The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-05
Attacks Mr.. CLAYTON

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In his statement Mr. Hobson finds an
opportunity to assail the appointee of the
governor. Henry ID. Clayton, who is chair
man of the judiciary committee of Con-
gress, second in importance only to that
of the ways and means. In regard to the
governors claim that he was congratu-
lated following the appointment of Mr.
Clayton, Hobson writes:
How buoyantly, boundessly, self
subordinative is he in charging that I
alone of all men am uncongratulating on
his arbitrary appointment? Such as an one
might well magnify the hectic hurrahs of
a few felow-scutters of the ship of state
into a resounding volume of praise from
all classes, and the perfunctory plaudts
of the semi subsidized portion of the press
into chorus of approval Such an one
would confound coyote chorus with the
angelic choir or mistake a solitary frog
croak from hig wallow in his back yard
Tor the music of the Spheres
why didn't / congratulate Mr.. Clay
ton? l had given Mr.. Clayton the credit
of being good lawyer and having quail
ties of a Judge which he is called. 1t
seems incredible that he, chairman of the
judiciary committee of the House. chosen
because he survived longer than other
members, and finally reaching the top
through seniority-7it seems incredible that
he, member of the House when the
Joint amendment was passed, never ques-
tioning the plain object of the last para
graph of the amendment, at the time.
ar,1
showing his own distrust of the validity
of his credentials by still holding his
office of representative Instead of resign
ing when he appeared at the doors of the
Senate
Criticises Clayton Again
Now | would have congratulated Mr..
clayton If he had refused the appoint
ipent, In spite of the fact that he was
hanging around the governors hotel all
DAY until past midnight after Senator
Johnston's burial, working for the ap-
polntment; and the further fact that he
continued nursing the governor day after
day, finally going with him back to Mont
Eomery and staying with him until he got
the appointment; and the shameful final
tact that some of his harpies told the
governor that John Knox had formed a
coalition with me-with me, mind you.
whom the governor hated as the devil
does holy waters / say [ would have
congratulated Mr. Clayton If. after all
TINS, he had declined this kind of ap-
pointment. | would have congratulated
him, even after he had hung on till
some 10 precious days had trooped by
III he had only then resigned upon the
public statement of his sponsor Senator
Bankhead, that he (Mr. Clayton) could
not hope to be seated | would eongrat-
ulate him even now, after nearly a month
mas passed, with the yawning vacancy no
nearer being filled, if he would quit hang
ing around the Senate door whining for
the crumb that will never be thrown him
and resign right now, thus relieving his
country, his state and his party
The Suffragette Parade
Congressman Hobson denies that he
sought the appointment himself, and he
denounced what he terms "mangy
SANDER the charge that he has been alb
sent from roll call often enough to be
considered guilty of neglect of duty He
then adds: True. | am not chronic roll
caller, seat warmer, cloakroom loung-
er, boozing around the capitol telling
smutty Jokes. | say to the governor or
any ether man who deliberately makes
this charge: Produce your proof or for
ever after stand branded with the scarlet
His concluding paragraphs deal with
the statement of the governor in regard
to the participa ton by Captain Hobson
in the suffragette parade at Washington.
in which, according to the governor, there
were members of the negro race Hob
son states that he saw no negroes in that
parade, and adds: There may have been
some. but if there We're. there could not
have been one-half as many | saw in
the parade the next day in which Gov
ernor ONeal took part He evidently is
referring to the parade following the in
alguration of President Wilson
He states that he made an official ap-
plcation to the war department for a
troop of cavalry with which to protect the
suffragettes. and adds: IF my request
had been granted and not refused | would
have done even more than that | was
able to do TO prevent those unwarranted
insults and the breaking up of that lawful
and harmless parade beneath the very
eyes of unprotectirg onlookers like Gov
ernor ONeal, VINO pretend TO southern
ohivalry but do not practice its first prin-
ciples.'