Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-03

government, paid a tribute TO Mr..
Hearst, as loyal American citizen.
Galleries were crowded to their ut
most capacity and long lines of peo-
pie waited in the corridors for an OPP
portunity to hear the Texans fare
well address to the Senate.
Senator Bailey spoke for four hours.
AS he concluded a wave of applause
swept through the galleries. President
elect Wilson, although quoted liberal
ly by Senator Bailey in defence of his
declaration that direct legislation is
not in accord with the. principle of
American government received only
commentator from the Texas sena-
tor.
IF the man we have elected Presi-
dent of the United States gives the
country sane and satisfactory adj
ministration, he declared. THE Re-
publican party will never nominate
another candidate for the Presidency"
why should you?" he continued,
advancing toward the Republican side
of the chamber. You didn't carry but
two states, this year, and those two
of the smallest. The contest, four
years from now will be between us
and the Roosevetians. He (RoosevefD
will take some more. but thank God
they will be of the kind we can afford
to loan.
Our conflict is with Roosevelt. Ii
our President believes he can take
the radical vote away from Roose-
welt, he is mistaken. The only man
who can do that, and he has not sue
ceeded well, is Eugene V. Debs. He is
the only man who can out Roosevelt
Roosevelt in attracting the radical
vote What the Democratic party
needs, is not the radical, but the DEM
ocratic.'' ~
Much of Senator Bailey's speech
was devoted to excerpts and quota
tions from the writings of men. who
organized and administered the early
years of the American government:
and to students. who had in later
years discussed the effects of direct
legislation upon it's principles. From
the former he drew what he said was
unquestionable proof that the United
States began as a representative gov
eminent and not a Democracy of d.
rect legislation From the latter
among whom was Gov. Wilson, he
quoted to show that the opinion o.
students was that the people were no.
so well qualified to legislate as wers
seasoned men selected by them VIII
framed their legislation in deliberative
assembly.
At one point Senator Bailey produc-
ed book of POS pages which he sac
represented the 80 questions submit
ted to the direct vote of the people OF
Oregon in one year. :,
NOW. honor bright" he said, show
many citizens do you suppose there arc
who studied those questions; how man.
understood them when they did STUDY
them? ! do not mean to reflect on the III
telligence of the people when say thes
could not understand with the oppoftum
| ty given to study them. could not 40
myself"
| He declared that in Switzerland tn
people had become Disguised with TN
| constant necessity of voting on ques
tons of government and had graduail!
refused to go to the polls. A cohpul
sorry voting law, he said, had not sue
ceeded and they had finally determines
to pay voters.
Il Senator Bailey declared that In state
where constitutional amendments ma
been submitted to the people, but smal
proportion of the citizens voted upo
them. In Wisconsin, he said, 1t ran
low as from "A to SO per cent.
Senator Ashurst, answering senate
Bailey declared that the percentage o
people who voted on public questions l
the states where direct Legislation wa
attempted, was fully as great as the pei
centage of United States senators "swor
and paid to vote ON legislation wh
voted on the majority of the subjects Dc
fore the Senate.
Senator Ashurst in his defence Oh M
Hearst declared that his name was ass,
clated with the successor many pfodec'
to promote the happiness oil the poop
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