The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-31
Refers to the Captain as
Flamboyant PRINCE of
Peradventure
DELIVERS TWO
MASTERFUL SPEECHES
Splendid Reception Given the House
Leader at C0llinsville and Fort
Payne-Hobson's Charges
Again Refuted
Nv uUGH w. RopERTs


Fort Payne. December 3O.-(SpeciaI.)
Ing seal which dives merely 10 bob
up unexpectedly and surprise the world
TO applause; this flamboyant prince of
peradventure who affects superior airs
TO conceal inferior aims"
There was a new tone in the speeches
OF Oscar w. Underwood today. At Col
linsville and Fort Payne he delivered mas
terful addresses. A spacious chamber at
each place was completely filled with
members of that sturdy family of north
Alabamians who breathe the air of free
dom and grow ntolerant of unwarranted
abuse. At each place he was given a
splendid reception and received scores { f
expressions of approval and scores of
committalsl to his standard. There is no
question but chat he won many votes.
Underwood's Comparison
Captain Hobson was the individual
whom Mr. Underwood compared to the
performing seal and the famboyant prince
OF peradventure. The captain had stated
at Qadsden and again at Admission that
Mr. Underwood had taken the tax off
liquor and placed tax ON cotton, bagging
and ties. AS a matter of fact, Mr.. I'm
derwood did not remove or lower the tax
which the republicans placed on liquor.
The tariff bill proves the point. In tae
second place, Mr.. Underwood did remove
the republican tax on cotton bagging and
ties and placed those articles so necessary
to the welfare of the farmer ON the list.
rhe tariff bill proves the point.
Mr. Underwood was irritated when 'u-
formed that Captain Hobson was con-
tinuing his campaign which he had char.
acterzed as Intentionally deceptive. he
irimediately prepared for battle.
He proved to the satisfaction of his
audience that Captain Hobson had
knowingly placed him in an unfair at
titude, and then he declared that mo
man can lie concerning matters of rec
ord and escape detection"
Mr.. Underwood was not referring di-
rectly to Captain Hobson. He was
speaking OF the race of man in general.
But II is a significant fact that never
before has the shorter4and uglier and
more expressive term erept into one OF
his campaign speeches
And furthermore he said in re
gard to the same point. when man
misrepresents the fact knowingly, he is
dishonest When IT is apparent that
my opponent is exceptionally reckless
when handling facts how do you know
but that this self constructed leader
u Il great moral cause VIII not KNOW
fngly misrepresent you2"
Goes Into Details
Mr.. Underwood went into intricate
details to assail that this most recent
utterance of his opponent. He declared
that one of the first bills that he Gun
derwood) introduced in that session os
: Congress was on putting bagging and
ties on the free list He declared that
Hobson knew this fact because Hobson
had supported the bill. The bill was
passed through the House and put
third majority in the House 1t was
democrats at that time had no two
thirds majority in the House, it was
essential that every man be at his gun
when the time came to pass the meas
ure so essential to the prosperity of the
farmer over the veto of President Taft.
When the vote came Mr.. Hobson was
absent.
On November 3. the Congress passed
the tariff bill which bears the name of
Mr. Underwood. In that tariff bill,
cotton bagging and ties are on the free
list
II cannot see," finally added Mr.. I'm
derwood, how man in possession of
his mental faculties can so misrepre-
sent the truth when there is no possi-
BILE method by which the fraud can be
concealed"
In Collinsville and Fort Payne Mr.
Underwood featured today this new at
tack which his opponent has made
against him. He passed through the
audience copies of the tariff bill and
the people saw the proof. He had never
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