Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-04-30
splGeA on yvpoe powrLl.
Was Chiefly Noted for Abuse Of oruet
and tstravauant Praise Of BAL.
ley-bryan IN Total Eollpae,

Was Chiefly Noted Tor Abuse Of oruet
and tstfavapant Praise OF BAL.
ley-bryan IN Total Eellpse,
The speech OF judge Powell al the
opera house was In the main devoted
TO n portion OF the testimony OF Gruet
az Auuiln, attacks on Gruei whom no.
body iuatliea, aud 20 oxtrayagnnt
praise OF Senator \, w bailey lie
began, however, with a donunclntlon
OF the forty representatives who yot.
cd against senator Daley, and hand,
cd out roast for many of the anti.
Bailey leaders before he got through.
naming Johnson, Thomas aud Hicks
ON The ticket, aud Crane, Center aud
others who are taking part IN tho
campaign, and declared that north
Texas viii bury the ghoua and nlan.
dpfora on May 3" he said the viola.
ton OF Instructions by the represent,
ntlvca wnH The real issue. aud that the
documentary evidence obtained from
Oruot showed by microscopic oXamt
nation of The books that Il wan forged
He did not state whether or not the
microscope was applied "a the lctter
of bailey to Pierce a copy OF which
was rend by Conc Johnson Ia his
speech hero recently
lie asserted that all tho charges
were dlaproyod aud that even the
evidence Of Thomas acquitted Bailey.
but read from the record only IN 10,
gard to the evidence of Gwet In sun.
port of his contentious Tie quoted
rolndcXter however aud seemed %
think Il Htarnge that the entry of that
gentleman Into the campaign had not
routed all the antsnalloy forces.
tie defended the nailey loans from
Pierce In practically the same man,
ncr M the Senator has done himself.
by challenging the uerlptural rofor
once that the narrower IL servant TO
the leader lie harpod az great length
on the charge that Hearst was behind
The nght ON bailey, and dubbed him
a "hrainlcas millionaire.
He made no reference whatever 10
the rcadmisslon Of the Waters Pierce
on Company aud uttered no word of
condemnation Tor Pierce, who IN al
legged a. have deceived Senator Bailey
In connection With the roadmlsslon
judge powolru praise of Senator
iullVN was most oNtravRgnnt. Tie |
assorted that ne was the greatest Of
all democrats except possibly, Ioffer
son, aud that he Ia creator than nry. |
an, that he has done more for Bryan |
than any other man, and that he prac. |
tloally kent the gold democrats from |
driving BRYAN out ot the party, I'm.
der his ward painting Of Bailey w, !, |
bryan passed into total eclipse, Al |
though Il was stated by the speaker |
that BRYAN will be the nominee. he |
said u would be necessary 10 have |
nailoy there Ia write the platform.
judge Powell made Il very plain
that all the other senators ON The |
democratic side are a lot OF huddllng |
nlgmlos II Joe nalloy Ia not there 20
quiet the Republicans whom they set
ramhunctlous
lie also asserted that Bailey Is "the
one hope of the Democracy, the one
man who II the hone of free oonstltu.
tlonal government in America" lie
thus made Il plain that Il anything
should happen to Bailey the sun OF
liberty win set forever aud that only
while Bailey lives may we enjoy /
those blessings OF the constitution,
Of which he Ia the custodian" life.
liberty and the pursuit OF happiness"
Judge Powell claimed nailoy win
carry the state 100000 majority.
judge Powell remained In Bryan
until yesterday afternoon, and Is
pleasant gentleman Co meet He felt
moro than usual interest IN Bryan and
her people by reason OF the fact that
he married the Youngest daughter of
Prof Alex llogg OF Fort Worth. Tor,
ncrly ~ the A. and N, College, Judge
Powell spoke at Turner Hall In nous.
on last night