The Teague Chronicle. (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, June 19, 1908 Page: 1 of 8
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TEAGUE. FREESTONE CX)UNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1908
THE VOTE EXPLAINED.
. Ross Bell Tells why he Voted Against
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Senator Bailey During the
Investigation.
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,ple are under the impassion that I violated my insi
democrats in regard to Senator Baitey. That question has been settled
by the voice of the people at the polls; I accept the result aa final, and
j trust the question may be allowed to- rest. My action in declining p>
vote for senator is-the only matter I propose to deal with, and this
should be viewed from the standpoint from which it appears at tne
tirnp 1 was called upon to vote, and not as it appeared si* weeks later,?
wh«t Senator Bailey *had been exonerated by a majority of the investi-
gating committee. Some people believe the investigation
pleted and that the members had the benefit of the ^
the-election of senator came on; but the fact ie the committee had
been appointed thiee days before, and it bad not begun taking to*ti-
mony; at the time we Were called fipon to vfcte for U. S. Senator. To pre-
ion had,been com- Arl
immittee had only mo
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aftowards, looked ridiculoudy inconsistent to m
oeed with the election on that day, and go on wj^h the investigation
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year^ in Freestone county,
she bne tuany friends who
not vote intelligently before the cvidc. /t had l>een heard in the case. I learn of her death. The rei
Bailey.
With Senator Bailey at the
of her delegation, Texas should;
a prominent part at Denver.
Senator is entirely at home in
a body. His gifts as a speak*
of a high order, as a parli
tarian he ranks with the
While his knowledge of public i
tigal
on any comm]
four years ago,
important part in coi
Mr. Bailey is in-
Mr. Bryan and fafors
Nebraskan’s nomination,-—
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Mr*. Dang aa Dead.
thrfttifh ‘tr;,;’
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en route
Arlington in response tn a m«
ting the teyious illness i
mother. We learn she died
Mf, Dunagan reach Arlington,
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sons for my action which were printed in the House Journal:
‘ ‘I decline to vote in this election toMjtose this House has ordered
an investigation of the trust record of SeiHQpljpBaitoy, and many serious
charges have been presented against him, flte troth of which the inves-
tigating committee has not had time to deteriwme. I cannot conscien-
tiously cast my vote for Senator Bailey in view of the charges and do
not wish to. vote against a Democratic nominee unless and until he has
been shown to be unworthy of>4he office for which he has been nomi-
nated. I am alto unwilling to. cast a vote contrary to my sense of right
and'Sufy. and lay the blame therefor upon my constituents because
instructed to do so, before the chargee were made against Senator Bai-
ley, which, if true render him unworthy of that high office.”
Six other members of the house refused to vote for similar reasons
Judge I. A. Patton of Johnson county, one of Mr. Bailey’s warmest
friends in the House and who had made a speech in the Senator’s favor
against the Duncan resolution, also refused to vote, giving as one of his
reasons: “I believe an investigation of these charges should precede the
voting wsb going on about the same time seven senators refused to vote
ifi to avoid the inconsistency of electing a senator and then prooeeding to
investigate him to see if they had done right in electing him.
It is well known that I was a warm friend to Senator Bailey when
nt to Austin, but I had promised the people before leading home,
t«I would favor a full investigation. On January 16th 1907, six days be-
the election for senator, I wrote a letter to parties in Fairfield in‘
to their telegram, and the letter waa published in the Fairfield
of Jt>,n. 26, 1907. I quote the following from that letter:
am still friendly to Senator Bailey but the people are entitled to
have all the facts made known in regard to the charges against Mr.
Bailey that can be obtained. An investigation with strings tied to it,
will not satisfy the public; nor will a vindication of Mr. Bailey by a
committee of limited'powers, change anybody’s opinion in regard to
him. I have manitained the attitude of an impartial juror from the be-
ginning of thiB controversy, giving Senator Bailey the presumption of
innocence and the benefit of the reasonable doubt.”
If my vote had been necessary to elect Senator Bailey, or if he had
an'opponent, I would have felt it my duty to vote for him, and would
have dope so. But such was not the case; he had no opponent and no
effort was, made to defeat him.4 Some members who wanted him inves-
tigated before electing him, agreed to acatter their votes, by each voting
for a separate man, in the hope of preventing an election until the in-
vestigation could be completed, but I refused to vote against a Demo-
cratic nomibee even to postpone the election. I received many peti
tions, letters and telegrams from the people of the county, demanding
that I vote against Senator Bailey, if the charges against him were
shown to be true, upon the investigation. I dpt not wish to condemn
Mr. Bailey in advance of his trial, nor did I care to be placed in the
ridiculous attitude of voting for him and take the risk of having to ask
him to resign, in the event he should afterwards be found guilty of any
of the charges against him.
If I erred in my oourae, it was due to an abundant caution to pro-
tect the interest of the people; and not to any desire to do Mr. Bailey
any injustice.
This is all I haye to say upon the Bailey question. - Ftrust it may
not be necessary to again refer to it, as I only want to discuss, in future
needed reforms in the laws during my campaign for representative.
Very Respectfully,
J. R. BELL.
Cette* Sm
Aed Halls.
Car expected to be
on track Monday
June 22nd7 Have
extra m<
fertilising.
Monday in the
cemetery near Kirven.
The Chronicle extends symj
to the relatives’
Cow Hat Triptlets.
Lockhart, Texas, June
(Special.) A fine Jersey cow
by the Burdette Wells cor
grve birth to triptlets
morning. The calves are
males and are doing well.
For Tew Mother’s Sake.
The following clipping from an
exchange „well deserves the space it
occupies when put in type, and
recall a word of truth;
“Young ffNgt, why don’t yon he
decent. Why not grow to man-
hood with honor and credit instead
of a stain upon your character? It
is just as easy. ' It is always easier
to be i man than to be a rowdy.
Cigarette and gambling and whiskey
have had many wrestles with boys
long before you came on the scene
and they have never been' thrown.
Don’t get the idea in your head
that you can turn the trick. If
you don’t want to be decent for
yourself be decent for others. There
is one heart whose sorrows should
appeal to you. There is one who
has faced everything for your qjake;
one who has no bear the cross for
your foolishness. / You don’t want
your trail through this world
stained with mother’s tears. The
one who turns a brazen face to a
mother’s grief never gets very far
on the road to happiness. When
he gets a little older you will fitted
his name on the police docket of
various cities, a little later the dark
shadows of stoue walls loom up
across his pathway. Without hon-
or, home or friends. “Tie a sad
picture, hut it is painted every day
in the various towns of this broad
land. The pathway of the trans-
sessor is one of vockn and therns.
Be decent. It always pays divi-
dends.”
Ckaataaqaa Ge*s Brake. ,f>
Dallas, June 16.—Late this even-
ing a voluntary petition in bank-
ruptcy was filed in the federal court
by Walter C. Swengle and John
of the Texas Chautauqua
BAPTIST MEETING.
0m ef the Meet JSaccessfal to the
History ef Teagae—Oae Hisdnl
sad Twenty-One Additions.
Rev. J. C. Daniel, who held a
very successful meeting here last
October, again came to Teague on
May 23rd and erected an open air
tabernacle adjoining the Baptist
church, where services have been
held twice a day since until Tues-
day the meeting closed.
Mr. Daniel had two singers, for
a week each, Messrs. J. A. Brown
and F. J. Harrell, who contributed
a great deal to the pleasure of the
congregations as /well as* to the
success of the meeting, and the
gentlemen made a host of friends
while here who will gladly welcome
them to our town in any
capacity in which they may come.
There were one hundred and
a
twenty-one additions to the church,
thirty-three of whom joined by
baptism. There was a great throng
at the tank west of the depot Sun-
day afternoon to witness the emer-
sion.
Thera ■wamdatge congregations at
every service, and that a great deal
of interest was shown is proven by
the results.
One thousand dollars was sub-
scribed for an addition to the pres-
ent church building. and work has
already commenced and the building
will be ready for use in a short
time. :
Mr. Daniel was called for an in-
definite time as pastor, and it is
hoped that he wilt accept, as a
more earnest worker in the cause
oould hardly' be found. He to in-
ittsbto labors, to a apeak-
ability and possesses that
magnetism that just nat-
urally draws people to him and
and holds their attention and in-
terest.
Mr. Daniel accomplished a grand
work in Teague, a work that will
continue to bear fruit for years,
and one that will add a diadem to
his crown of glory “over there,”
if there to anything in the promises
held out by the pages of holy writ,
which we utterly lielieve.
• KIRVEN LOCALS.
Jun? 14.■‘—li. W. Bell was in
Wortham Wednesday on a business
errand.
Mr. Henderson, candidate for
county treasurer^ was in our midst
Saturday.
Rufus Hogan was in Kirven Sat-
urday evening.
Carter Sessions was in our midst
last week.
G. W. Beil and wife of Woitham
was down Sunday. ’
There is talk of a bank going up
in Kirven.
The Methodist protestant meet-
ing in Kirven will tiegin Thursday
before the first Sunday In July.
Everybody come on Tuesday before
and help build the arbor, it will
be built near R. W. Bell’s resi-
dence.
Jack Bonner made a business
trip to Streetman- one day last
week.
Dr. Batchelor is rejoicing over
the arrival of a fine boy, born 11th
of June.
The blacksmith to talking of
moving to Streetman.
Little Tom Moore ♦■was in Kirven
Saturday.
Joe Mathews of Stewards Mill
was in our midst Saturday.
In conclusion I will say the crops
are looking very well but a good
rain would help corn and potatoes.
Say, Mr. EdiW, come and spend
the day with the writer and help
him eat chicken pie. Good luck
to you all. Canpidate.
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EXHIBITS COMING IN.
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Fraits sad Vegetables Beiag Seat Is
By the Farmers sad Track
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The efforts of the Ten Thousand
club to secure an exhibit for a fair
here next month is meeting gritls
success. Many specimens of botb
fruit and vegetables have been,
brought in and many more will l»e.
This matter is of a great deal
more importance than some seem
to think, for upon the display had
here and at the State Fair at Dal-
las next October depends to a great
extent the early realisation of the
hope of making Freestone county
one vast orchard and garden. It
means the turning loose of thous-
ands of dollars here for labor’ in
the cleuring, fencing and hduse
building on truck farms, with , the
certainty that they will be a con-
tinuous source of revenue to , the
entire section. This move mAans
the placing of this section in :th©
front rank of the wealth producing
portions of Texas. These are Buds
which cannot be refuted, so why
not lend a helping hand and make
this exhibit a glorious succegp*; It
would be very little trouble qjfgf ex-
pense. But it to now or wall an-
other year. Get a move
Keep the eyes of the count
Teague and the Teague
No other scheme will do as „
have so great an effect for good to
the town and county. 4 *
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personal ma
McCoy Hart.
Last Friday evening at Concord
Sand Pit, Johnnie McCoy and'a big
black negro-got into a difficulty in
which the negro approached McCoy
from behind and struck him on the
head with a stick, knocking him
senseless. The negro fled and suc-
ceeded in making his escape, how-
ever, we understand he has been
captured since. Johnnie was
brought to his home here and has
since been in a critical condition,
but the chances for his recovery at
present to very hopeful.
Maseaic Officers Elected.
At a regular meeting of the Ma-
sonic Ixidge last Saturday night
officers were elected as follows:
M. A. Webb, W. M.; J. Wed
Davis, S. W.; Dr. E. V. Headlee,
Sect’y.; J. R. Chumney, Treas.;
Frank Savage, S. D.; W. t. Nick-
ols, J. D.; Rev. „G. L. Tippe,
Chaplin; P. W. Huber, Tyler.
A call meeting for the lodge was
called for next Saturday night.
are We are requested to invite all visit-
ing members who are in town to be
NEW HOPE ITEMS
June 16.—Farmers here are
highly elated over the prospects of
good crops.
The health of the community to
very good.
The musical at Mr. and Mrs.
Gant’s Friday evening, given in
honor of their brother, Edwin
Loader, of Dallas, was well attend-
ed. Piano music by Mrs. Gant.
Some .excellent string music was
furnished by Alfred Clay, Elma
McKinney and Jim Alderman of
Campbell’s Branch.
Estiu Pitts of Mexia visited Lema
and Ruth Griffith last week.
John Callaway and family of
Varella visited at the home of J. I.
Callaway Sunday.
Dave Alderman and Misses Carrie
Morris and Marie Boyd of Camp-
bell’s Branch were in our midst
Friday evening. K ‘
Mrs. Alice Gant and Mtoses Allie
Belle and Mamie Little attended
the lawn picnic at the home of
Miss Nannie Colgin at Cotton Gin
Saturday.
Miss Etta Toltaon of Pine Bluff,
Ark , to visiting relatives here.
Mre. I T. Mahoney and sister,
Mrs. M. E. Kirksey, visited rela-
tives at Forest Glade last week.
Carl Haddick and cousin, Miss
Lillian Haddick; attended Binging
at Cross Roads Sunday afternoon.
Chas. Mahoney and wife attend-
ed church at Cross Roads Sunday.
Tommie Yeldell of Mexia visited
friends here last week.
Walter Lewis and wife gave the
young people a party Saturday
evening.
Emms Goulding and Lida Baker
of near Teague are visiting their
sister, Mrs. Annie Callaway,
The W. 0. W. Lodge met in reg-
ular session Saturday.
School Girl.
LUNA LOCALS. ^ ■■■
We are having fine weather now.,
people will soon be out of the grass.
The health of our little town in
not so good at present.
Mrs. Mandville to very sick, but
is improving some.
Willie Rife has just recovered1
from a severe illness.
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Hill and
little daughter, Beaulah, were visit-
ing in Dew Saturday and Sunday.
Ed Gaspain entertained the-
young people Friday night to a.
dance. Everobody reports a good
time.
C. F. Bulin and son, Andy Bulin..
were iu Teague Saturday.
Marlin Austin left Sunday for
the prairies. Success to him.
Misses Cora and Mattie Perry-
man were visiting in Donie Satur-
day.
There was preaching here Satur-
day night and Sunday by Rev.
Norman and Rev. Retchiaf.
We had a match game of base
ball Saturday between Freestone’»
second nine and Luna’s second
nine with Luna as winaer.
There will be a memorial day at
old Antioch the 26th of June and
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and
Vou will enjoy ea
and cake with the
dinner on the ground, singing
speaking by the children. Every-
body has a special invitation to
come and bring some one with him.
Miss Bulah Hill visited Mis*
Rosa Erven Sunday.
We had singing here Sunday at-
tended by a large crowd.
Earnest Allison left this
Monday for the prairie.
Miss Cora Perryman visited Miss
Bertha Bulin Sunday.
Misses May Kennedy
Gibson were at Luna
Miss Ella Emmons
Jennie Brown were at
day.
Weil if this appears 1
will write again. '
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BWKKTHKAI
next Friday
on the lawn at the
next Friday from
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Satterwhite, T. L. The Teague Chronicle. (Teague, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, June 19, 1908, newspaper, June 19, 1908; Teague, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1109177/m1/1/: accessed June 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fairfield Library.