The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-08

issue and yet you make political
speeches on Sunday. Whenever you
make a Temperance speech YOU are
| trying to advance your political in
forests. You are a prohibitionist, l be-
lieve that, but people would appreciate
the sincerity of your position more If
| YOU were not always running for Of
! flee and hoping to find some popular
| hobbie to ride in on. People are not
so blind that they do not see these
/ things: abandon the officeseeking and
people will have more faith in what
you say and do. Then, also, you will
have less occasion to abuse good men
who happen to be in your way.
"Nou will, no doubt, in your usual
way say that | am whisky-head and
all sorts of a fool; but l beg to as
sure YOU that | am, 1 think, as good
a prohibitionist as you are. perhaps;
and I know that I am a better one
thar a whole lot who call themselves
So for I practice it, absolutely. if 1
don't preach.
- am an ordinary citizen of Alabama,
a voter. taxpayer, property owner and
active business man, and I have the
right to say who l want in every Of
flee and to act accordingly, whe
nv choice is always the successful can
didate or not; and I want Underwood
to be the next senator from Alabama.
Won 1t by Hard Work
He has won place for himself In
the hearts of the American people and
il. his own state especially that none
other shall fill soon and he has won
1t, not by chance, nor spasmodic ad-
vocacy of any temporarily popular is
sue, but he has won it by hard work,
genuine efficiency and soundness. He
has been often weighed in the balance
and never yet found wanting. He has
won it by devotion to duty and hon
csty of purpose; by a clear idea of
right and the determination to do it;
by consistency of conduct and by
righteousness of life.
You must admit this; you did so
once. and you must do it again. He
vas good enough for you to become
President of the United States; he is
good enough for you to fill the posi-
tion of greatest importance In the
House. Why is he unfit to begin sim
liar service in the Senate?
"Tf all the things that you are saying
about him are true, ! would not vote for
him for any office. Could you? No. But
you did vote for him and support him,
for the highest office within the gift of
the American people; did you know these
things then or have they only come to
light since he has entered the race for
the Senate?
Now, by friend, as you called me In
though political foes. you and | grew up
in Alabama about the same time; you
in one county, and I in the adjoining
one; do not judge me harshly for having
written plainly; l am a plain man, and
want to plainly speak what I plainly
think, when the time comes. You have
addressed many letters or circulars to
me, and I deem it my duty to reply.
want to state my position to you, with
out any desire TO wound you, personally,
and truly hoping to be plainly understood.
I have done this. In conclusion, wish
to add one more paragraph only, after
which | am done and you may hear of
me no more forever; for am no politician
and want no office, and truly deplore
the conditions which now obtain. causing
so much turmoil and strife, and that is
expect that when the votes are counted
Underwood will have such a majority.
there will be no cause for anxiety on his
part nor for contest nor the hope thereof,
on yours; and that everybody will bury
the hatchet and go home to work. to the
glory of God aud the common good of
our great country and make it greater
still.
with kind personal regards and good
wishes for you in everything except sue
cess in your present efforts to defeat the
greatest statesman of our time. | am my
dear sir, very truly yours.
wal TAYLOR.
"Tniontown. January 81"