The Detroit times., 1913-01-02
Joe BAILEY"
SINGS HIS SWAN
SONG In SENATE
Weil-knOwn Contempt for tie
People Is Set to High
Pitch
STANDS ON CONSTITUTION
SO VOICE WILL REACH
Standpat Message More for the
Whole Country Than Senate
Admits He's in Bad

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.--S.uator
Joseph W. Bailey, Texas, sang his
swan song IN 4 senate today 3
litter denuntlati0n o rhe 1uItiiCtiive
and referendum as "repugnant 10 TIE
principles upon which the American
/ republic was founded The Texas
senator, long famed as one CT the
creates orators in public life planned
TO make this LAe last set speech Of his
senatorial career. His formal rCsisna-
tion will probably shortly be submit.
ted TO ov. Colquitt, before the expira-
ton # his term on March 4
70 Crowded galleries heard Joe"
Bailey A little group in the reserved
gallery came ail the way from the
Lone Star state to hear their F.yorite
headed by Uncle John" Sfavens.
Bailey staunchest supporters in his
state political battles.
The Texas senator was brilliantly
enthusiastic. on his favorite theme
the constitution He prefaced his
speech by saying that this T.s the
FIRST time in mis- y years OF service in
service IN two houses of congress that
lie had addressed himself rather TO the
country at large, than TO the senate
itself
Direct government, Bailey declared
was never contemplated bv the faith
ers of the patton. and the government
outlined by the convention OF 1887. he
declared, was better than anv which
could be established with the initia-
tive All referendum.
tho nnp e. ,.h4aL
orr constitution he said. some dele
gates believed that a limited mon
archy was the best government which
the wisdom of men could devise, aud
the greatest intellect in that nemor-
able body was one OF their number;
other delegates believed in ali aris-
tocracy and among them were men
OF exalted character, and unseitisa pa
,riotism; still other delegates-and I
rejoice 10 say they composed an over
wheln.ing maiority-be believed in rep
resentative democracy: but among all
OF those illustrious patriots and states
men there was not one who conteuded
for "A direct democracy. HAM lton
was we'll within the truth when he de-
clared that the members most ten.
Gcious Of Republicanism were a. loud
as airy IN declaring against the vices
of Democracy
Apolcgizing TO the senate f,r his
reading OF lengthy quotations from tee
letters and speeches OF the "fp:hers''
OF the constitution, Senator Bailey ex.
planned
II am striving to reach those out
side tie senate chamber, and. ds miny
OF them have been trained BY the vel
low Journals to doubt whatever | may
say, feel constrained to read into tho
record the conclusive evidence that.
with a full knowledge of the GiTerent
Kinds of government before them. our
fathers rejected q monarchy: rejected
mn aroistocracy. rejected direct
democracy, and wisely chose repre-
sentative d democracy. which they
called a republic.
Among the first reasons for tie re-
lection OF direct democracy b. the
fathers Senator Bailey pointed cut.
was the impending conflict OF eco
nomic class interests
Madison. be said was not cnly
wise enough 20 understand that this
conflict would come. but he was also
wise enough 10 know that no free
government could ever eradl, cate it's
causes