Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-05-01
BAILEY OF TEXAS
He Still Holds His Forensic
ProWeSS In Debate.
He Corners Senator Alarich and
Forces That GentIemdn Into
Rather PrecafiauS
f0SltisR,

The appellation, "The Mighty Tex
an" which Senator Bailey found at
tached to him after his effort on the
railroad rate bill was made more de-
scriptive in his reasoning and ora
torical powers than ever when he had
concluded the first installment of his
speech in the Senate Monday. The
Texas Senator left little to be said for
his side of the question. His convinc-
/ ing logic in favor of compelling the
rich to share their just part of the ex-
penditureS of the government and his |
appeal against the imposition of the
exOrbitant duty falling ON the con-
sumner in the Payne-Aldrich bill, held
every senator in his seat and through |
a three hours discussion of the intri-
cacies of tariff schedules hardly an
occupant of the galleries retired.
1t is proverbial that the greatest
speeches do not change votes in the
Senate. The advocates Of an inceme
tax, however, have the satisfaction of
I knowing that the argument of Senator
/, Bailey will not be answered in the
Senate, and that the dissemination of
i the speech throughout the country
} will show conclusively whether the
income tav be defeated that the
weight of the argument is upon their
side. Weaving his case around the
principles of Adam Smith, the senator
e demonstrated that his position and
: that of the Democratic senators is i'm
e pregnable, and he served notice that
= the dominant party, if it defeated the
amendment, would yet be called to
meet the issue directly.
" From a political standpoint perhaps
IS the feature of the day was Bailey's
Is forceing Senator Aldrich to take al
st open position against an income tax
n, The Rhode Island senator was reluc
re tant to do this. Senator Bailey sait
i'll that Senator Aldrich had once state,
w that the tax was socialistic and pep
i'll lulistic, but he would not do SO nov
twenty Republicans were considering
n voting for this kind of legislator
in Senator Aldrich, somewhat uncertain
of gave denial to this Interpretation c
A. his words, whereupon Senator Bale
he read from the record the senator's re
st marks on the income tax feature i
on the Wilson bill debate confirming hi
no statement
ar Now" said the senator, sis tn
ms President of the United States a sc
at cialist, or a populist?" From ths
o. time on Senator Bailey met with fe'
ID Interruptions and those that came ha
their origin in the legal phases of th
discussion. In closing his speech Sci
he ator Bailey took occasion to expires
to- his confidence in the present men
ng bers of the Supreme Court, and fo
nd those who had preceded them. n
tic was not one of those who charge
his anything akin to bribery in the la:
IN opinion of the court overturning dec
re- sions since the founding of the go'
a ernment on the income tax question
i'll He believed, however, that he We
he lacking in no respect to the court an
to was in his rights when he sought /
til every legislative means to secure
review of the question before tn;
court. He added that he believed /
Ige could show that the Supreme Cou
10 would hold the amendment constit1
Ol. tiOnal.