Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1911-03-10
Recent News and Senator Bailey

houston Chronicle.
Is there any answer to the re-
cent letter published in the Chroo.
icle from Hon Yancy Lewis? II g
showed four items IN the news
whose relationship is not appareu,
to casual observer: (a) Senator
Bailey wrote Gov Colquitt approx
ing opposition to the provision of
recall contained in theTexarkan
charter. (b) Senator Bailey con.
cludes his argument in defence of
the right of Senator Lorimer to his
seat in the L s Senate. (c) The
commissioner of corporations pre-
SCENTS to the president the first in.
stallmeDt Of his report on lumber
industry of the U 5 CD Mr. vii
liams, chairman, introduced his
bill redistricting the state into
districts so as to make it difficult
if not impossible, the reelection
of anti Baily congressman
The letter goes on to show Sen
ator Bailey's connection with lum-
Der and his votes thereon and Lor-
liners.
The Lorimer case is dismissed
at length with much force. Among
other things he says: The rule
the Senator now urges must be re
garded as godsead by any law
less interest whs conceives that it
needs its Own special agent in the
L S Senate, for under his present
contention all such interest has to
do is to selectits own trusted agent
put up enough money to currupt a
state Legislature and keep him ig-
norant of this fact and therebycon-
fer upon him an absolutely indie
feasible title, His other legisla-
tive proposition deserves possibly
more consideration, namely, that
il some members Of the legislature
are bribed, their vote must be ex-
Guided for all purposes and the sue
cessful contestant be required to
secure simply maj ority of those
not bribed. Many have already
pointed out that this rule would
enable corrupt candidate, who
needed but two votes, to secure his
election by buying four.
Then as to the redistricting the
state he declares that "the Will
Jams bill, seemingly excluding eg-
cry other intent, is skiilfullydr drawn
to accomplish this end" to.wit
to make impossible the continu-
ance in congress Of most, if not all
of the ,i-Bailey congressman,
What outrages have the anti
Baily congressman committed" it
is asked. The reply is given:
They held the declaration of the
national platform binding upon
them in honor and conscience and
did not vote in accordance with
Mr.. Bailey's views. They believed
that a representative of the people
should not take fees, gifts, loans
or emoluments from corporations
or interests t. be affected by their
legislation, and they could not
sanction or approve Mr.. Bailey 3
practice in this respect
Thus ruthlessly," Yancey Lew
is concludes, lis it sought to 81
lence the voices of free men and by
the methods of the merciless ma
chine to destroy the spirit Of in
dependence ia state whose foun
ders by their blood, spilled to the
last man, cOnsecrated the state to
freedom and gave to humanity its
most inspiring example of daunt.
less and unconquorable independ.
ence."
Senator Bailey has some person
al enemies-he is too aggressive a
man to lack tlsm; and be has some
political enemies, as has nearly ev
cry public man; but most Of the
opponents Of Senator Bailey are
not opponents Of the senator him
self 80 much as Of Baileyism. Bal
leylsm has come to mean bOssism
and subserviency to the interests,
that the "meal barreln may not be
empty; it has come to mean open
and boastful in6delitv to the ma.
tIonal democratic platform The
press comment from other states
in the Lorimer case that the Chr0u
icie has been publishing shows ,hat
Senator Bailey is well and unfa-
vorably known outside Of Texas
la Texas it is impossible to remain
neutral as to Bailey. No citizen
can approve the public course Of
Senator Culbersou, which is dem
ocratic, aud at the same time the
public course ~ Senator Bailey,
" hich is uudemocrauc. The for
mer is a blessing; the latter curse
10 the state and the nation.