The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-04-12

Washington, April 4.-(SpeciaD-
Efforts to prejudice Georgia farmers
against Oscar W. Underwood because
John Lamb, of Virginia, was made
chairman of the house committee on
agriculture, is the meeEest KIND Of
underhand politics.
-. 1t is an attempt at deception 1t
is founded on a fundamental un;ruth.
-Lr:LS.l.g such an issue into this cam
paign is no credit to the individual
responsible. 1t is all the result of
petty, personal pique, and the whole
truth may yet come out.
Underwood Didn't Name Lamb.
Oscar Underwood did not name
John Lamb to his present place. The
ways and means committee was re-
sponsible for that action; just as they
were responsible for making Adam
son, of Georgia, chairman of the com
mittee on interstate and foreign COM
merce; Hardwick, Of Georgia, chair
man of the committee on rules; Bart
lett, a member OF appropriations;
Roddenbery, CT public buildings and
grounds; Tribble, OF naval affairs;
Ben, OF posyoftce and post roads, and
Lee, Of agriculture.
Underwood is a wonderful leader,
and his personal influence with the
committee and with the house lis
great; but he is not omnipotent.
That is not human quality.
How Lamb Got Place.
John Lamb has been member Of
the house for sixteen years, and I'M
der the rule OF precedent, was emit
tiled to the post on he received, TO
SIT him aside Nou.d nave been VIC
lation OF its usual custom and of long
Established precedent.
! EHe5is a Virginian, commanded Com
pany D, Third Virginia cavalry,
through three years of war, and was
several times wounded He is a
southern Democrat.
Mr.. Lamb may have made mis-
takes; he may have been guilty, of err
fors of judgment; as he is y years
,ofrage, he is sometimes crochety in
temper. But to strike at Underwood
over the head of Lamb is about as
fair as it would be to charge his Sc
lection to Representative Brantley, of
Georgia. or any other member OF the
ways and means committee.
Harris Trying to Use Lamb Incidents.
The adoption of the Lamb incident
by William }. Harris in a circular let
ter he is. sending out was called to the
attention Of the Underwood headquar-
tiers here by a Georgia farmer. He
wants to know if this same Under
wood is not the man whose name IS
attached to the farmers free list, and
which passed the house last year, and
would today be a law but for Presi-
dent Taft's veto.
This same farmer was evidently
not as dense a "rube" as the Wilson
managers took him to be.
Commenting on the charge that
Woodrow Wilson helped to defeat ex-
Senator Smith, the millionaire poll.
teal boss by putting up MARITIME, of
New Jersey, Mr.. Georgia farmer re
calls that Senator Smith was former
ly an accepted supporter and large
contributor to Governor Wilson'S cam
paign.
4 Georgia Farmers Not Fooled.
/ The following sentence in Manager
Harris letter is marked No. 3 by MI
Georgia farmer: THE enemies OF
Governor Woodrow Wilson are charg
ing him with being against foreign
immigration and urging all foreign
ers to vote against him.
Commenting on this point, he says;
81 haven't seen them brag on this
before. This argument is slipped to
us by mail. 1t is not being publicly
used. 1t is whispered in the farm
er's ear
Mr.. Harris declares that Wilson
started life a poor Georgia boy, and
his life should be an inspiration to
every boy in Georgia" The only
trouble about that is Wilson was real
" born in Virginia. He only lived a
very short time in Georgia.