El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-22
Photographers Have a Final
Fling at Senator Bailey
Senator
lents Papers Nearly State the Union the Texas
Senator's Announcement.
Bailey


I able time either resigning or refusing
] to resign
Manchester IN. h Union; Joe Bailey
Of Texas is not to be a candidate for
reelection, but our wireless operator
has not yet picked up an encouragement
Of VIM. LOrimer's resignation from
that august body.
Camden IN j. Courier: Senator
Bailey viii be missed when he leaves
the senate, because he was among the
ablest Democrats OF that body and
staunch advocate Of party principles
Buffalo IN. y Times; His place in
the u. S. senate viii not be readily
filled
New York World. Senator Bailey's
decision not to seek reelection Is the
part Of prudence.
Charlotte a. c. Observer: Senator
Bailey's retirement is eminently fit
ting, but the south viii lose a public
man whose equal in ability IL does not
possess, and may not possess for many
Cincinnati Times Star: Senator Bailey
is to retire.-NeWs item. Interesting,
very-if not recOnsidered by that
changeabIe gentleman.
Cleveland (OhiO) Leader: In the in
terest Of all concerned it might be well
to examine closely senator Bailey's re-
tiremenr threat to ascertain whether
or not he has tied string to it.
Oklahoma City Times Evidently Bal
ley sees that Texas is forming an
opinion OF him that has been shared all
over the country for some time. viz:
that he is unworthy to represent the
great state Of Texas.
Philadelphia (Pa.) Record; No petty
shrew in petticOats ever made worse
wreck Of her cOme1ness and her op-
pOrtunities than Joseph Weldon has
done in the arena Of politics.
PaWtuCket (R l. Times Mature re-
Election has convinced senator Bailey
that the lot Of a misfit in congress is
not a happy one.
Columbia Is. O. State: That one Of
the very ablest men in the country, and
perhaps the best equipped man in the
south should be made useless to the
south and to Democracy because OF
wide lack Of confidence in his sincere
devotion to those policies that put man
before the dollar has long been de-
plored far beyond the boundaries OF
Texas.
Newport News Cva-) Press: Senator
Bailey is a man Of recognized ability
and IS conceded to be one Of the ablest
men in the senate, but he seems to De
wholly out Of sympathy with the DEM
OCratic party and its principles and
the party viii be the gamer when ne
retires from public life.
Washington ID. c. Herald: Senator
Bailey declares that he Is not in the
next race for senator. His enemies VIII
insist that he was never in It
Albuquerque IN. NJ Journal: senator
vocably and eternaly made up his
mind that he viii not be a candidate
for reelection. Joseph has figured out
that others have already made up their
minds 10 that effect
Los Angeles (CaL) Times: Joe Bailey
is at 81 again He declares that he
will never again be a candidate Tor the
senate. II this news Is confirmed the
coming holiday season promises to De
unusually joyful in Texas.
Memphis lTenn.) NeWs-Scimttar- Joe
Bailey has thrown up the sponge to
avoid punishment and the inevitable
Portland OregOnian- Having acquired
the habit, senator Bailey win q1;it for
good at the end Of his term
Salt Lake CUtah) Tribune: In re-
signing his chances to be reelected as
Mr.. Bailey has done there are many
Texans who hold that he didn't re-
sign anything Of value
Burlington lVt) Free Press:
Senator Bai1ey's retirement does not
come as an entire surprise. 1t is large
ly due to the opposition aroused over
his defence Of Lorimer.
Seattle (Wash.) POst-Intelligen
Senator Bailey's announcement that he
will not again be a candidate for the
senate may be a trifle late, nevertheless
it viii be welcome news to many Tex
wyoming CCheyenne) Tribune: The
star Of senator Bailey IS about to set [
In Bailey the Tribune has always be- /
statesman had he been satisfied with
poverty and great honor.
Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin: Joe
Bailey tells US that he will run no /
more. Possibly he means it as
threat but we are inclined to take It /
as a promise.
Aberdeen Is. d News. OF course. IL /
will be a hard blow. but there IS a I
possibility that the United States viii 7
continue in business at the old stand, /
even II Bailey sticks to his determine |
ti0n TO quit
Grand Forks On. ID Herald: Senator .
Bailey having resignged and thought