The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-02-21

Pierce company to return to this state
and had received 5000 acres OF land
in Dallas county. There was published
a statement by McFall that he intend
ed to introduce a resolution. He did
Introduce. a resolution which was In
the usual form, beginning, 1T Is
charged, which is the beginning OF
SANDER since the beginning of the
world. | told my friends to rub out
it is charged and put whereas, ID. A.
McFall charges I insisted on an in
vestigation. even though some of my
friends objected. | told them that
my enemies would lie about me for
twenty years if | didn't. They have
lied about me anyway. My stand then
is the same as it is now, with some
differences
Bailey emphatically stated that he
wanted some one to be the author OF
the charges six years ago and now
He objected to the infamous siand
derers reporting things that he knew
were not true" Texas has not only
the best, but the cleanest, Democracy
in the country" he said This is 2
serious thing TO bring charges against
TIE first occurrence in the history O.
the southland This is a matter ir
which the people are interested. When
this is over the whole people of Texas
will understand that no purer man
than | represents his state in the
senate, and | have been twice inyesti
gated Absolutely no additional light
has been thrown on the Gibbs land
transaction and Governor Francis has
told only what I,told six years ago
was never asked whether Pierce hat
loaned me any sum OF money. 1t was
not an issue in the state. When one
of my transactions is cha 'lenged and |
should try to name aft OF them anf
should overlook one my enemies would
have advantage over me. Even the
most honest man could be placed il
that position. | have had to go into
all my business, even to my horse
trades. They have not found anything
wrong with them. and haven't cheat
ed anybody. That is a record that MOI
many can make if they have haf
many horse trades"
Senator Bailey told of the "garbied
report of Pierces testimony published
in some newspapers. Il reached Tex
as in the latter part of September.
said Bailey, and gave out the letters
in regard to this controversy. | hac
seen nothing in regard to Pierces ties.
timony in St Louis until | began t6
receive kilograms from my friends |
did not understand what the tele
grams meant until my secretary made
an investigation | do not say that
Pierces testimony and the Texas at
torney generals suit was given stimuli.
taneously, but | did see them pub.
lished in the ST. Louis Globe-Democrat
Davidson came to Washington and
| told him if the bureau of corpora
tions would not furnish him the de
sired information I would go and ask
for 1t myself, and if could not get Ii
| would introduce a resolution in the
senate. / told Davidson that If he
could prove the ownership of stock In
the Standard Oil | would be willing to
go into the case with him, but other
wise | would not. as certain -
persons would say if the case was de
feated that | was Il party TO its de-
feat. | know that these persons would
lie about it, as they have already lied
about me. Davidson seemed 10 agree
with me at the time. He did not &C.
cept my invitation to come to lunch
next day and | don't think | have seen
him since. may have seen him at the
Dallas convention