The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-04-23
SPEECH BY BAILEY
THE JUNIOR SENATOR WARMLY
WELCOMED BY HIS
FRIENDS
ATTACK ON DAVIDSON
The Attorney General of Texas Is
Held Up as a Man Who Sells
His Name and Influence
for Gold.

When Senator Bailey arose to
speak from the stage at the Chau-
tauqua Park auditorium this morn
ing at 11:30 he was greeted by the
largest audience that ever heard him
in WaXahachie. His friends were
present in large numbers from many
sections of Ellis county. The senator
was scheduled to begin speaking at
1920, but the southbound Katy was
thirty minutes late and after its ar
rival the speaker was given a brief
time in which to rest.
The people began assembling at
the auditorium about $50 and by
the time Senator Bailey arrived the
structure was crowded. A large num-
Der of Confederate Veterans occu-
pied chairs on the stage The people
not only filled all the aisles but
every opening in the auditorium was
crowded.
The architect who constructed the
building estimated its seating capa-
city at about $500. Newspaper re-
porters who have been travelling with
Senator Bailey estimated the attend
ance at about $500 The ladies of
the city who were enlisted by
the Bailey committee worked
Wednesday afternoon on the decor
ations. The stage was beautifully
adorned with cut flowers and potted
plants. Roses of all colors formed a
bank entirely across the front of the
stage. Over the proscenium arch was
a banner on which was this inscrip-
ton, Il fear no evil; | have done no
wrong"
While waiting for the arrival of
Senator Bailey students of Trinity
! University kept up a din with their
yells:
Senator Bailey was accompanied
to the stage by Hon. j. NJ Alderdice
H. p Mizell, Yancey D. Kemble and
Capt. B. F. Forester, Sr. Mr. Alder
dice presided. He introduced Rev. r.
B. Criddle, who offered the invoca-
ton,
! Capt. Forester was then present
ed and in few words he introduced
Hon. Yancey D. Kemble Mr. Kemble
in turn introduced Senator Bailey
saying that he was one of Texas
most distinguished citizens and one
IL.
Senator Bailey began his address
by saying that as long as he was
greeted with demonstrations like
this he had nothing to fear from his
enemies here or elsewhere. He said
he would hate to think the time
would ever come when an unworthy
senator would be given a reception
! like this.
The speech of Senator Bailey
throughout was along the usual line
although he did not go as much in
to the details of the legislative in
vestigations as he has done at other
/ places. The only item of the loans
referred to was that of the S175C
draft. He said that it had been prov.
en- that he had repaid every dollar
that he had borrowed from H. Clay
: Pierce
he again went over the state
ments he has heretofore made that
! when he was having transactions
! with Pierce that he did not know
the Waters-Pierce Oil company was
part of the Stapdard Oil company
| He said Crane, as attorney general
/ failed to prove this in the suit he had
filed against the Waters Pierce Oil
company.
! In discussing the fight that is now
, being made against him he wanted
to know what would happen if his
! enemies should be successful In the
! primary election May g He said the
| former populists would have a ma.
jority in the state convention, and
would elect Cyclone Davis temporary
chairman. Then Bill Crawford would
/ be made permanent chairman and
Pat O'keefe sergant at arms. He said
! they would send as delegate to the
national convention man who re-
pudiated the ticket in 1896 and tore
/ the Bryan electors off the ticket. He
! said their work would not stop II
they were to win in this contest, fol-
they would then try to elect Bill
! Sterrett to congress in Jack Beall's
! place. The men who never kept the
faith are the men who are preach.
! ing to the men who have always kept
| it,
f, The speaker then paid his respects
| to the Dallas News in way that was
not altogether complimentary. He
said the News had never told the
truth and had never supported &
democratic ticket
/ The senator then side stepped Ione
enough to say that there were some
good men and loyal democrats
among the anti-Baileyites. He said
there never was cause so bad but
what few honest men would sup
port it. In this connection the speak.
er made the declaration that ninety
nine out of every hundred republi-
cans wanted to see the anti-Bailey
side win in this contest. He said the
republicans had a reason to hate
him. He had caused them a great
deal of trouble during the past few
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