The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-09-26
Texans Fighting Career
has Made Him
Notable
BY Ernest q. walker.
mail Special to The Advertiser

Or criticism, constituting tribute to-
the ability of the Texas senator who
says he has had enough Of public life.
1t goes to emphasize what forum the
senate is and what great opportunities
it offers for public service. No great
senator passes without every State in
the Union taking notice and Bailey's
abilities are very much out of the ordi-
nary.
The Texan will mot be fifty years old
when his present term expires, year
from next March. He came to the ma
tional house twenty years ago, was the
minority leader there during a congress
or two and then won an election to
the senate where he is now rounding
out twelve years of service For good
part of that time he has been the
recognized Democratic leader of the
senate. In the rough and tumble of
controversy, he is conceded to be the
peer of any man in the senate. His
qualifications there have been recog-
nized in spite of certain temperamental
weaknesses, such as a quickness in
anger that betrayed him into several
disagreeable quarrels. Years ago he
fell upon Senator Beverage of Indiana,
but wrought no damage beyond yanking
the Hoosier's cravat out of plumb.
More recently he had dispute with a
newspaper correspondent, who struck
him with a cane In the last congress
he resigned in a huff because Democrats
displayed sympathy with the Judicial
recall in Arizona. This resignation,
handed to the Vice President and tele-
graphed to the Governor of Texas, was
recalled, after Bailey had bad oppor-
tunity to think about it for few
hours.
The Texan quarreled less violently
with one or two Republican Presidents
and, during the Roosevelt administra-
tions, gave the White House a wide
berth. He went there once demanding
some action in the case of an army
officer, who was a native of or had
resided much in Texas and became
angry because his request was not COM
Piled with. He has been on friendly
! terms, however, with President Taft.
In Cahoots.
Quite while ago, the report began
to circulate that Bailey was in cahoots
with Republican leaders. 1t persisted
and persisted and is quite generally
believed at the Capitol. He and SEN
ator Aldrich seemed to have an under
standing on many matters and this was
annoying to Democratic senators.
Bailey appeared to grow more and more
conservative and this probably encour-
aged the view that he was cooperating,
on occasion, with the Republicans. His
connection, as an attorney, with the
Waters Pierce Company, a subsidiary
of Standard Oil, was developed after
many denials from him. 1t undpubted
" served to undermine his prestige in
the senate not little and during the
last session of congress it was plain
that he had virtually no following
among Democratic senators. He enter
tains tariff views not in accord with
his party. He refuses to accept the
free raw material doctrine and has
FLASHED much with Bryan on that and
other party issues In fact he all but
bolted Bryan in 1896 and the Nebras
kan has never forgiven him for that
! Senator Simmons, of North Carolina,
high tariff and protection Democrat,
/ has cooperated much with Bailey. So
has Senator Paynter of kentucky, who
| has become something of White House
| Democrat and who, a few weeks ago,
withdrew from a race for reelection
when it became apparent that radical
Democrat in the person of Representa-
! tive Ollie James would certainly de-
feat him for the primary designation.
The two Louisiana senators have also
cooperated little with Bailey but the
Louisianans are recognized as excep-
J tions. The senators from that State
have long been protectionists, because
of the interests of the State in cane
sugar
With his loss of influence Senator
Bailey has become peevish. He has
stood out persistently for his views,
4 however, and at the recent session was
responsible for the defeat of the house
tariff bill, known as the farmers free
list. Had he voted for it the house
I bill would have carried in the senate
! without amendment. He has unex-
celled powers as a speaker and has con-
tinued to present his opinions with
much force. The senate attendance
and also a big throng in the galleries
are assured whenever he makes a set
speech. He presents his ideas very
clearly, has a magnificent speaking
voice and it is often said that If one
accepts Bailey's premises there is no
escape from his conclusions.
Fell Before Temptation.
While he has not identified himself
with a small and influential circle of
senators who form an exclusive circle
Of their own, he has been much IN
sympathy with them. When he first
came TO Warrington he refused 70 wear
evening dress. His aversion 10 any in
consistency prevented him for many
years from participating Ia social af-
fairs, because BIO recognized that ho
could not well do that without buying
a eiaW-hhmmog coat. He finally yield.
ed. but was not a little uncomfortable
over the notoriety Il brought bin.