Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-12-07
MONEY VAS LOAN.
SAYS sen. BAILY
Declares Frankly He Has
Paid it all Back to
Waters-Pierce Go.

Austin, Texas, Dec 6--United States
Senator Bailey, who is here to answer
charges made by Attorney General
Davidson. of Texas, that Senator
Bailey received money from both the
Waters Pierce and Standard Oil COM
panies, through President n. c. Pierce
OF the former company, for securing
the re-admission Of the Waters-Pierce
company in this state after 1t had been
ousted six years ago under the anti
trust laws, and which company is
again defending itself from custer pro-
ceedings, gave out q long statement
tonight regarding the matter.
Senator Bailey admits securing
money from President Pierce, OF the
Waters Pierce company. to the
amount OF some fifteen thousand dol
lars, but says 1t was in the nature
OF a loan and he returned 1t and is
prepared to prove his statements to
that effect. He admits having se-
cured several sums Of money from Mr..
Pierce, among the number specified
being loan Of $4,000, which he made
Of Mr.. Pierce at one time when he
needed some money In q hurry and
which he returned In season. He says
| that Mr.. Pierce was never able to
find his note when he went to settle
| 1t, but that he gave him an aclxnowi-
edgement in writing and that he now
holds that communication and that
these matters are OF documentary evil
dence. which should prove conclusively
that there was nothing underhanded
about any OF his actions. He asked AZ
torney General Davidson today to fur
nish him with all the records he had
| that showed that he (Bailey) had re-
ceived money from Pierce or the
Waters Pierce Oh company. This the
attorney general declined to do, say
ing Bailey knew whether he ind re-
ceived any money from these oil IN
1 terests and Mr.. Pierce. but II IN Z
written communication to him Som
ator Bailey would nay that he did not
receive any money from Pierce he
would show him the documentary evil
tdence: n reply 70 this Senator Bailey
says:
Demands 70 See the Papers.
your declination II placed upon
what Ayou must have known. II you
are familiar with the public prints. was
an impossible condition. You must
have known that there were letters
written, that I had stated in public
speeches repeatedly that I had been
employed by H. Clay Pierce In many
transactions as his attorney, for which
service he paid me. and you therefore
imposed a condition which you knew
was impossible of performance.
II had hoped that you did not wish
(, to descend from the exalted position
which you hold to engage In polit-
ical warfare against me, and believed
to examine papers said to be in your
possession. which / had denounced az
forgeries. at q time when every effort
Of interruptions and designing enemies
is being concentrated to blacken my
character and reputation.
IF 1t be your purpose to use this
power OF your official position In an
/ effort to destroy me by the use Of
papers which know to be forgeries.
IL they reflect, what am informed
through your questions. the public
prints and otherwise, what they pur-
port to reflect. then az manly man
you should meet the issue squarely
and no longer pirate about being filled
with shame and sorrow concerning the
existence OF papers which I denounce
to be spurious. and which you refuse
to let me see.
Other Sweeping Dsnials.
Before concluding the reference ia
your letter want to state to you and
to the public that your assumption
that I have an opportunity to ascertain
IL any sums of money are charged to
we On the books of the Waters.
Pierce Oil company as expended OF
incurred with reference to the Texas
antitrust case or otherwise. Ia wholly
gratuitious. have never ex.
amined or asked to examine
or asked to have examined
any books. vouchers or papers OF an,
character with reference to the bust.
Eess OF the waters-Pierce Oil com.
any save, and except the reques
made OF you. I have never been 1t,
attorney: I have no occasion to ex.
anime its books and I have no infor.
nation at all about what its books
disclose. No discharged. discredite6
servant of the waters-Pierce Oil com.
pany has come to me with papers
purporting to reflect the records oil
The company. I have had no access
10 such papers and you are the only
person Of whom I have ever made