The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-05
GEORGIA PAPER IS
 OUT FOR UNDERWOOD
Athens Daily Banner Gives Reasons Why Alabamian Should Be
 Nominated


 Athens, Ga, February 3.-Specia1)- The Athens Daily Banner, the only daily newspaper in this district for many years, and now in it's seventy first year. in the first paper in this part of the country to announce for Oscar Underwood for the nomination for President on the democratic ticket. In leading editorial 1t says in part:
 The Banner, with this issue espouses the cause of oscar Underwood of Ala bama as its choice for nominee of the democratic party for President. The decision has been reached after the naturest consideration of the best interest of the party and the welfare | of the country.
 MT. Underwood, as the chairman of l the ways and means committee, and chosen leader of the democratic party in i the national house of representatives, | is logically the personification of the absorbing and paramount issue which stares the country in the face, and for the just solution of which the democratic party, if successful, must coura geously fight-tariff reduction and reform against protection-the mother of the trusts.
 | He is equally sound upon all other democratic Issues. but he typifies the democratic party upon the great is- sue of the coming campaign--tariff re- duction and reform.
 | MT. Underwood is to the manner born "a southerner by birth. residence and sympathy
 With rare acumen, remarkable indus | try, high character, extraordinary abil | ity, and finished classical and profes- sional education, he could have gone north and rapidly forged to the head of | the bar in New York and there won fame and fortune; but he preferred to remain with his people and help work out the momentous and perplexing prob- lems which have confronted them for the past quarter of century. but which are now happily being solved. | He entered Congress when the south had not yet emerged from the thraldom | of the partisan politicians and set him. self quietly, faithfully and fearlessly at work to restore this section to an ! equal voice in the councils of the na- | tion.
 | He persued steadily this great pur- pose without the blare by trumpets or | personal pomp and parade, until he was made chairman of the ways and means | committee and leader of the democratic party in the national House of Repre- sentatives, where he has more than | demonstrated the wisdom and confi- | dence of his democratic colleagues, and ! he Is now no longer merely a south | erner but an American and the south ! Is recognized as an equal in the na- | tional councils.
 With wide scope and knowledge of ! legislation needed for the welfare of the country, with keen insight into the motives and interest of those who would perpetuate protective wall, maintain the trusts and high prices to
 the consumer-with long and faith ful study of the problems to be solved, and consummate and comprehensive
 scope of the situation as chairman of
 the ways and means committee, he pre- ipared and presented, and had passed tariff bills which, with the announce
 ment of others to follow, satisfied the
 business and moral sense of the coun- try, and if this policy had been ap-
 proved by the republican President this vexed and disputed question would have
 been settled for many years to come. | Every section of the country recog-
 nizes in Oscar Underwood that high character, civic virtue wise and con
 structiye statesmanship, and broad patriotism which peculiarly fit him for the executive chair.
 As President he would restore and re-
 establish the finer traditions of that
 great office. and with faithful son
 thus recognized and approved, the south should rally to his standard, and in 1.-the administration of the great office
 of President, if elected, he will stand
 out as d genuine. patriotic American
 wise, statesmanlike, progressive and
 sane-yet about him will finger the aroma of his southern birth and as
 sociation, which would purify his pa-
 triotism and dedicate his mind and
 heart to the welfare and best interest of all the people of common country.