The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-12-18
Attacks Underwood
in Plea For Pr0hl-
biti0n Amendment
TEMPERANCE WORKERS IN GAL.
LERlES CHEER SPEAKER IN
DEFIANCE OF RULES.

Washington, Dec. 12.-Shattering
the rules of the house of representa-
tives, champions of prohibition who
packed the galleries last yesterday.
broke into repeated outbursts of ap-
plause and shouted as Representative
Richmond Pearson Hobson of Alabama
pleaded for resolution which would
submit a constitutional prohibition
ment to the states.
The extraordinary demonstrations
continued unstrained for many min.
utes as Mr.. Hobson proceeded dramati-
cally to discuss the prohibition ques-
ton. 1t was not checked until the
speaker had drawn into controversy
his colleague, Representative Under
wood, who is now engaged with him in
a race for the senate. The injection
of personal politics into the situation
brought the majority leader to his
feet with reply to Mr.. Hobson and
this precipitated applause from the
members on the floor.
In the course of his speech Mr.. Hob
son had said:
1--WE ought to have our party under
stand now while the war is on that it
never was intended for an alliance
| with the liquor interests. Yet there is
a great democrat, a great ALBANIAN.
who is present today, who recently an
nounced-that is at least the way I
read the reports-that if prohibition
continues to be injected into demacra-
tic politics., either prohibition would.
be ground to the dust or the democra-
| tic party must die. I take second
place to no man who loves his party
and let me tell you that if the demo-
cratic party can only live by joining
with the liquor interests to debauch
the American people, then in Gods
name let it die"
Mr.. Hobson fairly shouted as he
reached the climax. With arms waiv-
ing, and shaking his head, almost lit
orally in the faces Of members who
sat near him, including Mr.. Under
wood, he drew from the packed CALLER
les prolonged cheering and even the
stamping of feet to increase the pam
demonium. Before the tumult had
subsidized, Representative Underwood,
who ha dbeen sitting quietly up to this
time, rose in his pdace. Cheers and
handclapping from democratic and re-
publican members on the floor greeted
him.
II wish to say to the gentleman
from Alabama" Mr.. Underwood began,
that l regret that in presenting petit
lions for the cause Of prohibition to
the house that he should have drawn
into his speech partial utterance OF
mine that misinterprets my remarks.
At some other time and in the proper
place will interpret my own re-
marks"
Mr.. Hobson replied that he thought
he had been justified in his remarks
and that he had correctly quoted Mr..
Underwood, suggesting that the latter
be given all the time wanted to inter-
pref his remarks to the house.
Mr. Hobson declared that the per-
sonal issue had become a national
question, that the senatorial fight In
Alabama was such that "the liquor in
terests on the one side and the moral
forces on the other had made it ma
tional question"
After the tumult had subsidized Mr..
Underwood arose.
II cannot sit here in silence" he
said, "and allow my colleague to as
sert that l am the candidate of any in
terest without challenging his state
ment. I am not, never have been and
do not intend to be the candidate OF
the liauor interests. I never have re-
ceived a dollar from the liquor inter-
ests, nor do intend to receive SUCH
Mr.. Hobson concluded his speech by
declaring he came with a petition
sanctioned by majority of the Amer
lean people, demanding a referendum
on the liquor question. The fight OF
the people for this referendum was an
earnest one, he asserted, and men IN
public life had better realize l..