The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-23
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not q circumstance to what he Will
do.
He said he was not surprised at
the populists and socialists fighting
him, but he wanted it understood
that ne did not mean to say that all
democrats who went with the popu-
lists were populists still Some of
them had reformed and come back
into rne party. The man who is still
a po )ulist can never be a democrat.
and If a man is not a democrat he
has no business voting in a demo-
cratic primary. He said his enemies
were appealing to the populists to
come and help them. Without their
help they can not hope to carry fif-
teen counties in Texas. If they do
not >ecure the votes of the populists
their total vote will be less than fif-
ty Z ousand. and if they do secure
theF their vote will be less tnan one
hundred thousand,
Senator Bailey followed this uE
with the statement that two of the
most bitter enemies now fighting him
were formerly attorneys general He
didn't call names but it was quite
plain that he had reference to Crane
and Bell.
In referring to the turmoil" now
going on in Texas he said it was not
a struggle for principle, but an eff
fort to destroy man--ME 1t is per-
fectly plain that | am in their way.
They are trying to destroy me be-
cause some of these little politicians
want the office | now hold but they
couldn't get it,
The senator made only brief ref
erence to his services for II. c. Pierce
and Others in connection with the
Tennessee railroad company He said
this was known to the people of
Texas thirteen months before the
primary was held in 1906 The little
politicians, he said, did not know
this because they did not know much
of anything.
In reviewing the circumstances of
his last election, beginning with the
primary and on down to the ratifica-
ton of the peoples will by the legis-
lature, he said this attack was not
commenced until the election had
passed from the hands of more than
300 600 voters to 154 members of
the legislature. Some onejn the au-
dieuce asked him about James, and
the speaker replied that England
had her James |, ii and III, but Ell
lis county had her James the last.
Continuing along this line he said
that when the politicians thought
they had separated him from the
/ people they began their attack. He
said he hated these little politicians
| He defined a statesman as being one
who loves and serves the people; a
| politician is one who pretends to
love the people aud tries to serve
nimsen.
| The speaker alluded to his trans
actions with Pierce and said that al
that time he believed the Waters
Pierce Oil company was legitimate
enterprise. That was not his first
mistake, he declared. He said he
once thought Cone Johnson was a
loyal democrat and an honest man
He said that while Crane, who is
now going around over the country
dropping SANDER from his tongue
was attorney general he filed a suit
/ against the Waters-Pierce Oil com
pany alleging that it was part of the
Standard Oil company, but failed to
prove it
he then IN brief way paid his
respects to Hon. C. X. Bell, saying
he guessed Bell was against him be-
cause he didn't say the Bells are
ringing" instead of the 'Campbells
| are coming" He said Bell was at
torney general more than three years
and didn't try to put the Standard
/ Oil Co out of Texas. He said he
J filed a suit against the company, and
within three hours after he learned
of the suit being instituted he ten
! dered his services to Mr.. Bell free OF
cost to the state. Instead of accept
ing his services Bell dismissed the
suit
Senator Bailey then returned te
! the Waters-Pierce Oil company, ano
denied that he had anything to dc
| with its readmission to Texas. He
said he advised the attorney general
/ to compromise the judgment, but the