The Washington herald., 1913-01-03

reply outside Tou do not interrupt me
/ for that
Continuing. Mr.. Bailey said of Mr..
Hearst:
He has in this magazine an attack
on me in which he says that Senator
r, is So and so In the Senate. This
letter is dated February &c. 1900, and
did not become a Senator until the
4th Of March, 1901. That is the kind
of attacks that are made on public
men,"
Teaching Wrong Doctrine.
Senator Bailey declared that the way
\ to bring this government back to
what II once was and what II ought to
be would be for Senators and Repre-
| sentatives to dare to dtffer with the
people and go back to their States or
districts and debate earnestly, intelli-
gently. and fully the issue, and then
| abide the judgment of their constitu-
ents.
The curse of the time. he continued,
| is that We are appealing to ignorance
and prejudice. We are teaching the rich
that the poor are their natural enemies
and teaching the poor that the rich are
their natural oppressors. l do not be-
lievs that all rich men are rascsis, nor
do ! believe that all poor men are pa
triots. l think the good and the bad
among the rich and the poor likewise hold
about an even balance, and so does every
other man think that until he loses him
self in the excitement of a political ha-
rangue. We have almost made 1t dis
grace for a man in the public service to
be prosperous. They exaggerate his pos
sessions for the very purpose of making
the people believe that he has stolen ii,
and to make the ignorant believe that the
rich have no sympathy for them.
nuI.. of The PeouIe
Il know that these gentlemen say they
are going to establish the rule OF the
people. You do not believe IL. There is
not Senator from a Southern State that
believes in the rule OF the people. There
is not a State in the South that has fe-
male suffrage, and l hope there never
will be one. Therefore, the Southern
Democrats who say they believe in the
rule Of the people mean that they believe
in the rule of the men people. What you
mean is, you believe in the rule of the
white mel people. that is all.
If the people have not sense enough
to elect wise and honest men to represent
them, how can they claim intelligence
enough to do the work for themselves.
You are going to make the people dis
charge the duties they now neglect by
multiplying their duties both in number
and perpleNity.
senator Bailey declared tnat the 3D.
liberation of political parties would mean
the destruction OF the government
Il believe there is a larger significance
in parties than merely the success of
men. From the beginning this govern
ment has been administered by a poIitI-
cal party. Washington. though loved
and trusted by all parties. was still a
partisan-such a partisan Inat Jefferson
found ii unplea SAINT to remain in his
Cabinet. Jefferson was a partisan. In
my humble Judgment no curse could fall
on this land greater than that which
destroys party organization"
Ashurst Takes Floor.
Senator Ashurst, following the con-
clusion of Senator Bailey's speech. Sc
cured recognition and warmly defend
ed Mr.. Hearst, and talked in favor of
the successful operation of the initia-
tive and referendum in Arizona.
Senator Ashurst replied to Mr..
Bailey's argument against the initia-
tive and referendum. in which the Tex
as Senator had called attention to the
small proportion of electors who voted,
BY illustrating what small percent
age of Senators voted on legislative
questions. and how few attended the
sessions of the Senate.