The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-01-24
VOTE ANNOUNCED.
Senator Bailey Escorted Into House
and Makes an Address.


Austin, Jan. 24.-At high noon Wed
hesday the senate and house met in
Joint session III the house. The SEN
ate members were cheered" as they en-
tered, as was also Governor Campbell.
Senator Skinner for the senate and
Representative Mcconnell for the
house moved that the governor be in
yited to a seat on the rostrum. The
motion prevailed. The executive to.5i:
a seat beside Lieutenant Governor d
wilson and Speaker Love anG was
loudly cheSEed.
Speaker Love announced the pHr
pose OF the joint session and President
Davidson ordered the journal OF the
senate on senatorial matter OF Tues
day read. The votes for senator IN
both houses were announced.
Rules were suspended and wives and
T friends of senators and representatives
invited on the floor The clerk Of the
house announced Senator Bailey had
received 10S votes on joint ballot, This
was received with cheering and cries
On motion of Senator Meachun
Senator Bailey was invited to make ar
address. Representative anton mad.
similar motion for the house. Ser
ators Meachum. Eowery and A1exan
der and Representatives Blanton, CAT.
ford and Mcconnell We're named d.
escort Mr.. Bailey in. The senator was
given a great ovation as he entered
being cheered and horns blown
1t was some minutes before MI BID
ley could be heard The Junior sena
tor said that it was customary IA &C.
casions like this for a man to thank
his friends and forgive his enemies.
He said those who had stood by hin
cOcld command the last drop Of his
hearts blood. hut for the rest" ne
said, Il will not play Che hypocrite'
He said that for four e.ortls there
had been a most desperate effortN de
feat the expressed will o. the people.
He said the effort was inaugurated and
inspired by man who was a nYAresi
dent Of Texas-William Is. Hearst He
referred to the article in reference d
him in the Cosmopolitan Magazine and
said Mr.. Hearst closed his campaign
with libel OF three pages in his Chi
cagO American. Mr.. Bailey said that
Mr.. Hearst is sending his newspaper
by thousands into Texas to influence
legislation and poison minds Mr. Bal
ley read kilograms to news dealers
stating that free copies were To be
given away as samples.
Mr.. Bailey claimed this was only
the beginning Of the fight en- Democ-
racy in Texas and is led by friends of
William r. Hearst. He said that in
the next convention Hearst men viii
reach at the throat of Bryan; that
Hearst's means were as boundless as
his (Bryan's) means were limited.
The senator said Mr.. Hearst tried
to use political sandbag on hin tBai-
ley) The senator told of an alleged
effort to destroy him as he had done
others But" said the speaker, he
did not know Texans were always
faithful to the men who had been faith
full to them" He said Mr.. Hearst was
without character and intellect and a
man whose leadership would ruin any
party He is a moral pervert, phys
ical coward aud political Gegener
ate
Mr. Bailey said he deeply regretted
that he could not be in Washington de
| Tending his country. referring to the
| Brownsville affair. He said President
Roosevelt has his unqualified endorse
ment for what he did with the Browns
vile troops. He said the president did
| few things the south could endorse
| but he should be appiauded fer n1eri
| toriouS act.
Mr.. Bailey spoke for some length OF
| the negro question. He said that unit
| the end of time the white man woulc
make and administer laws. lie sale
when the negro learns the religious
| observance of laws, race prejudice, no.
preference, would disappear. He sale
| the Brownsville incident may prove
| the means of a better understanding
| of the negro problem over the entire
| country.
Speaking of Texas matters, he said
| "You needn't worry. | am not COINS
! to tell you what's in my head. vii
| observe the proprieties of the occasion
| todav. but at no other time and M
| other place"
Senator Bailey said he respected the
legislature. He praised the personne
of the senate, saying it would compare
| favorably with congress. and that tht
legislature as a whole was above tht
| average of ether states.
| let us impress upon every mai
| who comes before this bar that he rep
resents the people and not himself.
| He said that those who voted agalns
him would pass out. Il don't NEAR
they will pass as in game OF cards,
he said. Il mean the will pass out o
| public life" He said. he had hal de
lightful experiences in his life. ant
during his most exciting experience
his clothing had not even caught thu
/ smell of flames (Cheers.)
| Mr. Bailey paid an eloquent tribute
| to the farmers He said the farmer
| may some day take the government
out of the hands of the lawyers.
| am lawyer, not shyster," he said
ASKED TO JOIN.