Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-05
Oscar w. Underwood, the True
Leader of the Democratic
Party

w, underwood
emp American coastwise vessels from tolls in the Panama
Canal the utteance of statesman brave enough to put
national advantage party loyalty above personal advance
ment
further the expression of conviction by keen student
of international trade equipped speak authoratvey
upon the subject compes admiration for the
statement at the present is the ndomtabe
it indicates.
Underwood to-day candidate for the United States
his State of Alabama He ought not to be hav
ing contest he is of less would
ringing statement upon question of national
policy which will enlist against the tremendous power of
the National Administration.
Mr. Underwood hesitated not at all He deaf to
White House coercion question of canal tolls he
pleading the wool dealers when he rwrote
Schedule of the tariff
President Wilson fit to make of his demand-or
rather his acquecence in Great Btans demandor the
peal law exempting American ships from canal tolls
paramount He has established it the touchsone of
party loyalty and daily to the White House Senators
and Representatives who hidden to swear feay or go away
in dsfavor.
Oscar Underwood summoned but took oath. His
to the Presidents command was his article in The
American of Sunday.
The Democratic platform declared in uncertain words
I'VE favor the exemption of ships engaged
in coast~lse trade passing through the Panama Canal
In words of less emphasis month later the President
approved plank calling free tolls and went say
"ou platform notm to
says utterance of
who intend do business along those lines and who are not
waiting whether they catch with those promises
before they determine whether they going act them
"rhey people taking notice way
they gentlemen who talk
and vote another going to be retired very quiet and
private retreats"
But the flies having caught Presidency won this
brave defender of platform sincerity demands of congressman
that they join in the reputation of the platform plank
suffer Presidential dspleasure.
OSCAR UNDERWOOD FOR ONE CHOOSES THE LAT
TER ALTERNATIVE, AND IN so DOING ESTABLISHES
HIMSELF AT STROKE AS THE LEADER OF HIS PARTY
THE FOREMOST DEMOCRAT WITH COURAGE ENOUGH
TO MAINTAIN LITERALLY THE PROMISES OF HIS PARTY
PLATFORM
There is need for Underwood this The situa
ton cries for who will struggle give the people what
they voted for what their representative Congress put into
law and what encroaching Administration striving to
annul
Oscar Underwood who the tariff bill the
clause granting reduction of per cent in duties goods
ported in American ships This measure of such vital mpor
lance to American shipping vigorously debated in the
House and Senate 1t properly considered and discussed
in its every aspect Finally being adopted went with the
Act to the President and was signed
Almost instantly the President through the Attorney Gen
era ordered that clause of the law ignored The thing
the tariff bill designed encourage American industry,
upbud the angushng merchant marine of the United States
annuled by executive order from the White
To this hamsrnging of the law Mr. Underwood emphati
cay dissents His program has been all for the UPBUILD
ING of American industries He finds himself confronted by
Administration which his efforts this direction
indifference, if not hostility.
His suggestion for reciprocal agreements the up
building of American shipping by the granting of per
preferential duty goods imported in American bottoms
for free the Canal by American ships
all cardinal domestic doctrines
so FAR AS THE ADMINISTRATION is CONCERNED
UNDERWOOD STANDS ALONE
1t is for this that say that Mr. Underwoods
and explicit statement Sunday American the true
leader Of the Democratic party He alone manuy keeps the
faith and adhere the down at Baltimore He is
not ONE OF THOSE GENTLEMEN WHO TALK ONE WAY
AND VOTE ANOTHER And, above ALL he has shown that
he has the brains for truly constructive craftsmanship and the
courage to enforce the laws which he hand in making
To him must be credited the only effort by Democratic
party attained complete power American trade
and tn huild nm Apneric