The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-05
TRYING TO KEEP THE RECORD
STRAIGHT.


The sincerity OF one 5 position is
Indicated entirely by the circumstan-
ces which force recognition as the
influencing pow er behind the action
taken II is possible to do an appar-
eut right for the purpose of accomp-
fishing an intended wrong.
Our esteemed contemporary, the
Fort Worth Record, in seeking to
Justify the position of Senator Bal
'ey on the democratic tariff meas
ures in congress, especially dwell
ing upon the fact that the junior
senator from Texas is making sin
gle handed fight for the farmers
and stock raisers, loses sight of the
fact that every other southern state
occupies the same position as does
Texas in matters relating to the vel
fare of the farmer, and it is neither
reasonable nor just to infer that the
representatives in congress of these
several states are engaged in an eff
fort to make of the farmer burden
/ bearer for the nation AS we have
previously stated in these columns,
the junior senator from Texas may
be entirely wrong, Just as easily as
he may be altogether right, in the
position he has taken. Attributing TO
him a splendid intelligence does not
necessitate the declaration that
every other democratic member Of
4 81 &c Ilp IF
correctly understanding the princi-
pies and precepts of democracy as
set forth by the platforms of the par
| ty.
The Fort Worth contemporary
says that the net result of Senator
bill was to force the adoption of an
amendment which provides that GER
! tain agricultural products shall be
| admitted free from only such coun-
| tries as have reciprocal trade rela-
tiOns with the United States. The
Bailey amendment may carry a sus
picion of such purpose on its face,
but what about the hidden motive?
the Dominion of Canada fails to
ratify the reciprocal treaty recently
passed by our congress- would not
the junior senator's amendment
practically make the free list bill in
operative, at least in so far as the
packer is concerned? 1t should be
borne in mind that those same inter
ests which sought to block the
passage of this treaty by
the congress of the United
States are now earnestly endeavor-
ing by the use of the same arguments
used here to defeat the ratification
of the treaty by the people of Cana
da The Record knows that Senator
Bailey was unalterably opposed to
the Canadian reciprocity pact, and Ii
is Well aware that the able Texan
has been charged with insincere mo
tives in his attempt to defeat the
| demands of the people. No represen-
/ tative of the lumber trust supported
/ the Canadian reciprocity measure.
! But Senator Baileys amendment
does not yet prevail The house, the
democratic membership of which
W dS ltSllbtlSI IOl AuF blIl bhV Jun
ior senator from Texas succeeded in
amending in the senate, has refused
to concur in the senate amendment
and the bill has gone to a confer
ence committee This. according to
our judgment. is exactly what SEN
ator Bailey expected to happen. It
gives time for further fight against
a democratic bill, and time in the
hands of valiant fighter like Sena-
tor Bailey amounts TO much 1t is
barely possible that the conference
committee may reach an agreement
as to the pending measure, but not
ii the Texas senator can prevent IL.
The Record must admit that it is a
least possible for much to be hidden
/ beneath the surface serenity of the
/ Bailey amendment
1t matters not from what source
remedial legislation may emanate,
/ this paper viii always be found lend
ing its support to that which it be-
| Heves to be of the most good to the
greatest number OF people. If re
publican president backed by a pop
ular demand, undertakes the passage
of measures that are desired by the
people, it is the duty of honest jour
nalism to lend its moral support to
the undertaking 1t is just as dan
gerous to the welfare of the nation
TO be able to see only harm in a
republican president as ii is to be
able to see only good in the acts Of
a democratic senator who is in oppo-
sitiou to every other democratic
member In both branches OF our
congress.
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There is no need of the governor
making such haste about going into
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