The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-03-07
.BAILY RESIGNED AND
THEN HERECONSIDERED
WITHDREW RESIGNATION AZ RE
QUEST OF GOVERNOR.
Great Lone Star Orator Allowed His
Temper to Get Better of His
Judgment.

Washington, March 4.-Senatol
! Joseph W. Bailey added to the excite
ment to the extraordinary episodes
surrounding the adjournment Of the
Sixty-frst congress today by resign
ing his Office as senator from the
State of Texas and a few hours later
Withdrawing his resignation.
Angered by the attitude of his dem
ocratic colleagues in favoring the res
olution approving the new constitu-
ton of Arizona, to whose radical fea-
lures Mr.. Bailey has declared his un-
dying opposition, ne wrote his resig-
nation and took it to the vice-presi-
dent with the request that he an
nounce it to the senate. Mr.. Sherman
declined to have anything to do with
| it; Senator Bacon, importuned in like
manner to announce it, took a SIM
liar position. Thereupon the Texan
telegraphed it to Governor O. B. COL
quit, of Texas, who promptly refus-
ed to accept it, replying as follows:
."I decline to accept your resigna-
ton as a senator from Texas, and
respectfully ask you to withdraw it.
Please wire fully"
Urged to Reconsider.
Meanwhile the resignation was a
subject of excited discussion about
the capitol. Many of Mr.. Bailey's
Democratic colleagues expressed re-
gret at his action. and those who
talked with him urged him to recon-
slider his action. Not a few prophe-
sled that he would think better of his
decision "after ne cools off," and
would withdraw the resignation.
He did withdraw it and this even
ing made public the following tele-
gram sent by him TO GOV. Colquitt:
"You know how unalterably I am
opposed to these populistic heresies,
known as the Initiative, referendum,
and recall, and 1 would not be willing
to remain in the senate or in any
branch of the public service if a ma
jority of the party friends associated
with me were willing to give their
approval to them.
"I construed the vote of the DEM
ocratic senators in the senate this
morning on the resolution approving
the constitution of Arizona as giving
their support to those yagaries and
under that impression promptly ten
dered my resignation. The ablest and
most conspicuous Democrats who yot-
ed that way have given me their as
surance that they did not intend their
votes to be so construed and have
made through Senator Bacon a state>
ment in the open senate expressly de-
claring that they utterly disapprove
them.
"Under these circumstances and at
their earnest request as well as at
your own request supplemented by
many messages from my friends in
Texas and some from other states, I
have concluded to withdraw my res
ignation. I am willing to work to
the limit of my strength so long as I
can serve the public and at the same
time obey what I understand to be
the commandment OF Democratic
principles, but no Office could tempt
me for one moment to compromise
with a policy which I am certain
would in the end destroy the gov
ernment established by our fathers"
Senator TiHman's "EulOgy."
Senator Tillman of South Carolina,
before he heard that Mr.. Bailey had
IL ulo 1CSlSucb(1O1l, 4oooSo q
statement in which he expressed pro-
found regret at the Texans action,
characterizinf it as ''precipitate and
unwise; the result Of passion which
he will regret as soon as he cools
off," He declared Mr.. Bailey 1.-The
ablest man in the senate without ex-
ception and one of the best equipped
men in public life," and that he had
known for years that there was a
coterie in the senate envious of Mr..
Bailey and plotting against his as
suming leadership. The senator has
played into their hands by his action,
Mr.. Tillman said.