Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-12-12
HEROICS Won REP.
HOBSON APPLAUSE
PLEADING FOR PROHIBITION HE
ATTACKS ms COLLEAGUE
UNDERWOOD.
packed Galleries CHEERED
Declares Party should Die Rather
Than BE Dcbauched With u
Liquor Alliance.


ASIlNFlON, H. - Dec IL
Shattering tho rules OF the house OF
r,nrosaptativ.s chamnlons ot prohl-
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To-Day broke INTO repeated 's's
OF applause and shouted as Repre-
sentative Richard Pearson Hobson
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"HI'h "ou'u summit d 'o'S'''0''"''''
prohibition amendment TO the states
Tho extraordinary demonstration
continued uuresiaIncd Tor many
minutes as Mr Llobs'u proceeded 10
dramatically discuss the prohibition
question and was not checked until
MT. ilohs.u had drawn into "a eoniro-
yorsN his colleague" Representative
Underwood, Nhu now is engaged with
HIM in uce for the United states
seu1torSu.p from Alabama.
The injection pt persona, polIlio'
into the situation brought the ma
ior,ty leader TO his feet with "a reply
applause from the members on the
floor.
Couldn't Quiet the Galleries.
Republican Lender Mann at this
point demanded that the rules Of the
house be observed and Representa-
tive Moon Of Tennessee. who was in
the chair admonished the spectators.
] aGf. t.4y IN ri ll "a
a voice from the gallery shouted:
We're American Citizens"
In the course of his speech Mr..
HObson said
1--WE ought to have our party un-
derstand now while the war IS on that
it never was intended for an alliance
with the liquor interests Yet there
is great democrat, a great Alabam-
ian who is present today who re
Gently announced, at least that is the
way ! read IN the reports. that II
proh.bilioh continues TO be injected
INTO democfauc polltcs' elther pro-
hIOiloh ""ula De- ground 10 uust or
the democratic party must die J
take second place TO none VINO loves
ms party ana let me tell you that II
that II me demorauc party can only
IVe by joining with the llquor ihter-
ests TO debauch the American people
theh IN COO name let die
Mr' hoDson talriy shouted these
words as lie reached the climax. with
waving arms and shaking his head
almost literally IN the faces or mer1-
oers VINO sat near MIN, including Mr.
Underwood Few Feet away ne
drew from the packed galleries pro-
longed cheering and even the stamp
ing or feet' Before the tumut had
suDslded representative Underwood
who had been quietly listening up to
this time. rose In his place Cheers
and handc!apping from democrats
and republican members on the floor
greeted MIN.
Remarks MiSin,cTprctcd.
II wish 10 say to the gentleman
from Alabama" Mr. Underwood be-
gan, that / regret exec edinglv that
in presenting the petition for the
cause Of prohibition to the house
he should have drawn into his spaech
partial uttcrdnCc or mine that mis-
/ irterpr5ts my remarks. At somo 9th.
er time and I'm the proper place viii
interpret my own remarks"
MIR. Hobson repl-d that the
/ thought. he had been justified i'm his
remarks and that he hod CORRECTLY
quoted Mr.. Underwood. and sugrest-
ed that the latter he given all the
marks. Cheers came from the gal
/ lery and Mr.. Underwood again rose
81 am not going 10 de,ain tb,q
house now" he said. THE gentle.
man from Alabama has made a mar.
tial statement that did no, reflect nv
/ views I dld not think that tho floor
Of this house. with public business