The Bailey Controversy in Texas: With Lessons from the Political Life-story of a Fallen Idol ...Cocke Company, 1908 |
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Aldrich Applause asked Attorney Austin Bailey's Baileyism bank believe bill borrowed Bryan Chairman charges Clay Pierce Cocke Congress corporations County court Dallas Davidson Democracy Democratic party dollars draft duty election enemies fact favor fight Fort Worth Francis friends Gainesville Governor H. C. Pierce Hearst honest honor Houston Oil Company Houston Post interest J. W. Bailey Joe Bailey Johnson Joseph Joseph Weldon Bailey Kirby Lumber Company knew lawyer legislative letter liar loan Louis matter McLennan County never nominee Oil Trust paid pany patriotic Pierce's political question railroad represent Senator Bailey Southwestern Oil Company speech stand Standard Oil Company Stribling telegram tell testified testimony Texas Legislature thing tion told transaction Travis County truth United States Senator vote W. A. Cocke Waco Washington Waters-Pierce Oil Company witness Bailey continuing Yoakum York
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Page 722 - Truth is always consistent with itself, and needs nothing to help it out ; it is always near at hand, and sits upon our lips and is ready to drop out before we are aware; whereas a lie is troublesome, and sets a man's invention upon the rack, and one trick needs a great many more to make it good.
Page 676 - For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, and love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
Page 699 - ... in governments of a monarchical cast patriotism may look with indulgence, if not with favor, upon the spirit of party. But in those of the popular character, in governments purely elective, it is a spirit not to be encouraged. From their natural tendency it is certain there will always be enough of that spirit for every salutary purpose; and there being constant danger of excess, the effort ought to be by force of public opinion to mitigate and assuage it. A fire not to be quenched, it demands...
Page 699 - There is an opinion, that parties in free countries are useful checks upon the administration of the Government, and serve to keep alive the spirit of Liberty.
Page 721 - Statesman, yet friend to truth ; of soul sincere, In action faithful, and in honour clear ; Who broke no promise, serv'd no private end, Who ga'in'd no title, and who lost no friend ; Ennobled by himself, by all approv'd, And prais'd, unenvied, by the Muse he lov'd.
Page 798 - From wandering on a foreign strand? If such there breathe, go mark him well; For him no minstrel raptures swell; High though his titles, proud his name, Boundless his wealth as wish can claim, Despite those titles, power and pelf, The wretch concentred all in self, Living, shall forfeit fair renown, And, doubly dying, shall go down To the vile dust from whence he sprung, Unwept, unhonored, and unsung.
Page 501 - Woe unto you, Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.
Page 521 - It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.
Page 974 - This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.
Page 929 - By heaven, I had rather coin my heart, And drop my blood for drachmas, than to wring From the hard hands of peasants their vile trash By any indirection.