The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-03
CROWDED GALLERIES
HEAR BA|LEY'S LAST
SPEECH IN SENATE
Is An Attack Upon Princi-
piles of Initiative and
Referendum
CLOSE ATTENTION
GIVEN THE TEXAN
Attack Upon Hearst Brings Ashurst
of Arizona to His Feet in Protest.
Pays Tribute to Editor in
Reply to Bailey

Washington, January 2.-Senator Jo-
seph w. Bailey of Texas. long one OF tho
picturesque figures and striking speakers
of the United States Senate, delivered to-
day before crowded floors aud galleries
bis final epeech as n member of that
body. Within a day or two his resignation
win be laid before the Senate and com.
municated to Governor Colquitt of TEXTS.
his expectation being that r. NJ. Johnston
of Houston will be named to M our his
term, which would end March l.
Senator Baileys speech was an attack
upon the principles of the initiative and
referendum as institutions that would, II
adopted, bring about the overthrow OF
the present system of American govern
ment. lie declared they originated in the
desire of politicians TO escape the respon-
sibllity for action on such petty dues-
tions Is the location of state capitals and
the settlement of prohibition fights. As
institutions of government, he declared
that the schemes for direct legislation by
the people would convert the unted
States from a republic into a democracy.
and would give its control into the hands
of the unskilled. the idle, and the vicious
Attacks Hearst
An attack upon William r. Hearst in
the course of his speech, in which lie
characterized Mr. Hearst as a miserable
dog" who had bounded him. brought
Senator Ashufst of Arizona 10 his feet.
He attempted to answer this phase of Mr..
Baiey's attack upon radical newspapers
and magazines, but was stopped by the
Texas senator with the remark that he
could make that reply outside"
Later, Mr. Ashurst took the floor in hs
own right and in the course of his defense
of the system of direct government, paid
a tribute to Mr.. Hearst as loyal Amer
lean citizen.
Galeriee were crowded to their utmost
capacity and long lines of people waited
in the corridors for an opportunity 10
hear the Texans farewell address TO tae
Senate. To the membership of the Sena,a
was added nearly 775 members of tho
House who filed the benches and lined
the walls along the floor Of the chamber
Senator Bailey spoke for four hours ana
throughout that time he received the
closest attention from members and spec
tators As he concluded a wave OF APP
rlause swept through the galleries bring
ing sharp reprimand from Senator Gal
linger. the presiding officer.
President~elect Wilson. although quoted
liberay by Senator Bailey In defense Oh
his declaration that direct legislation Is
not in accord with the principle of Amer
lean government. received only this COM
mendation from the Texas senator:
III the man we have elected President
OF the United States gives the country a
sane and satisfactory administrations, he
declared, ''the republican party will never
nominate another candidate for the Pres
ident.
"Nhy should your" he continued ad-
vancing toward the republican side OF the
chumber. "You didn't carry but two states
this year. and those two of the smallest.
The contest four years from now VIII be
between us and the Rooseveltians. He
(RoosevelD Will take some more. but
thank God they will be the kind we can
afford to lose.