The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-11
FARLEY ON WHY HE
IS FOR UNDERWOOD
United Mine Workers Off
cial Gives Reason Why
Working People Should
Support Him

William r. Farley of Alabama in
ternationa1 organizer of the United
Mine Workers of America, has issued
a clarion call to "the working people"
of Alabama to rally to the standard of
Oscar W. Underwood.
! Mr.. Farley, writing from Washing
ton, gives Mr.. Underwood credit for
having aided in the appointment OF
| committees to investigate industrial
| conditions in the states of Colorado
and Michigan, and he takes r. p HOB
| son to task for having been absent dur
| ing the time this matter, which he con-
| siders of vital Importance to labor, was
| hanging in the balance.
| Mr.. Farley writes as follows:
Washington, d. c.. Feb. 6, 1914.
To the Voters, and Especially the
Working People of Alabama.
In the pending campaign for the
| United States senatorship, L desire to
state the reasons why, in my Judgment,
it is to the interest of the workers 10
support Oscar W. Underwood.
II. His long service in Congress and
his faithful and conscientious perform
ance of his duties in the interests of
| the people.
"2. The commanding position which
| he holds as a leader of the House of
Representatives, and his knowledge and
experience especially qualifying him to
represent the great industrial state of
Alabama.
"3. In justice to him it must be said
that he has rendered valuable service
to labor in lending his support to the
appointment of committees of Investi-
cation in the states of Colorado and
Michigan, and in all the years | have
known him. he has always treated labor
with consideration and fairness: / can
nd hat ha
as leader of the House, the appointment
of committees in the states above mem
toned, 1t would have been well nigh
impossible to have carried the resolu-
tion for the appointment of the COM
mittees. 1t therefore appears to me to
be the paramount duty of labor to see
to 1t that he is nominated and elected
United States senator.
In contrast to his faithful service IS
representative in Congress from the
state is the record of his opponent, Mr.
Hobson. His inordinate desire for
wealth is so fully developed that he has
no scruples in neglecting his duties in
Congress- for which he receives $500
per year, two-thirds of his time earning
$500 per lecture under the auspices of a
lecture bureau, and l do not hesitate
to say that If there was no revenue
derived from his advocacy of nation
wide prohibition, his zeal for the cause
able change, and he would find suf-
ficient time to perform the functions
he was elected to perform. A currency
law has been enacted during the pres
ent session of Congress; resolutions
have been passed to investigate con-
ditions prevailing in Colorado and
Michigan, where labor's legal constitu-
tional rights have been set aside, and
military law substituted, in lieu of the
civil courts which are open and un-
obstructed to perform the functions for
which they We're created; yet strange
to say, but true, Mr.. Hobson has not
been present at his post of duty in
Congress to raise his voice or record
his vote in defense of justice, and the
constitutional rights of the masses
II believe that the people of Ala
bama desire and demand that their
representatives in Congress be present
at their posts, and faithfully represent
the constituency that sent them to the
national Congress. na
Mr. Underwood is a nation wide fig
ure He has been a wise, conscientious
and faithful representative of the whole
people, and / believe that the elector-
ate of Alabama, especially the workers
of the state, will make a serious mis-
take If they fail to choose him as their
representative in the United States
Senate. His majority in the primaries
should be so overwhelming as to voice
to the people of the nation that the peo-
pie of Alabama appreciate and reward
services we'll performed and refuse to
indorse men who neglect the duties
they are paid to perform As one long
associated with the workers of Ala
bama, and who for many years has
been in close touch at Washington with
our national Congress, l have no hesi-
fancy in saying that I believe it to be
to the best interests of the whole peo-
pie of the state that Mr. Underwood be
chosen to represent us in the United
States Senate. Respectfully yours.
"W r. EAIRI1EY.