The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-23

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When there was first talk of the boil
weevil, l secured from the government
| the establishment of an alfalfa farm in
| Perry county, this to be the beginning
| of lessons in diversified farming. Gov
ernment experts on my petition taught
fruit culture in Blount county.
II campaigned for the constitutional
amendment providing for state aid for
good loads L introduced a resolution
in the last session of Congress pro-
viding for the appointment of a COM
mittee-and the committee was ap-
pointed-to inquire into the feasibil-
ity of national aid for good roads. The
| committee of which L am chairman
the committee intrusted with the ap-
pointment of all other committees,
named in this session of Congress-
good roads, committee with thes idea
that 1T would secure national aid for
better highways.
''The rescue station was established
| through my effort in Birmingham and
in the paper which contained Hobson's s
charge that I had done nothing for
my district, was the account of a mine
accident in Shelby county and of how
the car from the mine rescue station
made a hurried visit to the scene Of
the disaster and rendered aid.
! Il secured, years ago, the weather
bureau for Birmingham.
| And through my effort the govern
ment has bought lot in Birmingham
on which at an expense of $1,000 :
600 a magnificent government build
ing will be constructed"
In the conclusion of his telling ad-
dress Mr.. Underwood ridiculed the
statement of Captain Hobson that the
members who remain on the job in ac-
| cordance with their duty and who ac-
tually accomplish legislation, are cloak
room loafers, chair warmers, booze
| fighters and tellers of smutty jokes.
| He stated that he had remained on
| the job and had endeayored to serve
! the people of the nation. and promised
l that in the event of his election the
Senate he would, continue to remain on
| the job and earn the salary he was
paid He declared that in the past his
| opponent had not remained on the job;
that in the present campaign he had
not apologized for neglect of duty, and
! had not promised to serve, actually to
work and accomplish for the money
| the government would pay him, in case
| he was elevated to the Senate
He then pictured other cloak room
loafers" and in so doing was effective
as result of as dramatic a bit of
! oratory as any other man has pro-
duced. He pictured William R. King.
who lost his life as result of so
years of service He pictured the en-
| feebled Morgan. dying, and yet re-
| naming at his desk in order that Ala
bama might receive credit for the eff
fort of one of Its sons in regard to
the Panama canal. And as the third
"cloak room loafer" he pictured the
great old Roman, Edmund Winston
Pettus, hero in battle and peace ana
| legislative giant, who had served long
| and well-and had remained on the
| job.
| Following the conclusion of the ad-
| dress there was a demonstration. Many
httod mo r11cf fa1 he ct
and some of them embraced the leader.
He was compelled to shake hands with
all of them and all of them pledged
their support.
Sibley Calls Meeting to Order
John w. Sibley, one of the most promi-
| nent prohibitionists in the state, called
the meeting to order, saying:
Fellow Citizens: In the early summer
of 1908 it was my distinguished privilege
to make the first speech in little tent at
West End in behalf of prohibition in the
great campaign that resulted in Jefferson
! county voting dry by large majority.
From that good day down to the pres
ent | have labored earnestly on the dry
side in every prohibition campaign, con-
tributing of my time and money as un-
| stintingly and unselfshly as Captain Hob
! son, or any of the leaders of the Anti
| Saloon League, who are now condemning
| me, because l dare to follow the dictates
| of my own conscience and good judgment,
| by supporting Mr.. Underwood for the SEN
ate.
II would remind them and you, my fell
low citizens, that every piece of temper
ance legislation on the statute books of
| Alabama was placed there by the demo-
| cratic party.
| And | would warn the leaders of the
Anti-Saloon league that the only hope of
the future in Alabama is through the un-
for fia1 ,tr,, 1J.l
| Passed by Democrats
For 30 years the forces of temperance
| fought in vain to get the anti-shipping
| bill passed by republican Congresses, but
| the victory was not obtained until de-
mocracy secured control and with the
| influence and cooperation of our peer
| less leader, Oscar w. Underwood, passed
| the Webb bill over the veto of a repub-
| lican President.
For this service alone Mr.. Underwood
| deserves the everlasting gratitude and
| support of all sincere prohibtionists in
| this race.
But 1 maintain that prohibition is in
| no sense an issue in this senatorial cam
| pafgn. What we are most concerned
| about is the fitness of the candidates and
| their ability to represent the sovereign
state of Alabama with dignity and exert
| an influence over legislation that Will
| bring the greatest good for all the people.
| My feeble tongue is not adequate to
the task of telling you why Mr.. Under
wood is essentially the man of the hour,
| but we are fortunate to have with us to-
| night doughty champion of the people,
whose eloquent voice and brave heart
have never failed to respond in Alabama S
| hour of need.
| 1t is my very great pleasure and dis
| tinguished honor to present to you man
who needs no Introduction to the hosts of
democracy. that gallant patriot and peer
less statesman, Ex-Governor Russell M.
| Cunning ham,"
Cunningham Introduces Underwood
DIR. Cunningham was greeted by en-
| thusiastic applause and introduced Mr..
Underwood in the following brief talk:
| "Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle
men: A foreword first. The duties and
responsibilities of citizenship are meas
| ured by it's rights, privileges and i'm
munities. The duties and responsible
ties of electorship are coeva1 with its
power, which is, in a republic, the
primary sovereignty.
| Therefore, all citizens who enjoy the
blessings of lise, liberty and pursuit
! lection of law and the advantages of
| free government, are interested in poli-
tics that all these things may be pre-
| served. All electors have not only the
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