The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-10

can Congress he is not afraid to get on the floor and tell the truth about condi- tions He is not afraid of lower tariff. He declares that the people should have the advantage of a reduction and that reduction will not ruin any American industry. He has great faith in the re- sources and the superiority of every thing American.
 Mr. Redfield is a great admlrer of Os- car Underwood Oscar Underwood great ly admires the ability, honesty and pleas Ing personality of William Redhed.
 When MT. Underwood went to Annapolis a few weeks ago to meet the governor and the legislature of Maryland, Redfield was asked to make one of the party that went over on a special car. After mid night at the banquet that was given in the large dining room of Carve Hall, MT Redfield was called upon to say few words about the leadership of Oscar Un- derwood. Though he had not been notified that he would be called upon he respond ed and talked for three or four min utes. His words were sincere and the speech was pronounced one of the best l of the occasion.
 1 On accoiApt of the lateness of the hour | and the fact that the telegraph offices had 1 closed the press of the country was not | eNSH dppfiseu tndt illVrfins tnat heuHeiu had even spoken. It was a speech that was not down on the programme and could not have been anticipated.
 That the speech might be preserved for the benefit of the friends of MT. Under wood, 1 had MT. Redfeld to reproduce 1t in writing. Here it is
 Two things have impressed me as a new member of Congress of which 1t l SpprnG at i'm fo first is the unfailing courtesy and con sceration that every new member of the majority has received from the party l leader on the floor. The second is the 1 extraordinary personal power and leader ship that the party leader, Oscar w. Un- l derwood. has shown.
 "The man selected to lead the great party in the House of Representative mustbe man of many cares. The party majority Is composed of strong men, rep resentng many portions of our greai country; having different views strongly and conscientiously held. These view must be considered, weighed. discussed and this requires patience tact and al open and balanced mind. The party lead
 CT is also the chairman of the great way and means committee, and must have al active and controlling part in the prep aration of the great measures originatin.
 with that committee. This calls for broa, knowledge. reflection. study of politica and economic conditions and intense ap plication alike to the nature of the meas
 ures themselves and of the reports ex blaming them and also to the arrange ment and the managing of those measure upon the floor of the House itself. Apar from this the House leader has his owl | duty, like every other member to hi own constituents. which cannot be SC aside. and the very nature of his position brings him certain other public burdens | which he must assume. The task i. | enough to test the strongest.
 "It is my glad testimony that amid thes, burdens and cares Mir Underwood has al | ways found time to listen to the new | member; to weigh what the new membe | may have to say or suggest, and to giv, to the new member as courteous and pa
 tient attention as if he were the oldes man in the service.
 It is fact to which perhaps too lit tie attention has been paid that hardl, one of the great democratic measures l of either the first or second sessions O | the Sixty-second Congress has failed tt receive many votes from the republican side Hardly one of the democratic meas