Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-05
Oscar w. Underwood, the True
Leader of the Democratic
Party

empt American coastwe vessels from tolls in the Panama
Canal statesman brave enough to put
national advantage party loyalty above personal advance
ment.
further the expression of conviction by keen student
of international trade well equipped speak authortavely
upon the subject what compels admiration for the
statement present the indomabe
it indicates
Mr. Underwood is to-day candidate for the United States
Senate Alabama He ought not to be hav
ing serious contest but he is of less courage would
ringing statement upon question of national
policy which will enlist against him the tremendous of
the National Administration
Mr. Underwood has hesitated not at all deaf to
White the question of canal tolls he
oburate the pleading of the wool dealers when he rewroe
Schedule of the tariff.
President Wilson has seen fit make of his demand-or
rather his acquiescenc Brans demand-for the
peal of the law exempng American ships from canal tolls
He has established the ouchstone of
party loyalty and daily the White House Senators
Representatives who hidden featy go
in disfavor.
Oscar Underwood summoned but took oath His
answer to Presidents command his article in The
American of Sunday
The Democratic platform declared in uncertain words:
1--WE favor exemption ships engaged
in passing through the Panama Canal"
In words of less emphasis month later the President
approved the plank calling for free tolls and say
"our platform is
1t it says It
who along those lines
with those promises
they whether they going them
not
They people taking way
in which they never took notice before and gentlemen
another going be retired to quiet and
private retreats"
But having been caught the Presidency won this
defender of platform sincerity demands of Congressman
that they join in the Reputation of the platform plank
farp a1 dicp1aa
OSCAR UNDERWOOD, FOR ONE, CHOOSES THE LAT
TER ALTERNATIVE AND IN so DOING ESTABLISHES
HIMSELF AT A STROKE AS THE LEADER OF HIS PARTY
THE FOREMOST DEMOCRAT WITH COURAGE ENOUGH
TO MAINTAIN LITERALLY THE PROMISES OF HIS PARTY
PLATFORM.
There need for Underwood at this moment The stua
ton cries for who will struggle give the people what
they voted for what their representative Congress put
law, and what encroaching Administration striving
annul
1t Oscar Underwood who the tariff bill the
clause granting reduction of per in duties goods i'm
ported American ships This of such vital impor
lance to American shipping vigorously debated in the
House and Senate properly considered and discussed
in its every aspect Finally being adopted with the
Act to the President and signed
Almost instantly the President through the Attorney
era ordered that clause of the law ignored The thing
the tariff bill designed to American industry to
upbud the angushng merchant of the United States
annuled by executive order from the White House
To this hamstringng of the law Mr. Underwood emphat
cay dsents, His program has been all for the UPBUILD-
ING of American industries He finds himself confronted by
Administration which treats his efforts in this direction with
indifference if not hostility.
His suggestion for reciprocal trade agreements for the
building of American shipping by the granting of per
preferential duty goods imported in American bottoms and
for free of the Panama Canal by American ships
all cardinal domestic doctrines.
so FAR AS THE ADMINISTRATION is CONCERNED,
UNDERWOOD STANDS ALONE.
1t for this say that Mr. Underwood firm
and explicit statement Sundays American makes him the
leader of the Democratic party He alone manfuy keeps
faith and adheres to the creed laid down Baltimore He is
not ONE OF THOSE GENTLEMEN WHO TALK ONE WAY
AND VOTE ANOTHER And, above all, he has shown that
he has the brains for truly constructive craftsmanship and the
to enforce the laws which he has had hand making
To him must be credited the only effort Democratic
party since attained complete power American trade
and to build up American shipping
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