The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-31

semblef, whipped from the Temple OIL
honesty.
With becoming modesty, he told of his
support of anti-shipping bills and chal-
Hanged his opponent TO put Dr. Dinwiddie
and DR.. Barker national leaders of the
Anti-Saloon league propaganda on the
witness stand and inquire of them as to
his support of temperance measures which
his opponent declares he did not gladly
yield.
NatiOn-W Wide Prohibition
Mr. Underwood told his audience of
nationwide prohibition. how 1t would take
self-government from the people, try Of
tenders by federal juries and punish them
by Imprisonment in the United States
penitentiary in Atlanta.
Mr.. Underwood discussed Mr.. Hobson' :
charge that he had untaxed liquor and
put taxes on bagging and ties. He char
acterized that charge as being "as false
as any fasehood ever recorded in the his
tory of man." He pointed out marked
places in the tariff bill, copies of which
he had and distributed to prove the
charge untrue.
Il introduced the bill and it was vetoed
by President Taft. When we were at
tempting to put it across despite the veto
of the President, we realized that We did
not have a two-thirds majority of the
House. We needed every man. But
where was my opponent who now misrep-
resents my position in regard to my own
bill? About lecturing on the chautauqua
platform to secure money for his own
pocket to supplement the S25 which Uncle
Sam pays him every day.
Passed Over Veto
1--WE passed this bill over the President s
veto-this bill putting bagging and ties
on the free list, this bill of such vital
Inn, 70, lo fa 70 cad Il
during the absence of my opponent and
it is law today"
There was vigor in Underwood's blows.
The people sat there and listened in
amazement as he laid bare in horrid
nakedness the theories which Hobson ad-
vocates so eloquently.
The speaker attacked the brand of de-
mocracy which Hobson advocates. He
charged that his opponent did not be-
lieve in local self-government a funda-
mental principle of the party. and had
voted with the republicans to maintain a
high protective tariff on lumber.
81 do not contend" Mr.. Underwood
added, that my opponent does not claim
to be democrat. But at heart--in what
he advocates-he is not democrat
Whereupon he explained the dangers in
Hobson's bill providing for the direct
election of Presidents and vice-presidents,
danger to the states of the south, the
voting strength of which is nil compared
to the voting strength of more populors
states and states wherein women and ne
groes are permitted to vote.
Not Self Government
He proved to the satisfaction of his au-
dience that Hobson, in advocating tho
United States government saying through
the constitution whether or not women
should vote or liquor be sold in the sew
eral states, stood as one who does not
believe in local self-government, the car
dinal principle of democracy and the po-
litical creed of Jefferson and Jackson and
other fathers of the government
In presenting proof that Hobson, in in
Producing bills and permitting them to die
through inattention, was actuated by q
desire solely to advertise himself, Mr.
Underwood displayed a list of measures
which the Merrimac hero has presented
to Congress.
"In his congressional experience" Mr.
Underwood added, "he has introduced 26S
bills and resolutions and secured the pas
sage of five. Three of these regarded
pensions-ons,s only one, dealing with {
southerner"
Whereupon, he explained. one of tt,
other bills the passage of which Hobsor
secured.
Discrimination Not Allowed
1t was bill to protect the uniforrs
of the United States soldiers and sailors, -
and, as a result of its passage, one wear
ing the uniform must be entertained
without discrimination by propTetors ot
hotels and theatres. When Mr.. Under
wood explained that before the passage
of the bill-passed by republican votes
all wearers of the uniform were enter
tanned without discrimination save the
negro, the vast audience of liberty-lovinP
southerners of .DeKalb county, quivered
in indignation. =
Following the episode, it is not to be
wondered at that the members of this au-
dience of the citizenry of one of the grea
white counties of the state, spirtedly de-
clared in unmistakable terms it's opposi-
tion to the white father of that bill