Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1913-01-09
SENATOR BAILEY
RAPS REFORMS
Texas senator Warns Against Initih-
tive and Referendum, and Recall
OF Jndges-0utlines Position
and Urges immediate
Action.

tracted by a desire TO hear Senator
Joseph W. Bailey. Of Texas, make his
swan song speech in the Senate.
throug OF spectators crowded the SEN
ate galleries when the senator arose
Thursday TO make his argument
AGAINST "a einitiatye and referendum
and recall.
case against the doctrine OF the recall
| Neariy an the members Of the SEN
ate who are now i'm the city were
present. as we'll as many representa-
! lives OF the House
/ In the gallery were a number OF /
| Texans. close admirers OF the senator I
including John stevens. the former /
Gov. boy who followed Bailey all over /
the course OF bitter political con- /
heretofore found ara opportunity TO /
make.
when I drew the resolution 90
(which 4 aiu speaking / limited IL 90
the ~.nEie proposition that the inilla-
tive ana referendum We're repugnant
10 the principles upon which this
. lGo,crnr1ent was founded. And I SO
, limited u because / feared the bust
, mess or this Senate would not permit
I ma to occupy more OF its time than
I / would poe required 10 establish that
iproposition. perfectly understood.
! OF course. that the work which j
nave just laid out for myself, no mat
ter how thoroughly 1 might do H.
test 20 protect the senators lie.
RRps Reforms"
Senator Bailey said.
The men who are opposed 20 tbs
Sd Iual~e and referendum have made
mo- special pleas OF efforts TO reach
the public through magazines and
II newspapers They have, 10 is true.
rs protested from time 20 time with
b. some decree OF caruestness, but they
re- have not followed their words with
p he .H d L ! q d.
io caL culaftc Co achieve results and they
D. a..tc suffered those cumbersome and
rs uoci~ol legislative methods iucorpor
m ated into the organic law OF several
e. States almost without resistance
- IAN examination % fhc returns vii
show that these uiscalled reforms
.a.e been adopted ia several State
y hv votes that did not represent q.
.oIrt~ .,.t OF the qualified electors ir
~ those States. because no adequate az
-, tempt was made 60 eutrust the PEG
IA ple ard bring them 90 the polls
~, Thus. Mr.. President. these innoNa
?" r.ns have acquired false appearance
49, lof strength. and that false appear
.,r lance Ol strength has attracted IN
-, slrur-f % many who do not under
"a stand them and who will reverse thei
~ positions when thCy are made 20 vi
be lerstAnd them
Must Act Soon.
bio "Rut 10 the men who -slicve ln
he written Constitution and In the prir
a
- do not meet this question couraEeou
- lis and do u before the people, "a
~ viii soon reach the time when on
81 -r Fe-rD cannot produce US prop
eft eject Personally. i have not been 81
To-, llnQueut in this matter. Tor on eve'
M suitable occasion I have endeavor'
'ev- 30 expose 20 the best OF my abiil
the dangers of this new polite
evansel. and yet ! would feel that
had left something undone II / q
not. ret orr retiring from the Scna'
leave upon our records a fuller stat
- / meut OF the arguments than 4 ma
Ill would dispose 81 one-halt OF the cue
III don. The more I have considered
the more I have been convinced ~
even AZ the risk OF unduly taxing "
patience ~ The Senate I ought e.
~ a further and demonstrate also, a
tnel that thls Government as establish
cay on our fathers. ls better Cover
title ment than that which the iniuat
the and referendum would establish a
gas, 90 that double task ] shall now app
sen- Hopes 70 Reach People.
e. OF Mr.. President. ! shall read fr,
llug the letters and speeches OF the fa'
dog ers.' and % were seeking merely
influence the opinion % senators
would not feel obliged 10 subject
audience 10 that tedious prOcedu
ASF because ! hope I 10 not overcstim'
Tho the esteem ia which / ara held
- my associates when assume u
e or ---I -- 80. --t4h-,.. -,..+.l
day. an HiSAoi '."- - -. -,-~-,.l+tre,
80 by quotations. But sir. / am striv
20 reach those outside n the A.
- chamber. upon whose justice and
.rict. Elot4ailI 1.l.a 81 -, - ~
- have been trained by the yellow So
f, 80. male 20 doubt whatever ! might
Il I feel constrained 20 read into
re- 1870 -, T-,.-.s-- II, -. 40,
~. ent kinds OF government before Ia
t-.-.7 our fathers rejected monarchy.
iected an ariEtOcracy. rejected
Cen rect ceIloSI-Sy 60 - -, ,
c-iv called a republic"