The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-23
HObSON SPEAKS
AT THE MAJESTIC
Again Attacks Congress
siOnal Record of Opponent
TARIFFAN CURRENCY
II Do Not Believe That Underwood
Wrote Single Paragraph of the
Tariff Bill" He Declares.
Attacks Campaign Book

Before an audience that filled the Ma
jestic theatre and overfiowed into the
street, Richmond Pearson Hobson closed
his campaign in Jefferson county iase
night.
His closing remarks were:
Il am going to be your senator. Ana
leave tomorrow to speak in other eoun-
ties. There are 81 counties to cover. IL
is a gigantic work but I am here On
the firing line, bringing to you, my peo-
pie, the truth Ny opponent Is giving
his state and his district the absent treat
ment: l am going amongst you to meet
and greet you and discuss with you the
great fundamental truths of progressive
democracy"
1t was not until the latter part of Cap
tain Hobson's speech that he made any
reference to his opponent. He then re-
iterated his charges as to the actions
of Mr. Underwood on the Webb bill.
Regarding the Webb Bill
.. Underwood said. 1 passed the Webb
BILL he said when he knows that
consideration of the Webb bill was. only
made possible by special rule from the
committee of rules. He did not vote on
its consideration but was paired. Later,
after consideration of the Webb bill had
been voted on by vote of 211 to 60, I'm
derwood came forth from the cloak room
with other liquor men and voted for the
Webb bill. And he says he passed the
Webb bill.
''ln his speech in Decatur Underwood
states that he voted every time against
favor of local sef-government But he
voted against a bill prohibiting the ship
ping of liquor into the District of Column
bia and gave as his reasons that it was
an attempt to regulate interstate COM
merce and opposed the bill
The tariff bill came forth from the
Senate with 800 odd amendments includ-
ing the Pomerene amendment for a tax
on spirtuous liquors. The members of
Congress were dumbfounded at the action
of. Mr. Underwood in g defeating this
amendment. He kept tax of nearly
SS,0O0,C00 a year from going on liquor
Captain Hobson quoted from a speech
of Mr. Underwood before the Catholic
club of New York and declared that it
was the first attempt of Underwood
for recognition from Wall street as a
possible candidate for the presidential
nomination in Baltimore" Captain Hob
son quoted William Jennings Bryan as
attacking Mr. Underwood and declaring
he was dominated by Wall street. Mr..
Hobson charged that Mr.. Underwood did
not have the interests of the common peo-
pie at heart.
Cotton Futures Bill
Captain Hobson attacked Mr.. Under
wood for his actions on the bill on cotton
futures and said: ei s7etta ee#esss4
''If Oscar Underwood had been the
e.trr zeal ..ft
cotton exchanges of New York he could
hardly have rendered them more service
than by his actions in tabling the Clark
Senate amendment and offering SUBJ
stitute which was only a subterfuge."
In speaking of the currency law and the
tariff law Captain Hobson declared that
those bills represented the progressive e
ideas of Woodrow Wilson and William
Jennings Bryan and became laws in spite
of Oscar Underwood" "
II do not believe that Underwood wrote
single para graph of the tariff BILL" he
said.
AT his speech 1t Decatur before he left
for Washington Underwood stood before
an intelligent audience and announced 1
am going to Washington to pass the cur
rency bill Gentlemen, suppose something.
had happened to Mr.. Underwood. We
would have been deprived of a great pro-
gressive law. It is well that God is merci-
1ul ana allows great leader like I'm
derwood. who all alone can write the
statutes of the country, to remain safe
and sound to DO his work.
Now as to the record of Underwood.
He has been 10 years in the House. His
record for the first seven years was the
Introduction of q private bills and 2S pub.
lie bills. none of which We're passed; my
record for my seven years in Congress
is II bills. all of which We're passed I'm
derwood arose to his position through
seniority and not through merit His
name automatically goes on the tariff law
because of his position as chairman Of
the ways. and means committee.
Criticises Campaign Methods
''As to. Underwood's present campaign.
1t Is, criminal campaign. They issue
vicious cartoons against me knowing
that it is against the law to send out
such matter Underwood is proving him.
self in this campaign the same pliable
pawn IN the hands of the liquor interests
of Alabama as he was. in the hands of
Wall street at the Baltimore convention.
He does not accord me even the simplest
Justice. He makes charges, but refuses
:, meet me and hear my defense. He
holds himself up as the eagle that scars
and me as the blind bat; it looks to me
that the eagle HAS scared into hole