Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-30
Oscar Underwood,
Statesman, Student
and Leader.


deserved larger fame and general and cordial ad
miraton than Oscar Underwood of Alabama
Since John T Morgan died in Alabama and Alexander
Stephens passed away Georgia. South has had states
who genius and constructive achievement has even
equaed present of the Democratic majority the
floor of the House of Representatives.
The history of the Democratic party Congress within the
last years has been also largely the history OF the Repre-
the Ninth Congressional District of Alabama
Every tariff that has been proposed adopted defeated
within that period has been largely buded largely amended
designed by his powerful advocacy criticism AS expert
upon tariff he has equal upon the Democratic side Every
currency bill every born within that period
has felt the formative power of this
economist and practical statesman
The least spectacular patient the thorough
the the popular Congress
Mr. Underwood entered public life understand and to
industrial and his public life has been studous
and diligent it has been successful
The South has this time that she could less
afford lose temporarily release from public life than
Mr. Underwood
Mr. Underwood and Champ Clark working successfully
and in perfect harmony led the party Con
gess of defeat and dsorganzaon and Encouragement into
what year ago the compact united effective and
triumphant majority party that our posbeum politics has
known If there to-day dividing wedge driven into its solid
column work the dictator and his blind ar serve
Clark Doemus and German have stood for everywhere
vaanty has been the American spirit expressed against
foreign and English dcaton By of his
the leading American of to-day He has
the indispensable aid the Wilson Administration in fran
ing and supporting and pushing conclusion the tariff bill
which his He equally vital to the construction
and passage of the currency bill which does not bear his
part his genius and leadership He wiser than
all his fellows in the insertion into the tariff bill at the last stage
the per preferential tariff goods imported Amer
The of The
merchant President Wilson and Secretary McAdoo
of their way Attorney General McReynold
kill the amendment by law after Underwood had blocked and
defeated the Administration effort repeal in Congress
But the quality in which Oscar Underwood of Alabama
preeminen among all oontemporaneou statesmen his
nchng public courage of conviction which daunted
stayed by influence by personal nteeshe the
and the desirable quality American
ing in this of trucking and time serving men
In the Of the tariff which Oscar Underwood
his fellow Democrats presented President Taft 1912
convictions rode successfully square into the breach against
interests and his supporting of steel
in Alabama.
When William Bryan capped climax his successive
visits of dictaon the ed Congress tell
the Democratic obedience mandate it was
Leader Underwood who OVERRIDE his arrogant assumption
hoy and when Bryan the very zenith of his power with
his will accepted lord by his crngng party denounced IN
derwood in The Commoner the Alabama statesman cool and
collected without fear hesitation Bryan upon
the floor of Congress within few weeks of the assembling
the national convention which the Nebraska might
exercise despoc power the Underwood candidacy
Presidency bold brave thing scarcely any other
American politics had the courage and conviction
And to-day if Oscar Underwood timid time serving
selfish Office seeker he would
and let President Wilson of Juggenau rough
over fearless of the American policy and so
receive the full Presidential influence the very his
campaign for the United States from Alabama
Mr. Underwood statesman worthy better days
of republic He represents Alabama He represents Ameri
can honor American independence and the policy
of the future counrys held high above his
personal preferment
He illustrated three great words but
in splendid deeds that WOULD RATHER BE RIGHT THAN
BE SENATOR FROM ALABAMA OR PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES.
Surely the great State of Alabama will not-can not-fal
to back with added power to Washington this hour
need the abest bavest
one that this famous Commonwealth has contributed the