The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-03-07
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Charlie Culbersou our senior
United states senator, received aE
Insult at the hands uf a few narrow
minded ignorant creatures down at
Austin Monday that should be- re
scented by democrats throughout
the length and breadth of not only
Texas but the entire nation. And 60
think that such things such traves-
ties on manhood should b, reason
OF the miscarriage of honest ballots.
dishouor the name of senators,
It is bad enough when ignorance.
lead by an insane Worship, may be
come riOtous al the mere mention of
that which is good and clean in this
hour of corrupt politics. but for SEN
ators-men who are expected 10 pos
eess at least a thimbleful of dignity
along with brains equal to the allot-
ment OF the average idiot-to so far
forget decenCy as to refuse TO recos-
nize a righteous act when they are
confronted with it, almost completes
the shame of their constituency and
the sorrow and digust of the party
they dishonor When through
watchfulness of the peoples inter-
ests-a watchfulness that these pitt
full misrepresentation of an untortu-
nate constituency can never be ac-
cused of ssessing-Senator Chas.
A. Culberson disclosed an attempt to
steal from the treasury of the people
$25 600, he performed an act that
entitled him to the thanks of every
honest man, regardless of political
or personal alignment throughout
the nation. But a few Texas senators
God pity us for having 10 call such
contracted libertines senators) re-
fused to express by their votes the
thanks of Texas. Senator Culberaon' 5
home state In our life time we have
seen some creatures for whom we
felt a sickening digust, but when we
are confronted with this phalanx of
senatorial damphules our heart and
conscience calls out for "a whip of
scorpions, to lash such rascals naked
through the world
1t is a disgrace to decency, an
abortion of reason, a contradiction
of common sense, when men even
of the lowest calling in life become
so tied to an idol that every discov-
cry of crime is accepted as a reflee-
ton on their hero, and that such h |
condition prevails in the senate of |
Texas is neither complimentary to |
the worhiped nor to the worship
ers
Have matters reached such a
point in the legislature of Texas |
hat proposition to thank a vigil
mt servant of the people for detect
ng and defeating an effort to steal
,25, 900 as fee for the defense of
4orimer, must be accepted as a chal-
enge to Baileyism-a call to defend
he honor of the illustrious Joe? If
he actions of the supplemented SEN
ltorial friends of Senator Bailey |
we're accepted by the people as evil |
ience of the guilt or innocence of
the junior senator in connection with
this latest scandal they would be
forced TO conclude that it was his
influence and ingenuity that at
tempted to perpetrate that vicious |
fraud upon the government-thatt
Senator Bailey had fallen so low in
he scale of humanity as to take ad-
'antage of an occasion when all was
ush and confusion to attempt the
heft of $4,000 from the treasury
f the people.
As we have suggested before, 1t is
Ugh time for Senator Bailey to pray
0 be delivered from the notoriety >
e has gained in his brilliant de-
anse of Lorimer and for a separa-
ion from the friends who have so
nergetically pulled for his success
n that inglorious undertaking.