The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-21
HODSON CONTINUES
HIS FLYING TOUR Of
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Addressed Crowds at East
Lake and WOOdlawn Last
Night-Expects 10 to
| Victory

Capt. r. P. Hobson, in the furtherance
of his campaign for the United States
| Senate, delivered addresses last night at
Woodlawn and at East Lake At both
places the halls were filled to the doors
and the captain was we'll received He
spoke at Woodlawn first and did not
( arrive at East Lake until near $3.50 o'clock.
While waiting for the appearance of the
| main speaker, the crowd was addressed
| by Frank Dominick and by Horace Will
kerson. As Mr.. Wilkerson was bringing
his talk to a close Captain Hobson en-
tered the hall and Mr. Wilkerson was
completely forgotten in the hearty ap-
plause which greeted the coming of the
senatorial aspirant
| DIR. n. A. Barrett introduced Mr. Hob
son.
The speech delivered by Captain Hob?
son in the beginning characterized Oscar
W. Underwood as a typical reactionary
one who, while he may be a good man.
is being used as a puppet to further the
schemes and intrigues of the liquor inter-
ests and those of Wall street Mr.. Hob.
son attacked the man responsible for the
large number of the voters of the state
Mr.. Hobson declared that the prohibi-
tion question was an issue of TIN cam
paign and stated that his opponent had
himself acknowledged that such was the
case when he claimed to be for temper
ance He challenged Mr.. Underwoods $
right to the leadership of the democratic
party, saying that he was not the leader;
that the Wall street interests had placed
him in the position he occupies, and that
Ithe newspapers controlled by the inter
ests" had printed many columns to the
effect that Underwood was the leader of
his party.
Mr.. Hobson said that he was not baslng
his campaign against Mr.. Underwood.
that he was against the people who were
backing Underwood. He stated that in
considering such measures as the tariff
and currency bill the rights of the plain
people must be taken into consideration
Mr.. Underwood fought the amendment
to have a tax of $1.1O placed on each
gallon of brandy and certain brands OF
wine" said Mr.. Hobson, 'and the resurt
is that the liquor interests are about ST.
100000 richer and the United States about
100000 poorer each year"
Mr.. Hobson in speaking of the misrep-
resentation alleged by Mr. Underwood in
the matter of the tax on bagging and
ties said: 1T may be that I was in the
wrong as to the exact wording of that
clause. Tt should have read 'sacking'
instead of 'baggng.' If Mr.. Underwood
insists that l have misrepresented him [
shall be glad to have the investigation
carried further by allowing any farmer
who desires to make the examination
himself. / would not misrepresent Mr.
Underwood or anybody else If knew that
the result would hand me the presidency
on silver waiter next day.
Il asked Mr.. Underwood to Join me
before the people of Alabama to discuss
these matters lie did not accede to my
request and the last time he made a trip
through Alabama he said that Hobson
had misrepresented him. Now, gentlemen,
an accusation like that entities a man to
be confronted with his acAuser. l demand
OF Mr.. Underwood that he meet me face
to face. I don't care who or what |
might be, L would be entitled to meet my
aecuser. Gentlemen, | believe that with
the sense of justice you all have you
ought to demand that Mr.. Underwood
from this senatorial campaign"
Mr.. Hobson said that the charge that
he was a lover of negroes and that he
had secured the passage of a bill allowing
negro soldiers when in uniform to sit
at the same table with a white man In
the RESTAURANTS of the District of Colum-
bia were without foundation. THAT bill
was intended to stop discrimination
against the uniform of the United States
and not against the negro because of his
COLOR he said. 1T did stop the discrimi-
nation against the uniform of this coun..
try, hut a negro can be debarred from
any place because of his color. and the
law does not provide otherwise. 1t was
so understood at the time of its passage -
Mr.. Hobson characterized the man who
wrote the booklet now being circulated
by the Underwood volunteers as a.
political thug and called the book ''book
of blood" ''On the night of April g. said
Captain Hobson. I'VE will call this book
a bloody book and let's have 1t soaked
in the gore of the political life of those
who perpetrated it,"
In closing, Mr.. Hobson said: 'I have
no paid mercenaries to speak for me, but
l have you and you will help me to win
10 to 1. If | don't get back here in this
election, now take occasion formally to
transfer to your shoulders the RESPONSE
bility and remember, | am putting my
trust in you"
Mr. Hobson will speak Thursday night
at the Majestic theatre.