The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-18

dates in connection with Bailey S
acts, and then give your Judgment
fair play When passion rules reas-
on is dethroned. Follow boldly when
truth leads you, no matter what you
have thought, for the men who can
not be changed by reason are fanat-
les and fools.
March IL, 1901-The Washing
ton telegram to the Galveston-DaIlas
News announced that Bailey was on
his way to Austin to fight the Grin
nan bill and the McFall resolution.
March IA, 1901-The Driskill no.
tel register shows that Bailey arrlV-
ed in Austin.
March 10. 1901-Bailey gave out
to the press that he opposed the Nc
Fall resolution.
March 81, 1901-Paulus publish
ed an open letter to Bailey saying
that it was reported that he had
come back to Austin to defeat his
bill, which would render the prop
erty of an oil trust corporation LA
BILE for penalties after its dissolu-
ton. That letter was never answer
ed
Bailey had seen the legislature
and went home. On the next day,
March IS, 1901, he wrote to Pierce
the following letter:
March IS, 1901.-Mr. H. c.
Pierce, St Louis, Mo-: My Dear
Pierce-Send me New York Ex-
change for s1,750. Have it made
payable to my order so it will not
be necessary for you to indorse it.
Send it at once. ought to have had
it several days Your friend truly,
-. w. BAILEY
Bailey had been at work lobbying
and did not want the name of Pierce
on a check that brought him money.
April l, 1901-Four days after
that the Grinnan bill passed the SEN
ate and went to the house.
April 2, 19e1-On the very next
day, April 2, the house committee
reported favorably on the Grinnan
bill-in spite of "Bailey's" opposi-
ton; and, again, there is great fear
in the camp of H. Clay Pierce, for
the register of the hotel shows that
Bailey returned and spent the next
day in Austin.
April 8, 1901-The legislature ad-
journed-for want of time it did not
pass the Grinnan-Paulus bill, which
uItu On luS Cd1euudl anu tllo 4hNI q II
resolution also-and thus Pierce
triumphed through the help of our
junior senator.
Bailey admitted that in March
1901, he received. direct from the
headquarters of the Standard Oil
company, 26 Broadway, New York, a
fee of $4,000, Ifid to him for his le'
gal opinion tn t they could not dc
ac IN,
could have to them that. They
knew it--but FUR legislature was il
session-PiercA was in danger anG
pany, adopted their shrewd way OF
greasing Mr., Bailey's path.
June -, 1900-But the year be
fore all this. in 1900, the Waco cases
were pending and Stirbbling, the at
torney for Texas, was threatening tc
place the Waters-Pierce Oil company
in the hands of receiver, and so or
June 5, 1900, George Clark had writ
ten to Johnson, the attorney fol
Pierce, that he had better have Bal
ley communicate with Stribbling."
Just seven days after that letter
on June II, Pierce telegraphed as
follows:
LAKE NepdStUUOu, w Is, june L =
1900-Andrew G. Finley, st. Louis
If Johnson approves authorize Bail
ey to loan Stribbling on his note 81,
500. Bailey should quiet all Texa!
parties; tell him | will see him soon
H. CLAY PIERCE"
What Joe Bailey loan money TO
Pierce, the millionaire? Why selec
Bailey to quiet Stribbling by loan
ing" him money?
June -, 19OO-On the very SAM
day, June -. 1900. j. w. Bailey
thus authorized, drew his sight draf
on Pierce for just $500.
June 10, 1900-Bailey then begal
to prosper, for on June 10, 1900
pierce directed the secretary of hi
oil company to send him at Gaines
vile exchange for $1,750, and tina
money was charged up by the OF
company to account OF legal expen
ses in Texas litigation"
And now this senatorial friend 0
Pierce, caught and exposed, make
, virtue of necessity and has confes
, sed that he brought back to Texa
that great trading corporation" an
, that he, being an honest man, cal
t represent public service corporation
while senator, though other PEG
pie can not.
On August s, 1900, he said in
. Waco convention: do we. as demo
) Gratis of Texas, believe that we hav
: fallen so low as to elect senate
who sells his services to corpora
tons? l do not believe that time vii
5 ever come" At that very time he ha
7 $3.50 of the money of the Waters
| Pierce Oil company in his pocket.
= But why pursue further in detai
S the trail of our Joseph with tn
, mantle of many colors? Every singl
fact stated by me has been establish
ed by testimony as true. Bailey wa
e confronted with the notes, letter
q and kilograms and could not den
them. Why dwell on his borrowin
r $4,000 from John w. Gates will
: out interest and his subsequeI
change of heart when he ceased h.
: opposition and supported the POI
| Arthur bill SO dear to Gates? TIL
e sworn statements by witnesses hay
established that his fees for service
: and money borrowed from publ
: service corporations amounts
y nearly half million of money, an
:. yet during all that time no man hs
x ever stated that Mr.. Bailey rendere
r any legitimate service as a lawyer