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UNDERWOOD
AND THE PAPERS

The careful reader of the newspaper,
is surprised at one notable feature of
the papers from practically every Sec
ton of the country. This feature is the
general notice and attention paid to Con-
gresham Oscar Underwood as a candi-
date for the Democratic presidential
nomination. and the uniform praise
which Invariably accompanies the men
ton Of him and his candidacy. This is
all tie more surprising because Mr.. I'm
dcrwood maintains no press bureau. On
the other hand, prominent candidates
Tor the Democratic nomination like Gov
ernor Harmon of Ohio, Governor VIII
son OF New Jersey and Speaker Clark
of Missouri. maintain large and active
bureaus, which are continually sending
out campaign literature to the papers
of the country.
Notwithstanding this, at the present
time Mr.. Underwood is receiving more
attention than any other, we might say
any other two, presidential candidates
combined. The attitude of the voters
towards Mr.. Underwood may be doubted
until tkat attitude is made clear in an
election, but it cannot be doubted that
his record and his strong personality
are admired by the newspapers of the
country. For now he is receiving more
free and favorable advertising than any
other public man OF the country
Montgomery (Alabama) advertiser,
January ( 1912
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A PRACTICAL DEMOCRAT

St. Louis honors Oscar W. Under
wood for his character, for his achieve
ments and for his Democracy.
The Chairman of the Ways and Means
Committee is practical Democrat. His
leadership in the House of Representa-
tivcs shows that He possesses the
ability TO enlist men OF varying ideas.
plans and moods in support Of desirable
and feasible objects. Men who agree
on basic principles may be involved in
bitter hostility by antagonisms which in
their essence amount TO little.
y
MIR. Underwood's example as leader
of Democrats in Congress is worthy Of
emulation elsewhere. 1t makes for toll
erance. Tolerance makes for unity.
Unity makes for progress There is no
other way to render Democracy eff
fective
The young Democrats of St. Louis
who persuaded Mr. Underwood to be-
come their guest will find in his policy
as well as his principles the best hope
OF party achievement and party life
The ST. Lonis Republic, October IL,
1911.
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~ Voice
From Virginia

"All of the avowcd aspirants arc
men of distinction and merit, but my
individual opinion is that the party has
an opportunity to make a magnificent
selection by choosing for its standard
bearer in 1912 the wise, wcll-balanccd
and thoroughly equipped Alabamian,
Hon. Oscar Underwood.
"Mr. Underwood's record in states
manship is good enough guarantee
OF his fitness for the White House.
He measures up to ali the requirements
of the exalted position. He is fearless
and broad-minded, and there is nothing
of the dcmagogue in his composition.
Some will cavil at his Southern origin
and raise the oft-rcpeatcd cry that no
Sontherner can be elected to the presi
dency. This bugaboo is raised i'll spite
of the fact that all the leading papers
of the North and South and all writers
of any note have declared time and
again that sectional feeling and preju-
dice, based on the war of CLOS, have
died out completely.
eff that be true is there any longer
any valid reason against going to the
South for candidate? If Mr.. Under
woods personality and public service
render him peculiarly available should
the matter of location bar him from the
nomination? The idea is absurd."-
Hon. A. c. Broxton. of Richmond, Va,
in The Baltimore San, January, 1912.
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Among
1912 Possibilities

The threatened breakdown of Ma
jority Leader Underwood, rs a result Of
long hours of hard work on the tariff
i'll the Ways and Means Committee. nut
many Democrat in nervous state of
mind. There developed suddenly a full
appreciation OF the worth Of the Ala
bama Congressman as a leader. For
Mr.. Underwood to become disabled or
to be removed from the scene of his
usefulness nj this critical time would be
like pulling corner post out from
under platform on which was hcapcd
most of the political treasures Of the
party, Democrats quite generally arc
willing to admit.
Credit for the achievements Of the
Democratic House bearing the stamp of
constructive craftsmanship is given
readily to the majority leader. Due to
his success rs a legislative managcr-his
ability i'll most tests TO keep the House
Democracy unitcd-and the fact that
Civil War wounds have been allowed to
heal because of the scarcity of public
men Of the type of Senator Hepburn,
Of Idaho, Southcrncr is being Sc
riously considered North and South as
presidential material The Underwood
for-Prcsidcnt movement las been at
tracing volunteer workers steadily
since last sprng, when the newly in
stalled Democratic House assumed its
responsibilities An Underwood boom
for the Democratic nomination for
President put on long trousers at the
beginning of this, the national campaign
ycar.-Austin Cunningham, in the San
Anfom;o Express, January S, 1912.
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UNDERWOOD IN THE WEST

al am gratifed to see this State NOV
ing onward in almost every line and
note the wonderful growth of Birming-
ham. / observe that The Hge-Herald
has kept full step with the progressive
spirit and has led in the work
"The growing strength of Oscar I'm
derwood in the minds of the people
throughout the United States has given
Alabama kind of publicity that the
State could obtain in no other way,
particularly on the great question of
The tariff. for it was not thought that
one would come out of Alabama with
its varied interests who would be a
David to defy the trusts Oscar I'm
derwood is regarded by many men as
The best equipped, cleanest, fairest man
to-day mentioned for the presidency. If
he is nominated, he will undoubtedly
win. If any strong sentiment of the
South demands his election he will be
nominated. Out in Colorado, with its
thousands of visitors from all parts
of the>U United States, he is the first man
named BY most of them. The prom
inence given to his candidacy by the
magazines and the public press has
caused strong tide to rise which I
hope and believe will carry him to the
White House. / took much pleasure
in aiding in organizing the Underwood
Club in Denver, and it is doing good
work unquestionably."-Harry Hawkins,
of New York, in the Birmingham, Ala,
Age-HerdId, January 8, 1912.
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LEADER
CLEAN COURAGE, HIGH HONESTY
FAITHFUL. IN HIS FRIENDSHIPS

His name is Oscar w. Underwood;
his years are on the sunshine side of
fifty. AS chief of the Ways and Means,
and chairman of the Committee on Com
mittees, he is Speaker Clark's right arm
in the House
Mr.. Underwood's cry is Tariff for
revenue only" When Mr.. Bryan, eaten
of rule-or-ruin spirit, came to Wash
ington at the beginning of the special
session to trouble the waters OF party
hope with an attack upon the wool bill
as proposed by the Democrats, Mr.. I'm
derwood, in going after Mr.. Bryan,
stated his own tariff position. Said he {:
The Democratic party stands for a
tariff for revenue. The Democratic
party does not stand for free trade,
and do not believe the people will
be misled by the statement of Mr.
Bryan"
That Mr.. Underwood is against pro-
lection, and fights it, cvinces his cour-
age. He comes from the Birmingham
district in Alabama breeding ground
of protection. In Mr. Underwood's dis
trict there are nine railroads, one hun
dred and forty-eight miles of strect-car
tracks, $150,0o0,000 of invested indus
tries, an annual pig-iron output of
100000 tons, 'and production of
100000 tons of coal The city of
Birmingham has an annual payroll Of
$50000,000. The Tennessee Coal & Iron
Company. which is part of the Steel
Trust, controls onc-third of all the prod
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a Voice
From Florida

Oscar Underwood, however, has
more friends than any man mentioned
for the Democratic presidential nomi-
nation. He is more popular throughout
the country with all the Democrats than
the others. He is almost the unanimous
second choice. II you ask the Harmon
men who they would be for in case
Harmon could not be nominated they
will say Underwood; when you ask the
Wilson men the same question as TO
Wilson. they reply that il Wilson can
not be the nominee, Underwood is their
choice; and the same thing is true of
the Champ Clark men."--T. A. Jennings,
National Committeeman from Florida,
i'll the Pensacola Evening Ne7Os, Friday
evening, January II, 1912.
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ucts OF the district. One-third of all the
iron-ore holdings of the Steel Trust are
IN and around Birmingham Surely, at
hrst glance, bad outlook for a tariff
rcformer And yet Mr.. Underwood
succeeds and rc-succeeds himself with
ever climbing majoritics.
1t is the Underwood honesty that
does it-that, and his clean courage.
he dominant quality in Mr.. Underwood
is honesty, and folk have found it out.
Honesty is among the scarcest of earth
y commodities, and when community
has discovered it in the possession Of
an individual, it guards it and works il
like gold-mine for every final ounce.
MIR. Underwood is honest: His cleo
ton was not the work of money. He
was not chosen as either the pet of the
railroads or the first-born of the trusts.
His seat was given him by the people,
and because they believed he would fill
it TO the best of public advantage.
This emanation of the popular gives
MIR. Underwood the House high ground.
and he is so far military in his genius
that he knows how to fortify and hold
1T. From his place as peoples repre-
sentative, he can overstarc and keep in
check the Paynes and the Dalzells and
the Crumpackcrs, who are present mere
ly by the grace of pirate money, and
dwell, therefore. on House levels much
lower than his own.-Alfred Henry
Lewis i'll the Cosmopolitan, New York,
January, 1912;
AS the head of the Ways and Means
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Committee, Mr.. Underwood has shown
himself to be the right man in the right
place. What advances are made by The
party in 1912 will be due largely to him.
lie knows tariff in all its schedule
winnings, as man knows the Railways
OF ms own house. He has wisdom. He
has temper and spirit, but is neither
unreasonable nor vindictive. | have
iaith i'll the tariff thoroughncss of Mr..
Underwood. If l owned the revenues
OF the Government. | shouldn't hesitate
to employ him as night-watchman.-
Alfred Henry Lewis, in the Cosmoboi-
tan January, 1912.
Mr.. Underwood is faithful in his
friendships. To those whom he casually
meets, he is affable, albeit non-com-
INITIAL, keeping his own counsel. He is
never rude nor hard; never violent.
even with blood foes. For the stranger
within his gates his air is gentle and
frank. He is easy to sec, and, speaking
generally, has been ever careful to keep
himself within the reach of all News
paper folk, sent to Mr.. Underwood by
some stress of duty. never fail to like
him. He has his dignity. but there is
no reserve. He maintains no distances
between himself and them. He answers
question with n round readiness, or
says plainly that he can't answer it and
tells why. He cxpcditcs the business in
hand, and will even anticipate the pur-
pose of ones coming, and put questions
TO himself-Alfred Henry lewis. in the
Cosmopolitan, New York, January. 1912.
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> Outhern Leaders
and the Tariff

No sensible man, certainly no one
friendly TO the South. wishes 10 see the
tariff made sectional question. The
course of Mr.. Clark and MIR. Under
wood tends to prevent this. They stand
not only with their own party through
out the country, but with the strong
public sentiment in support of tariff re-
duction that has divided the Republican
party, and thrown the House into the
hands OF the Democrats. When we say
that in this they are serving their own
section, we have in mind the important
fact that they are bringing TO bear on
national affairs the intelligence and
strength of their section, and giving il
the opportunity to take a leading part
III the affairs of the Nation. They are
undermining the unfortunate section
alism that has, perhaps unavoidably,
pcrvadcd Southern politics for a long
time. They are ranging the South on
the side of progress and in the line
of the most significant movement of
national opinion that has manifested it
self in years Nothing is more certain
than that our vast and intricate and
oppressive tariff system is to be
reformed, and its reform is bound TO
he the one task Of craftsmanship in the
next few years. II can he determined
and under certain conditions it can be
led by tho men of the Somth-Ncgo
York Times. January 81, 1911.
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MR.. UNDERWOOD

Meanwhile Mr.. Underwood has a
work to do in Washington for which he
has revealed remarkable aptitude. 1t
is not too much to say that the existing
harmony among the Democratic mem
bcrs of the House, and the ability they
showed at the last session to work to-
gether, are largely due to his skiliful
leadership. He proposes to resume the
task of tariff revision at the point where
it was interrupted by the Presidents
vetoes.-1hc Providencc Or. ~ Jour
nal, December 2, 1911.
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Underwood
a Real M Ian

The Democrats of the House have
reason to be proud Of their floor lead
or Chairman Underwood Of the WAYS
and Means Committee. Mr.. Underwood
has given ample evidence of the nos
session OF the qualities of mind essen
'ial to the position. He has also dem
onstratcd most conclusivcly that he il
man who cannot be cajolcd or bull
lied from the course he considers right
III the debate over the Canadian rec
iprocity bill former Speaker Cannon
made the bluff that the steel trust IA
vors the enactment of the measure
MIR. Underwood called the bluff very
effectively by producing telegram
from his home district saving thai the
United States Steel Corporation has
stopped work on important mills there
giving as their reason that Underwood
STOOD IN Congress advocating the tariff
reductions on steel included in this bill
Mr.. Underwood added that two years
ago the steel trust opposed his election
because OF The tariff views and threat
cned to turn him out of Congress il
ne voted for reductions on steel duties
l voted for them just the same" he
stated. "and they failed in their efforts
to turn me out of Congress-"
Underwood is every inch a man, and
The people have more respect for one
such rs he than for a whole battalion
OF corporation-controllc standpattcrs.-
The Ocdld Daily Banner, Florida, April
%. 1911.
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This New Leader
From Alabama

But this new leader from Alabama.
with nothing mcteoric or iridescent
about him; who has forged steadily
ahead during sixteen years Of congress
sional service and who has proved him
self equal to every emergency in the acid
test of debate on the floor OF the House:
cool, impcriurbablc. rcsourccful, sure of
himself at all times; profoundly learned
on the great tariff issue lie stands for:
whose Impressive personality is reveal
ing itself in stronger lines every dav
as the scarchlight of the press PLAYS
upon it--he is the Man of Destiny for
The Democratic party i'll this year 1912
And as the campaign for the nomination
progresses. Mr. Undcrwoods superior
availability will come out with increas-
ing clcarncss. and the Democratic masses
OF the South will catch the inspiration
OF the great fact that Southern man
from the heart of Dixie is al last in line
Tor the presidency after all these weary
years of waiting. When tina, psyche
logical moment arriYes--in the national
convention or before ia very nearly
solid South, fused 10 white heat under
the enthusiasm Of a genuine Southern
presidential candidacy. will take Oscar
Underwood on its shoulders. sweep away
all this well laid plans Of machine politics
and rush him right to the goal. a winner
by sheer force of an overwhelming sense
of simple justice to the South. At
least, that's the way we want 1.-THE
Sn7odncc (Fla.) Democrat December,
1911.
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HEARS MUCH POLITICAL TALK

an travelling through the country 1
hear no end of political talk" said
James A. Braun. sales manager OF tne
Wyeth Chemical Company of New
York
During the past five or six weeks
have heard Underwood very much dis
cussed as presidential proposition |
found in the Carolinas great deal OF
Underwood sentiment. l have been
keeping UP with Underwood's record
in Congress, and believe that his
commanding position in the Democratic
party will be appreciated by the rank
and file of the Democracy"-Age-
Herald, Birmingham, Ala, Jan. 2, 1912.
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CHAIRMAN UNDERWOOD

Chairman Underwood has once more
given proof Of that lcvclncss of head
and clearncss of purpose which have
characterized his leadership from the
heginning. He has fatty refused to
countenance any coqnetting with the La
Toilette idea on the wool bill. Whether
viewed as mcre announcement OF
program or as bill that it is desired
and expected actually to get enacted into
law, the La Toilette proposition does
not meet the needs of the situation
The Nea0 York Post, August 2, 1911.
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THE MANNER OF MAN HE is

After the Southern manner, Mr.. I'm
derwood is unalfectcdly democratic. He
meets men as one who, respecting him
self, also respects them. He does no,
wear the manner of one who expects to
find his inferior. Still less wosld he
remind you of one who fears he may
meet his superior. Never ssss he pose.
nor seek 10 transact ixs ilxasAy sr che
humbling expense OF anolssasI--fsssred
Henry Lewis, in the Cssmefaaszss, New
York, January, 1912.
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ESTIMATE OF OPPONENTS

Men like Payne and Mann declare
him 10 be the most resourceful an
tagonist they have found on the Demo-
cratic side. A skillful parliamentarian,
a good speaker, holding himself always
i'll perfect control, he is a model leader,
and his following is daily increasing
Washington Correspondence in The
EVening Bulletin, Philadelphia, Pa,
Iune, 19ll.
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INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL
DOCTRINES CONTRARY TO THE FuNDA-
MENTAL PRINCIPLES OF OUR GOVERNMENT

s address before Young Mems Democratic League &c. e)
democrats
The n pS od the Democrats think that
$
W attempt to apply to the United fabric
vi n
soVernmen-fom Knoxville Journal Tribune "a 1911
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The ConServa-
tive South

Not many days ago, it was suggested
IN an editorial in this paper that the peo-
pie of that section of the Union that
tried half century ago TO break IN
the Union of the States, might possibly
turn out to be the home of a conser-
vatism that would stand as a barrier
against 4 change in Our scheme of gov
eminent that would destroy the fabric
OF the Constitution adopted by our wise
ioretathers, and ratified by the States
that had fought for and achieved indie
pendence and freedom.
AS evidence that such thing NAV be
among the possibilities a paragraph is
here quoted from a speech made by
Hon. Oscar w. Underwood, of Ala.
bama, to the Young Mems Democratic
League OF st. Louis:
Some Democrats want to put
the initiative and referendum
plank into the national platform
OF the Democratic party. 1
think that would be unwise.
The initiative and referendum
as local issue is sometimes
successful. But when you at
tempt to apply it to the United
States you destroy the entire
fabric of the Constitution. We
are not true democracy This
is a representative Govern
ment."
As the reader knows, Mr.. Underwood
is the Chairman of the Ways and Means
Committee of the House of Representa-
tives at Washington. But for the fact
that he is native and lifelong resi-
dent of the South he would stand fine
chance to be made the Democratic can
didate for President next year. Candor
compels the statement that he is as well
qualihed for the performance of the du
ties of the great office as any one in
his party who has been mentioned in
that connection, and it is not doubted
that if elected he would make a safe
President.--Knoxvi!c Journal and Tyib-
"ne, October "a, 1911
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-05-03
FEATURES OF CHINESE HOME
One Story Dwellings Of the o~rientals,
the Exteriors OF Which Are
Unpromisina.

Pekin, China.-It Is difficult for the
Occidental mind to picture the wall
within wall life of a Chinese home,
says a writer In the Century Down a
narrow lane one passes between two
walls, behind which may be hoyeIs or
palaces, there Is no telling which,
since the one story roofs beyond are
invisible.
One pulls a string at a gateway, the
address Of some family of high degree.
A servant appears, leads through an.
other gateway, a lowery courtyard, a
passageway, perhaps another court
yard, a little room or two. and finally
into a reception room, with Its carved
wood wainscoting and furniture, It's
porcelains and jades and brasses, its
blue and green and gold ceiling.
Here the hostess appear, offers her
Occidental guest tea or champagne, or
both, with cakes and candied fruit or
lotus buds. Then she may lead one
through other c%ourtyards, all with the
usual n story rooms around them,
and into her secluded garden Of rocks
and pools, Of pretty paths and bridges
Of clustering trees and flowers.
In such a palace as this each court.
yard with It's surrounding rooms may
be the special home OF one of the sons
and his wife and children; but some
where In the maze Of walls, under one
Of the low, tiled roofs, is the common
dining room, with the kitchen beyond.
Here the men Of the family eat to-
gether twice a day and afterward the
women and children, And somewhere
also there is a central family hall,
with their tribute OF incense at proper
seasons. These are held in such rev.
that no foot may pass above
them, and therefore two story dwell.
ings r unknown In regions uncon.
taminated by foreign influence.