The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-01-08
UNDERWOOD AGAIN
DENOUNCES HOBSON
CHARGES AS FALSE
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service as a democrat. My record Is an
open book and / invite your close in
vestigation of that record and that of
Captain Hobsons l do not mean to
say that Hobson does not bear demo
cratic commission but I challenge his
fundamental democracy. Captain Hob
son was nominated for the Senate of the
United States by a prohibition party
whose members are republicans and
others not democrats. ] was never sup
ported by a republican governor of Mis-
souri, and republican prohibitionist.
Brooks Lawrence, who tried to make me-
as leader of democracy. bow my neck
Is not democrat, yet comes to Alabama
to regulate our affairs
Mr.. Underwood never lost his poise in
denouncing Hobson. Although he read
record after record disproving assertions
of Hobson, he has yet to show the least
Ill temper or irritation. In n genteel way
he alluded to such only as misrepresen-
| tations or falsehoods
Mr.. Underwood at Sylacauga today, and
subsequently at Clanton, was greeted
by overlooking meetings At Clanton
Senator r. A. Curry, candidate for lieu
tenant governor, introduced Mr. Under
wood
The senator said it was great
honor to Clanton that Mr.. Underwood
was willing to come here and make
a speech.
Four Hundred Present
/ Mr.. Underwood was faced by per-
/ haps 400 men and few women He
was greeted by thunderous applause
when he entered the courtroom. The
democratic leader said he was a derr-
ocrat and not a federalist and did not
believe in a centralized government.
He said that Captain Hobson had made
speech saying that he (Hobson) was
in favor of a moderate protective tar
if.
Mr.. Hobson says he is in favor of a
moderate protection" thundered Mr.
Underwood THAT is not as bad as pro-
tective tariff but 1t is not sound dera-
ocracy because 1t places burdens upou
your shoulders which we have taken
off in the tariff bin which the Com
gress does me the honor of calling by
my name. l placed bagging and tics
on the free list but Hobson said or
the stump that l put a tax on them
There was never such infamous false
mood in political history When I was
named democratic House leader for the
first time I introduced the farmers
free list bill That bill included free
agricultural implements, free baggine
and ties and free fencing wire Cap-
tain Hobson voted for that bill as he
happened to be present at that time
1t went to the Senate was passed and
was vetoed by Taft 1t came back to
the house. l instructed the whips of
House to summons every democrat to
the standard of his party. This mes
sage was sent out but I regret to say
1obson did not respond. He was out
on lecture tour. He did not respond
at that crucial moment"
Mr.. Underwood charged here tonight
that Mr. Hobson voted four times for
the Payne bill to keep up the tariff
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corrupt lobby ever maintained In the
gallery was there. He said that all the
democrats in the House voted against
the Payne bill but Hobson voted four
times for tariff on lumber.
Voted With Standpatters
'Hobson voted with standpatters;
voted with John Dalzell Serene Payne |
and Joe G. Cannon for that BILL" ex-
planned Mr.. Underwood. The high
priests of the republican party and the
triumvirate of high protective policy.
THAT is his record. That is the man
who besmirches my name and i'm
pugns my motives. In this state there
are some people who bring me to the
bar and make me defend myself. I !
had supposed that Alabama would be
proud of the fact that an Albanian
had been chosen twice to leadtthe party |
and write the first tariff bill since the
civil war
This Is applauded everywhere. vet
in my own state, Alabama. ! am forced |
to defend myself as being the tool of
the interests, whisky head and tool of |
the whisky ring"
Mr.. Underwood reviewed in his
speech tonight Hobson voting on the |
Brownsville negro case. He asserted !
that every democrat in the House from |
the south voted against the bill save
one. He said every congressman from |
Alabama voted against the measure ex-
cepting one. and that was Richmond |
Pearson Hobson.
This is the man who asks you to |