Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-08-27
BAILEY DENOUNCED PARTY
IN SPEECH ~ NEW YORK

From New York Times. March u. 1
1919 and reprinted In Dallas Newsl
Former United States senator Jo
.ph ". Bailey Of Texas. now resi-
lent IL Washington. ID. G.. renowned j
he Democratic party last night IN an 1
address before the Road Horse Asso |
iatlon II New Jersey nj Newark.
Mr. Bailey had copies Of his address
repaired and said bcfore the meeurg !
hat he had thought for some time oi
announcing his withdrawal frum TN
arty which he'd sent him % the
House 90 Representatives from 1881 a.
soi and a. the senate from 1901 g.
si3. He said ne had fully decided g.
leclare himself In the address
ugft d. his speech he said:
4 have been a Democrat ali my life
color Democrat. II y1u please. ant
have never scratched party tickle.
,ut those VINO now control the Dem
cratic PARTY have announced cr unun
Toned one Democratic principle after
mother IN such rapid and beNildering
uccesSion that they have left us moth
NIX except the name.
since Thomas jefferson founded II
md frs; gave Immortal u;terance %
- creed the Democratic party has
ways insisted that every Stce should
xclusively control the local affairs -
u own people. but Democratic Con-
ness inundated that timehunorci
ioctIine upon the altar ~ national
prohibition and n majority voted To-
cpeal the sacrifice on behalf Of We
nan suffrage.
For more than a century a D<n
cratic party has opposed the creation
{ useless offices. hut In the last six
ears Democratic Congresses have ere
ted more office thar were ever ere
ted IN the sume length q Gifne sinfe
his Republic Was ORGANIZED OuT faith.
~ dreaded the extension 81 Feders.l
ever 90 a point where i0e.poo en-.
ioyes would BE- required. hut We hadd
q bureau 10 bureau and function e.
unctlon until more than five hundred
thousand are nov permanently
,loyed and Ne are cmnplacently pro
.osing % add the three million or more
tho asf employed by the railroads and
he telegraph and telephone compsn
e.
For mere than a century the Drm
cratic party preached and pragtic"'i
economy In all public expenditure.
ut. d-spising our traditions and our
eachings. Democratic Congress
ven before we engaged IN the Eura-
i Ean War. had r'enf more money
han any Congress which had ever 10
ore assembled m the history - tho
sspuhlic Within the lat three
months Democratic Cabinet officials
lave asked for appropriations aggre
.atlng the sum 81 sis.1o0. 900 GOO fof
he fiscal year-frum July /. 1873 o.
'une 80 1880
"Fur mor. than a century thu Dem.
cratic party has cni0ined the Consti
uiion - our country and a. respect
g wholesame limitations. but in this
ume men sailing Themselves Demo
rats holding high petitions dcrid. ths
constitution 40 an Obsolete scrap a
aper and soft a rs most sacred
teirs. ! know and you know
hat this Rspuhlic can not De preserv
q u the Constitution which created 4
destroyed. and we oan have 70 tc.
-r prouf q our patriotism sian D. o.
ending the Constitution. whirh 'sials
sshed. ard which only can save oui
re- insiiiniions
\ have no righi b. speaE Tor ;her'
| nd n they choose o. support IN,
b.uarrsiic parfy affrr Il has ceased
support Democratic pTincipirs.
ecuEnlzs they right O. d. ~. But a,
or me ard thy huuse. ". vii 1ev..
gain vote for the candidate ~ ar'
.sTty whi,h constantly re,lst - our IN.
-rty snd unnecessarily iTrrIscs oui
axes
During hiF l0ng politics .4.~~r Sen
for bsilef hst rrany ursrn-< with
ds paftv o. isaf he resigned his car
idhry f0f n third term IN congres~ 81
way q reuudhiinE .villiHsn Jennnrs'
lrvsr. Nevertheless ~ was arrui
iaied and elected. Tw0 yrsTs iatcr 0.
'esixnel a. Damorraiir iotdsr In ~.
iuu~e = Representative bora 1se hi
blowers fsiisd o. support SHE n hH
'cfs