Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-10-22
it is with especial pleasure that
come to a people like you.
An Hietnric Place

Nor is II the community alone ina
appeals to me on this occasion. The
very place from which | speak is his
toric. A venerable citizen here tell!
me that it was from this place thai
the mighty and sainted Coke came tC
hurl his thunderbolts against the cor
rupt administration of Edmund
Davis. (Applause.) l regret that
cannot occupy my time today as Coke
occupied his in the years gone by
discussing the great principles which
distinguish and give the political par
ties of this country. It would seem
just and right 1t would seem a reas
enable expectation, that after Demo
Gratis had passed upon the candidates.
of their own partisans and had clothed
them with authority of the nominee
that the argument of true Democrats
should be closed and that a Democrat.
ic nominee might not occupy the time
in fighting the battles of his own
party"
Senator Bailey then told of the
fight made upon him after his indorse-
ment in the primaries and his nomi-
nation by the state convention, and
declared that his enemies had at
tempted to elect Legislators opposed
to him. He repeated that they had
expected to purchase some Legislators,
but they did not know Texas, and that
if they tried it he would render the
people a service by sending them to
the penitentiary. He said they had
now given up the hope of defeating
his reelection, but one of his enemies
had admitted to a friend that they
hoped to secure fifteen or twenty
votes against him and thus discredit
him throughout the nation. This he
as monstrous, and said:
Il have done too well to please base
minded men like that. Applause and
cries of That's right.D They dislike
TO hear me spoken of as the leader of
the Democratic party, and it pains
them to hear me discussed as a pos
sible presidential nominee (Renewed
applause, and a voice, You ought to
be- And so they stoop down for
heir loathsome slime to attempt TO
soil the name of Democratic senator
rom Texas. "a voice, They will
never do IT'D No. they cannot do it
low. The people know them. l have
90 many winning ways to please
'ome people. Uahghter.) | am in
he habit of expressing myself upon
he politics of the state, and | intend |
o keep on that way. CGreat applause.)
Whenever you see a man that will at
empt to conceal his convictions in |
rider to keep an office, you take the
'ffice from him right away"D Re
lewed applause.)
Has Good Enemies.
He repeated that he did not con-
ider every man opposed to him an
nemy, because he knew some of
hem we're honestly opposed to him,
nd possibly always would be, al
hough there were not so many of
hem now as there was. There were
Their people, however, he said who
ed about him. People that he knew
T, but did not know. He was not
nXious to compose his differences
18th these people. My enemies say
describe everybody that differs with
lie as liar, scoundrel and human
yena," he continued. Il don't do
nat. That is one way they have of
me. There may be
bod men here who differ with me.
one Of you will differ with me when
am through. | do not say you will
1te for me in the Democratic pri-
aries six years from now Qaughter) |
Ut none of you good men here will
peat the calumnies which have been
tered about me-"
Senator Bailey then reviewed the
Oil matter, and the
employment as he has
me elsewhere, only more exhaustive
In this connection he referred to
statement from Cullen Thomas
'inted in the afternoon papers Fri
~, wherein Mr.. Thomas withdrew
atements heretofore made that Mr..
alley had ridden to Texas in the pri-
tie car of H. Clay Pierce, and that
, had written the resolution by
hich the state convention had in.
,rsed him. He said the reason that
lomas had denied this latter state
ent was because he knew that he
Bailey had letter from Hon. Mar.
all Hicks advising that he OHicksD
rote said resolution himself and did
without any consultation with
alley Senator Bailey said he would
axe Thomas deny all of his misrep-
sensations before he got through
It'll it. In this connection he said /"
at six years ago. when Thomas was
as a witness before the leg