Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 July 1902 — Bluffer Baily Attacks Beveridge. [ARTICLE]

Bluffer Baily Attacks Beveridge.

A most outrageous and disgraceful act was committed in the U. S. Senate chamber, Monday, by Senator Joe Bailey, of Texas, who made a violent personal attack on Senator Beveridge, of this state. Bailey attacked Beveridge while the latter was sitting in bis chair smoking, and wholly unexpecting any such move. The attack was wholly unprovoked and unjustifiable. The two had been having a rather lively debate during the sessions, and Bailey had been attacking Judge Penfield, of this state, who is solicitor and legal advisor of the state department. Beveridge defended Penfield, and declared that Bailey had made an “unwarranted attack” upon him. These wholly parliamentary and moderate words, “unwarranted attack” Bailey pretended to consider a n flection on his supposed high quality of Texas honor, and on that grounds, and no other he made the attack on Beveridge. Other senators and a sergeant at arms interfered, and Bailey was pulled away, exclaiming in true Texan bully fashion, “G —d d—n you Beveridge, I’ll kill you.” The only result to Beveridge was the tearing of his necktie, and he continued to calmly smoke bis cigar. Bailey is a great big bluffer, while Beveridge is slight of build. If. the Senate does not either expel Bailey or compel him to humbly apologize to Beveridge, it will grossly fail of its duty ■