El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-07
RANDALL OPENS HIS CAMPAIGN FOR
CONGRESS- SUCCEED ENAT0RBAILEY
Says Some Things That Are Interpreted Being Shots
Directed Personally at the Senator Declares For
the Initiative and Referendum, Also For the
Recau-Says Interests Control Nation

Waco, Texas, Oct 7.-COngressman c.
3. Randall opened his campaign today
Tor the United States senate TO sue
coed Joseph Weldon Bailey. The speak
er, who is an anti, openly announced
his candidacy some time before II be-
came known that Bailey would not run
gain, and naturally, his address had
much in iJ that was clearly aimed at
the junior senator, although he did not
call names. Some Of Bailey's friends
declare that the speech Of the congress
man was so red hot that Bailey may
think himself forced to take the stump
in behalf Of Col rom Ball CHS faTorlLe)
and help with the campaign as Ylndl-
cation Of himself Officials controlled
By the interests 'the people thrOt-
tied" and other terms used by Mr. Ran
In them when he used them today.
Special Interests Control.
In part he said;
In discussing the questions before
us. we should not deceive ourselves
The fact is that the government and
the industries of the country are in
the control Of special interests To
break the hold that these interests have
or the government, they and their
AGENTS. sympathiZers and htrenngss
must be expelled from public office To
free the industries Of the country, equal
rights must be established ana special
privileges abolished. The remedies
must be applied IN the order named.
Remedial legislation can never be Sc
cured until senators and representatives
shall serve the peOple-and the people
only Disinterestedness in the framing
OF laws is as necessary as honesty and
ability.
Investigation discloses that the
trusted servants Of the people are under
an influence that controls their conduct,
or uullifies their efforts. The congress
is closer to the trusts than to the peO-
pie. 1t can not serve both A system
Of graft, skilfully organized and cum
u-Tgly conducted by special interests
brings under its influence the dominant
forces, shaping the course and control
ing the results Of legislation This
system was designed and used not only
ru control the party In power. but to
secure as much support as possible
from those I'm the minority. Thus every
great contest is fought out through
much labor and speech making but a
Vay Is usually found either TO defeat
the passage Of just legislation or to ac-
company IT with such phraseOlOgy or
provisions in the bill as viii in effect
nuIlify it's purpose and its usefulness.
Employing Public Officials.
These are strong statements, en-
bracing serious charges against the
public service, but / am not here to
either minimize or eX9ggerate the facts.
II ought to inspire every true Texan
to enter the army of refOTm-as no
would answer the bugle note OF alarm,
calling him TO arms in defence az Lis
country. II these charges are not true,
then I am unworthy OF the position ]
seek. The system did not stop with
gifts and privileges. These were valu-
able. but men need money. A gift, in
cash did not sound well. The public
would NOT tolerate that. Hence, employ
nent was ~esOrurd TO. Retainers, feds
fer counsel and advice, fees for some
real or alleged service, shares in real
estate deals, blocks Of stock in mining
and other corporations that required
little o. no cash outlay and netted large
dividends. and Other such methods, were
used TO enrich public servants who In
turn betrayed the people and served the
interests Thus milli0naires multiplied
In congress-. and mon of little apparent
business capacity actually rolled in
wealth, and were accounted inTinci