The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-10-03

6Ht Is haG = tESst atEhl tu rep
resent these Interests. We do not
doubt, hul that be- had a moral right
So represent them ~ can not be
ltete THAT the interests of the lam
BIER gfHs and the interests ~ the of
trus8a ara directly opposed To the TIA
forests Of the people. no one can
doubt \ mAn vho Is elected by zoe
peapi. go represent them In au tm
pnrfant position mast necessarily
hurt Ala Influence and his usefulness
rs th,tr representative when he
chooses - represent great interests
that are a0tsBonIstic 20 the people
This Is sue. no matter hu0 able of
how honest he may be as q Fcprcgeu
tatiye Of the people The people 81
this government ara BOW engaged in
. death struggle with the corporate
Interests OF the country Can the
90 the legislative halls who are In
The employ, in any capacity. o. these
corporate interests We think not
This Is the point that must be an ls-
sue between che people aud Senator
Bailey il there is any issue. tie
claims she right TO represent anybody
AS an attorney while holding a seat
In thc senate he believes he can
serve the Waters Pierce OH Com
pany. the head OF the lumber trust,
or any other trust and sttil faithfully
represent hts constituents. II any
man living can do that. senator Jos
W Bailey can We believe he is an
honest man. we know he is brave
man We believe he is honest in
the view he takes of the matter. We
| do not believe he has been traitor
| To the people OF Texas We do not
I believe that he has voted against
| their interests and in favor OF the
! interests of the trusts. But-by his
own admissions he has been in the
employ of men who are directly con
| nected with the great trusts. BY
these admissions he has practically
/ destroyed. or at least greatly injur-
| ed. his usefulness as a representative
! Of the people of Texas and of the
| Union in the halls of national legisla-
| ton. He says it is not his intention
to cease to represent these interests
or others who want his services. He
| has a right to say this The people
| have a right to say whether they want
him to continue to represent them as
senator"
Admitting that enemies of Senator
Bailey are behind this present move
ment. the News continues. But If
Senator Bailey thinks that there are
not many of his friends who are con
WINGED that he is wrong. he is sadly
mistaken. There are thousands of
them who have stood by him faith
fully who do not believe that he can
consistently represent the trusts in
any capacity so long as he is senator
and if he persists In his course, it
| will not be long until they will come
| to the parting OF the ways with him.
part with him, but the parting must
inevitably come The people will
seek other men To represent them
who will be content to find their
highest JOY in the service OF their
constituents, and their remuneration
in the fees of the office they hold,
rather than in the service of men who
iControl vast corporate interests.
Senator Bailey claims that as
long as he is faithful to the people
in an official capacity, they have no
right to complain at what he does as
a private attorney In this he may
be correct but the people will not
think 50. What he does as an attor-
ney may cause them 10 lose conf
denCe in him as representative.
! They will not believe that he can
faithfully represent the trusts as an
attorney alone.
IF the people uphold senator Bal
ley in ais position. how then can
they make war on any of the many
Representatives of the trusts who are
seeking official position at their
hands How can they know when
these men viii prov" faithful TO the
corporations they represent and
when they will prove faithful 90 the
people who elect them
This is e. question that the people
must settle. and We have little doubt
a- FOO how they all -rttI" IN Within
ths next few years