The Bonham News. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 44, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 27, 1910 Page: 4 of 4
four pages : ill. ; page 24 x 17 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
gwli
m
i*, .
It’s astonishing how many men want to pay just this price for a Suit of Clothes.
We appreciate the demand and offer our trade special values in Suits at $15.
■ % J- /'
The Suits are tailored perfectly and guaranteed to be made of all wool fabrics.
NUNN & JONES COMPANY “the good clothes store”
' s-uiiS
m it it ci iuuu
•slivered in McKinney a Few Days Age
Ji
C. B. Had dell.
Standing before thta audience repre-
senting m ft does tow noble cltlzenshi;>
of Om (nod old bounty • t Collin, my
boast rwella with pride la recognition of
year glorious achievements, and melts In
grateflal remembrance of your generous
farof. Since Cellla McKinney located with
Mb emigrants In tills choice section of
Use Made land belt, the citizenship of
Collin County has been In the forefront
ef that.patriotic, progressive element
that has secured Texas Its exalted posi-
tion among tbs States of the Union.
Hera live and flourish tfff relatives.
Mends and neighbors of Throckmorton,
Masn Beverly and DaArmond—men
Worthy of perpetual monuments for their
it virtues and great usefulness—
lory of which today Is a aource of,
>ie our people and inspiration to our
men have passed away,
their lives is closed, but
«h« beneficent effect ef their labors con-
tinues with us.
Hot have your great men all passed
away. Among the living are to be
feund many who represent the highest
thought, greatest energy and most ex-
alted ideaa of the present generation—
-men who stand first in educational. In-
dustrial. moral and religious life. To
Sues'-a people! am indebted for the hon-
or ef ten years* service in Congress, and
(be additional evidence of approval as
shown by aa overwhelming indorsement
fsr the sixth time. X want to tbdnk yon,
hy friends, with all my heart for your
kud favor and generous commendation.
1 hold more dear your manifestation of
sack confidence than til other rewards
which may oomt from public service, and
te prove worthy of your trust, by render-
lag thg greatest possible service to the
Ti m
'ortunes of war gave it prestige and
control in the larger and dominant sec-
tion of the country. The prejudices and
hatred engendered in terrible fratricidal
strife were fostered and fanned con-
tinuously to maintain it In power, and
fasten Its policies upon the country.
Claes legislation and monopoly were no
longer strangers at the Capitol, but were
the close votaries and political allies or
adminstration. The fruits of labor were
no longer secured to the toiler, and the
masses were compelled, by legal device,
to pay tribute to the favored classes of
wealth and power. Monopolies grew and
the trusts multiplied. Oppression in-
creased, ill-gotten profits on watered
stocks, bogus bonds and Government-
protected corporations piled up higher
and higher; local self-government was
scoffed at, equal rights Vas a byword
and party rule, aligned with special
Interests, supplanted government by the
people. A system became thoroughly es-
tablished by the administration of this
new Republican party whereby either
-‘wages were too low to furnish mgre than
-■ a scant living, or if the wage was in-
creased the price of commodities and
cost of living were so high that the ex-
tra wage was absorbed. Either horn or
the dilemma left the hardship on the pro-
ducer and gave the profits to predatory
wealth.
Fewer of Besses Increased.
While the political boss has existed to
some extent In' every generation, his
power has increased and his tribe mul-
tiplied in number in practically the same
ratio that the Interests have monopolized
our industries, and gained control of the
National and State governments. The
political boss, as a rule, is directly or
Indirectly the ally, as well as hireling, of
the interests who are concerned in poli-
tics. The great army of grafters In this
country are not confined to those who
hold public office. On the contrary, the
officeholding grafters are only a small
per cent of those who prey upon the Na-
tion’s wealth. Under, the present system,
the publio is defrauded under the forms
of law, and by means of special privilege
allowed by law to the amount of hun-
dreds of millions of dollars per annum,
a small percentage of which is sufficient
to buy and control such public officials
as can be corrupted. A great majority
of public men are honest, and could not
even be approached in a corrupt way, but
the political bosses allied with the prac-
ticed agents of the corruptionists discov-
ers and utilizes every means to capture
only" the Democracy mould present the
tariff question to the country. It stands
out in bold relief as against the system
of protectionism that has wrought so
much evil. It means what It says, a tar-
iff levied "for revenue only,” Intelligently
the tariff upon
Ay
tlons shall be made in
the necessaries of life, especially upon
articles competing with such American
nw.nufacture8 as are sold abroad more oDDiause.)
cheaply than at home, and graduated re' ..T don’t
olliO
restore
framed lYv the Interest m». P” . ituctlons should be made in sudn
iramed 1T» the Interest of the masses, re- K(,hertnie« ns mav he nJoessarv to 1
framing from granting special privilege the tariff m ^revcnSe btsto
and collecting the necessary revenue in -Existlng° dutlaa*havebeen given to
em That nTcTrone1 dTlla^Yn the^aniffctS^
tUT at the eTnense of iifl to thS htn^ which they have organized combi-
tovoM of economy and fraUfti oPf un- I nations the prlce of pulp and of
rgues as though thta
Line"'
paper, thus
posing a tax
the
n mat a larirr ror revenue only was
ipracticable theory. Such Is not a
Not long since, when this idea was
ssed in his presence, I heard a
the memory of*
p*i«j»te our pe<
youth. Theee
ton record of
my highest him and purpose.
The political situation today calls for
mnty ef action fn tho Democratic party,
and for the' assembling of all patriots
within its lines to wage a determined
battle against the cohorts of graft, greed
and corruption. There never was a time
In err history when corrupt practices
end oppressive methods had such uni-
versal hold upon the people of the United
Maine and on every industrial enter-
prise Commercialism has run many peo-
ple moftey-mad. Political bossism hae
eorrnpted the mlnde of our electorate,
and accustomed the voters to unwhole-
some * methods and dishonest schemes to
snah an extent aa te render callous to
VMn things a dangerously large per-
centage of the people. The Republican
pasty has long been entirely in the hands
ef a strong, cnnntng, corrupt, political
massitnc. the operations of which are
ran with the precision of a Corliss en-
gine. It has n«ld the National Govern-
st for more than forty years, and dur-
all that time it has been run by po-
1 bandits who own and control the
_ monopolistic combines commonly
^called tracts, which have grasped In
their mighty hands practically every in-
dnetrtal enterprise and natural resource
try, “reaping where they did
ring i
■party organizations, and appeal to the
ambition and cupidity of those who oc-
cupy, and those who desire to fill, public
'office. A well organized party machine
reaches from the highest to*the lowest
office. And when this party machinery,
necessary for its practical utility. Is cap-
tured by the political bosses, the organ-
iaationno longer represents, a combina-
tion or free and Independent men. but Is
used for power and pelf. The people
naturally become restless under such con-
ditions. and they have anxiously sought
for measures of relief.
An amazing truth presents Itself to
every citizen of political history. The op-
pressors in each Nation always use tne
oppressed to fasten the bonds that bind
them., The tyrant's methods are always
advocated in Treedom’s name. Industrial
robbery and the enslavement of the toil-
ing masses has always been in the name
of labor and ttadustrial Interest. But the
strangest part of It all Is that freedom
Is always In reach of the down-trodden
masses were it not that they divide by
reason of sectional prejudice, class dif-
ferences. business rivalry, political af-
filiations and selfish private Interests.
These conditions are well understood by
the political bosses and their allies, and
class is played against class, section
p gain st section, prejudice against preju-
dice, Interest against Interest until only
a small force Is necessary to make “the
balanoe of power;” and this force is
easily furnished by those who are con-
trolling the Government and thereby ex-
ploiting the public and filching the Na-
tion’s wealth.
In the present political crisis, the
Democratic party must be true to Its
principles and the character'It has estab-
lished and maintained since its organiza-
tion. A real Democratic administration
Is known by all to be an administration
Insuring justice to the whole people; an
administration uncompromisingly op-
posed to monopoly and class rule. The
evils from which the country suffers to-
day have been brought about by the ad-
ministration of the Republican party
Patriot, can not reasonably look to those
who have engendered and fostered ex-
isting political evils for pelflsh gain and
coveted power to furnish the remedy for
their own wrongdoing, and thus destroy
their power and source of wealth
.,The protective tariff which has un-
blushlngly perpetrated all Its Iniquities
In the name of American Industries and
American labor has become an Intole»-a
Me burden to all ciars.w except IhoseH
who profit by Its plunder. The Repub-
acan party and Its leaders have rime and
again promised to revise the tariff In the
Interest of the people. It always was dlla-
tMs matter. Before the election
In 1902 they claimed that after the elec-
tion the tariff would be revised and
Other----—-* -
Mt atrown," and dictating alike to the many Other remedial laws would be
Mtihiser and the consumer the price of Passed. Falling in this promise, their
Ms labor and tote coot of his necessities, excuse was that the tariff should be
■Mb a condition to Intolerable to every rev,.8A<1. after the Presidential election
froaodt nan and every lover of liberty. ln.,?90l ln °r<,*r that It might be done
ft «•* not tiwaye exist. There !e hound I excitement Before tho
ta be a reckoning; there Is bound to be c,almed that irame-
• revolution either by violence or et the d at?Ly 5,ter ihat eIectloi. their promises
££g .boot a positive and complete rev- i tfe^^y^and
form and on the rostrun. that a special
session should be held and the tariff
revised Immediately after the Presiden-
tial election.
Revision Upward.
_ . . . A ^ The people again Intrusted them with
government, a unien of States, a Federal power. The special session was held
Government with limited powers, de- J but the tariff Was revised not downward!
leg about a positive end complete rev-
elation by the exercise of the ballot
Fundamental Principles on Trial.
In this political contest we approach
a great erieis. The fundamental prln-
eipTes ef the Republic arc on trial. Our
forefathers established a constitutional
limited powers,
vised for mutual defense and to preserve
___ „ , was expected. In the Interest of the
tonal rights end the greatest personal i masses, but upward for the Benefit of
liberty • consistent with the necessary the special Interests. The party had
powers- Of State. For more than half a f control of the Government, the people
century this Government was maintained had been deceived and the continued
!n accordance with the patriotic Ideals lease of power obtained, while the rivets
and broad statesmanship of Its founders. of oppression were screwed down tighter
Rslttlcai parties were quickly and nat- an“ the avenues of opportunity were
partita were quickly and nat- »“« avenues or opportunity _____
araily evolved during the first few years more completely closed. The tariff wall
af Rational existence. Different schools ™a<Je by law and the Industrial raonopo-
longht advanced conficting prlncl- | lle* existing contrary to law possess
and policies. In this political c6n- i ^Ie*?ow?r Ay*r ?J.operty r,8rM? and the
Jsfferson brought about a great .the citizens than has ever
revolution, and established the doc- by P?®?1® Tho ca],ed
ejr.1
to the axorolso of such powers as wer« i ln, tile„Re-
iXBPAiKYv A*1esra.tsA. and thoss npp.fssari- 1 RVi*Part3r *n some States Is follow-
Msv vaviviov v* onvii yv w n» n ao wui n 1 »v..
p ready delegated, and those necessari- 1 [n.
party
fnsurg
ly taoldent thereto. He established tho country tho'afnTral trend* ft!0
ess; -cs1 “"sab* Art- A.....f.iirar'-a:
rights to all and special privileges to
•Oao,” recognizing as a cardinal princl-
«?• °* local self-government, of monopoly are not “refined to"the“ Re-
Ha advocated and maintained the liberty t publican party. —
that si
tratloni
sf the citizen untrammeled by unneces-
sary governmental Interference, and op-
poaed and prevented monoply and clasa
legislation. This party was so true to its
profession of principles and so genulns
Is Its protootlon ana defense of the plain
paapla that, in d«rision. Its members
Wore oalled “Democrats.” Indeed, they
ware aat ashamed of this derisive name.
They were demoerats In principle and
isaioaratoa in their dally life; and the
party accepted the name "Democratic”
pa Ha permanent title. Its great fouyder,
Themes Jefferson, believed that no man
sheuld stand on a different plane from
the great level of common humanity,
Ml tnat Instead of exorcising personal
er political power for selfish purpose,
or fa oppress mankind, anyone who pos-
sessed a superior degree of wealth. In-
tallest, education or position had there-
by a greater responsibtity resting upon
ani to exercise such advantages in the
« service of his kind and country.
Parties, like men. establish character
gad reputation by their professions and
ataeMoea. For nearly fifty years of ad-
hlutotratloa, more than forty of which
Were eentlauous and uninterrupted, this
great party steered the Shin of Bute
m pease and war. leading the Nations
Sf (he earth—“a pillar of cloud by day
a tiller of fire by night,” cheering
saws ef the oppressed, giving hope
struggles under the heel
1 renewed, courage to the
engaged ln freedom’s
period of unsurpassed
Justloe ruled, patriotism was
“Era of good fool-
ll It was tbs
ly. however, rapid development.
■rent an pension, conflicting sectional in-
terests sad consequent jealousies and
tent lens resulted In civil strife that
country In blood and shook
of the Ropubta A new
lenal la its scope
snevuzn i ana cu
Sententions rest
detuned the tot
the foundation*
^rty had arise
arisen, sectional
IB Its
we trust it and receive in return for our
confidence a real Democratic Adminls-
r Party bosses and the a’lles
not confined to the T?e-
---- Truth compels the ad-
mission that some men ln high Demo-
crallc positions are antagonistic to both
Democratic principles and policies, as
well as to the National success of tho
party. The Influence of these men. who
have more or less political following
oven In Democratic States, and the rec-
ords they have made inconsistent with
Democratic policies, form the greatest
obstacle and stumbling block to those
who look to the Democratic party for
reform, serving both a« an argument
agalnet probable Democratic success and
evidence that Its promises would not be
redeemed If Intrusted to power.
might as well look these serious facts
squarely In the fare. in mv opinion
there le but one means of Insuring Deni-
ocratlc eucce,,. and that is bv throwing
aside all contention In reference to un-
important details. The great masses of
Demoeracv should rise up In rhelr might,
promptly and fearle.-sty repudiating ev-
ery undemocratic art of their public
servants declare In no uncertain terms
that platform pledges would be sacredly
kept, that the well-known principles of
pcmocrecy would be applied ln legis-
lation and enforced in the courts and the
executive This can and should be done
with such overwhelming and convincing
earnestness and power that the patriotic
element all over the country would have
Its confidence restored, and the certain
result would be an overwhelming Demo-
0raJ!><;AVlet?r7 *n toie coming elections
•f 1910 and 191*.
The tariff Is the leading and dominant
tasue. While In the application of all Ita
varied ramifications It Is a most diffl-
sult question to understand and fur-
nishes themes of local nnd selfish Inter-
est calculated to divide the opinions and
tho purposes of the people, yet the groat
underlying democratic principle that
should control tariff legislation Is easily
understood, aad appeals convincingly te
every hSBoat and self-respecting man. On
iba nnanlBla nf “a tariff for rovooue
tariff can not be levied without contain-
ing elements of so-called protectionism.
To accept this conclusion would be a con-
fession that a tariff for revenue only was
an Im----**—- -• ■
fact.
expressed ... ...» ...uv.,
prominent Republican, who Is, perhaps,
as well versed ln tariff legislation, and
as thoroughly imbued with the doctrine
of protection as any member of his
party, reply that such a proposition was
not true; that he could “draw a tariff
bill which would raise *500,000,000 reve-
nue and there would not be a dollar of
protection in It.” In the face of such
statement his name le attached to the
appellation by which the last tariff bill
is kn’own—a bill more unjust in its terms
and more unfair and monopolistic In its
effect than any tariff law, or taxing
scheme, that was ever devised and enact-
ed In the history of this country.
' Aa Aid to the Trust a.
By the power of that legislation the
monopolistic trusts already formed op-
erate with greater facility than ever be-
fore and control with an Iron hand the
compensation of labor and the cost to the
consumer of the necessaries and com
forts of life. The incalculable values
produced by the brain and brawn of this,
the greatest and most enterprising Na-
tion on earth, are under their control.
The producer who furnishes the labor
gets no appreciable share In the fruits of
this injustice. He must compete in the
open market for hfs wages and compen-
sation. And herein lies the hope Of re-
form, and a tangible basld for general
and united action of a Justice-loving and
determined people. The common people
have been compelled by necessity to
study and understand the situation. Man-
.nd. if natupally democratic. The fair-
minded citizenship of the whole country
desire only equal rights and equal oppor-
tunity, protected but not Interfered with
by law. A tariff of 180 per oent on com-
mon blankets used by the poorer people
fs an indefensible robbery. The exac-
tions of tne steel trust is an oppressive
burden to every Industry and every
household. The cupidity of the lumber
KSfi.l* a cruel obstruction to home
building, and greatly Increases the cost
of transportation facilities and of all in-
dustrial enterprises that necessarily use
i Manufacturers of cloth and
clothing levy large tribute from every
family and every citizen. Under present
conditions the means and sources of
forced tribute from the people of the
Lnlted States by the oppressive trusts
are too many to enumerate. The list
.would fill a volume. Any man, or busi-
ness, free from the domination of trusts
and untouched by the exactions of special
privilege would be difficult to find.
As your representative in Congress, I
was one of those who constantly support-
ed the principles of the party and obeyed
. 1“ “kndates. I desire to criticise no
individual uhnecessarily, nor to place
blame where It should not He. I believe
It Is better to devote our energy to the
best and most efficient work before us
rather than dwell upon the contentions
and differences of the past. We should
look back only to learn well the Lessons
of experlenoe. If, however, the party has
ln any way committed a fault, It should
confess It and avoid such error. If its
trusted servants have departed from Its
teachings and abused Its principles and
policies such action should be repudiated
. , e Party, and such public servant,
If hls act has been flagrant, his heart
unfaithful, or hls ability Inadequate,
should be retired for the public good, and
the position he occupies filled with the
utmost care. It Is not the career of the
Individual in which the countrv Is Inter-
esyed, but the effect of hls work. Public
office should be filled bv men not for
th-elr personal aggrandizement, but for
their service to the people. Overvault-
lng ambition, like the love of money, Is
the root of evit from which only calamity
grows. In fact, selfish ambition and the
love of money are identical ln principle
From this source spring all the evils un-
der which humanity has ever groaned
The nothingness of fame and 'the mert
possession of wealth are both pitiful and
appalling. The glitter of wealth and the
blazing glory of fame are doomed to per-
ish In utter oblivion. It Is only a ques-
tion of time when the very name of every
actor ln the present world's drama will be
not only unknown to the living, but ef-
faced from every record. Only so long as
man lives can he hold hls wealth, and
only so Ions: as his name Is Inseparably
connected with some recorded fact will
hls memory survive. Sooner or later the
hand of time will wipe hls very name
from the face of the earth; but the ef-
fect of hls life, either for good or 111, will
continue to bless or curse mankind as
long as the human stream of life flows
onward ln Its God-given' course. The
contemplation of this truth will purify
the purpose and strengthen the resolve
of every man to live for humanity, and
to so live that the effect of hls life for
good will overbalance as much &■ pos-
sible the evil he may do.
Denver Platform.
My friends, It Is wth regret that I have
observed an element of dissentlon among
professed Democrats on various theories
connected with tariff legislation and con-
cerning some items in the schedules.
As for my part, I am willing to face
and fight the common enemy on the
principles and policies well known and
recognized by all as Democratic doctrine
I want the party to win on the funda-
mental principle of a tariff for revenue
only, and If the people will elect as their
servants only those who are devoted to
duty and will obey their mandate and
redeem the pledges made ln the party
platform. I have no doubt but that the
result will be the enactment of a right-
eous and truly Democratic measure. I
will say In this connection, however, that
I have no sympathy with those who,
holding official position ln the Demo-
cratic party, have been trying to be-
smirch and discredit the Denver plat-
form. To my mind the tariff plank has
been unnecessarily and even Wantonly
attacked. The numbers that have been
engaged ln this disaffection does not
make their position right—It only em-
barrasses the party organization and
weakens Its chances of success. Their
work is ln the direction of Republican,
and not Democratic, success. Their argu-
ments are for the most part the argu-
ments of protectionism. Some of them,
no doubt, are honest, hut misled; some
are, perhaps, Influenced by local Inter-
ests; while there are others who are evi-
dently endeavoring to Rep ihllcanize the
Democratic States and to defeat the party
In the National elections. These men see
no advantage to themselves ln National
Democratic suptemacy at this ttme, and
would prefer that things remain as thev
are, or else they are the active Rgents
of the allied Interests The first of these
must be reasoned Into line; the second
must be made to see the error of their
way, but the last named, wherever found,
must be dealt with as the common
enemy. They are more dangerous and
mrire despicable than Jhe openly avowed
advocates of class rule and industrial
slavery. I will read the tariff plank of
th? Denver platform To me It has the
true Democratic ring It Is the platform
of my party
“Tariff—We welcome th» belated
promise of tariff reform now affected by
the Republican partv in tardy recogni-
tion of the righteousness r,f the Demo-
ebatte position on this question, but the
people can not safely trust the execution
of thle Important w ,rk t a party which
is so deeply Obligated to the highly pro-
tfeted Interests ns Is the Republican
party. We call attention to the signtf-
cntit fact that the promised relief was
postponed until after the coming elec-
tion—an election to succeed In which tho
Republican party must have that same
support from the beneficiaries of the
high protective tariff as It always has
heretofore received from them, and the
further fact that luring years and unin-
terrupted power no action whatever has
been taken by the Re; uhllcan Congress
to correct the admittedly existing tariff
Iniquities.
'TVe favor Immediate revision of the
tariff by the reduction of Import duties.
Articles entering Into competition with
Irust-controlled products should be placed
upon the free liuL. auU material IsAUfl-
these articles
free list"
I will have much more to say on the
tariff and the criticisms on this plat-
form, but time forbids more comment at
present. I will read you the tariff plank
of the platform of this district, adopted
at Denison last month:
“We are unalterably opposed to the
doctrine of protection advocated; by the
Republican party, and we- charge that
•protectionism’ Is responsible for a great
share of the Inequalities and wrongs
from which our people have suffered' for
the last forty years. The country de-
mands relief from the unjust burdens of
the tariff laws, and, recognizing this, the
Republican party promised such relief
We denounce the Payne-Aldrich tariff
law as a perfidious and flagrant breach
of this promise, which an aroused pub-
lic conscience should rebuke by the over-
throw of the party guilty of such treach-
^VVe believe in a tariff for revenue
only, and we appeal to the Democrats
and all honest men in every section and
every State to rally with one accord to
this cardinal principle, laying aside any
differences as to matters of mere detail,
to the end that victory may crown our
efforts, and that fhe Democratic party
may Justly revise the tariff for the best
Interests of the Whole country."
I believe that is good doctrine and good
policy. We need harmony, and some-
times the only way to reconcile differ-
ences is to lay them aside.
Anti-Graft BUI. ..j .
Fellow-citizens, there is another mat-
ter closely affecting you and me, and of
National importance, to which, at this
time, I think it proper to call your at-
tention. I do no‘t desire now, nor at any
time, .to unnecessarily wound the feel-
ings of anyone nor to personalty re-
flect upon his acts or motives. What I
shall say will be in the defense of your
action e-nd mine, and in support of. a
principle and policy which you have ap-
proved and for which I stand. I allude
to my anti-graft bill, sometimes known
as the Randell bill, sometimes called ln
Texas the "Randell resolution." It has
been bitterly denounced by a man whom
you have trusted and honored. We ex-
pected opposition by the Republican ma-
chine; but this assault comes from a
Unled States Senator from Texas! In the
Galveston convention In which I, not
being a delegate had no voice, and ln
which I was denied the right and privi-
lege to reply to the rude and uncalled for
attack on both me and my measure,
Senator Joseph W. Bailey delivered a
tirade on this subject which fills nearly
two columns ln the, Texas Farm and
Fireside, of date Aug. 18. It Is proper
for you to know what occurred. Mr. Bai-
ley, addressing the convention, said;
"Now there Is one other plank In that
platform upon which they think they
ought to lay great stress. Thev sav that
they want to prohibit a Representative
or Senator of the people from accepting
employment from any public service cor
poratlon, or anybody else who Is lnter-
ested ln the legislation of Congress. Well,
lr there Is anybody her# who Is not In-
terested In the legislation of Congress he
Is an escape from the asylum or the poor-
house.
“A Voice—That's right.”
The dullest, person ought to know that
the law. If enacted, would apply only to
those who have some special or direct In-
terest In the legislation of Congress.
Mr. Bailey—My countrvmen. if I con-
sidered myself alone. I should offer ho
opposition to this plank, because It does
not touch me But T am a Democrat and
underatand the difference between being
a Democrat and a demagogue. CAp-
wtn'S»h T^n<1 never- with mv consent,
win the Democratic partv proscribe a
‘Ln,rasr?*<1 a"y l0wfu1 and honor-
"eby )”P 8Ult' (Volce-:Hurrah for Bal-
^ VU®. p«*rJ,r>^a1 fling the rudeness is
Atre ‘OUR f,12n its cand°r. It makes
the wvhp.th'xr or not he knows
the distinction between a Democrat and
1?vr whether the plank
touched him. The question should be
discussed decently, and on Its merits?
Mr. Halley continued:
T,’ho work ,or railroads
that I would trust whh mv life. I think
1 °ve of sitting out there with
With whom T served ln the Congress of
0 I, States, and I would trust Tom
Ball with my interests and mv life. On
the other hand. I know men that work
against railroads that I wouldn’t trust
down that stairway.
? \ci?eerT:),”hat 8 Cone John9on. ain’t
This hill.does not reflect on men who
work for railroads. It prohibits such
employment while in the service of the
people. Is not that correct? Is It not In
the Interest of clean politics?
"Mr. Bailey—Come, let us reason to-
gether. There are some good men who
have been misled about this matter. /
was talking with one of the best friends
1 have at mv home. He was begging
me not to resist this. He savs, ’It will
create opposition to you.’ I said, T shall
regret that, but I would rather have op-
position than to be wrong, and I am
bound ln self-respect to trv to save the
Democratic party from that mistake.'
“I told him I was vllT'ng to leave It to
the people to Judge about a man's busi-
ness connections and about hls personal
habits and about his antecedents—and
let them reject the man who does not
measure up to their standard, but I will
never deny them the right by law to
take a bad man if they want him.
"This friend of mine is a verv ardent
rohlhitlonlst and as good a man as
vos. That may shock some of you
antis, but he is Just as good as you are,
and you are good as good as him, If you
are as good a Democrat and aa good a
citizen as he is. TVe have already said
In this platform that whether a man Is
an anti or a pro does not affect his De-
mocracy. That Is true, but I said to this
friend, ‘You are an extreme prohibition-
ist; you would not vote for any saloon-
keeper on earth to go to the Legislature.*
He said of course he would not. I then
said to him. ‘Would you be willing to
deny the people of another county the
right to elect him If they wanted tof
’On. no.’ Leave these things to the peo-
ple, my countrymen."
Qaotei Bailey's Speech.
Can this be the reasoning of a states-
man? It Is not proposed to prevent a
saloonkeeper from holding a'scat in tho
Legislature, but fhe law, if passed, would
prohibit a legislator, during hls term of
service, from receiving a gift, fee or em-
ployment from any liquor interest which
would be affected by pending legisla-
tion. Is that not right? Why should
that shock Mr. Bailey?
Mr. Bailey continued;
“But that is not my only answer; let
me tell you the abomination of this doc-
trine. Some of these county conventions
Indorsed what they call the Randell bill.
“A Voice—Who Is Randell?
**Mr Bailey—He Is my successor In Con-
gress, and that is about all ha has ever
been able to be known as.
"Thev didn't say which one of the
Randell bills they Indorsed.. He has In-
troduced two of them. He has been ln-
trod vicing them every two years, every
primary year, every primary election
year, two years ago and then again this
year.
“A Voice—The next one will be the last
one.
"Mr. Bailey—I am willing to take either
or both, because those men who indorsed
them have never read. them. Listen to
what that Randell bill would do, and
that Is really the concrete expression of
this platform urged by these gentlemen
They brought Into the committee room—
Into the subcommittee room—on* of these
demands written on the ‘ways and
means’ committee paper of Ihe Natloaal
House of Representatives, although It
could take a seat In the United States whose' SSle hope of success'was
Senate and vote on the metal schedule oi i Influence of ms public offioe. 800!
tariff bill. Oh. wise Judges! (Orest ' Lrpt,bJes have V'MI sometimes rumored
The drummers Bpow this law would not
elected to
ney auit tne road. Mr rt»
Insults o
he persistent' ________ _
bill limits the qualifications for office.
I have read you all these extracts
containing his whole argument on the
subject. Take away the misstatements
and personalities it contains and nothing
la left but bad logic. He winds up with
the generous proposition to “put there
things aside now; let's put these things
behind us.” "Let’s have no more of
these small personal contentions." Did
you ever hear such cool and brazen
effrontery?
AH hls talk was fuH of personal slurs
and Indecent Insults, made at a time
and place that prevented reply. I care
hothlng for hls personal Ill-will, but hls
position ln politics Is caluculated to re-
tard the niea.-ii ..ten you ana i
stand, and which concerns the pobli<
weal; therefore, I will give attention tt
hls opposition.
My work fer this bill to entirely Im-
personal. I advocated this measure foi
sars before the disclosures concerning
Bailey in the fall of 1906. It was
In the platform on which I was elected
grlor to that time, and It was reported
I don’t want to say anything to hurt ■ ^hen they are
their feelings, because I am readv to re- Uongrers they road- Mr. Bal-
peat jthe words they say were utfhred, I Ley ln,,u,'‘a ojdlnary intelligence when
believe, by Bob Evans. An American .h£. P.*r?I8teP“y “T.SP
fleet: had destroyed a Spanish armanda,
and the American soldiers were shouting
in victory, and the brave captain says;
’BovO, don’t shout"; the poor devils are
dyln£.* (Long and continued applause.)
"Now, listen. If I were to collect a
promissory note for *250 held by a Na-
iiontit i,ank, they would t-xpvi me li ...
the American Senate and punish me with
imprjs^pment; yet the man with one hun-
dred] millions of dollars of National
bark stock could sit ln the Senate of
the United States and vote on every bill
to amend the National banking law.”
Why does he say that those who in-
dorse«iy bill have never read it? What
motive or interest implies him to such
recklessness of speech and personal
splee
steel
? IT he wants to represent the
el] trust, he ought t6 get out of Con-
gress. If this bllH is passed, and he
shou)d take such employment, he would
have; to get out. Andrew Carnegie can
be stint by hls State to the-Senate, but.
under this bill, he could not, by gift,
fee or employment, corrupt the other
"Senators or Representatives without all
of them being subject to the penalties of
the ikw. What is wrong about that? If
none) could be corrupted, then well and
goodj; if any should be corrupted, it could
not be called a mere Indiscretion. The
public would be protected.
“Mr. Bailey—My countrymen, I know
a conductor In this State who Is well
qualified by character and by capacity
to go to Congress, and yet he would be
compelled to foVsake the employment to
whicih he has devoted twenty years of his
life In order to accept the office of his
t>eople;’and J. Pierpont Morgan, with his
nuntjreds of millions of dollars of rail-
road stocks and bonds, could sit in Con-
gress and vote on failfoad regulation
bills; Oh, what unspeakable demagog-
uery Is this! (Cheers.) Will you insult
the Intelligence, integrity and patriotism
of tne millions who must earn a living
for ihemselves and families by telling
them they are so base that they will do
for these corporations what the owners
of tl>e corporations will not do for them-
selves? Are you willing to say that?
“Af Voice—No."
Is Mr Bailey so oblUBe that he can not
see the fallacy of hls own reasoning? Be-
cause Mr. Morgan might sit In Congress,
is that a reason he should be forbidden
to pay or employ the other members In
hls Interest? He would have only one
vote. He might "employ” many votes.
If my bill was not the law. But under
this bill he could r.ot be officer, agent or
attorney, nor receive gift or fee from
any of his trust or public service cor-
porations. That would keep him out;
Why- is Mr. Bailey .so concerned about
this? The conductors and othqr railroad
men know they are not "touched" by
this bill They have no sore places to
nurse. »
Section Hand* In COngreea.
"Mr. Bailey—The Constitution fixes the
citizenship and the age and leaves the
balance to the people, where It can be
safely left. I would not grossly flatter
the people by saying they never make
mistakes, but I think it infinitely better
to trust them with the election even
though they now and then make a mis-
take and pick a bad man than it is to
tie their hands behind them, but, my
countrymen, this law does not stop with
excluding the men who work for rail-
roads, and of course they don’t stop with
the lawyers. They exclude everybody.
The conductor, the brakeman and the
engineer, and even the honest man who
on the railroad embankment . tolled in .a
meager way earnln ga living fcff'his -wife
and children. All of them they put un-
der the ban of this infamous si pposl-
tion.”
This effort to deceive the laboring man
will not succeed. The section hand does
not wish to hold hls Job on the section
while the serves ln Congress. Neither
does the brakeman nor the conductor
nor anybody else that Is honest and has
sense enough to find hls way to Wash-
ington. The sublime statesmanship of
this argument, however, is .calculated to
arouse renewed wonder and admiration
in the minds of Mr. Bailey’s closest ad-
herents.
Hls allusion the Constitution Is
unique. That Instrument fixes the quali-
fications of a member of Congress. Mv
bill does not. It deals with the coaduct
of public servants while they are mem-
bers of Congress—like the law against
bribery. Tha Constitution also provides
that "No person holding any office of
"rofit or treat under them" "
if?
office
(the United
tates) “shall, without the consent of
Congress, accept of any present, emolu-
ment, office or title of any kind whatso-
ever from any King, Prince or foreign
State.” This embodies the principle in
my anti-graft bill. The danger of cor-
rupting public servants then was ln the
direction of foreign Courts. Now, the
danger is from the domestic Iron dukes,
lumber lords, railroad kings and princes
of trade. My bill is up to date. It Is evi-
dently pestering somebody. Had the
great combines of today existed at that
time the framers of the Constitution
would undoubtedly have incorporated in
that sacred Instrument thls^’unspeakable
demagogery.’’
"Mr Bailey—But now, mv countrvmen,
I believe the people can be trusted. I be-
lieve they can Justly weigh the business
connection and personal habits and bias
of those whom they must trust,
you will not trust them to do
_______
>y a committee the majority of whom
were hls closest personal friends. Wsrs
they demagogues?
Three several times my constituent*
have instructed me to work for thl*
measure. Are they demagogues? Sev-
eral times the Democrats and Republi-
cans have been lined up ln opposition
on this question ln the Hopse of Repre-
sentatives—the Democrats for it, the
Republicans against—only three Demo-
crats voting with the Republicans, all
the Texas members and all the other
Democrats present voting for It. Ware
they all demogagues? I have received
hundreds of letters from all over Texas,
and from nearly or quite all th# States In
the Union, approving my bill. Are they
all. demogagues? Several members of th«
House have made eloquent speeches for
it. The Farmers’ Union of Texas ha*
indorsed It; the Farmers’ Union of th*
United States has indorsed it; man}
Democratic conventions and labor union*
have indorsed It. Are they all dema-
gogues? The miserable charge that the)
"have%iot read the bill" Is too contempt-
ible for consideration. They have read
It, and they approve it. and they will
make It the law! All the army of
grafters-can not stop It. Decency wll'
prevail.. -i
Bailey’s Gray eon Speech.
If "It doesn’t touch me” why such on
necessary exhibtlon of malice au<
Bpleen? “It doesn’t touch me,” accont
panied by the storm ef abuse, sound*
Rke the cry of a wounded animal, Bnarl
ing and snapping at the dart whos*
barbed point tias pierced a vital spot
On Aug. 18, while A guest of the "Gray
son.County Old Settlers,’ when I was at
sent attend a reunion here, Mt;. Bade)
again viciously attacked me and m>
measure In practically the same term*
and arguments made by him at Galves
ton. Among other things he said that
the difference between him and thos*
who drew that bill—meaning me—was
that they could “only see to him,” bu’
he "could see through them." I hop*
to always perform my public duties sc
that all can “see through” me. It
if the)
might
ronM s
be pu
could see through him.
My friends, he says I am his succoseot
and that’s all. Well, he was mv prede-
cessor, and that's not alL During hi*
ten years’ service In the House of Repre-
seliafives what did he ever do for hi*
district? He helped some private Indi-
viduals get gome claims, but what did h*
ever do for the public? Did he get s
public building or an appropriation of
any kind? Did he help get navigation or
rural free delivery or assist agriculture
or other public interests? I have served
less than ten years, and ln that time my
constituents have got six public build-
ings, Red River nunferous approprla
tlons, rural free delivery has been es-
tablished all over the district and wa*
early established by my work. Agricul
ture has received my utmost .help; and
If any interest of the district has been
neglected, some one will please speak
out so I can see that it is neglected no
more.
These things, of course, were local. Aa
to general matters I have stood for al»
the Democratic principles and measur**
before and since my terhi of service. Can
he say as much? If there is any Demo-
cratic principle or policy that he has not
violated, I want to know it, so I can ad
vocate it without hearing that old chest-
nut, "He’s reflecting on Bailey."
If we speak in favor of faithfulness
to platform demands, against political
bosses, against the spoils systetn, talk
about oil or lumber or the enforcement
of the anti-trust laws in Texas, anything
in fact except the Constitution and an
Income tax—even if we mention my
Innocent anti-graft bill—and terror-in-
spiring rumblings can at once be heard
I am getting used to It. however, and
don't mind it much.
I propose to go my way and let other*
take their own course. I have until re-
cently avoided clash and contention.
Now I feel that what I represent is at-
tacked, and I am ready to defend it.
Serving at a Sacrifice.
I have no desire for public position ex-
cept to do what good f can. 1 think the
* i# public needs my service. That ia not
ti-.* Uihi egotism—It’s lost a fact. Why el3c would
I remain ln office? I am one of those
' '"^1
don't these righteous reformers go to the ^ remain In office. I am one of thoei
full extent of their logic; if It will bias who suffers heavy financial loss by serv
a man to work for a corporation, surely !n® In Congress. He whom I had thi
- ------ ------ — .. corporation, surely
it will bias a man to work against a cor-
poration. (Applause.) Are the corpora-
tions entitled to Justice the same as any-
body else? Let m-e tell you this: that a
man who will deny Justice to a corpora-
tion ln order to obtain the people’s office,
will deny Justice to the people whenever
he want? what the corporations can give
him worse than he wants office. But
they do not stop with disqualifying the
lawyers and the people who work for
railroads and the people who work for
banks; they have gone further In that
remarkable bill, and they have declared
that no man who works for a firm or cor-
poration engaged In interstate commerce
shall set in Congress. They would make
a criminal of him If he attempts to do so.
Take the thousands of drummers, men
who have, every sympathy with the peo-
ple, whose whole lives are spent among
the people and who are ln fellowship
with them,-and yet every drummer In
America who travels for a house engaged
Ip Interstate commerce would be ex-
cluded from the honors of the State.
"Have you calculated how many these
classes would aggregate? Oh, my coun-
trymen, write It Into the statute books
of your country, and 25 per cent would be
deprived of the right to follow a lawful
and honorable pursuit while engaged n
public business. Whv don’t thev apply
this to the State as well as to the Fed-
eral Government? How many men would
be able to go to the Legislature—nobody
but the rich man and the pauper. That’*
all. Do you want to reduce the public
honor to succeed was never accused of
making any money before he weift to
Congress. He has been, more fortunate
since. By hard work I made considerable
reputation as a lawyer before my service
in Congress; he with apparant ease ha*
considerable reputation as a lawyer
after he got to Congress. My practice
was in the courts and appears on the
records of their proceedings; his was of
a more quiet nature and seems to be in-
nocent of Judicial decision.
I have proceeded in half jocular vein
to comment on Bailey's remarkably un-
accountable attack on me and my bill
There must be some great force impell
Ing him. but whatever it is. he can get
"all that Is coming” on this question. H*-
wtll never get away from the speeche*
he has already made. Like the old mar.
of the sea, they will ride him to his
.doom. The people will not stand for
such "tomfoolery” as his tirade. I an,
fighting for an honest and much needed
reform and will push the fight.
“These men in buckram shall have blow*
enough.
And feel they, too, are penetrable stuff."
If this measure were already the law.
who would hav« the hardihood to more
Us repeal? When tt becomes tl*e law peo-
ple will wonder that it ever was op-
posed.
Must Be Sold in 30 Days.
service of this country to the millionaires
and paupers?
voice—No.
rich That davs the best bargain i0 the coun- |jn djff#
"Mr. Bailey—Yet, that’s what this pro-
posal would do ’■*
We can offer for the next 30
posal would do; either a man so
no need not work or a man so trifling
calculate ’that* lf^hey^ould^educe* ths U ^ ^ Wh° WantS a
thebe'woSfd rbenmorIeff'rboomt?eftfreCr* the™ little farm. We have a place of 55
good
. more room left for them.
(Laughter.)
“My countrymen, whenever I make up
my mind that a lawyer can not be an
honest man and a lawyer I will hum up
my law Jicense and Join the Socialist
party. (Applause.)
voice—How about ths unwritten
"Mr. Bailey—Leave the unwritten law
to be enforced by the people. Bv. the
Judgment of the people. My countrvmen,
there has not been, since the birth of this
republic, so senseless a proposition a*
this presented for the consideration pf a
acres, fine black sand? land in
5 miles of Bonham. New frame
house of three rooms, papered,
two fire places, a fine, new, big
btrn, three wells and plenty of
water, 5 acres hog pasture, 20
Which Kind?
McKinney Democrat Ggzgtte
In every city, town or
community we find three
classes of citisens; |the
progressive, wideawake
man who is always readv
with his time and means
to aid any cause that will
benefit his section; the
indifferent man who is
not wholly averse to im-
provements provided they
come spontaneously, or
at least without any ef-
fort on his part; then
comes that unfortunate
character, the grouebv
man, who never sees any-
thing good in anything
or anybody, and is always
trying to make his misery
contagious. The first of
these, the progressive
man, is alive to every
movement that, is calcu-
lated to help every indi-
vidual and business in the
community; be looks at
things from a community
viewpoint and not from a
selfish point, and is will-
ing to give a portion of
his time to its accom-
plishment. The indiffer-
ent man is the greatest
stumbling block to de-
velopment in any com-
munity. He either wants
things to come without
effort or he thinks the
other fellow ought to de-
vote all the time neces-
sary to its accomplish-
ment, He poses as a pro-
gressive, . but is always
indifferent concerning the
means to an end, and
generally has some per-
sonal matter to attend to.
The third ol these three
characters, the grouch,
is always the same every-
where and you know
nothing is expected from '
him, tor he will even
criticise the Maker of the
Universe for allowing ir-
regularity in the seasons.
Every individual belongs
to one of these three
classes; to which do you
belong? * % ■■ •
Catholic Acid.
Waco, Texas, Seot, 23.
—With lips and gums
burned by carbolic acid,
the body of J. C. Moore,
Jr., was found dead in
bed at home by his father
here this morning. Jus-
tice Harris pronounced
death due to the acid.
Moore left a brief note
referring to business af- * ffl
fairs, but it affords only
an indirect clue to the
cause of the suicide-
Moore was manager of a
loan company here. He
was twenty-six years of
Conductor Killed,
Dallas, Tex., Sept. 23.
—Falling from bis car
and rtceiviog two frac-
tures of the skull R. A.
Morgan, a street car con-
ductor aged thirty-three,
was almost instantly kill-
ed here this morning.
The accident occurred on
a trestle near First Street
Morgan
lost his balance and* fell
to the surface, striking
the underpinning. He
was married and bad sev-
eral children. *
Democratic convention, i am a Demo- acres in Bermuda pasture, and 30
a-emaRORrue.
crat. but I am not a
“A voice—Tell It.
"Mr Bailey—Let’s put these thing* aside i
now; let s put these things behind na.
and. facing resolutely toward the future,
let s have no more nf theee smalt person-
acres
in cultivation. Place on
pub'ic road and K F. D; in half
signed by the name of a delegate j J] contentions. For three years, Blanche; mile of church add three OUarteTS
of school. The improvements
are first class and co*t as much
as we ask for the place. If you
want it you must take it in 30
days. $1050 gets it.
Prichett and Evans.
to this convention, which Randell doe*
not happen to be.
"A Voice—We rent some good one*
down here.
"Mr. Bailey—Yes, tried and tested. Til
take either one of these bills and try
this question on It.
"Under that hill. If I were to collect a
1500 claim from a steel corporation
against a local Gainesville merchant they
woflTld make me a felon. Yet Andrew
Carnegie, with hls three hundred and
ui&lariaL xaAua- flitr million* in steal Lruti aaourltlre ^olylQM tv am iMwtoto
Tray and Sweetheart have been barking
t at my noeis r want to give them thta
■ promise \of Immunity: They can bark
, there three years more—I’ll never turn
my head to see how far behind me they
are. (Applause.) #
Who Would Feel Injured? *
What honest man or corporation fmla
Injured by this bill? I believe many
honest men, managing corporations,
would rejoice to see It enacted. TheV
then wpuld not be pestered by shrewd
Lewet Indicted.
Dallas, Texas, Svpt.
23 —L. H. Leggett, the
Tairant County Deputy
Sheriff, who shot and kill-
ed W. L. Milan here nev-
eral weeks ago, was in-
dicted by the Grand Jury
today on a charge of mur-
der. By agreement the
bond was fixed at $7,500
which was quickly made
by the friends ot Leggett,
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Evans, Ashley. The Bonham News. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 44, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 27, 1910, newspaper, September 27, 1910; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth898783/m1/4/: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Bonham Public Library.