Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-01-24

Senator paiisf Escorted Into tsssss
and Alkss an Adafsss.

and <ss an Address.
Austin. Jan. ss.--At high noon weA
nesdsy the senate and house met Ia
Joint session In the house. The sen
ate members were cheered a they en-
tered. ~ vas also Governor Campbell
Senate, Skinner for the senate and
Representative Mcconnell Tor the
house moved that the governor be In.
vited TO a seat on the rostrum. The
motion prevailed. The executes took
q seat beside Lieutenant Govebs Dl.
wilson and Speaker Love nd was
loudly cheered. "
Speaker Love announced the pur.
pose OF the joint session and President
Davidson ordered the Journal of the
senate on senatorial matter of Tines.
day read. The votes for senator In
| both houses were announced.
Rules were suspended and wives and
friends OF senators and Representatives
| invited on the floor. The clerk of the
house announced Senator Bailey had
received los votes on joint ballot This
was received with cheering and cr,ea
OF "Bailey," '''''
On motion OF Senator Meachum
senator Bailey was invited to make an
address! Representative L.antou made
y similar motion for the house. Sen.
ators Meachum. Lowery and Alexan.
ger ana Representatives Blanton. Caf.
Iorn and Mcconnell were named IN
escort Mr.. Bailey 10. The senator was
gwen great ovation as he entered
oeing cheered and horns blown
IL was some minutes before Afr pai.
iey could be heard. The Junior sena. |
'or SAID That II was customary on nc. |
eas'ons Ike this for a man 10 tbank |
ms friends and forgive his enemies
ne SAID those who had stood by him
could command the last drop of HE |
lhearts blood. but for the rest " he
ssiu' VIII not play the hypocrite."
saiu tnat Tor four months there
nau been most desperate effort 10 de.
ieat the expressed will OF the peonIe
ne said the EFFORT was lnaugurated and
inspired by a man who was non.resL
dent OF Texas-William r. Hearst. He
reierred TO the article In reference IN
him In the Cosmopolitan MAGAZINE and
said Mr.. Hearst closed his camnaign
with a libel Of three pages In his chi.
cago American. Mr.. Bailey said that
Mr. Hearst Is sending his newspaper
oy thousands into Texas TO influence
legislation and poison minds. NJ. Bai.
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 on Democ.
racy In Texas and is led by friends Of
william X. Hearst He said that in
the next convention Hearst men will
reach a. the throat OF Bryan: that
Hearsts means were as boundless as
his tBryans) means we're limited.
The senator said Mr.. Hearst tried
10 use political sandbag on him (Bai.
ey). The senator told OF an alleged
short to destroy him as he had done
,thers. But" said the speaker, "he |.
lid not know Texans were always ..
faithful 20 the men who had been faith.
'ul TO them" He said Mr.. Hearst was !
character and intellect and a
nan whose leadership would ruin any
'arty. He Is a moral pervert. phys.
cal coward and a political degener.
tie" n
Mr.. Bailey said he c-,ply regretted q
hat he could not be In Washington de- "
ending his country. referring 10 the n
AFFAIR. He said President "
Roosevelt has his unqualified endorse
nent for what he did with the Browns.
lille troops. He said the president did
ew things the south could endorse. #
ut he should be applauded for a meri vi
Drious act h,
Mr.. Bailey spoke for some length on cf
he negro question. He said that until IN
he end OF time the white man would
lake and administer laws. He SAID
hen the negro learns the religious
bservance OF laws, race prejudice. no; nv
reference. would disappear. He sale se
Ie Brownsville incident may prov he
lie means OF better understanding
the negro problem over the entire
,untry.
Speaking OF Twas matters. he said: ar,
iou needn't worry am not going '
tell you what's in my head. will v"
serve the proprieties OF the occasion
day. but al no other time and no
her place"
Senator Bailey said ne respected the
yislature. He praised the personnel "e'
the senate. saying Il would compare
with congress, and that the
rislature as a whole was above the log
erage OF other states. "a
Let. us impress upon every man
10 comes before this bar that he rep rel
,ents the people and not himself" cd
said that those who voted against ThI
n would pass out. II don't mean ito,
~ viii pass as In n game OF cards. s
said. II meantime will pass out OF tin,
bile life." He said he had had de the
htful experiences In his life, and 7
ring his most exciting experience w
clothing had not even caught the q
ell OF flames. (Cheers.) son
lr. Bailey paid an eloquent tribute T
the farmers. He said the farmers Lara
y some day take the governmer, kin,
Of the hands OF the lawyers Il
a lawyer. not shyster." he said