The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-24

George Washington, the doctrine of Mad l ison ana Monroe, and the Jurisprudence
 of John Marshall He concluded his per I ioration by naming oscar Underwood, 1 chairman of the ways and means com-
 mittee of the lower House of Congress, l as the fitting man of the south to con- tinue the great work of these great pred ecessors. His speech was one the spirit of which the banqueters could not re-
 sist, and they did the speaker the marked | favor of rising to their feet and vocif-
 erously cheering following his conclusion. l Following MT Hehin, MT. Morrow in- troduced the guest of the evening. Con-
 gressman Underwood, in the following speech:
 In Introducing NIT. Underwood
 "The democratic party has survived many crises and follies. It has been seem ingly wounded unto death not once but
 many times-in 1860, In 1864, in 1896. The party yielded to the radicals and extrem-
 lsts in 1896 and was overthrown It yield
 ed to them again In 190t ana was again de- feated. It lacked the courage in the con- vention of 1904 to reassert its old principles of democratic faith and was again pun ished by the people: but it's vitality is still great and in it lies the hope of the nation
 It cannot afford to depart again from it's
 historic principles. It must remember that as the compilers of the code, Napo-
 leon said: New theories are but the maxims of certain individuals; the old maxims represent the sense of cen- turies.'
 'The lesson is plain. If the democratic party Is to win it must be thoroughly and completely democratic. as 1t was in Jef- fersons day, in Jacksons day, in Tilden' day, in Cleyeland's day. It cannot sur vive at all if it returns to the worship of the strange gods of the extremists and fanatica1 reformers-half breeds of popu- lism and socialism. Alabama has a son who is peculiarly fitting to the necessities of the hour. One who is a national fig ure. One who believes in human rights and yet is not a destructionist- One whose influence has already harmonlzed his party and reached and benefited mankind. One whose real merit has attracted and won men in every walk of life and in every quarter of the nation. One whose wide experience in and conscientious study of the political and economical issues of the day have given him the faculty of laying on the dissecting board the entire nation or an entire age, and finding out all the arteries and veins and pulsations of theii life. One whose leadership in Congress Is rallied to and harmoniously supported by members of his party from every where, giving indisputaple testimony that there is now no south, no north, no east
  fires of factional hatred kindled by the fierce conflict of a half century ago are dead, and from the ashes has arisen the red rose of patriotism for common country and deovtion to a common flag.
 "Gentlemen, here's to our distinguished guest of honor. the Hon. oscar W. Under wood.
 people cheered for 10 minutes, and neither the waving of hands or the elevation of voice could quiet the multitude. The congressman was given an ovation which has never been equaled in the history of the city.
 MT. Underwood's speech in full will be found on page l of this issue
 Dr. Schurman Introduced
 After the cheering for MT. Under wood at the conclusion of his great ad- dress the toastmaster introduced Dr. J. G. Schurman, president of Cornell university, and that distinguished edu- cator and man of affairs made a speech that was pronounced by all present a 8 one of the happiest and most stirring ever heard in Birmingham. Dr. Schur man said that he had been to New Orleans as a guest of the bankers con- vention and that he couldn't think of returning home without stopping In Birmingham of which he had heard so much as city of wonderful growth. In the introductory part of his address he said: "In listening to the speeches of the evening. I was reminded of a feature of ancient Egyptian banquets. The Egyptians believed in contrasts and so In the midst of their banquet ing a corpse was introduced. Gentle men, I am republican, You have had great democratic speeches and now l came as the corpse. Haughter) Dr. Schufman spoke fellcitiously of the pleasure he had derived in being present
 on this occasion. Speaking as northern man he stressed the fact that there had
 not been in 20 years any prejudice against any man in public life because that man happened to be from the south. It was only by attending this banquet, he said, that he learned this question was still being discussed in the south. In earnest words he put at rest with emphasis the idea that MT. Underwood being a south ern man would count one whit against him in the north.
 He spoke in complimentary terms of each of the candidates-those who mad been mentioned for the democratic nomi- nation for the Presidency, and in his re- mark about MT. Underwood he was most | laudatory. He had followed MT. Under woods speech closely and gave his hearty approval of the Alabamian's able and frank declaration of democratic princi- ples-oI HIS TlhSins deIense or the prln- cipes of representative governmental contradistinction to so called progressive | ism and direct government by the people through the initiative and referendum. Those who advocated the so called pro- gressiveism were only raising a cloud of dust.
 | Dr. Schurman then gave some of his
 own experiences and the experience of other New York republicans in his state
 year ago, when they entered a strong protest against the new nationalism" | that was an issue in the campaign. The | election of Governor Dix-a democrat was the result of the attitude of inde- | pendent republicans He discussed modern politics and showed that the 'isms' called new and progressive were noth- | ing more than the principles of the dem- racy of ancient Greece and Rome. They | had failed utterly and the only democ-