The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-23
BAILEYISM
ASSA|LED
Well Attended Meeting AppIands
Remarks Of Judge Lindsay
and }. W. CTudgIngtOn
(From Saturdays Daily)

tho NitS VI Alhal lllo obhSlnolSu III NnS
courthouse last evening and heard
the character OF the Hon. Joseph
Bailey assailed and his record barred
in an alarming manner
J. w. Crudgington was voted to
the chair.
Judge Sam Lindsay Of Tyler, Smith
county, opened the proceedings with
an hours talk on "Baileyism I'm
Texas" He reviewed in detail Bal
ley's career since his election eight
years ago, recited one by one the
numerous deals consummated be-
tween Bailey and the Waters-Plerce
OIL company and compared his ac-
tions with his prediction promises
and assertions. Bailey, he said, was
a very eloquent man whose very
mannerisms appealed to the old men
and mothers, and the fire OF whose
ENTHUSIASM charmed the young men,
and when he urged that II elected he
would smite hip and thigh every
Illegal trust operating In this coun-
try, he won their confidence. And
how shamefully he abused this con-
fldence was shown, when through his
influence the Waters-Pierce OIL COM
pany. subsidiary OF the Standard
oil company, regalned a foothold in
the state OF Texas, after having been
thrown out for Illegal practices.
The speaker argued there we're
still honest men to be found TO UNI
dertake these public duties, and he
had no sympathy with the man who
said all honesty had flown from the
country, and commercialism had TAX
en- hold, body and sould. In conclu-
sion he said he could not imagine
why Bailey wanted to attend the
Bryan love feast for their ideas and
principles were not at all in har-
mony with each others and when
Bryan was first nominated for the
presidency, Bailey said, 81 don't want
to go to congress. II he (Bryan) is
to be president" and further during
Bryan's great speech att Madison
Square Garden, New York city, Jo-
seph Bailey deliberately arose and
left the hall.
]. w. Crudgington followed and
urged that man who had been car
tooned and stamped with guilt as
had Bailey, making him the tatooed
man OF the country, was not fit to
represent Texas. Just now he said,
Bryan seemed to be certainty for
the presidency, and he asked was It
possible that Bryan could ever over
come the opposition incident to the
endorsement Of Bailey, or was 1t a
part OF Baileyism to make It lmpos-
sible for Bryan to be elected, even
now his chances were so fair.
Numerous charges had been made
against Bailey, but not one would
he answer, either in denial or con-
firmation; instead, he abused his au-
diences, all Of whom, according to
Bailey. were dolts, idiots, ETC. Bal.
ley was the Alpha and Omega and
the whole cheese. Nobody else was
entitled to any consideration at his
hands. Talking of the Waters
Pierce matter, farmer once said
Bailey has cussed out everybody
and everything in this connection
except the boss that throwed him.
and now, asked Mr.. Crudgington
What is the mystic tie that binds
him to Pierce?"
The question now before the PEG.
pie of this state was one Of honesty
and integrity, and when he (Crudg
ington) got ready to endorse Bailey
he would have to renounce the teach
ings Of st. Peter and st. Paul, t.
say nothing Of Daniel, and adop
Judas Iscariot as his patron saint
but that Bailey would be finally de
ieated he had no doubt.
Mr.. Crudgington drew his remarks
to a close with an allusion to Bailey
wealth and said though Bailey de
MED 1t, he had been publicly an
nounced as a millionaire and quit
recently had invested more than
quarter of million in Cook count
alone, and all this from an annua
salary of $1,000, for he had no lay
practice, and prior to his election
could not pay his grocery bills.
Both speakers we're frequently ap
plauded throughout, and there wa
apparently little or no opposition Il
the meeting. On motion of MI
Crudgington the meeting adjourned
w. B. Slaughter is down from Da'
hart for the convention.