The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-16
HOBSON DRAWS BIG
CROWD TO HEAR HIS
SPEECH AT GADSDEN
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erect dams over small streams. This dam
was for the Sipsey river, small stream,
and was wanted to run mill. 1t does
not involve any policy Of conservation.
But the point which is material in this
connection is Mr.. Underwoods statement:
" Yes, he forgot it. But he didn't for
get to remove, or to have somebody r.
move every bin from the House docp-
ment room Now every bill is indeXed
and anyone desiring a bill can get a
thousand of them from the public printer
within few hours. They simply remove
the old bills out of the document room
for the new Congress. Mr.. underwood
knew that. That, too, belongs to category
No. 3.
Cotton Bagging and Ties
Regarding cotton bagging and ties, the
spirit and substance of my charge against
Mr.. Underwood was that he was opposed
to putting those articles on the free list
because of the loss of revenue. My
authority is the Farmers union If Mr..
Underwood will make a denial, | viii
call upon the Farmers union, and if
mistake has been made, ! will be glad
to make a correction. | call upon him
now to state IL he was willing to put
those articles ON the free list at tina,
time. Category No, 3 again,
when the currency bill was being con-
sidered in the democratic caucus, we pro
gressives demanded that the discrimina-
ton against the farmer be removed. Wal
street did not want any changes. The
farmers did want them | believe the
same committee appeared in this In
stance which had handled the cotto |
bagging and ties matter. Mr.. Under
wood, taking the leadership of the re-
aetionaries, opposed this just recommen
dation of the progressives. We beat them
end passed the bill which gives thesa
benefits to the farmer, but we did it in
spite OF Mr.. Underwood.
Cotton Futures Bill
when the Senate adop.ed the amend
ment to the House tariff bill to pro-
hbit gambling in cotton futures. | have
been reliably informed by the author of
the amendment, that Mr.. Underwood was
the thorn in their side I make the sta e.
ment here and Mr.. Underwood can cor
rect me il its not true. that counsel for
the gambling stock exchange of New
York could not have been more dllgent
than Mr.. Underwood toadefeat the amend
ment There was only one way' to de-
feat it-through the flank movement OF
substitute Mr. Underwood offered the
substitute to regulate instead of prohibit
gambling. When the bill came back from
conference, neither the Clark amendment,
nor the substitute was in it / now
charge that Mr.. Underwood used hi.
position as chairman of the ways and
means committee to withhold from the
southern farmers fhis relief to which
they are entitled If | have stated ii
too strongly, write to the author of the
amendment, Senator Clark of Arkansas
He will tell you that the half has not
been told"
Mr.. Hobson quoted Mr., Bryan and
the Congressional Record to show that
Mr.. Underwood is reactionary. He
referred to Mr.. Underwood's speech be-
fore the Catholic union in New York,
December II, 1911, when he attacked
the initiative and referendum.
THE proof of internal and external
witnesses as we'll as his owr words
show that Mr., Underwood belongs to
the class of reactionaries. as I charge"
Liquor Tax
Mr. Underwood said | misrepresented
him in the matter of the liquor tax
Hero is the record. There We're some
500 amendments to the House tariff
bills. Any amendments to decrease rev.
enue were not acceptable to the House
leader. An amendment to increase rev..
enue was acceptable Amendment No.
1S9 provided for the regular brandy tax
of $1.10 a gallon on brandy used to
fortify wine. Liquor men had gotten
the republicans to relieve them of this
brandy tax when the brandy was used
with w,se. Yhe democrats put it back.
1t would have yielded an annual rev
enue of $7,25o.000. Everyone thought If
most acceptable to Mr.. Underwood, but
to the astonishment of everyone, he
fought il, and is chiefly responsible
for it's defeat. IL you doubt it, write TO
Senator Pomerene of Ohio. author of
the amendment Mr.. Underwood SAYS
L charged that he took the. tax off
liquor. I didn't charge that he took it
off. I charged that he kept 1t ON, ana
Fs7,250,000, which should go to the gov
ernment, now goes to the Golfers of the
liquor trust.
What Is his record in Alabama2 That
of straight liquor man. How do
know? BY his fruits. What is his fruit?
His vote. In 1907 in the election in
jefferson county to determine whether
1t should have whisky or not Mr., I'm