The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-16


| Mr. Underwood as a pawn just as Wall
street used him as pawn IN the last
convention at Baltimore Until he an
swers these charges, | claim that. under
the democratic principles he stands in
eligible for leadership. Again., | demand
that he meet me in joint debate or retire
from the race.
THE liquor interests appropriated $5O00,-
900 at their last convention to be used for.
political purposes. Now, 1 believe l can
make about three times much as | can
get as a senator / might have laid up
more money for this campaign, but L
didn't know how many We're going to s'un
against me. have spent almost all. My
friends are carrying on the campaign for
me. In the language of the boys, I am
almost strapped. But that doesn't worry
me. 1 don't put my trust in the liquor
interests. | am putting my trust in you.
I take pride in the plain man, and in 60
ing out now l take pride in proving that
you don't have to be financed by Nall
street and by the liquor interests to rep
resent the people. But I want to warn
you here. There is j. Lee Long, COM,
mander of the liquor forces, with his paid
workers. This week will see an army or
paid workers begin their operations. Look
out for them"
A cry of Wen take care of them in
Eotwah" brought a storm of cheers.
Il won't have any paid workers, but
you will do my work, without pay and
without price,"
The Underwood campaign book was
nominated blood book" by Mr.. hob
son.
But on election day we'll change that
name. Well call it the bloody book
bloody in the gore of those who have de- 4
scended together to that level where thee
have put together so many lies and near
lies and misstatements.
Duty on Firing Line
Don't you imagine for minute that
I'm away from my post of duty. My duty
now is on the firing line. 1 was in the
House when the tariff and the currency
bills were passed and while they were be-
ing shaped. And l had my secretary no.
tify me hourly il anything pertaining tc
the farmers interests was being consid-
cred
But liquor dealer. Mr.. Donovan was
on the job, They have two on the job
now. Donovan in the House and Editor
Glass in the Senate. And they are send
ing forth the word, Hobson is away,
Hobson is away Although they say 1
cannot do anything there, they need me
SO badly. Donovan is the great roll call
counter. He has been counting roll
calls for seven years.
1.-THE Underwood committee has great
bill to frame about once in 10 years. NY
1 have been the chairman of five special
investigating committees of the House,
and there Is where the hardest work
comes"
Relating to Mr.. Underwoods statements
at Dothan regarding democracy and pro-
hibition, he said:
IF our party can only live through jein,l
ing hands with the liquor interests, then,
say, and I say it reverently and respect
fully, let the party die. But / don't be-
lieve 1t will die. On election day the
democracy of this state is going to smte
the liquor interests, hip and thigh. Ana
at some future day the United States viii
smite the liquor interests, hip and thigh
And some day the world will do the same
thing.
MY friends, this is not a struggle be-
tween Hobson and Underwood. would
like to see Mr.. Underwood get his hearts 4
desire. 1 know how much he must rev
troubled at this time. But this is the
eternal struggle between the plain people
and the sinister interests, the interests
who would take from the people their
money and would use that money to in 4
f1uence the people to surrender their&
rights still further"
Mr.. Hobson addressed the employees Of
the Gadsden Car works after finishing
his courthouse speech, and left here at
o'clock for Cherokee county t