The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-06-16
OPPONENTS OF BAILEY.
Have Banquet at Dallas, Also
ADOPT Resolutions.

held banquet at the Oriental hotel
Friday night. All were opponents OF
Senator Bailey, and some of them
voted against him in the legislature
for reelection. Many prominent men
from over the state were present.
Hon. M. NJ Crane was POSTMASTER.
At his right was Judge G. B. Gerald
of Waco. On the left was Representa-
tive w. A. Cooke of San Antonio The
long table stretched to the right and
left of him held the speakers of the
evening. This table reached entirely
across the hall. From it there stretch
ed seven other tables traversing the
hall the other way, each seating about
sixty persons.
When the programme was partly
completed resolutions were presented.
They were received with cheering pro-
longed and adopted unanimously. AS
were the speeches, so were the reso-
buttons, not so much in condemnation
of any man, but in support of the prin-
ciple that public servants shall not
serve public service corporations nor
any organization which the people
have declared as hurtful to the general
good. The name of Senator Bailey
was often spoken, but at nc time was
he referred to in terms of vitupera-
ton
A meeting was held at the city hall
in which movement was inaugurated
which it was declared would be pushed.
The motto adopted was: Public Ser.
wants Shall Serve the Public Only"
Those at TIE meeting declared that
they will support no man who will
not agree to this announcement. Fur
Their than the declaration of principles
by the speakers called upon, there was
no formal action of this meeting. But
a large committee was named to draft
resolutions which were proposed at
the banquet. The report of the COM
mittee at the banquet was received
with prolonged cheering and was pass
ed without dissenting voice.
This meeting, which was attended
by over 100 persons, was presided over
by Hon. Alvin Ousley of Denton. Sew
eral short addresses were made.
B. T. Hobbs of Brookhaven, Miss, a
neighbor of Senator Bailey and a col.
lege mate, president of the Mississippi
Press association and editor of the
Leader. was given an ovation. Mayor
D. E. Patterson of Bolton, Judge G.. B.
Gerald of Waco and a number of the
legislators present. spoke. They de-
clared that it is. time to act and to
act positively and with insistence.
Resolutions adopted were in sub
stance that honesty Is the first essen
tial for public official; right of sena,
tors and congressman to accept ser.
vice from corporations, trusts and mo-
nopolies denied; Geion of minority
Nof the legislature in voting against
lSenator Bailey endorsed; right of SEN
ators and congressman to dictate to
the people Of Texas who shall fill state
offices Is denied
Two of the leading resolutions adopt
ed are
I'VE deplore the condition of affairs
existing in our state, which allows an
individual. rather than a principle, to
become an issue among our people.
I'VE resent the threats so often made
and repeated that no man shall be
elected TO any office in Texas who de-
nounced the committee and confessed
practices of Senator Bailey In connec.
ton with the Waters-Pierce Oil COM
pany and other corporate interests
and opposed the reelection of Senator
Bailey to the United States senate,
and we here and now announce our
fixed purpose to continue this opposi-
ton until such service is discredited
and abandoned, and until the ancient
and honorable ideals of the Democrat.
lie party, as exemplfied by Jefferson,
Jackson. Houston and Reagan, are re-
stored We are not the advocates Of
any man or set OF men. local, state or
national, but stand simply .or the prin
ciples here announced and will sup
port no man for office who opposes or
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