Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-10-09
CRANE VERSUSBAILEY
Senator and Former Attorney Gen.
eral discuss
MATTER OF SENATOR
Attending 10 Legal business For the
Naters.PIerce OIL Company and
Other Corporations While
Public Official.

Houston. Oct s.-The auditorium,
having a seating capacity Of $500,
was crowded TO its fullest capacity
Saturday night 20 hear the debate be.
tween ex-Attorney General NJ. NJ.
Crane Of Dallas and United States
Senator J. w. Bailey OF Gainesville.
BY agreement each speaker was Civ.
en- two hours. and Mr.. Crane open.
Ing with an hour and a half. and hay.
Ing thirty minutes TO make rejoinder
TO Senator Bailey.
Hon. Thaddeus Holt Of this city
introduced Mr. Crane The latter took
the position that man in public life
should not represent corporations. Il
am not here as a candidate for any
office. but above all. an American cit.
lien. ] am here 90 state that Sena.
tor Bailey Is connected with certain
corporations which consider against
the general interest Of the state"
Mr.. Crane here referred 20 the
Waters-Pierce OIL company. He said
Mr.. Pierce admitted that the Stand.
ard OIL company had 6s i-2 per cent
interest In the WaterSP Pierce com
pany. How came the Waters-Pierce
OIL company back IN Texas doing bus
iness. when IL was ruled out? Sim.
ply because H. Clay Pierce deceived
Mr.. Bailey. and I am sorry Mr.. Bailey
was so easily fooled Mr.. Bailey
should have denounced Mr.. Pierce
said General Crane. "and he should
have recently done so on account Of
having been deceived"
hr. Crane entered into q discussion
OF the Standard OIL company's bust.
ness In Texas. lie stated that Mr..
Bailey drew up the charter for the
Security OIL company, which be de.
clared a trust He referred 20 the
Kirby Lumber company as the greatest
trust in the southwest. and claimed
Mr.. Bailey represented II.
Mr. Crane here refesrsd 90 ws1nt he
consi6sred Mr.. Baliey's employment
by said corporations He said that
neither Coke. Maxey nor Chiffon had
accepted special fayors out OF the
body in which they we're connected
as public servants. Mr.. Bryan had
said: "He who encumbers himself
with public office should not accept
outside engagements which might
place him In an embarrassing posi-
ton" Mr.. Crane referred 10 the ac.
cession by Mr.. Bailey Of the Grape.
vine ranch and championed the cause
by which he gained f. General Crane
said that public servants should not
engage In the service OF public cor.
porations. He then said that Mr. Bal.
ley had asserted that he did not wish
20 leave his family In want or die
poor. and II oh Is not satisfied with
the pay said General Crane. "let
him resign from office or make
movement 20 increase the salary"
AZ this iuncture some one said:
"Mr Bailey Is a nt subject for the
penltentiary." Mr. Bailey arose and
said: II the man who made that an.
nouncement viii make II 10 me. ne
will not be able 10 get 20 the penl
Tertiary"
Mr. Crane said he hoped no such
further remarks would be made. as
be considered man a coward VINO
would do so. He was Justify chpered
General Crane said he believed no
man could serve both his state and
the corporations. and that Senator
Bailey was attempting 20 DO 80. II
Senator Bailey Is permitted this priv.
ilege." he said. AL congressman and
senators should be allowed the same
right. and where would the people
be when they appeal 20 their represent. .
atives for protection from the trusts .
and monopolles?"
Great cheering followed Mr.. Cranes
closing remarks.