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Show oo WHAT A DIFFERENCE IN A FEW YEARS The departure of Senator Joseph w Bailey from the senate is thus described by the Chicago Tribune: "Senator Bailey has sought to walk out of the I'nited States senate In the toga of a Roman who cannot submit to see an overthrow of institutions which he is powerless to save Thus he would invest with stern, porten-ous porten-ous patriotism an act for which othei and quite different motives may he found, scattered obviously on the surface. sur-face. "If Mr Bailey were the Roman of his oratory the senate would find him fighting every danger' lie portray so long as his state would employ his 'services and life gi'-e him opportunity to offer them. "Mr Bailo. takes his leave of the senate because his influence in t be senate for the causes he chooses lo j plead has gone That Is true. Baile) a I regret that it is true is as sincere as 1 tt Is undisguijr-d It is not a Roman regret. It is Bailey's regret and ih--countrv'a : light "There might easily exist in Mr Bailey b mind, also, a suspicion that his state no longer desires his services. serv-ices. There has been Indtcatlou of that. "There will be little contention over the statement that polio, not patriotism, patrio-tism, has Mr Bailey by the elbow as he goes from the senate." The going of Bailey is another sifiii i hut our political rondltlous are rapid ly undergoing a change A few years ago Senator Bailey was honored be cause he was a good talker and had the support and confidence of ihf Standard Oil Today he Is in disgrac-and disgrac-and leaves the senate unhonored. He belongs lo that port of the Ivmocratic partv that has i's counterpart in the Aldrlch branch of the Republican party. |