Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-01-19
BAILEY MAKES REPLY
Senator Complies With Request Of
Lower House.
TOOK UP DOCUMENTS
Never borrowed Money Prom OIL
Company, Wants charges TO lie
specific and Leaves Natter
with legislature.

Austin, Jan. ls.-ln reference %
the house resolution. Senator Bailey
thursday afternoon addressed that
body relative TO the documents sub
,...tttd Z, ..:::Fpey General Davidson.
The senator was cheered when he eli.
tered the house.
Senator Bailey's first request on
reaching the speakers stand was 10
BEE the papers
Mr. Cobe moved that the speaker
and the senator retire TO the speak.
eFs room 80 that the senator might
examine the papers quietly. This vas
carried. and the house took A recess
FOR twenty minutes.
When Senator Bailey and Speaker
Love came back into the chamber the
latter raped for order and warned
those "a the galleries against making
demonstrations OF any sort. He then
presented Senator Bailey. WhC vas re
ceiyed with cheers
The papers the attorney general
sent were the original documents. and
he made the request that they be re.
turned 10 him.
In his opening remarks Senator Bal
Icy said.
Before | proceed 90 an examination
and discussion Of the papers them
selves. desire ~ briefly reply 10 the
statement OF the attorney general that
he has only recently come into posses
sion OF these papers. Doubtless his
statement was intended a. reply
10 the statement which / have ire
quently mace. That / believed and that
! had reason 10 believe that these pa.
rers w,i- .a LE possession. or at his
cOmman-. ..-s before the Democratic
pfimlI.r. 4 July - last Applause
aud cne,. You are entitled 20 know
my scasO.. .or making that assertion.
ana ! ucriy siye 10 90 you
The senator took up the documents
in 0r-,I. ue quoted from the yOuch.
ere. hl s4ld be- had repeatedly Dor.
fuHt4 money. but never from the
Waters. Pierce OIL company
Senator Bailey denied that he had
ever been tie attorney OF the Waters
Pierce Oi, company. II they can pro
duce their Henry a Striblingl draft.
signed by -. approved by me or iu.
dorsed by me. then they incontestably
establish that did have business with
Or for the Waters Pierce Oil company.
! submit 10 the candor, % the intelll-
gence. % the fairness OF this house,
how does it happen that the one dOcu-
ment. above all others. that will cover
me with shame and confusion before
the people OF Texas. has Disappeared
lApplause.j II they have u. or II
they can prove Il. then this whole
question can be settled In an hour"
The senator said that there shoui4
be specific charges. II they can
prove that | have ever committed an
act that an honorable man. a high.
minded senator. would not permit, ny
name would never be presented 10 the
legislature Of Texas for reelection
20 the senate of the United States
tCheersJ II they cannot prove this
ought not this warfare 10 cease. and
cease az once? tApplauseJ organ
lie your committee In your own way
Il Is not for me % advise. Call f0f the
proof Let's have no bar room scan
dal. let's have no street corner in
quest Let some man look you Ia the
face and under oath accuse me. and
We can settle this In an hour
Gentlemen ~ the house. / bid you
good afternoon with this statement
that for four months ! have been pur-
sued with a rancor and bitterness
never ne,er before exhibited against
a pubil, man in the state Of Texas
II. with these four months of cruel and
relentless war upon me they are not
prepared 90 make their proofs. then
you are Justified In concluding that
they cannot be made. The venom and
determination OF my enemies cannot
be doubted. and n. after all they have
said Ia the public prints and public
speech. they cannot sustain the
charges. then they ought never t1
have made them. ought they? n they
can prove them. We can conclude this
matter Ia O. day.
4 will leave you In your wisdom
and In your justice 90 say what Is
right. believe you will do H. but {
know-konw it like I know there is
God 10 heaven. that u you fail 20 DO
me justice. the sovereign Democrats .
OF Texas viii do % in their own good
time ant in their own good way.
tCheersl