South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-12
RULES Of HOUSE
BROKEN BY FOES
TO LIQUOR TRADE
Representatives of Prohibition
Cause Cheer Rep. HobSon
Who Engages in Controversy
With Rep. Underwood.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 12-Shatter-
Ing the rules Of tho house OF repre-
sentatives champions Of prohibition
vvho packed the galleries late Thurs
day. broke into repeated outbursts OF
applause and actually shouted from
their seats as Rep. Richmond Pear
son Hobson OF Alabama pleaded for
a resolution which would submit
constitutional prohibition amendment
20 the states.
The extraordinary demonstration
continued unrestrained for many
minutes as Mr.. Hobson proceeded
dramatically TO discuss the prOhObi-
ton question and was not checked
until the speaker had drawn into con-
trOversy his colleague, Rep. Under
wood. who is now engaged with him
in a race for the senate. The injec-
ton OF personal politics into the stu
alton brought the majority leader to
his feet with a reply TO Mr.. HObsOn,
and this precipitated applause from
the members on the floor.
Republican Leader Mann at this
point demanded that the rules Of the
house be observed. and Rep. Moon
admonished the spectators. Quiet
was restored temporarily after a
voice from the gallery shouted:
We're American citizens"
Would Let IL Die.
In the course Of his speech, Mr..
HObsOn had said:
we ought to have our party un-
deTstand now while the war is on.
that il never was intended for an
alliance with the liquor interests.
Yet there IS a great democrat, great
10 ha N 10
recently announced,-at least that is
the way / read IL in the reports
that IL prohibition continues to be in
tected into democratic politics, either
prohibition would be ground 70 the
dust or the democratic party must
die. take second place to no man
who loves his party, and let me tell
you that IL the democratic party can
only live by Joining with the liquor
interests to debauch the American
people, then In Gods name let 1t die"
Mr.. Hobson fairly shouted these
words as he reached the climax.
With arms waving in the air and
shaking his haad almost literally in
the faces Of members who sat near
him, including Mr.. Underwood a few
feet away. he drew from the packed
galleries prolonged cheering and even
the stamping OF feet TO increase the
pandemOnium- Before the tumult
had Su OSided Rep. underwood, VINO
had been sitting quietly listening up
TO this time, rose in his place. Cheers
and handclaping from democratic
and republican members on the floor
greeted him.
IT wish to say TO the gentleman
from Alabama" Mr.. Underwood be-
gan, that 1 regret exceedingly in
presenting petitions for the cause Of
prohibition to the house that he
should have drawn into his speech a
partial utterance OF mine misinter-
prets my remarks. At some other
time and in the proper place / will
interpret my own remarks"
When the AIabaman had taken his
seat, Rep. Bartholdt of Missouri,
suggested that Mr.. Hobson had pack
ed the galleries with a multitude OF
his adherents and that he (Bar-
tholdt) could bring 100000 Ger
man-Americans TO Washington for
intimidation. but he did not think ii
was a healthy thing TO do anything
Of that sort" He attacked Mr.. Hob
sons argument and said, that So
briefly and temperance are not iden-
teal with prohibition" as Mr.. Hob