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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-23

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 l do not believe the people will
be misled by the statement of Mr..
Bryan"
That Mr.. Underwood is against pro-
lection, and fights it, evinces 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
bred and forty-eight miles of street-car
tracks, $15O000,000 of invested indus
tries, an annual pig-iron output of
100000 tons, and a production of
100000 tons of coal The city of
Birmingham has an annual payroll of
$50OO0,O00. The Tennessee Coal & Iron
Company, which is part of the Steel
Trust, controls one-third of all the prod
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DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP

The most salient fact connected with
the story of the bill in the present Con-
gress is the remarkable strength of the
Democratic tactics, and the high quail
ity shown by Mr.. Underwood, the leader
of the party on the floor. The farmers
free list" bill was master stroke, and
Mr.. Underwood utilized it in the debate
with an effectiveness that left nothing to
be desired What gives real strength to
the Democratic position is that the party
is graphing with a big and difficult
question in a spirit that is at once
courageous and practical If there is to
be an era of such leadership as that rep
resented by Mr. Underwood, the term
practical politics" may be rescued from
the ignominy into which it has fallen
and recover the meaning to which it is
legitimately entitled-Ne5g York Eve-
ming Post, reproduced in The Ell Dorado
Sun (Weekly), FL Dorado Springs, Mo.
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JackScrSw or Axe

That with the Democratic party al
ready in power in the House, and hav-
ing a visible chance of coming into COM
plete power in the National Govern
ment, it is of interest to learn from
what viewpoint the actual pilot-in-charge
of the Democracy's legislative ship looks
at his task and by what stars he shapes
his course.
Are they fixed and steadfast lights of
the political armament or are they mere
ly those will-o'-the wisps that flame up
as paramount issues" for this year,
only to be forgotten next year? We
get comforting light on this question
from another remark by Mr.. Under
wood:
81 think the big question is the tariff.
1t is the question of the development of
the industries and commerce of the
nation"
From a Democrat that is a remark
well-nigh startling. 1t exhibits such an
unusual viewpoint 1t is almost like
hearing Andrew Carnegie confess that
there might be such thing as right
eous war. Heretofore, our Democratic
statesmen have SO uniformly declared
that there was nothing to the tariff
question but stopping robbers" from
robbing.
They never seemed to think of a tariff
as having anything to do with the de-
velopment OF industries and commerce
Mr.. Underwood does. He says We
should reduce our tariff because with
the settlement of the West we have left
behind the days when Our home market
| al, Of a
and left us no surplus for which we
| needed to look for a market abroad.
| He holds that our Industrial develop
ment has outstrippeoj the increase II
domestic demand, and that we are pro
ducing, or at least have the existing ca
pacity to produce, great surplus Of
| manufactures for which we must inc
markets in other countries. Therefore
and since eve cannot trade with othel
people unless we permit them to trade
with u.s." reduce the tariff to a competl
tive basis-to the Lowest rates that viii
raise the revenues that the exigencie'
of the Government require"
/ One may agree or disagree with tina
theory of tariff making. One may disbe
lieye that its effects will be develop
ment of the industries and commerce o.
the nation" But at least it is theory
consistent with itself and PROCESSING
constructive aims and not merely clam
oring for destruction.
And its proponent is no doctrinaire
fresh from academic halls with his nod
die crammed with Solutions" of every
thing. Neither is he the freak product
of passing popular delight with the latest
novelty among political entertainers. -
| Chicago Inter-Ocean, September 70
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lucts Of the district. One-third of all the
iron-ore holdings of the Steel Trust are
in and around Birmingham. Surely, at
first glance, a bad outlook for a tariff
reformer! And yet Mr.. Underwood
succeeds and re-succeeds himself with
ever climbing majorities.
1t is the Underwood honesty that
does it-that, and his clean courage.
The dominant quality in Mr.. Underwood
is honesty, and folk have found it out.
Honesty is among the scarcest of earth
ly commodities, and when community
has discovered it in the possession of
an individual, it guards it and works it
like a gold-mine for every final ounce.
Mr.. 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 frst-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
Mr. Underwood the House high ground,
and he is so far military in his genius
that he knows how to fortify and hold
it From his place as peoples repre-
sentative, he can overstare and keep in
check the Paynes and s':e Dalzells and
the Crumpackers, who Ne present mere
ly by the grace of pirate money, and
dwell, therefore, on House levels much
lower than his own.-Alfred Henry
Lewis in the Cosmopolitan, New York,
January 1912 .
AS the head of the Ways and Means
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-23
a Southern PreSi-
Dental Possibility

In the mention of Oscar w. Under
wood, of Alabama, for the Democratic
Presidential nomination resides good
deal more than suggestion that We
have got too far away from the Civil
War era to regard statesman as nee
essarily unavailable" because he comes
from a commonwealth that was mem
Der of the Southern Confederacy.
Of the men now before the country
as possible or probable Democratic
candidates for the Presidency, Under
wood is certainly one of the strongest.
He has had fine training in Congress,
and is in himself man of natural force
and large capacity for work-and work
ers are what we want in executive posi-
tions He has been a member of the
House of Representatives for some tlt-
teen years, and has risen by force of
merit, and nothing but merit, to posi-
tion which made it inevitable that he
should be Chairman of the Committee
on Ways and Means when the Demo-
Gratis came into control of the popular
branch of the Government. He has the
youth, the environment, the enthusiasm,
the courage, the political sagacity, and
the statesmanly qualities fully to justify
his consideration in connection with the
Presidential nomination.
Mr. Underwood is conservative man,
who is capable of entertaining pro-
gressive ideals and at the same time OF
realizing fully the duty and the ne
cessity for conserving substantial inter
ests of the community. The Democratic
party might go farther and do vastly
worse than if it should nominate him
as its standard-bearer of l9l2.-M~n-
sey,s Magazine, January, 1912.
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UNDERWOOD
AND THE PAPERS

The careful reader of the newspapers
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 the more surprising because Mr.. I'm
derwood maintains no press bureau. On
the other hand prominent candidates
for 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 that 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 county
Montgomery (Alabama) Advertiser,
January S, 1912.
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FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE
IMPROVEMENT OF OUR PUBLIC ROADS
Right and Duty of Congress Unquesoned from the Founda
ton of the Government

(xrats from speech of Oscar W. Underwood in the u House of Rep
The House lou being n the Whole HOUSE s of
for the Agriculture year ending
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roads, the of waterways"
Thomas Jefferson said, il a to Iieper in 1898:
war be Necessary without new tax
etc This object all directed"
Secretary Calhoun the House
Of and which he said:
State s' s 2 f S To 95s p s there must s's: s E;s
BY General Government perfected at ALL
n addition this has and Pe ss
postoad his book Consttu
donal Law,
including railroads, canals, urnpikes
and navgbe existing created within State becomes
Department
vision is made for the transportation the mails it,
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Underwood Among
1912 Possibilities

The threatened breakdown of Ma
jority Leader Underwood, as result of
long hours of hard work on the tariff
in the Ways and Means Committee, put
many Democrat in a nervous state of
mind. There developed suddenly full
appreciation of the worth of the Ala
bama Congressman as leader. For
Mr.. Underwood to become disabled or
to be removed from the scene of his
usefulness at this critical time would be
like pulling corner post out from
under a platform on which was heaped
most of the political treasures of the
party, Democrats quite generally are
willing to admit
Credit for the achievements of the
Democratic House bearing the stamp Of
constructive craftsmanship is giver
readily to the majority leader. Due tc
his success as a Legislative manager-hi!
ability in most tests to keep the Houst
Democracy united--and the fact tina
Civil War wounds have been allowed t.
heal because of the scarcity of publi
men of the type of Senator Hepburn
of Idaho, a Southerner is being Sc
riously considered North and South a
presidential material. The Underwood
| for President movement has been al
tracing volunteer workers steadil
since last spring, when the newly in
stalled Democratic House assumed it
responsibilities. An Underwood boon
for the Democratic nomination fol-
President put on long trousers at th'
beginning of this, the national campaign
ycar.-Austin Cunningham, in the San
Intonio Express, January 5, 1912
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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. If 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 if 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,
in the Pensacola Evening NeGOS, Friday
evening, January II, 1912.
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HEARS MUCH POLITICAL TALK

an travelling through the country l
hear no end of political talk" said
James A. Braun, sales manager of the
Wyeth Chemical Company of New
York.
During the past five or six weeks l
have heard Underwood very much dis
cussed as a presidential proposition. |
found in the Carolinas a great deal of
Underwood sentiment. l have been
keeping up with Underwood's record
in Congress, and I 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. 7, 1912.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-23
This New Leader
From Alabama

But this new leader from Alabama
with nothing meteoric or iridesc
about him; who has forged sis
ahead during sixteen years Of
sional service, and who has prd(
self equal to every emergency in ~
test of debate on the floor of the II
cool, imperturbable, resourcefnl, sd !
himself at all times; profoundly lesi1ed|
on the great tariff issue he ST ands for;
whose impressive personality is reveal
ing itself in stronger lines every dag
as the searchlight Of the press plays
upon the is the Man of Destiny fnf
the Democratic party in this year 1912.
And as the campaign for the nomination
progresses, Mr.. UnderwooGs superior
availability will come out with increas-
| ing clearness, and the Democratic masses
OF the South will catch the inspiration
of the great fact that Southern man
| from the heart of Dixie is at last in line
for the presidency after all these weary
years of waiting When that. psyeho-
! logical moment arrives-in the national
convention or before ia very nearly
solid South, fused TO white heat usder.
the enthusiasm of a genuine Southern
presidential candidacy, will take Oscar
| Underwood on its shoulders, sweep away
all the well laid plans of machine politics
and rush him right to the goal, winner
| bv sheer force of an overwhelming sense
Of simple justice to the South. AT
| least, that's the way we want Et.-The
Snaganee (Fla.) Democrat, Decenber.
1911. VI
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UNDERWOOD LOOMS UP

Whether the disclaimer of Represen-
tative Oscar w. Underwood of candl-
dacy for the Democratic nomination for
president is to stand or not, there is no
question that he is looming large and
seriously, no less at the North than at
the South, as a possibility, if not this
time, then in the near future. Mr..
Underwood is making widespread and
distinctive impression, not only as the
honest, bold, sagacious leader of the
House majority, and not only as mas
terful Southern Democrat, but as an
American publicist and statesman
man of affairs and broad concept of
his responsibility to the whole people
Richmond, Va, Times-Disbdtch, re-
printed in the Birmingham, Ala, Age-
Herald, January y, 1912.
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CHAIRMAN UNDERWOOD

Chairman Underwood has once more
given proof of that levelness of head
and clearness of purpose which have
characterized his leadership from the
beginning, He has fatty refused to
countenance any coquetting with the La
Toilette idea on the wool bill. Whether
viewed as a mere 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 Ne5V York Post, August 2, 1911.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-23
MR.. UNDERWOOD

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

St. Louis honors Oscar w. Under
wood for his character, for his achieve
naeuts and for his Democracy.
The Chairman Of the Ways and Means
Committee is a practical Democrat. His
leadership in the House of Representa-
tives 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.
=
Mr.. Undcrwood's example as leader
of Democrats in Congress is worthy Of
emulation elsewhere. 1t makes for toll
GRANGE. 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. Louis Republic, October II
1911.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-23
THE MANNER OF MAN HE is

After the Southern manner, Mr.. I'm
derwood is unaffectedly democratic He
meets men as one who, respecting him
self, also respects them. He does not
wear the manner of one who expects to
find his inferior. Still less would he
remind you of one who fears he NAV
meet his superior. Never does he nose.
nor seek to transact his dignity at the
humbling expense Of anotiser-AJfred
Henry Lewis, in the Cosnaoba lis5sss
York, January, 1912.
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ESTIMATE OF OPPONENTS

Men like Payne and Mann declare
him to be the most resourceful an
tagonist they have found on the Demo
cratic side A skillful parliamentarian,
a good speaker, holding himself always
in perfect control, he is model leader,
and his following is daily increasing
Washington Correspondence in The
E5,ening Balletin, Philadelphia, Pa,
lime. 1911.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-23
REFERENDUM AND RECALL
DOCTRINES CONTRARY TO THE FUNDA-
MENTAL PRINCIPLES OF OUR GOVERNMENT

Gin address before Young Mems Democratic League Louis Oct l6 y
Some Democrats
National platform of the Democrats think that would unwise
The and referendum
when you attempt to apply to the United States
of the We
government-From Knoxville Journal Tribune,
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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 up
the Union of the States, might possibly
turn out to be the home of conser-
vatism that would stand as a barrier
against a change in our scheme of gov
eminent that would destroy the fabric
of the Constitution adopted by our wise
forefathers, and ratified by the States
that had fought for and achieved indie
pendence and freedom.
AS evidence that such thing may be
among the possibilities 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.
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 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
qualified 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.-KnoxgiHe Journal and TYib-
.nne, October "A, 1911.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-03-26
THE LADIES PLAN TO
BEAUTIFY MARKET PLAZA
By Erection of Fountain to Memory
of Hero for Whom Brownsville
Was Named-To Raise Funds by
Popular Subscription.

The parks and plazas committee
of the Civic League met at the home
Of Mrs. John Franz at ten o'clock
yesterday for the purpose of draw
ing up a petition TO present to the
city council, asking that the ladies
of the league be permitted to erect
a fountain in front of the new mar
ket and to embellish the surround
ing space by making a park of it,
and that the fountain and park be
maintained by the city.
The ladies discussed different
plans for raising money to pay for
the fountain and other improve
ments, which probably will be done
by popular subscription. 1t is the
desire of the ladies to have every
Brownsville citizen, both large and
small. participate in IGNORING the
memory of the hero for whom the
town was named, and all will be
invited to contribute their mite to-
wards the project.
1t is proposed to secure the dis
carded monuments from the
soldiers graves that were left here
when the National Cemetery was
abandoned, and use them in some
way in the construction of the foun-
tain or park if possible.
The petition was presented to the
city council last evening and was
promptly granted. so that the good
work may proceed without delay.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-03-26
TOURISTS SNOW BOUND
ON RETURN NORTH.
Loud in Praises of Lower Rio Grande
While Showed in for Five Days
in State of Nebraska.

According to a story told by
Ralph Langley of the Standard Land
company, seldom have the praises of
the climate of the Rio Grande VAL
ley been more loudly sung than on
the return trip of. the excursion
previous to the one of last week.
The company brought three cars
Of tourists to Brownsville two
weeks ago and the people were de-
lighted with the climate. On their
return trip the excursionists were
snow bound for five days in their
cars in the state of Nebraska. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Langley previous
praises Of the Rio Grande Valley
climate sunk to nothing when COM
pared to the boosts given our cline
during those five days.
Welded Sunday.