El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-12

you table this resolution I will run
Tor the senate two wears from now. 1
uolL I are what you might say l al
- lr appeal to the DemOcratic masses
- As1as and they have never refused
svi-t5tt - ana they never viii 49,
- ID position are YOU anti-BalLey
mn mn gong to be in? Your neighDors
IA ~ mat l asked YOU to declare
~ - IN ana you did not do it. ~
-,L-seu simply because you did not
from me.
Lne senate will vote on this matter
Wll.L4 50 days Your action VIII pc
luolea as the right of your represenl77
LaINes 10 vote as they please and sun
al themselves Democrats.
Inc last resolution Of the three
ousIt not 70 need any argument 'lus
l IeSoIutlon limiting the campaign eA-
PeHses OF candidates).
Calls Ii State Issue.
This is a state issue. Do you deny
u IT YOU do YOU ought TO be put out
on the Democratic party and INTO an
insane asylum. Not one man dares u
say tnat nay, yet on the roll cali you
III vote that it is wrong because HOu
tnlnk that il is slap at the governor.
W nat IS your neighbOr going 10 say
20 that. It may satisfy you the wy
you vote, but it viii not satisfy Ihe
Tt is when the corporations are
said.
Keep Politics Clean.
would rather repeal the char Ter
or every corporation in Texas, dig up
the railroads. burn the stations ana
go back to the OK cart time than 20
have the politics Of Texas debaucheo
with money. FergusOu's friends ouSnI
not to put him in that attitude
think that governor Ferguson IS less
subject TO criticism than others Nhen
he started out to run, ne saId now now
much he would spend Ga barrel). ana
il seems that he has done it. Applied
to Ferguson, Ball the brewers me
saloon league the anu-saloon league
and all others, I want TO make them
quit spending money What do you
saw"
fright" the crowd answered
But you won't 90 home after voting
that I am wrong and tell the people
that I am wrong. That is sure
Would Eliminate Poor Man
IF the Door man Of Texas cannot
run. then &c is time to tear out OF the
school books the story of Washington
and we must teach our children 70 look
for gold before they can look for public
office. How many of YOU could put
up S1O.OOO2 Out of all this convention,
I think that We would have few candl-
dates for governor II each had 10 pay
his own campaign expenses
I was told that II / would drop my
principles and would make no fight
for this limiting Of campaign expenses.
I would get a great ovation here, but
who told you that?' yelled ]. ?.
I Welsh Of Harris county
Tell us the name" came cries from
all parts Of the hall
No replied BaNey. 7 never tell In
public what is given to me in private
I But 1 want Mr.. Welsh to come 10 my
room this afternoon and 1 viii not only
Z tell him who the man is, but 1 will
have the man there"
Has Made Enemies
Every enemy / have made, / have
/ made in just this way. by standing up
I for the principles of the Democratic
party When the storm OF rage and
3 hate broke about me, though, I could
Z face II knowing that I had made more
/ friends than I had enemies and that
! had made them by standing on principle
and continuing always in my loyalty
| TO the solid foundation Of Democracy.
Condemns Land Plank.
And now the land plank. I know
you viii put II in; not because you be-
! Heve in IL Cries OF We do, but be-
! cause you feel you are bound by good
I faith
but let me tell you that the Bal
3 men are going to force you to spread
/ il upon the statute books and that test
I will be such a bitter one that at the
I end Of two years the voters will turn
l and rend Ferguson The Ball men viii
I force you to make IL a law"
Are YOU bigger than the people OF
& Texas shouted Clifford Stone. of Har-
! risOn county, jumping from his seat.
NO, but I think that the people oil
Texas are bigger than this convention
I Bailey answered
The land plank represents but II
| percent OF the voters" he continued
1 1T would have been Just as II Fergu-
I son at the 11th hour had suddenly come
! out for prohibition"
He would have beat Ball. at that
/ someone at the rear Of the hall called
I out
"a man that would say that is NO
] responsible. The Lord just made hin
/ that way" said Bailey
Pleads For End Of Isms.
In conclusion" said Bailey. let m,
( make plea for an end OF isms lie
] US forget the pro and anti COlquitt feud
/ the pro and anti Ferguson trouble, and
/ all Of the discussions that are eatins
I into the Democracy OF Texas I an
4 willing TO march with my enemies
| against the foes Of Democracy.
Let US say TO all citizens OF Texa.
] that we again consecrate ourselves {,
! the teachings Of Thomas jefferson. i
| we do this. we can conquer. first our
/ selves. then our hates and last the do.
I minion Of God to an undefiled DemOc-
/ racy"
A storm OF applause swept over tbs
/ big hall at the conclusion Of the ex-
/ senator's speech
WOIters Answers Bailey.
! 4 reception no less enthusiastic than
| that accorded Bailey was given Jake
/ VOTERS. champion Of prohibition
/ when he mounted the platform to
I speak in favor of the majority report
/ and against the Bailey planks
No man in Texas viii question my
/ fidelity 10 the anti cause" he said
/ amid cheers I stand here today not