The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29
HYPOCRISY SHOWN
 IN METHOD OF WORK
Anti-SalOOn Leader Singles
 Out Underwood Alone
OTHERS NOT ASKED
Organ of League Features Attack Made on Democratic Administra- ton by Republican News
 paper of Philadelphia
nY HIGH N. .RnRERTs

l Nothing has so conclusively revealed i the fake and hypocrisy in the movement
 of the Rev. Brooks Lawrence against l Oscar w. Underwood a s the fact that the 1 superintendent of the Alabama Anti-Sa- l loon League has not asked and published
 answers of other candidates for seats in ] the Congress in regard to the amend
 ment for nation wide prohibition. As far IS known. the Rev. Lawrence
 has inquired only of Mr. Underwood for informa tion regarding this question. He
 has evidently taken it for granted that | MT. Undeiwoods s vote will be the only.
 vote, or his influence the strongest in 1 fluence in the halls of Congress. As a
 matter of fact other men from Alabama other canddates-may have an oppor- 1 tuinty to vote on the matter.
 | How would Frank s. White vote? How | would Ray Rushton vote? How would l Watt Brown vote? How would the four
 candidates for Congress from this district
 vote? How would candidates from other districts vote?
 | These are pertinent questions. If they l have been asked. the answer have not | been printed Until they are asked and
 the answers printed it will continue to 1 be the general impression throughout the
 state that the only venom-t tipped dart in
 the possession of the Rev. Lawrence was | prepared for Mir Underwood. that the
 democrat and leader of the democrats is
 the only prey in whose throat the Rev.
 Lawrence would sink his fangs.
 l As matter of fact, the issue in the l senatorial campaign is not prohibition l 1t has never been prohibition. Democracy
 is the issue. Thereare too many men and too many I influences behind Captain Hobson who : and which are sworn enemies of democ-
 racy and to the principles of democracy. I The leader of the Anti-Saloon League in l Alabama is a former resident of Ohio.
 The great bulk of the membership of l the Anti-Saloon League of America is
 composed of republicans. While these re- l publicans profess that they are first of
 all prohiibtionists. they are the same re- 1 publicans who daily cry for the blood of
 democrats. They are the ones who would 1 rejoice in the defeat of the leader of 1 democracy. They would consider it re pudiation of President Wilson should Un- | derwood. Wilson's leader, be repudiated | in his own state. They would be reioced even as the democrats would be grieVed. Outside infuencesi The Philadelphia l North American, anti-democratic. sent it's | special emissary to Alabama to Nilify l Alabama and Ala abama's s people, and Ala | hama's son who is democracy's leader in i Congress; to vilify President Wilson and 1 the entire democratic organization. And | this Villification of democrats was re- l produced in the Alabama Citizen. organ | of the Anti-Saloon League of this state. | which organ is making characteristic l fight against Mir Underwood and for Mir. Underwood S dramatic opponent.
 Outside influences Famous orators from other states have spoken directly of prohibtion--haVe spoken In this psych-
 oogical moment-and indirectly Of those who espouse the cause, not of prohibition,
 but of nation wide prohibition to be ob-
 tained through an amendment to the con stitution.
 And to clap the climax. the Hobson | committee takes q gratutous slap al Ala bama printers when it calls puon printers in WesterNille, O., to print it's campaign | literature.
 But democracy is in the saddle in Ala | bama. The democrats have determined not to be led astray through the artful injection of false and fictitious issues and cXtraneous. irrelevent subjects.
 l Alabama democrats will not shoot the
 leader of his party in the back at the
 behest of republicans of Ohio and Penn sylvania or any other state. Mir. Under
 wood will be nominated by an overwhelm-
 ing majority. And he will have the satis-
 faction of knowing that throughout the
 srlling campaign, he remained the faith
 ful, diligent servant of the people-and or
 the spot where the people instructed hin to stand.