Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-06-16


Dallas. June i5.-Over 400 persons
held a banquet nj 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 toastmaster.
At his right was Judge @. b. Gerald
of whco. 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 II 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-
lutions. not 80 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 no time wa
he referred TO In terms OF vitupera.
ton.
A meeting was held at the city hall
In which movement was inaugurated
which II was declared would be pushed
The motto adopted was: Public Ser
wants Shall Serve the Public Only"
Those at the meeting declared that
they will support no man who will
not agree TO this announcement. Fur
thfr than the declaration OF principles
by the speakers called upon. there was
no formal action OF this meeting But
a large committee was named 10 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 we're made.
Il. T. Hobbs Of Brookhavcn. Miss. a
neighbor OF Senator Bailey and col
lege mate. president OF the Mississippi
Press association and editor OF the
Leader was given an ovation. Mayor
ID. 4. Patterson OF Bolton. Judge @. II.
Gerald Of Waco and number of the
legislators presnt spoke. They de-
clared that II 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; action of minority
OF the Legislature In voting against
Senator Bailey endorsed: right OF sen.
ators and congressman 10 dictate 10
the people OF Texas who shall fill state
offices Is denied.
Two of the leading resolutions adopt.
ed are:
We depiore the condition OF affairs
existing In our state. which allows an
fuuiNtuudl. Ettucf tndn pTlutiptt. tb
become an issue among our people.
we 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
&c party. as exemplified 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 for the prin.
ciples here announced. and will sup
port no man for office who opposes or
antagonizes them"