Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-05-15
i AND UNDERWOoD.

try more rapidly than the able and
patriotic majority leader of the
House Of Representatives. Nearly
everybody is saying complimentary
things about Oscar w. Underwood
these days. The matchless leadership
of this distinguished Southern states
man has attracted the attention and ad
miration Of patriotic American citizens
everywhere. The people have com
to know him better and he is one man
who will bear acquaintance as the
folks used to say "out on the farm
Speaker Champ Clark is also, a big
man, but not a good loser. He has.
been nursing a "sore toe" ever since
his friends failed in their efforts to
put him over" at Baltimore. The
speaker has consented TO put aside
his grievance against the one man re-
sponsible for his defeat for the Presi-
Dental nomination, but he seems ever
ready to remind the public of the in
cident whenever an opportunity pre-
sents itself. He wants future genera.
tions to hear about it and has deter
mined that they shall. A striking diff
ference in the individuality of these
two national leaders of political
thought is thus related bye the Rich
mond Virginian, which we quote with
approval:
Speaker Champ Clark does not for
get that he led the field in the Balti-
more convention for a number of bal
lots and on several had a clear ma
iority of all the votes a S and does not
intend that the country shall forget
making note of the fact in his autobi-
ography in the Congressional Direc-
tory.
Chairman Underwood of the way
and means committee of the House
and Democratic floor leader, was also
in that convention, receiving the sup
port of his friends through all the
gruelling grind and up to the end,
but he has nothing to say about it in
his autobiography in the directory.
He was never the choice of the ma
jority of the convention. though he
was the choice of no i-nconsiderable
number of the people, but he has vast
ed no time in repining.
Today the name of Underwood is
heard more frequently than the name
! of Clark and seldom is it mentioned
without praise, except by some whose
opposition is more to be desired than
their aid. Clark's autobiography tells
of his past deeds and past honors and
OF honors almost acquired, but I'm
derwood's actions speak for the Ala
bamian.
"The Baltimore Sun published edi-
torially this tribute to the Trainer of
the Democratic tariff bill:
There is one name that continues
to grow bigger and brighter before
the country all the time, and that has
suffered no eclipse or setback. Quite
d number of others have gone down
in gloom, or disappeared in the course
VI IAO 4d0I LHO VI LAISQ yCdI0, UuI
that of Underwood becomes more and
more a synonym for strong and en-
lightened years past is the most
severe to which he has been subjected
for real leadership. The tariff test to
which an American politician could be
subjected, and he has come through
It SO far without a single indication
OF weakness. Many notable men have
fallen in the protracted battle for
tariff revision, for there are innumer-
able pitfalls and slippery places along
the road. But Mr.. D~nderwood's calm
ness, self-control, sincerity and stead
fastness have brought him safely
through all of them.
1.-THE country takes off it's hat in
admiration of Mr.. Underwood. = He
stands high among the really valuable
public men of the day."
Champ Clark is an able man and
no one will blame him for being dis
appointed over his failure TO secure
the Democratic nomination for the
bpresidency,bu Underwood is an ADLER
man and has proved it by his works.
Accounted a reactionary by the more
radical a few months ago, he. is today
the target of the re~actionaries. The
Baltimore convention favored Wilson,
but U~nderwood's star has
been rising steadily since that
July day on which both he and Clerk
were denied their ambition. Though
defeated the country thinks more of
Underwood today than it did when he
was a candidate for the presidential
nomination. It may not think less,
but it thinks no more of Champ Clark.
lone has grown and the other has not
The Underwood tariff revision bill