The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-10-13
THE SPEECH OF BAILEY
Junior SeasiN Delivers Address 10 4
Large Audience in This City.


Bailey, which had been looked for
ward TO with a great deal OF interest.
was delivered yesterday afternoon,
and while II was a masterful effort
in his own defense. II was n disap-
pointment TO many persons In the
audience. II was disappointing In
that the senator artfully eyaded
discussion of the question at issue,
viz Has he the right as a United
States senator TO accept fees from
public service corporations while In
the discharge of the duties for which
the people of Texas have him en-
ployed Not one word of explana-
ton In justification of his pastDf-
lenses did he utter. He admitted
that he had accepted employment
from the Kirby Lumber Company and
the Security OH Company, but he de-
fined these as being legitimate cor
porations and not trusts. He said
that if the Security was a part of the
Standard Oil Company it had been
bought by that company since its or
ganization or somebody had told him
a lie. He recounted his connection
with the readmission of the Waters
Pierce Oil Company to Texas and
said that he had no apologies to of
fer for the part he played in that
matter He would do the same thing
again under the same circumstances
Senator Bailey spoke a little over
two hours and the greater part of
his speech was devoted to bitter
denunciation of the human hye-
mas" whom he declared had been
slandering and traducing him for the
| purpose of destroying his good
name and impairing his influence in
the democratic party While he used
! the word liar in great profusion
! he seemed to have overlooked the
| fact that the men who are opposing
him have never called his integrity
into question. His policy of acting
as counsel for corporations while a
member of the senate is the propo-
sition they do not approve of, and
throughout his speech he kept as far
away from this question possible.
He said that he did not accuse all
the men who oppose him as being
liars, but that all liars We're fight
ing him. He began his address by
paying his respect to his enemies
in WaXahachie, but he refraineC
from calling names. He said hi
Waxahachie enemies were to be ad
mired for their frankness, for they
were a little more open in their OPP
position to him than they were in
other places He said they began
their work here before the primary
election was held.
The address of Senator Bailey was
heard by a large audience, the dis
trict court room being comfortably
filled with people. The auditorium
was crammed and damned, but there
were a few vacant seats in the bal
cony All the chairs were brought
out of the jury and witness rooms
and placed inside the bar for the ac-
commodation OF old soldiers and the
ladies' When Congressman Beall,
followed by Senator Bailey, entered
/ the door of the court room there was
AN outburst OF yociierous applause
which lasted q minute or two.
Promptly at . O'Clock the intro
ductory speech was made by Con
gresham Beall, who said
ITO have served the people of Tex
as ten years in the house of repre-
scutativos was "a great honor, TO
have been during that time the lead
. err of his party was still O. greater
honor. TO have been elected Co the
United states senate was ID distiuc-
|tfpu yN1rthy tho ambition OF am