The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-05-01
CONE JOHNSON
BURNS BAILEY


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bitter invectives; he presents facts
for arguments instead.
In beginning his address he said
there was only one question before
the people today; just one question
so plain and simple that it was no
trouble for any man to understand
it. When stated in plain language
TALL men, and even children, know
what it means. There need be no
confusion or misunderstanding of
this question now confronting the
peopie.It matters not whether you
accept it or reject it. The whole
question is contained in short
quotation uttered by that greatest
of all characters when he said mo
man can serve two masters" Con-
tinuing the speaker said:
Il accept what he says and be-
lieve it with all my heart. The
trouble with Joe Bailey lies deeper,
for in his heart he has never accept
ed the truth of that statement.
THE question is really one of
| ownership. 1t is a question of who
own Joe Bailey at this time. Does he
belong to us or does he belong to
our enemies. He tells us we ought
to be content with half of him; half
his time, half his thought, half of
his allegiance, while with the other
half he is coming money in an un-
holy cause. !"
The speaker then said he declin-
ed to become partner with the
Standard Oil company in this way.
! He said he didn't want to be half
owner of a horse; he wouldn't want
the other fellow to ride all the time
while he walked.
! He said, Il am in favor of TAX
! ing the scourge and lash and run
ming the money changers off our
premises and kicking Joe Bailey out
with them
| He said he had been told if he
wanted to make a fight against Bal
! ley he ought to wait five years and
then enter the race for the senate.
| He said he did not want towait that
long. The man who postpones a fight
five years is not looking for much
Of fight anyhow.
! He said he did not want a man
| to represent him in the convention
whom Bryan said talked like an ed
! itorial in a republican paper. He
/ said he made big mistake in 1896
by following the advice of Joe Bal
/ ley when he said Bryan was a popu-
/ list.
! He said the Bailey men do not
want Bryan nominated.
! "Oh, you men here that are for
Joe Bailey, let me give you warn
ing, sirs. 1t won't be - months
from now until you will be apologize
ing to the democracy of your coun-
/ try for your support of Joe Bailey.
! expect to see the day come in Texas
when every man who has gone out
to defend Joe Bailey and who>cffers
| for any office, the first thing MI
have to do will be to convi e
people that he is not goiH1 Try
to follow Bailey's example We
two masters at once"
Mr.. Johnson called fol Phe
Bailey men in his audienS who
/ favored the nomination of Bryan to
stand up and be counted, and there
was just thirteen stood up.
! only thirteen" said Mr. John
son. IF there are any more here
stand up and show where you are.
No one else got up.
/ Mr.. johnson then read an editor
ial from the Commoner wherein the
! practice of congressman accepting
employment from public service cor
porations was condemned
Now, all you Bailey men who be-
lieve that hold up your hand"
! Only three hands went up and
| this brought forth derisive cheers
! from the audience
! Then somebody in the rear of the
audience gave hurrah for Joe Bal
ley
That man, said Mr.. Johnson
has made all the argument than can
be made for Bailey
In abiding to the service of Sen
ator Bailey in preparing an opinion
! for the Standard Oil company the
speaker said:
IF Joe Bailey knew in advance
that he was going to tell the Stand
ard Oil people they could not come
into Texas he stole the money and
he ought to take 1t back and give il
to them. | believe he told them they
could not come in their own name
but they could get in by organizing
the Security Oil company"
I Continuing the speaker said: Il
don't want man to represent me
| in the national convention who
would have to go by st. Louis and
pull pierce's leg. They say Pierce has
! to wear an extension shoe because
one leg has been pulled so much by
Bailey"
MA Johnson said he did not want
to send man to Denver who was
as easily fooled as was Joe Bailey.
/ In discussing the last legislative
investigation the speaker said the
! proceedings lasted about six weeks
and Joe Bailey never produced the
scratch of a pen to show that the
notes held against him by Pierce had
ever been cancelled There was moth
| ing to show that he had ever repaid
a single dollar that he claimed to
have borrowed from Pierce.
Il don't believe there is a man in
Texas" said the speaker, who be-
lieves that Joe Bailey today has the
scratch of pen to show that his
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