Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-08-01
BAILEY TALKS
TO VETERANS
T ormer United States Senator Speaks in
Texas for First Time Since His Cam
paign In Support OF hudson Harmon for
President.

~Grccnvillc. Texas. August l.-Spcakina
In Texas for the first time since his cam.
paign in support Of the presidential nom
nation of JudSon Harmon two wears
ago. former United States senator Jos
eph Weldon Bailey today declared his
determination Of speaking. 4. the III PaSo
convention. and "if ncreSSnr, before the
people, a reform whereby money shall
not determine elections in Texas.
The speech was delivered al the en-
campncnt grounds. where confederate
veterans are gathered for their annual
state reunion Between $500 and 1900
people heard the address. and 4 large
number maSsel around the pavilion. I'M.
able to crowd past those standing around
all the sides.
The greater part Of senator Bailcv'S
talk vas devoted to historical and eoy-
crnmcntal questions. a. applied ID aud
demonstrated in the civil war. Ills trib
ute 10 the confcderacy. aud 10 the man
who fought for that cause. was followed
by an appeal 10 their sons and grand.
SonS To strive. in times of peace. for the
survival and the supremacy of our gov
eminent. ~ their SireS Sirovc amid shot
and shell.
lie declared that the present genera
ton must fight the domination Of
Texas politics by money and urged the
support Of "all men. whether they have
liked me or not. in Il campaign Ia make
impossible the corrupt expenditure Of
money OF the use of large sums in run
ming for Office in Texas. lie declared Il
gubcrnatorial candidate should be limit
eel to travelling expenses and hotel bills
a. campaign expenditures. and announc-
ed that he would submit this TO the FL
PaSo convention.
II think they are going 10 beat me-.
he added. but II they DO beat me AZ III
Paso III appeal To the high court of the
democrats Of Texas. and they'll never
beat me there"
Ina his public speech Mr.. Bailey made
no further reference 10 state politics. or
10 other matters to he taken mp at III
PaSo. lie said 10 friends during the
day. however. that he would offer his
tariff resolution az the State convention
that he would oppose the placing Of the
Ferguson land plank in the platform.
and that he would not oppose a rc>olu
tion indorSing the Wilson administration
in general terms.
senator Bailey was introduced this
afternoon ~ Will n. Harrison Of Green
willie a. the greatest living American
Tonight Mr.. Bailey was the guest OF hon
80. a. a. .Ittngw ~ pt- srfK.n - fh. aaaAf
dcnce If Mr.. and Mrs. William Bacon of
G~rccnvillc. Among his warm personal
friends here from other points were:
Colonel J. Shcb Williams Of Paris. viii
liam MastcrSon Of Houston. Il. l..
WinfrrN Of Dallas. X. 4. Coon ~ San
Antonio. Senator !. NJ. Tcrrrl ~ bal
las. Joe Wor>ham of Dallas and !. Daw
son Matthews Of Dallas.
A. h. was being congratulated ~ his
friends al the conclusion Of the speech
one of the ladies who shook his hand
promised her support when We "A
vote for Won.
I'D rather have your good will. ma ~
than YOUR vote responded Mr.. Bailey
That should bc enough for any man T"
Colonel J. Shcb Williams sat upon the
platform This afternoon. and was charc
81. bantcringls. with being responsible
because of his avoirdupoi>. for most of
the structure caying in a. the crowd
came forward at the conclusion of the
speech. However. Colonel Williams and
the band and "a few newspaper men
bobbcd M >%crcnclN. and the Paris man
accepted amiablN the entire blame. since
the part Of the platform whcrcon The
speaker stood remained intact.
Incidentally. Colonel Williams author.
ICES the announcement that while he il
opposed. personally, 10 the Ferguson
land plank. he disagrces with Mr.. Bail
~ as Ia its being made q part Of the
platform. Mr.. Williams takes the posi-
ton that since Mr.. Ferguson ran upon
that issue and received the nomination
il is incumbent upon the party to make
the proposed policy a part Of the plat
form.
In this connection IL alSt. may be stated
authoritativcly that certain Ball men have
counselcd Mr.. Bailey not 10 oppose the
Ferguson land plank, their expressed
theory being that the campaign cxpecta-
tons can not be fulfilled and hat their
object OF embarrassing Mr.. Ferguson will
De- better ~ub~crvcd BY making the 'llmIia-
tiou of crop shares" Il part Of the platform
and having it fail-the gentlemen referred
to assuming that il will fail.
Suggests a Trinity.