Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-09-25
THAT BRYAN-BAILEY SET-TO

''Texas bids fair,' says the Houston Chron icle ito become the scene of a series of great debates on the most important issue of Amer ican politics-debates which, if they fulfill their early promise, may take d place in history alongside the joint debate of Lincoln and Doug aS.'
 The issue is the tariff and the debate hinges upon the question whether free raw material is sound democratic doctrine. Mir. Bryan says it is; Mir. Bailey says it is not and each has been heard on the Texas platform.
 For once in his public career. Mir. Bailey kept his temper in replying to an antagonist. His speech, untinged with bitterness, was in keeping with his best efforts in the senate, which have given him rank as one of the few able debaters in the country.
 But if the Texan proposes to keep cool in his combat with the brilliant and much beloved Ne braskan, it is already clear enough that the Tex ans themselves are not similarly restraining themselves. The debate on free raw material has served to reopen the fight on Bailey with intensified bitterness. Witness the following from the Chronicle, editorialy commenting upon and contrasting the two men:
 'Bailey'S fortune was amassed in small number of very large fees paid to him by the cXpIoiters of the common people
 Bryan fortune represents the many small contributions of the common people, in the form of subscriptions to his weekly paper and tickets of admission to his educational lectures-con- made gladly in order that their great leader might be free to serve them single-mind- edly in their fight against industrial oppression.
 Bryan represents men.
 Bailey represents money.
 "The issue is the protective tariff system
 Bailey urges Texas and the south to adopt the protective idea which has debauched the politics and demorazed the character of the people of Rhode Island Pennsylvania, and the other states that are strongholds of the pro tective tariff system. He would have Texas and the south demand protective tariffs on their raw materials.
 Bryan urges Texas and the south to stand firm against the whole gigantic and corrupting protective tariff graft, not to admit its poison to their veins. He would have Texas and the south continue to advocate the reduction of all tariffs until the schedules have reached rev enue basis'
 There is more of it of the same kind conclud- ing with this slogan: Under which flag, demo orats of Texas?'
 A longrange appralsement of this combat ioes not impress Us with its value either to the party of Texas or the democracy of he nation. It gives double emphasis only to 3 condition revealed in congress during the ariff session and which the country well under existence of democratic split on he tariff which estops the minority from talk ng advantage of the widespread public dissatis- action caused by the failure of the republican party to readjust the schedules on equitable ines
 As to the merits of the proposition itself whether free raw material is or is not sound lemocratic doctrine there is as much to be aid on one side as the other. Texas, in the end nay rally to either flag without settling the is ue decisively.
 But if Joe Bailey survives such an encounter