The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-02

III NHN Noul % VI YAK III NHlNA HN
reviewed the life OF the junior SEN
ator from the time when as youth
he took prominent part In putt!ng
down carpetbag and negro rule In
Mississippi, Of his coming to Texas
when young man, and OF his repaid
rise to influence and to high station
by the peoples choice, and Of the
power which he welded In congress,
both in the lower house and later
In the senate, and the majority OF
the citizens OF Texas want him to
represent them at Denver, A man
who has shown the ability he has
Is a credit to the great state of Tex
as. II is right that we should as
sembe here and say to the people
that we are opposed to pulling down
such a man, and we ought TO say
this not only to the Democrats but to
the Republicans OF the country as
we'll
81 don't like TO indulge in BIT
terness, but I'm going to be little
personal, There are some good peo-
Pile who oppose Bailey. But most
Of the men, say without unneces-
sary dlsrespect, who are opposing
him, are soreheaded politicians and
Populists.
This Is an unfortunate contro-
yersy, Bailey Is elected TO the SEN
ate for the next six years Why
should the people at home seek ia
injure him? He's doubtless made
mistakes but II remains to be shown
that he has ever made mistakes in
his official actions or that he has
ever been false TO the people. U anv
man hasn't made mistakes, I'd like
to see him. There may be such a
man here and II there Is, let him
stand up, Let us get good look
at him.
"Now in conclusion I want to make
II as a motion that we adopt reso-
lutlons instructing our delegates to
vote that Senator Bailey shall be
one OF the delegates from this state
to the Denver convention"
Cook COunty'S Resolutions.
j. r. Bowman then offered the set
Of resolutions given above which he
commended from the fact that they
have been adopted by the Democrats
OF Senator Baileys home county, at
Gainesville, and that they contain
no words OF censure or vituperaa-
ton. al realize" continued Mr.. Bow
man, in championing the junior SEN
ator that history tells OF but one
perfect man, and history further tells
that he was crucified on Calvary L
rugged brow for the redemption OF
manBnd. don't believe Senator
Bailey perfect, but do believe that
he il more perfect than any man who
assails his political or personal char.
acter.
81 have always believed that II
bands of our mothers taught us the
story of the Christ and his marvel
ious work, that however we might
otherwise question the possibility OF
the account, we would believe it,
And now when I see representative
citizens of all sections, men whose
characters are unimpeachable, men
who stan dhigh in church and state
men who would never consent Ia
wrong, when | see these men adyo.
eating Senator Bailey. believe am
safe in advocating him. And further
when | see that those who marched
with Jackson, with Lee, with For.
rest, with Morgan, are his unuues.
toned supporters, when | see him
bneel at the shrine OF the Confed.
eracy with these, then have faith
in him. 1t convinces me that he is
honest, that he is true that he has
never betrayed the trust imposed on
him.
Even If he has committed slight
intersections in his private affairs, il
has never been proven that he has
betrayed the Democratic party or the
Democratic influence"
Audience Elected Delegates.
There was no dissenting voice tc
the resolutions as read and copies OF
them were at once started through
the audience for signers, Then OF
motion, all who signed the resolutions
were constituted delegates to the Fort
Worth meeting with the provision
that the active delegation be made
up later from those who could ar,
range their affairs so as to go &c
Fort Worth.