The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-01-10
SENATOR BAILEY
MAKES FAREWELL
70 PUBLIC LIFE
THE NOTED TEXAN DELIVERS A
cAUSTic SPEECH IN THE
U. s. SENATE.
PITCHES AGAINST INITIATIVE


Against Democracy and Deals With
President Elect Wilson in Compi-
mentary Vein.-EIection Returns.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Am the
presence of a great and attentive au-
dience suited to his abilities, Senator
Joseph Weldon Bailey, of Texas, de-
livered in the Senate Thursday what
he intends to be his last speech in
public life. Within a few days, his
confidential friends say that Mr..
Bailey will send his resignation rs a
Senator to governor OF Texas, thus
ending d career that over different
path might have ended in the White
House instead of in what his enemies
will always consider an. enforced re-
tir6ment Had Mr.. Bailey been more
responsive 10 the sentiment OF his
party and more willing occasionally
to follow, instead of always demand
ing to lead, to-day's great human
spectacle would never have ben wit
messed.
The solemnity of the occasion inn
pressed every auditor, and they fill
ed all space on the senate floor and
in the galleries. One of the most
brilliant Democrats of modern times
was terminating, in disgust for the
present an apprehension for the fu-
ture, his long term Of public life, and
he threw into his valedictory some OF
that eloquence and clarity of thought
that has made him conspicuous.
But the subject matter OF Senator
Bailey's speech did not impress ma
jority of his listeners as forcibly as
they had expected. 1t revclved
about denunciation of the initiative
and referendum, in which denuncia-
ton many Of Mr.. Bailey's auditors
silently joined. The Senator was
not content with that, however, but
resolutely set his face against any
forward movement, having for its OBJ
ject constitutional change, and thus
gave the impression that he thor
oughly represented reactionary ele-
ment that has had many sins com.
mitted in its name In Congress dur
ing the lats ten yards and is oonse.
quently discredited.
The valedictory was full of sour.
ness and warning of evil, but with
the person of the President-elect of
the United States, Mr.. Bailey was
courteous and kind. He expressed
high hope in a sane and wise admin
istration," predicting, however, that
if this were not accomplished by Gov.
Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt would
snatch victory away from the Demo
Gratis.
IF Gov. Wilson thinks that he can
take the radical vote of this country
away from Roosevelt, he was never
mode mistaken in his life," said Mr..
Bailey. There is only one man who
can do that, and he hasn't been very
successful. He is Eugene v. Debs.
Let US not deceive ourselves, fellow
Democrats. Our conflict is with
The Senator analysed the election
returns to prove his contention.
Only one thrill came during the
address and that was when the Tex
an bitterly attacked William RAN
dolph Hearst, who in newspapers and
for years has been attack
ing Mr.. Bailey. The Senator char
acterized Mr.. Hearst in language
which it were probably libelous to
print Tin view Of the New York Pub
fishers inclination toward libel
suits.) The mildest thing Mr.. Bailey
said of him that he was poll
tical degenerate and without physi-
cal courage
Senator Ashurst, of Arizona. a
Mr.. Ashurst has reputation for be-
fend Mr.. Hearst, but Mr.. Bailey said
that he could answer it outside"
Mr.. Ashurst has a reputation for be-
ing fighter, but he was content
with defending Mr.. Hearst ON the
floor after Senator Bailey had con-
cluded.