The sun., 1910-02-15
TEE BRFAN-BAIEEY REUD IN
. TEXAS.

DALLAS, Feb. iO.-Texas produced last
year something like q billion dollars In raw
materials-cst title, lumber. corn, cotton and
wool. Within 800 miles OF this city In pro-
duced One-eigh,h Of the cotton OF the United
States, excepting whom the boil weevii gets
In It's deadly work. The shoe that the re kan
wears IL made In New England, the chair
that he sits In comes from Grand Rapids.
his carpet is made In Philadelphia. his shirts
and collars come from New York or Trov.
and his woDlIen clothing from various parts
OF the North. Therefore when Senator
JoseDh W. bailey, sorely troubled by the
Hearst attacks over Sta ndArd Oil and other
matters. hemmed In ny factional enemies
at home and threatened by a fresh ir vasiOn
from Bryan. found his political position i'm
periiled and realized that he was no lonRer
the idol or the Texas planters and ranch
men. he cast the Denver platform OF 1905
on the tarin To the winds snd along with
u the platform OF 1892. adopted at Chlcs 70,
on which the last Democratic President.
tirover Cleveland. was elected. senator
Bailey has taken the lead In the 1ght against
free raw materials. has organized success
tIlly many OF the planters, business men
and BANKERS OF Texas. and'the contest is
already raging furiousiy for control OF the
neNt state convention and the Denn0cr1 tic
primaries which will settle the election In
sixteen Congress districts. All the sixteen
districts are solidly Democratic, and q DEM
ocratio nomination Is equivalent to election.
Direct prima rics prevail. In the present
Legislature there are lss Democrats and
four Republicans. The Democratic plursl-
tty Tor Bryan In 1903 was ISL .63s.
As few finished products are made In
Texas. while raw products are raised all
over the State. Senator Bailey believes
he has found q commanding issue on which
he hopes to hnite q majority OF the Texas
Democrats. To make a campaign that
covers Texas means some hard travelling
for the cam mpaiRncr.
Prior to his recent Pacific coast speak
ing trip Bryan had covered the important
Texas towns, rallying his friends with his
new tarin appeals. to fight Bailey and his
platform. Senator Charles A. Culberson has
tried hard to avoid taking sides In the feud
between Bryan and Bailey. Mr.. Culbers0n
comes up for reelection in the next Legis-
lature and In threatened with q contest.
As q rule In his votes In the Senate on the
Aldrich bill he stood with Bryan rather than
with Bailey.
Bryan has left with his Texas supporters
q platform, and he asks every friend to
write to your Senator and to your member
Of Congress and ask them how they stand
upon this tArin platform ias proposed by
Mr.. Bryan:
1. A platform is Q pledge given by the candi-
date 10 the voters, and when ratified At tho polls
becomes q contract between the offcial and his
constituents To violate II In letter Or in spirit
10 not ohIy undemOcratlc but repuGnAnI 10 the
principles OF representative government and con-
stitutes an enibeExiement Of power.
2. We denounce the desp0tlsm known as Can
nonlsm and favor such an amendment 10 the
rules Of the national House o. Representatives
1s will restore popular government In that body
and insure The rule Of the majority on every aues
tion. -
3 We Indorse the tartn plank Of the last na
tionai Democratic platform and believe that she
measure carrying out the promise OF that plat
form should. asncnk other things. provide for;
Free wool. the abolition OF the compensatory
duties on wooliens and . substantial reduction
In the ad vaIorem rate on woollens.
Free lumber. free wood pulp and free paper.
Free hides, leather. harness. boots and shoes.
Free on and products of oil.
Free iron orc, free coal. and low duties on all
nanutaetures Of iron and steel.
Free binding twine. cotton ties and cotton
baEelne. ..
Material reductions in the cotton schedules and
In the tArin upon ell other neceesarics OF life.
especially upon articles sold abroad more cheaply
than 1t home. the aim being TO put the lowest
duty on articles OF necessity and the highest on
ardcles of luxury. Articles coming into com
petition with trust made articles should be placed
on the free list.
No Ariff rate should be above 20 per cent ad
vAlorem except upon liquor and tobacco, and
oil rates above Is per cent. excepting those upon
liquor and tobacco should be reduced one TWEEN
iieth each year until - per cent rate is reached.
the purposc being 70 reduce the tarIr gradually
70 revenue basis and thereafter 20 collect tAfiff
for revenue only.
This platform should Also be submitted 20
every candidate for Congress. Men who aspire
TO public once and men whose aspirations have
been honored by the people have no right 70
keep secret their Views upon public questions.
them and expect prompt and explicit answers
Texas Democrats are divided into Bryan
and anti Bryan Democrats. Bailey and anti
Bailey Democrats. The Bailey men are
opposed to Rrvsn and the Bryan followers
are lighting Bailey. just at present the
tssue that the swo factions are lighting over
is the irrepressible tarin question. which
has taken new form and caused a new
alignment In Texas. But down deep is the
long teud which hss existed between Sena.
tor Joseph W. Bailey and Willism J. bryan
ever since the days The ardent young Texan
met the young Nebra>kan in debate In
Congress. CiashinH ambitions for ora
toricsI leadership and shaping OF party
policies and platforms created iealousies
and personal disl.kes betW esn the two youne
CongreSsmen a. early as 1870, and the
cha nges Of tie last sixteen years have failed
TO mellow the aGperities of politics. Some
OF Baileys friends believe that he rather
than Brvan should have been nomiT q ed
for President by the Democratic party.
In the stormy convention OF 1870 At Chicas 60,
when Bryan. the late Governor Alteelc
Governor. now Senator. Stone of Missouri
and the late Senator White OF California
took control Of the party organization from
Grover CIeyelands DaVit B HIlI tha lata
Governor william Z. Rassel Of Massach
setts and Secretary Villas of Wisconsin,
the thirty delegates from Texas we're for
free silver and pledged 10 support Con.
gresham Richard p. bland Of Missouri for
the Presidential nomination. Bryan made
his famous cross Of gold and crown Of
thorna" speech that swept the convention
OF its feet and some OF the Texas delegates
started to break away from Bland and
wanted to 20 over 20 Bryan. Bailey was
~ Irious. Those who heard him herate the
Texas delegates VIII" wanted to vote for
Brvan will never forget his fierce denuncia-
tioh OF fhe Nehrsskan. The delegation
under the unit rule sulIenly srIck TO Bland