The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1911-08-25
OSCAR UNDERWOOD IS
OEnOCRlCv'S LEADER
DfIlIlsNt AIsbsms Congressman
Nss Won Warm commsnds.
ton Thfevgkeut Nation
CAPACITY AND COURAGE
COMBINED WITH MOOtSTY
In 4 New House, Crowded With
New Men, Hs hss Succeeded
In Winning With A Con.
slstsnt Program

winning acknowledged recognition OF
hls ability, courage and mndssty, is
shown In the newspaper reports and
comments from all parts " the coun.
try. These facts, now generally fccog.
nizcd, promise to make NJ him an
Important factor in naming the next
national ticket for the democratic
party, even though Mr.. Underwood
himself may not be chosen as the
head OF that ticket. While his Ala.
bama friends have launched a presi-
dental boom for him, II is practically
admitted that Mr.. Underwood would
make an ideal running mate with the
presidential candidate.
In discussing his great work 10 con.
gress since he has been the leader Of
the majority, the Birmingham Age
Herald says:
IL Is a dull reader who does not see
that Mr.. Underwood's capacity, 10 teg.
rity, courage and modesty are bring.
ing him hosts OF supporters In every
part OF the country. Friends are raj.
lying TO him from Maine to California,
from the Great Lakes to the Gulf.
BROUGHT HARMONY.
The chosen leader who brought intD
harmonious cooperation a new house
full Of new men and induced the ma
jority in 1t to support, without dis.
senting vote, consistent and progress
sive program, executed the most Diff
cult task Of the times, and the people
stand ready to honor him, even with
the highest gift 10 their hands.
| What does this program include?
To begin with, the outworn, despotic,
cliquish rules OF the house were
changed. The house now appoints
It's own committees, and Cannonism
Is, no doubt, forever abolished. There
followed a systematic endeayor to
substitute economy for waste 10 pub.
lie expenditures, and the net result
will be q great saving when the appro.
priatIon bills OF another fiscal year
are presented. The need OF economy
10 expenditures has never been lost
sight OF and the numerous investiga.
tions keep 1t always 10 view.
NOT FREE TRADER.
Then came the questions of con-
structive nature, all pertaining to
revenue. Mr.. Underwood is the head
and front OF tariff reform On revenue
lines. He is not a free trader, aud
never has been. He wants lower
duties and lower cost OF living
down to the absolute monetary needs
OF the government. He wants a tariff
for revenue only-that is his scheme
OF revision, and from II lie never
turns. He upheld reciprocity because
It would give the people some relief
without uDduly imparing the revenue
OF the government. He did not hesi-
tate moment over reciprocity, even
though the agreement came from the
hands OF his political opponents. And
In the revision OF schedules he hat
not stopped to consider the differences
in cost Of production 10 the varIou.
countries. He needs no tariff board
He can give that board points 10 the
tariff game and then have big stock
OF information left 10 reserve. H,
simply wants the lowest duties con
sistent with the support Of the gov
Iernment, for he knows that ever
home manufactured promptly ad
e vances prices TO the tariff limit H,
9 has made II plain In the cotton bill
as he will further next winter max
lit still palmer 10 q revision OF the iroI
4 and steel schedule, that sectional con
q siderations do not change 10 the lcas
bis plans OF tariff reform.
!. Perplexed as he is BY an uncertai
B senate, aud BY an executive who ono
4 said the Payne tariff Is the best on
4 ever devised, he has hard road {
travel. He is com pelled to be c0ncI
: istory, but out OF It I'll the party le
= 10y Oscar Underwood will emerge d
= the end OF the extra session With
- clean.cut progressive and cOnsister
4 tariff policy that will assuredly con
mand tie support OF the consumers [
1.-THE country. A revenue tafiff meaf
lower cost or living Just % plain
a. two and Two make four, and this
what the country ~auts.