The Washington herald., 1912-03-31
UNDERWOOD RAPs
TH|RD-TERM EVIL
George Washington and Col.
Roosevelt Compared by
Democrat.
OPPOSES THE RECALL

Representative Oscar Underwood last
night, In an address before the Washing
ton Association OF the University of Vir-
ginia Alumni, at the annual banquet held
at the New Raleigh, fired a broadside
into the third-term evil and made a COM
parison of George Washington and
Roosevelt. Although the latter's name
was not spoken, he made the colonel ap-
pear as anything but a conservative, al
though the speaker did not dispute the
fact that he is a progressive.
Washington was eminently con-
servative progressive" said Represent
ative Underwood. When he was Of
fered a life tenure OF office. he laid the
honors aside that he might set an ex-
ample for decades to come. No man, the
Father OF His Country believed, was
worthy enough, great enough. or needed
enough TO usurp the power afforded the
Chief Executive of this great nation.
To-day the words progressive and
conservative are on all mouths. ! was
at the birth of the progressives. They
We're born in the House two years ago in
revolt against the one great dominant
political party Of the country. First they
called themselves insurgents but they
were displeased with this title, and final
" realizing the stellar ability of men
like Jefferson. the founder Of our alma
mater, all of whom were progressives,
but conservative progressives, they
called themselves progressives.
Belongs to All.
But men who call themselves pro-
gressives to-day assume a title that does
not belong to them, but TO all Of US.
When We cease to progress We recede.
ha rRCadad Na
are all progressives. 1t is not question
OF whether We will be progressives or
conservatives, but whether we will pro-
gress along radical or conservative lines.
/ have sought to progress along con-
servative lines.
81 do not mean by this that the radical
has no place in history. He may accom-
plish results. We cannot deny, however
that of all progressIves of his time
George Washington was among the fore
most, sacrificing his all that he might
progress away from despotism toward a
true republic. 1t was not a radical vein
that steadIed the half-starved column OF
men at Valley Forge. 1t was conserva-
tive progressiveness."
The initiative. referendum, and recall
are violations of all that was embodied
in the ideals OF Thomas Jefferson and
other great statesmen. II was intended
by the trainers of the Constitution that
the representatives OF the people should
handle all questions having TO do with
impeachment. A conservative progress
sive is against all OF them"
When Mr.. Underwood was introduced.
the toastmaster. r. Walton Moore, re-
ferred to him as the only man who has
been able to hold the Democratic party
together, and declared that he believed
he voiced the sentiments OF the rest OF
the CHESTS in saving that dPSptta the
bad weather usually Coincident with
March l. he would be pleased to stand
near by and see Underwood inaugurated.
It was announced before the banquet
that 1t had been decided to do away with
the usual college yell This action was
taken. 1t is believed. because Of the
criticism recently made by President
Taft
The progressiveness OF the sons Of the
university was recounted by Representa-
tive Swagar Sherley, Of Kentucky. He
also declared that public men who
wished to emulate Thomas Jefferson
their constituents. but give their con-
stituents. at least occasionally, the bene-
fit of their judgment.
University n Dynamo.
President Alderman compared the uni
versity to a huge dynamo. sending out
power to the world, and GALLEY attention
to the number of prominent citizens who
are graduates Of the University of Vir-
ginia.
Other speakers were Lynn G. Tyler,
president of William and Mary; Dr. Will
lam II. White, and the Rev. Randolph
H. McKim, pastor of the Church of the
Epiphany. DIR. McKim, who was one of