The Washington herald., 1913-01-03
Retiring Texas Scion Calls
PubIisher! Political Degen-
crate, Physical Coward. I"
CROWDS HEAR ATTACK
Address of Four Hours Was Final At
tack on the Initiative and
Referendum.

Hearst as "a political degenerate and a
physical coward" When Senator AS
hurst of Arizona, a Democrat, jumped TO
his feet to protest against this attack
upon a friend, Mr.. Bailey waved him
aside with the declaration that he would
not tolerate any interruption in defense
of that miserable dog"
Altogether. Senator Railey'A attack
upon Hearst was the most bitter that
has been heard upon any man in the
Senate for a long time. 1t was only
one CT many spectacular features of the
Texas Senator's swan song" The
speech itself. which lasted almost four
hours. was Il fra! attack by Senator
Bailey Upon the Initiative and referen-
DUN.
WhSe marred by instances OF personal
bitterness. such as the reference TO
Hearst. II was the strongest argument
that mas been heard In Congress agains:
the new n2tiona!lsrn and one Of the
most Notable addresses that has been
delivered in the Senate chamber in re-
cent years The manner in which Mr..
Bsiley's efforts were received consti-
tuted a remarkable personal tribute to
his ability as an orator.
Many Heap Address.
Long before Congress met at noon the
Senate galleries were crowded to their
capacity and hundreds were standing in
line in the corridors On the floor of the
Senate chamber the scene was equally
complimentary to MIR. Bailey. Every seat
was occupied and from 20 to 100 members
OF the House occupied the remaining
space. Standpatters and Progressives
alike seemed to be intensely interested
in the speech. Former Speaker Cannon
Isa-TnVa to e fNv.a
Longworth, of the former class, and the
leading insurgent Republicans in the
House listened intently TO Mr.. Bailey's
four-hour effort The crowds in the gall
leries were equally attentive, and at the
conclusion of his efforts boldly trans
crossed the rules of the Senate and ap-
plauded until the presiding officer threat
ened to have them removed. Women
greatly outnumbered the men in the gall
leries.
Senator Bailey's resignation probably
Will be rendered to the Governor of Texas
within a few days and a successor APP
POINTED and later elected for the remain
der of his term, which expires March 4.
Senator Ba1ley's remarkable speech
Was begun with 4 legal argument and
tended to prove that the trainers of our
Sovernment-Madi Hamilton, Jeffer-
son, Pinckney. and long line OF men
who were Identified with the construc-
tive work Of the Coustitution-were ali
opposed to the initiative and referendum
and the other instrumentalities of direct
government. For the first hour of his
speech the Senator from Texas quoted
these historic characters in opposition to
modern political tendencies Books with
OUT number were served to him, while
ne read cOpiOus extracts from the foun-
ders of the republic.
Warming to Republican,.
Next in interest to his attack on Will
lam r. Hearst was Mr. Bailey's warning
10 the regular Republicans that their
party was likely to disintegrate and
might not make another nomination for
President
IF Gov. Wilson gives a sane and sue
cessful administration said Senator
Bailey. addressing the Republican side
the Republican party will dismtegrate
and four years hence will not make n
nomination for President And why
shouldn't it? You carried only two States
in the recent election. In that event the
fight will be between the RooscveItian
party and the Democrats Roosevelt will
get some Democratic followers. He will
get those We can well afford to lose
The Senator from Texas then turned
TO his Democratic colleagues and warned
them not to delude themselves with the
idea that Roosevelt did not get many
Democratic votes in the late election. He
pointed out that Gov. Wilson ran about
1900 votes behind Bryan's vote of four
years ago in Illinois and nearly 10000
votes behind Bryans vote in Ohio. He
made allowance for the first voters and
for a large number Of Republicans, who.
undoubtedly voted for Gov. Wilson, be-
lieving that the race was between Viii
SOB and Roosevelt.
40 Democrat voted for President
TatT.' said Mr.. Bailey. "G!though all of
them profoundly respect him. The Pro-
h:mtiur party lost 1850 votes. which
went 10 the Roosevelt party. The only
political rarity that did not lose in the
last election was the Socialist. We
Democrats should rot deceive ourselves
about the future: our contest is with
Theodore Roosevelt. If Gov. Wilson
thinks he can compete with Roosevelt
Tor the Tad!"a! vote. nc never made q
greater mistake. The ouly man who can
out-Roosevelt Roosevelt is Eugene V.
Debs"
SParing to Criticisms.
The Senator from Texas WIS very!
sparinG in his criticism of his colleague !
Word had gone out that the Senator
would take advantage of the occasion
TO read public men a lecture and to
comment on the deterioration of the Sen
ate But this was evidently q mistake
lie defended the Senate and public men
generally against present-day attacks
81 have served for nearly twelve |
years in the Senate, and before that Il |
had service of nearly ten yegrs I'm |
the House of Representatives, said !
senator Bailey and during that time ;
L have been associated with more than J
1000 Senators and Representatives. II (;
Is my deliberate Judgment that there
are not ten men from that number who |
could be bribed or corruptIy Influenced /
In the performance of their public
duty"
Recurring to MIR. Hearst, he said.
This creature whose name is borne nv
a magazine has repeatedly put out the
impression that practically the whole
Senate was in the pay of the Standard on
Company. and when he finds a creature
mean enough to steal the files of the
Standard Oil Company. the correspond
ence discloses that only two or thr..
Senators have exchanged letters with the
Standard Oil officers
This miserable dog, who has assailed
me for years and expects TO escape my
denunciation, Is mistaken. / have here
a magazine owned by one William r.
Hearst, a political degenerate and a
physical coward
1t was at this point that Senator As
hurst sought to interrupt. and began by
saying:
1T would be false to friendship-''
He got no further. for Senator Bailey
cut him OF by remarking:
yOu want q --PDfv IN bir, x,of- 1