Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-22
BAILEY SHAME OF
LONE STAR STATE
ADDRESS TO TEXANS FROM
HOUSTON CLUB CALLS HIM
TRAITOR TO PEOPLE
Disgust All Over the commonwealth
Few Are Making Attempts to Defend
the senator-How Did He Earn That
$225, 900 Received.

the Senator-HoW Did he Earn hat
$225,oo0 Received.
Houston, Tex, Sept. Ex-senator
Joseph w. Bailey, once the pride and
hero of all Texans, has fallen upon
evil times
Now he is called ''the shame of.
Texas in an address to the people of
this state, half million copies Of
which will be scattered over the state,
and in which the Harris Good Govern
ment club of Houston out-Hearsts
Hearst in a bitter denunciation of the
senator. The address calls him "a
self-confessed traitor to the people"
declares he has sold his birthright for
a $225,00O mess of pottage, and "has
been morally perverted" and that his
reelection would be littleshort Of a
crime.
The action of the Harris club, which
has membership of 1000 and which
H. F. Ring is president, was taken yes
terday by the issuing of an appeal to
voters which says:
Joseph w. Bailey, by his own ad-
missions is a traitor senator. He tells
the people he has been bounded by
scandal mongers. We are not personal
enemies of Bailey, but by his own word
of mouth we denounce him as self
confessed traitor to the people. We
simply ask that he be judged by his
own utterances.
Disgust All Over the State.
Cali over this broad state there are
mutterings Of disapproval and disgust
at the idea of returning Bailey to the
senate. Few, If any, in private conver-
sation attempt. to defend him. An
overwhelming majority who have read
Bailey's speech of June 27 in the SEN
him agree with us he can no longer re-
present the people of Texas. Half a
million copies Of this appeal including
a list of all Texas newspapers, If any
which fail to publish 1t, will be distri
buted in pamphlet form.
| I'VE shah indulge in no TRADE soi
abuse. During his brilliant career II
congress Senator Bailey became 8
wealthy man, as wealth Is estimated In
Texas. but that is not the point. A
statesman may not oftent acquire
wealth by fair means How has he ac
quired his? He doesn't know He
made s225,0o0 negotiating as a lawyer
deals for Wall street magnates.
when he made his 9th of June
speech Bailey attempted no denial Oh
explanation, though publicly charged
by Congressman Hearst and maga
zine. Neither Bailey nor his friends
can face Texan audience and explain
his part in the transaction to the salts
faction of honest minded men.
How Did He Earn That $225,ooo?
"When John H. Kirby desired to re
alize on some of his investments, tt
whom did he go? Did he go to Harri
man, Ryan, or any other Of the grea
railroad operators and endeavor to in
terest them in the matter without thu
aid of United States senator? No; HI
went to Joseph w. Bailey, who poset
as disinterested friend of the people
/ He went to the man whose vote and in
4 f1uence in the senate could largely as
sist in making or marring the men tt
whom he was trying to sell-the mel
who are part Of the system
"Was Bailey paid s225,OoO for hi
services as lawyer, OF was 1t paid 70
his influence as United States sena
tor? Does Bailey claim he has righ
to sell his influence which the peopl
gave him? Where does Bailey stan,
when the Wall street crowd whicl
bought the railroad and helped him tt
make $225,000 comes before congress
!. to kill the bills introduced to puta sto
to this graft? What chow will ther
be for plain people who have givel
? Bailey the influence which enable
him to make such magnificent trade
, In. Wall street?
/ Senator Bailey's speech in the ser
ate of June 27 is to be reviewed an
, pronounced "a confession Of guilt t
t the shame Of the people of Texas" Hi
, trip to Texas in the interest Of th
, Waters-Pierce Oil company, which tn
! state spent vast sums prosecuting an
finally convicted, is set forth, an
Bailey is charged with having used hi
senatorial influence and politica
powers in defeating the courts and wi
of the people and the Texas laws by re
, placing the company upon it's forme
pedestal.