Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-03
Called Hearst
 Miserable Dog
SENATOR BAlLEYs vALEDicToRy
 IN THE SENATE.
AROUSES ARIZONIAN
Senator Ashurst Rises in Defense of Newsps-er Pubiisher-Attack on initiative and Referendum.

Washington, Jan. 2-Senator Joseph W. Bailey of Texas. long one of the picturesque figures and striking speak CTS of the United States senate, de- gallery, his final speech as a member of that body. Within day or two his resignation will be laid before the senate and communicated to Governor Nj. Johnson of Houston will be named to fill out his term. which would end March 4.
 Attacks Initiative and Referendum.
 Senator Bailey's speech was an at tack upon the principles of the initia- tive and referendum as institutions that would, if adopted, bring about the overthrow of the present system of American government He declared they originated in the desire of poli- ucians to escape the responsibility for action on such petty institutions as the location of state capitals and the set clement of prohibition fights. AS in st1tutfons of government, he declared, that the schemes for direct legislation by the people would convert the United States from republic into a democra- oy and would give its control into the hands of unskilIed, the idle and the vicious"
 Calls Hearst "Miserabke. Dog"
 An attack upon William R. Hearst in the course of his speech in which c miserable dog' who Had "hounded him." brought Senator Ashurst of Arizona to his feet. He attempted to answer this phase of MT. Bailey's at tack upon radical newspapers and magazines, but was stopped by the Texas senator with the remark that he could make that reply outside" Later Mir Ashurst took the floor in his own right and in the course of his defense of the system Of direct govern ment paid tribute to Mir. Hearst, as a loyal American citizen.
 Real Contest Is With Roosevelt.
 If the man we have elected presi- dent of the United States gives the country a sane and satisfactory admin istration,' he declared, the republican party will never nominate another oau- didate for the presidency. Why should you" he continued, advancing to- ward>the republican side of the ohanab- CT. You didn't carry but two states more, but thank dod they will be the kind we can afford to lose.
 pebs Only Can Out Roosevelt Roose-
 welt.
 Our conflict Is with Roosevelt If our president believes he can take the radical vote away from Roosevelt, he Is mistaken. The only man who can do that, and he has not succeeded well. is Eugene V. Debs. He is the only man who can out-Rooseve1t Roosevelt in attracting the radical vote. What the democratic party needs is not the radical, but the democrats"
 Swiss People Diseusted.
 He declared that in Switzerland the people had become disgusted with the constant necessity of voting on oues- t1ons of government and had gradu- ally refused to go to the polls, a com pulsary voting law, he said, had not succeeded and they had finely determined to pay voters.
 Make 'em vote and if they won't, pay 'em to vote, is the principle sug- gested," said Senator Bailey.
 No interest in Constitutional Amend
 ments.
 Senator Bailey declared that in states where constitutional amend ments had been submitted to the peo- pie, but small proportion of the cit tzens voted upon them. In Wisconsin ne said it ran as low as from "A to 36 percent. In Oregon, he declared on a question involving the future of the state university in which the public had become keenly interested But 80 percent had voted on the question
 Hearst Defended by Ashurst
 Senator Ashurst answering Senator Bailey, declared that the percentage of people who voted on public questions in the states where direct legislation was attempted was fully as great as the percentage of United States sena- tors sworn and paid to vote on legis- Iation," who voted on the majority of the subjects before the senate.
 Senator Ashurst, in his defense of MT. Hearst, declared that his name was associated with the success of many projects to promote the hap ptness of the people and the perpetu- ity of American institutions; and de- cIared that he was a firm friend, a loving husband and faithful father"
 More than that need not say; less than that 1 could not say" he added C cEnn 1AEIi