The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-09-20

| Declaring that he was i'll the fight
| to finish and that he was ready to
come again if Mr.. Bryan returned to
Texas, Senator Bailey delivered an
address in the Fair Grounds auditor
ium at Dallas Saturday night in
which he attempted to answer the
speech made in Dallas the Tuesday
before by Mr.. Bryan on democracy
and the Tariff"
The auditorium was filled to over
! flowing and it is estimated that Mr..
Bailey was heard BY 5000 people.
Large delegations were there from
all the neighboring counties. Mr..
Bailey was given a respectful hearing
and while he was frequently applaud
ed the applause appeared to come
from groups of friends in different
time was it unanimous. Whether or
not his speech met with the endorse
ment, of a majority Of those who
heard him would be rather difficult
! to determine.
While the speech of the junior SEN
| ator was dignified and free from
bitterness 1t was apparent to close
observer that a vein of sarcasm was
directed against the former presiden-
tial nominee.
Mr.. Bailey's address was mainly a
,1, al, NyYnc 1gU u
by Mr. Bryan in which Mr Bryan
| criticised the Texas platform OF
1896. which declared for a tax on
raw material. He took up Mr.. Bry-
ian's four free raw material reasons
land dissected them one at time.
| Whether or not he effectively ans
wered the argument of the Nebras-
kan depends entirely upon the point
of view.
After disposing of Mr. Bryan's four
propositions relative to the admls-
sion of raw materials free OF duty
Mr.. Bailey defended his position on
the tariff question in the senate dur
ling the special session of congress.
This position is Numerically oppos-
ed to the Bryan idea. In discussing
the binding force of party plat
form Mr.. Bailey said he would obey
the platform when it was right This
position is also antagonistc to Mr..
Bryan's public announcements.
Mr. Bailey's speech, in part, is as
follows
Ladies and Gentlemen: Last
Tuesday a distinguished democrat
and | might say the most distin
guished democrat of this generation
lappeared in Dallas and delivered al
address. the object of which, "a
frankly avowed by him, was to chal
Ilenge the soundness of the democrat
ic party in Texas upon the tariff
question and | am here tonight t.
yindicate the wisdom and the democ
racy of Texas. The platform, or rath
er the declaration of the platform
of 1895, which Mr.. Bryan read ant
against which he mainly directed hi
criticism, was drawn, | have Away
understood, by the lamented Johl
In Reagan, and if he were herr
among us | would be glad to leay
ihim to answer what has been salt
about it, Though not here to speal
lin person, he left a record and
Icharacter that will forever delen'
his democracy against the sllShtes
Impeachment Cheerfully as | woui'
defend the democratic party OF thi
state in any case, I defend it in thl
lease with the added pleasure or be
lieving | am defending the memor
of man who served the people 0
Texas with conspicuous ability an
labsolute fidelity for more than fift
wears. Nor am | unmindful OF TIL
fact that. perhaps more than an
other living man, | am responslbl
for the error of our position, II
be erroneous, and | therefore teel
incumbent upon me to defend II |
the best of my poor ability
"But before / examine the que'
tion itself I think it proper that
Ishould call the attention or M
Bryan and the attention of the couI
try to the fact that he is mistake
when he says that the democrat