The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-30
Attorney for the State in the Legislative Inves-
tgation Reviews All the Evidence
and Renders Judgment for
the Senator.

formed from the evidence. am
out OF politics and have no desire to
be involved in the political strife OF
the hour. | do not speak as the per-
sonal friend OF Mr. Bailey because
have no claims upon bis friendship.
Indeed. do not know that he will
even thank mo for what ] may say
In his behalf on this occasion. / do
not propose TO denounce any man be-
cause he is an enemy OF Senator
Bailey, for many OF his enemies are
my friends. When ! come to make
up my choice among the candidates
OF Johnson county for local offices
and TO cast my ballot in the Demo-
cratic primaries do not propose to
vote for any man because he may
be a Bailey man nor against any man
because he may be an antl-Bailey
man, unless some man may be fool
ish enough to run as Bailey or an
nt-Bailey candidate in which event
| shall exercise my right to vote
against him for do not believe any
Democrat should permit this ques-
ton to enter into local politics.
| believe Senator Bailey has
made mistakes, but ! believe they
we're honest mistakes. and shall
vote for Senator Bailey May 2. When
come to vote for an anti-Bailey
man who is a candidate for local
office | shall say. 81 believe you are
mistaken in your attitude toward
Senator Bailey, but believe your
mistake Ia an honest one, and shall
therefore support YOU on your quail
ficatlons for the office"
II would be impossible as well as
improbable for me TO attempt to
discuss all the charges presented
against Senator Bailey. and upon
which he was tried and acquitted at
Austin. There are iorty-two OF these
charges, covering almost the entire
period OF his political life in Texas.
Specification No. 81 in effect charg-
es that on account OF Bailey's finan-
cial transactions with John H. Kirby
and the Kirby Lumber company he
was so embarrassed as to render him
unfit and ineligible for the office
OF United states senator from Texas.
The history of this matter is too
long to be repeated here. The evil
dence bearing upon 1t covers several
hundred pages, The sum OF the whole
may be stated as follows The
Houston Oil company and the Kirby
Lumber company we're Texas corpor-
aflons and were incorporated at the
same time, John II, Kirby was the
owner OF the Kirby Lumber company
and the owner OF large body of
timbered land in Southeast Texas.
This land he transferred to the
Houston oil company In considera-
tlon OF the stock OF the Houston oil
company issued to the Kirby Lum-
Der company. A Mr.. Calhoun OF
New York was made the financial
agent Of both companies and agreed
with Kirby TO finance the lumber
company, Calhoun was to sell the
stock OF the oil company for money
and turn the money over to the
Kirby Lumber company, and was to
receive a commission for his services.
In November, 1902, Mr. Kirby as
certained that Calhoun had violated
his trust, had hypothecated the stock
OF the oil company in various places
to secure individual loans and when
he demanded Of Calhoun the stock
or the money he could obtain neither
a dnwas threatened with financial
disaster and ruin. He was a compar-
alive stranger in New York, had no
counsel there and in this condition
he appealed to Senator Bailey to
come TO his relief, agreeing to give
him the same compensation he had
agreed to give Calhoun.
Balley's Services to Kirby.
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