis by all. % me daily
, papers IL Texas In thirty days before
the Democratic primaries. and the vot
ers of this suite were fully advised o.
what I had said and done when they
| renominsted me. Il would seem vast
of time 10 enter INTO an argument Will
these creatures On that puinr No
only was that speech before the vat
err when tiiey tnsminated me al flet
primaries. but II was before he aete
gates 20 thu, state convention, wnO rr
heated the peoples endorsement. AND
d 10 contend that II disqualifies me To-
a seat In Tie senate Is 10 insult III
pairiotim. intelligence and integrity o
/. the voters 0f Texas
There IT,. lfoNever. one Ofher par
OF the circular 10 which | make re
ply. and 4 most conclusive one. The.
inslnuate that when the Waters'Piere'
on company was granted permit .
transact It's business in Texas I kneV
II was rot an INDEPENDENT concern.
I stated on oathe before the legisLa
said TO me on that subiectaoieuotnta
tive committee what had haen sni
10 me on thar subject and ! DO no
deem II necessary 10 call any wttnes
90 prove the truth Of what | have saic
\ Hut In order 10 prove the falsity O
| what these men now say. ! viii prin
this letter from Mr.. Pierce which
, found in nv mail when ! reache
Gainesville Saturday night:
est. Louis. Mo-. Sept. 90, 1905
!. Hon. Joseph w. Bailey. GMnesvill
\ Tex.-Dear Sir: In view OF the a
/. tacls being made upon you With re
: ereuce TO the readmissiJn OF N
Waters Pierce OIL company into TeNa
! I think IL due you that ! should sa
/. that when | sought your assistance
that matter, | represented TO you th'
u n permitted 10 continue its bushes
q an your state the new Waters-Pier'
ON company would be az independel
enterprise. and absolutely free fro
the ownership or control Of the Stan
- ard oil company. Yours very trul
III. c. PIERCE"
This letter will satisfy every Ia
minded and reasonable man that
knew nothing OF the relations betwe,
the Standard oil company and q
Waters. Pierce oil company when u
4 latter received It's permit 70 transa
business IN Texas and will taks q