The Waxahachie Daily Light. (Waxahachie, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 19, Ed. 1 Monday, April 27, 1908 Page: 2 of 4
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W. A. OWNBY - - City Editor
(Residence Phone Bell No. 28#.)
GETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT
In his speech here last Thursday
Senator Bailey asserted as he has
elsewhere that when he agreed to
intercede with the Texas authorities
for the Waters-Pierce Oil company
he was deceived in regard to the re-
lations between that company and
the Standard Oil company.
His first account to the people of
Texas of this matter shows that
when he first met H. C. Pierce he
thought the Waters-Pierce Oil com-
pany was a part of the Standard Oil
trust but ujKjn Pierce's denial of
this he says: "I said to .Mr. Pierce
'if you can convince me that your
company is not a trust and will
agree to come to Texas and take the
oath to obey the laws 1 will under-
take to say that you will have no
trouble with the officers of the state.'
He then went fully into the business
and character of his company and
after satisfying me that it was not
a trust I told him that 1 intended to
return to Texas in a few days on a
political errand and while there I
would lay the matter before the at-
torney general and secretary of
state." (Investigation p. 806.)
Why was Mr. Bailey content to act
in this matter wholly upon the per-
sonal representations of an entire
stranger who was then under in-
dictment in this state for alleged
violations of our anti-trust law. and
adversely to a judgment which the
state had obtained after great ex-
pense and long litigation for viola-
tion of the same anti-trust law. and
without waiting to see the state's
representatives or even a copy of the
judgment which had been obtained?
Furthermore while claiming thus to
have been deceived why is it that
Mr. Bailey has never yet publicly de-
nounced the man who thus deceived
him though profuse in denunciation-
of others who fail to see in his con-
duct in this matter the circumspect
action of a watchful guardian of the
people's interests?
The legislative investigation shows
ii:at at that first meeting and from
that stranger Mr. Bailey borrowed
$33<>0. and that since that time he
has borrowed from him and with j
his assistance the following sums:
$1500. $8000 $24000 $156000
and possibly other amounts and be-
sides has receivM from Mr. Pierre
from $25000 to $40000 for various
unnamed services rendered him. (In-
vestigation p. a 47.)
The senator claimed that he had
nothing to do with the actual disor-
ganization and reorganization of the
Waters-Pierce Oil company and its
actual readmission into Texas.
In his same first statement in re-
spect to these matters Mr. Bailey
says:
"Mr. Smith then got a copy of the
judgment and a statute and we ex-
amined them together and after the
examination 1 concurred in his opin-
ion that the Waters-Pierce Oil com-
pany then exlsiting could not be per-
mitted to conduct its business in our
state. I then told Mr. Pierce that the
only thing left for him to do was to
dissolve the offending corporation
ι and organize a new one and come
I back into this state with clean hands
I and obey our laws and he would
I have no further trouble with our
people. ***1 would not be willing to
swear exactly as to the place of this
conversation but 1 believe it was in
! the attorney general's presence."
(Investigation p. 807.)
When it is remembered that the
then attorney general Mr. Smith
was the "friend personal and politr-
cal" (Investigation p. 847 ) of Mr.
Bailey and that Mr. Pierce proceed-
. ed to act upon the advice which Mr.
Bailey gave and went through the
form of disorganizing and reorgan-
izing his company and thirty days
later by the grace of this attorney
general was allowed a permit to his
supposed new company without the
least trouble or objection is the plea
of Mr. Bailey that he did not know
I when the formalities of disorganiza-
tion and reorganization took place
or when the new permit was actual-
ly granted worthy of the ability
which he claims as a lawyer? Neither
is this plea consistent with Mr. Bai-
ley's speech at the Waco convention
ι on August 8 1900 as reported in
j the Houston Post of August 9 1900
wherein he said in substance in re-
spect to this matter "don't blame
Tom Smith blame me if any one."
"1 relate with pride that I helped to
\ bring that great trading corporation
I within our borders" etc.
In criticism of ex-Attorney Gener-
i al Bell against whom he never lit
; iriru <ι « υ ι u ui vrnauir ujiiii .»! ι .
j Hell opposed him in this campaign.
I the senator sought to impress his au-
i dience with the idea that Mr. Hell
! had acted improperly in dismissing
: a suit against the Waters-Pierce Oil
ι company instead of accepting his
' proffered aid of assistance in such
1 suit. Why was ht not frank enough
• to tell his audience as was the fact
: that this suit was because of a fail-
ure of the Waters-Pierce Oil com-
j pany to tile a report required by law
! within the statutory period and that
; on the day the suit was filed or the
day after the required report was
: received with a satisfactory excuse
! for the delay whereupon to use the
j senator's own words "that closed the
j incident. The suit was dismissed and
my services were not required." ( In-
i vestigation p. S58.)
I When relating this incident as a
j witness under oath there was not
! even an intimation of criticism by
{the senator of Mr. Bell's conduct in
i respect to it. Why is it that he can
j not be equally frank and honest on
I the hustings.
; Among other attacks on the attor-
! ney general the senator charged that
■ he had very wrongfully and improp-
j erly entered into an agreement with
\ J. P. Gruett not to join the Standard
j Oil company in the proposed ouster
ι suit against the Waters-Pierce Oil
j company. The intimation was that
I this was for the protection of the
! Standard Oil company. Speaking of
; the vouchers and other papers that
; were turned over by Gruett to Assist-
' ant Attorney General Lightfoot the
j record shows the following questions
j to. and answers by Gruett:
Q. And you declined to deliver
; t he vouchers and other papers and
said you would not have anything to
do with it if the Standard Oil com-
pany was mixed up in it. didn't you?
A. Yes sir; that is the effect of
whit I said. May I say a word in ex- :
planation? I
Q. t Ly Mr. Crane). Why was it j
you madj that statement?
A. The plain statement of this j
■ise is -ist this: That i said that the I
mixing and bringing into the case in j
Missouri of the Standard Oil com-1
pany was the thing that complicat-1
ed the case and prevented its being
progressed along properly and
brought to a finish. That was my
opinion and all that we had any-
thing to do with was the Waters-1
Pierce Oil company and if I ever1
said any where or at any time or to j
anybody that I would never he in- j
teres ted in a case against the Stand-i
ard Oil company—
Q. Here is the question here;
your statement was based on the'
proposition that a suit against the
Waters-Pierce Oil company would be
simple and easily bandied?
A Absolutely.
Q. Did you have any interest in j ■
the Standard Oil company?
A. None whatever.
Q. I>id you have any desire to 1
protect the Standard Oil company?
A. None whatever. (Investiga-
tion pp. ;!44 and 345.)
The following questions were ask-
ed Mr. Bailey while he was on the
stand to which he made the follow-
ing replies:
Q. Referring to the suit of the
attorney general against the Waters-
Pierce Oil company it being assum-
ed that the purpose of that suit is to
show that the Waters-fierce Oil com-
pany is connected with the Standard
Oil company would you as a lawyer
think it wise to bring a suit that way
instead of bringing it against two or
three concerns each of whom would
have a right to defend itself in court
and have a right to have different at-
torneys and to have continuances as
the case might be?
A. I would not have joined them.
Q. But if you had any proceeding j
against the Waters-Pierce Oil com- j
pany you would not have joined the
other companies in that suit?
A. No I would not have joined j
them. There is no sense in joining'
them because it is a wholly different ί
propsltion. (Investigation p. 97 6.)
It is true that the senator com- !
plained that other corporations |
claimed to be wholly owned by the |
Standard Oil company were not sued j
before the Waters-Pierce Oil com- j
pany in which it was only a partial 1
owner but he expressly admits that :
the joinder of such other companies '
in a suit against the Waters-Pierce j
Oil company would not have been
good practice and that there would !
have been "no sense in joining !
them." j
Why this solicitude for the Wat- !
ers-Pierce Oil company and why does
the senator condemn on the hustings
a line of conduct which he approved j
when a witness under oath?
Get the record straight gentle- ;
men and play the game fair.
Playing the game from both ends
and wide open in the middle is well
ilustrated in the final desperate ef-
fort to saddle Baileyism on the de-
mocracy of Texas. In those sections
of the state where prohibition is
strongly in the ascendency the lieu- :
tenants of Senator Bailey joined by
the senator himself are loudly de-
claring that the hope of the prohi-
bition movement in Texas lies in the
riri ι luu wi jur itaiir ν aa a ucirgnic
in next Saturday's primary. In the
doubtful sections the senator and his
friends are desperately riding the
fence. In San Antonio and other anti-
prohibition strongholds the cry is go-
ing up from .lake Wolters and other
Bailey speakers and by the senator
that his election will forever bury the
prohibition issue. The speakers who
make these various declarations
know the real facts in the case what
ev ι they may be and this makes It
reasonably certain that some out. is
wilfully and maliciously telling that
which they know to be a falsehood.
Where does Senator Bailey stand
on the prohibition question'.'The Fort
Worth Record in an editorial print-
ed today says: "With a show of de-
siring to inform the people in re-
sponse to inquiries he (Dr. J. B.
Cranfill) represented that Dr. G. C.
Rankin had received a letter from
Senator Bailey pledging his assist-
ance in the fight for state prohibi-
tion. The fact is as Dr. Rankin stat- J
ed in an interview with The Record
that Dr. Rankin wrote Mr. Bailey
a letter on the subject and the reply
was that he had hoped the people :
would be satisfied with the excellent
results of local option and he re-·
gretted the agitation of the subject '
at this time."
Colonel Winn was interrupted by
a man in his audience at Tyler who
wanted to know whether or not Sena-
tor Bailey got the money. ColOnel
Winn told him that he did not have
sense enough to grease a gimlet. Is
that argument or repartee?—Denison
Herald.
"For every one that exaltheth him-
self shall be abased; and he that
humbleth himself shall be exalted."—
Luke xviii 1 4.
Lett<v to 11. K. Moflfett.
Waxahachie Texas.
Dear Sir: Volumes cannot say
more.
Every job painted Devoe takes less
gallons than of any other paint.
Here's the proof:
Paint half your job Devoe the
other half whatever you like. If the |
Devoe half doesn't fake less gallons ι
no pay. Yours truly
90 F. W. DEVOE & CO.
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pany sell our paint.
Don't forget that the Daily Light |
will post the election returns at the
corner of the City Drug Store. A
large bulletin board will be placed
on the west wall of the store over j
which will hang an arc light. The j
returns will be read aloud to the !
crowd. A number of bulletins from ;
state headquarters will also be re-
ceived and read to the audience.
The returns from the county boxes
will begin to come in about 6:30
o'clock. Don't fail to be on hand.
Ladies especially invited to be pres-
ent. tf <
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Failed lo I'ay Poll Ta.\.
Jim Bluitt was convicted during ι
he present term of the county j
?oart far failure to pay his poll tax ι
31- work the public road. A fine of ι
$1.00 was imposed. The fine and
Osts amounted to the sum of j
$135.11. A motion for a new triai j
has been filed and notice of appeal ι
has been Riven if a new trial is not
granted.
W. I. I .a mli Convicted.
In the district court Saturday af-
ternoon W. I. Lamb was convicted of
aggravated assault and fined $25.
The fine and costs will amount to
about $300. Lamb was arraigned for
Irial Friday on a charge of assault
!o murder. The offense was reduced
by the jury. He was accused of
shooting at a negro near Avalon sev-
eral months ago.
Convicted of Lunacy
Deputy Sheriff Vestal of Palmer |
brought Julia Woodward colored to t
he city Monday morning to be tried I
an a charge of lunacy. She was de- j
•lared to be of unsound mind and
ordered sent to one of the state's in- ι
sane asylums.
Suit for Divorce.
A suit for divorce has been filed in j
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igainst Henry Williams.
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Sid Keesee and Stella Davenport.
Real Estate Transfers.
G. W. Edwards to E. Van Winkle
3in and Machine Co. 4 2 acres out of
he Lemon Kelsey survey: $2000.
S. W. Ellis to Mrs. C. G. Evans 90
icres out of the J. T. Love survey;
5900.
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Ownby, W. A. The Waxahachie Daily Light. (Waxahachie, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 19, Ed. 1 Monday, April 27, 1908, newspaper, April 27, 1908; Waxahachie, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1072287/m1/2/?rotate=90: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .