The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-26

WASHINGTON
GET JOLT
ANNOUNCEMENT BY BAILEY OF
TEXAS THAT HE HAD QUIT
DEMOCRACY IS RESPONSIBLE.
az GEORGE II. MANNING.


Washington. D. c., March est has
been many months since any matter
of a political nature has created such
enormous interest in Washington as
that aroused by the announcement of
Former Senator Joseph w Bailey of
Teas in a speech at Newark last
Thursday night that he had quit the
Democratic party.
All about Washington. persons in all
walks of life were asking each other
what it all meant and what would be
the outcome. if any. of Importance. At
the capitol the few senators and repre-
sentativeS still here exhibited unusual
interest in Bailey's speech.
In his speech at the banquet of the
Road Drivers Association Of New Jer-
sey Baily deprecatedthe curtaiment of
individual liberty and the burdenins
OF the people with unnecessary taxes
condoned by the Democratic party.
The old principals of the Democratic
party of Thomas Jefferson have been
abandoned one after another with such
rapidity, Baily said, that nothing re-
mains today but the name.
The principle of states rights, foster
ed for many years Ey the Democratic
party had been ditched when national
prohibition, woman suffrage, child la
Dor laws and other federal statutes
had been urged or adopted by the DEM
ocrats. BailE asserted.
Bailey'S mere reading himself out
of the Democratic party was not con-
sidered a dyed in the wool. active
democrat since about ten years ago
he resigned from the senate to become
counsel for the Standard Oil Company
| and other big corporations.
Several senator's and representatives
! facetitiously remarked today that they
thought that Bailey had ceased to be
a Democrat several years ago and
! that his announcement now Is rath-
err delayed formality.
There is enormous interest here,
however in the question to what
and who is back OF Bailey's move
Many prominent senators and repre-
sentatives both republicans and demo-
Gratis, expressed their belief tha's
Bailey's announcement is the first move
in the formation of a third party viii
will appeal 20 the discontents IN thc
two big parties. of whom there are
now admittedly quite large num-
/ Der.
The discomfort in the rank and file
of both the democratic and repubi-
can parties has been considerably more
than usual for the past twelve months
and several prominent men of both
parties have recently expressed the
conviction that the time is ripe for
the formation of third party.
/: Should a third party be started with
! Bailey at it's head. founded on in
+; dividual liberty, preservation of state
rights. revision OF the taxation plan
! and reduction of states offices and ex-
t penditures, principles advocated by the
1 Texan, it would be certain of united
| support by the anti-prohibition ele-
ment, now beginning to assume much
| strength.
! BaiIey's criticism of the principle
| that it is better to be good than IL
is to be free, as espoused by the dry
! forces will find genuine sympathy
among the 'wets.
| Senators and representatives OF both
parties were extremely reticent today
| in regard to Bailey's announcement but
are watching the situation very closely
| to note any desertion from the ranks
of the democrats.