The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-28
After Being Completely ENOneT-
ated By Texas Legislature
HEARST LED THE FIGHT
He Says and Bitterly Arralgns Cooke,
Who Preferred Charges Against
Him-Would Betray Republic
If Hessians>Were for Hire.

AuSllH, lex, FEBRUARY 2l-By q vote
of 20 to 40 out of possible 12S votes,
eighteen members being absent, United
States Senator Joseph w. Bailey was
exonerated by the lower house of the
Texas legislature tonight of any charges
of irregular acts in public life, as al
legged by Representative Cooke of the
lower house on January IA last
Action which resulted in this exon
Grafton was precipitated at $50 this after
noon after three days of private con-
sultation between house members and
friends of Senator Bailey and concludes
some six weeks of investigation that has
occasioned Senator Bailey's constant at
tendance in this city.
On Monday, by a vote of Is to Il, the
senate exonerated Senator Bailey with
out waiting to hear the report of the in
vestigating committee. and tonight the
house took like action to the extent of
acting on the recommendation of MAJOR
ity of the investigating committee for
complete exoneration without the SUBJ
mission of the evidence
The opponents of Senator Bailey plead
ed to have the evidence submitted before
being asked to vote but the Bailey forces
slightly in the majority forced a vote and
won out as outlined above
The galleries of the house had been
crowded with spectato many ladies be-
ing present since early afternoon await
ing the dramatic event, and once Sena-
tor Baileys exonera ton was assured by
the adoption of the majority report de-
rlaIinp that in,
evidence in any way rejecting upon him,
the climax was reached when Senator
Bailey appeared and addressed the house
Suppressed Excitement.
He gave every evidence of laboring
under the suppressed excitement of the
past few days, especially with its intense
mental strain, and delivered himself of a
speech decidedly critical and emphatic
in the matter of reviewing those who
have seen fit to oppose him during the
investigation.
The scene attendant upon Senator
Bailey's entrance into the house tonight
after his vindication by that body was
most dramatic His friends rushed in
shouting and shriekng down the center
abuse, and carried him to the speaker
stand.
Senator Bailey while bitterly abusing
those who opposed him announced that
The was going to continue senator from
Texas for at least three terms. He said
in part:
you have just concluded the most re-
markable campaign ever witnessed in any
state of the American union, and be it
said to your honor that you have conclud-
ed with the will of the sovereign peo-
pie.
"rhe conspirators have been given a
wholesale lesson. Never again will they
attempt it within this generation
Never again will they wear the honors
of Texas democracy In their life Such
men would betray republic If Hessians
were for hire. The leader of the contest
was a man who has gambled with me-
groes. and il he attempts to deny 1t |
will prove it on him.
zone of them was convicted of embez-
Element and yet he is here drawing his
cloak about him saying that he cannot
keep the democratic commandments.
Hard Words.
"These are hfNd words and | intend
them to be. | wish | had words of hate
with which to crticise them. See what
they have done They have lied about
me. Their master is Hearst, who has led
this fight against Texas. The leader in
this fight is the man who had this tele
gram published lying on the legislature.
claiming that it was corrupted by wine,
women and song. Hearst has his emissa-
ries and agents in the Texas legislature
today. This Hearst campaign means that
they want to eliminate men like me
and John Sharp Williams, and place men
like John Duncan
"If | live not one of these men shall
ever hold office in Texas again.
CHI 6avotp tiula In ilnt fnpV
do not get in. The crowd voted today a
they did upon the first ballot, against
me-
"How many OF these men were like
Hawkins? Who risked his office on his
conviction. and he lost It. IF these others
had the convictions and courage of Haw-
kins there would not have been a single
vote against my vindication here today.
''They seek to destroy my usefulness.
but thank God | am too far above them
for them to hurt It,
Not a sentence in the whole record
reflects against my personal or political
integrity. And yet they will vote against
me.
"Out of the forty men who voted against
m. generation, not more than four will
be back here next session. Not one
half of them will be In the democratic
ranks at that time. They will go back to
the populists party. where they belong.
I will never rest until I see the election
laws so fixed that no man can have his
.name put on the ticket as candidate
for the legislature until he records q
solemn oath that he will respect the peo-
pies instructions. This Legislature ought
not to adjourn until Section 124 is so
adjusted that no man shall hold the peo-
pies office unless they support the peo-
pies nominee.
Made Their Grave.
''I had intended at the end of this sena-
torial term to retire, for at the end of
this senatorial term I will have served
fine people of Texas twenty-five years.
hut now this war has made me change
INV nurpose. I will have to make no can
Vase at the end of this term. These men
who have fought me have made this
,,nnecessary They have already won my
campaign for me. They have made their
grave and we will proceed gently to lay
them in their new-made graves, and place
over their tombs the inscription: We
know not whence they came, but we know
whittier they have gone.
81 want to say to my friends, that the
nipht will never be too dark nor the road
TOO lonely for me to come when you
call I will fight for you as you have
fought for me, knowing you are right. In
INV home / will place two pictures or
this convention. The one will be my
friends: / shall label this The Roll OF
Honor the other shall be of those who
have opposed me and over this | snail
write:
The Rogues' Gallery
az shall teach my children to never for-
get the one nor forgive the other.