The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 16, 1908 Page: 7 of 8
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A. W. SPRINGER & CO
DEALERS IN:
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
McHENRY URGES COWl
PLETE EXONERATION
Lampasas Man Declares in
Bailey's Defense. That
Contest is Unjust
The. best of everything usually
carried In a general mercantile
business east lie found a! our store.
Call and inspect our stock
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WE CARRY in stock in all our departments the best goods to be
found in the market and will be glad to serve you when in
need of
Dry Goods and Groceries
Hardware, implements
uggies, Hacks, Wagons and Binders
From Dallas News.
t 'Will* yóu permit'lmc' á brief
spacq in your, largely circulated
paper, as I wish to make a plain
Statement of facts'- in defense of
Senator.Joseph ^Veldon Bailey. .
I will first state that I have not
been'asked 'by Senator Bailey, or
any one else, to . write this in
his behalf, nor am I receiving one
cent for what I am going to say
from any source whatever, but I
am prompted solely by the sense
of justice to a fellow countryman.
I do not know the Senator per-
sonally, therefore I am not
prompted by personal feeling
in writing this letter.
I will say by way of digression,
that in the history of our Nation,
only one other man has been so
grossly persecuted as Senator
Bailey, and that man was Henry
Clay; the only difference in the
two cases was that Clay was not
investigated, while Mr. Bailey
was. I deeply regret that the
contest to be decided on May 2 is
now on, and am glad that neither
the Senator nor his friends
pitched the battle. He is only
running in self defense. The
opposition, who assembled in
Waco recently, threw down the
gauntlet by saying the Senator
(who did not .aspire to attend the
National Democratic convention
at Denver, ás a delegate) should
not go as a delegate to the con-
vention. Now when Senator
Bailey was investigated by the
Legislature, and in view of the
fact that the committe, composed
of as good and honorable men as
we have ever known in our pub-
lic history, completely exonerated
him, such a contest as is now on
is very urijust and untimely. I,
like all his friends, admit that
Senator Bailey acted unwisely in
giving vent to his feelings after
that investigation, but I know
that he was goaded to desperation
by his enemies, and do not blame
him. I much regret that he ever
had any dealings with H. Clay
Pierce, but his Congressional
record should minimize and re
dúce any such dealings to insig-
nificance. And I note the only
thing that his enemies have not
twisted and warped is his splen-
did Senatorial record. I charge
any of the Senators enemies to
deny his allegiance to the people's
interest in his perfect Congress-
ional record. I don't care what
may be the prejudice, no man
has yet had the courage to stand
up and challenge his record as a
representative of the people,
State and Nation. Now allow
me to beg the fair-minded people
to lay aside whatever prejudice
they may have and show by their
vote on May 2 that they heartily
condemn the cruel, unjust and
bitter warfare made against
Senator Bailey and let the ma-
jority be so great that his political
enemies will forever cease to cry
against him. I admit that the
Senator has made mistakes, but I
want to say that there is not a
man living, nor did one ever live,
that did not make mistakes at
some time in his life. Now do
you, as an honorable citizen of
Texas, want to lend your influ-
ence and vote.to help destroy one
of the most brainiest of brilliant
statesmen. I say no, never. I
remember some years ago when
in Washington during Speaker
Tom Reed's life (the brainiest
man in the Republican party at
that time, a prominent <
man told me that Speaker
politically despised the
ground that the
walked upon^ but
lectually he (Mr. Reed) was )
of Senator Bailey's great*
mirers. This clearly si
that. notwithstanding Si
Reed's tyrannical nature, h£
a:fair-min?ded';man.
In. conclusion I will say
am no politican; have no ppl
aspirations, ilor do I ex]
run for.any. office, but am
a voter'and a full-blood
can citizen. - í
Yours very truly,
R. £>. MCHEÑRY,
Lampasas, Texas, April 7,
sewers.
Flush The Sewers.
The bowles are the
the body, allow them to bee
constipated and your systei
clogged up with refuse i
which should have beenelii
ed long ago. Do not neglec
another day or the results:
serious. Buy a bottle of vj
Tonic Laxative Syrup and
taking a few doses you will
like a new person. Re-Go is
ter than any other medicine
this'purpose. 25c, 50c and $
bottles sold by Joe Tanner, Bi
gist. ' ^ . <
Talked to the Wrong
The other day an impor
looking gentleman took a
beside a quiet man in
Arkansas railway carriage,
the Rochester Herald, and
gan a conversation.
"I'm going to Little Roc
said, to get a pardon for a
victed thief. I'm not perso:
acquainted with the Go!
but he can't afford to refuse
"Is. the fellow guilty?"
the man. v.'
"Of course he is; but
makes no difierence. His
have agreed to give me $500
get him out, and the therm'
eter is very low when I can't
up a good talk. Where are
traveling?"
"Going to Little Rock," ;
"Do you live there?"
"Yes."
"Perhaps you might be
$ V
you
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some service to me.
«8?
What bus-
iness are jou in?
"I am the Governor."
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The Entire Family.
Grand Pop used it for Rheu-
matism. Dad for Cuts, Sprains
and bruises. Mammy for Burns,.
Scalds and aches. Sis for Ca-
tarrh and Chilblains. I use it for
everything, and it never disap-
points any of us. It surely yanks
any old pain out by the roots.
Hunt's Lighting Oil is what I
am telling you about.
Bass' 3363 is a specific for colds
and lagrippe, guaranteed;
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IN CAMP OR FIELD-*
MOUNTAIN OR SHOSE
There is always a chance
to enjoy «orne thaefing
TO SHOOT V/tL!. Y3U liUST EE E9UJPPE3 WITH
A RELIABLE the cnly kind we have
been maxicif fcr upwarcs-cf fi'ty years.
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Thomas, S. W. The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 16, 1908, newspaper, April 16, 1908; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth168360/m1/7/: accessed May 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stonewall County Library.