The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-04
Exposure of HObson's Mis-
statements of Fact Set
the Whole State to
Thinking
FALSE ISSUE WILL
NOT APPEAL TO THE
INTELLIGENT VOTE
Trip Through North Alabama Has
Been Series of Triumphs Among
People Who Recognize Him
as Party Leader
BY HUGH w. RorEars

BY HUGH w. RorERTs
| The campaign which Oscar w. Tn
derwood conducted last week through
several of the counties of north Ala
bama has had the result of making
doubly sure the previous assurances
of his overwhelming success.
Mr.. Underwood has discussed the sit
uation in dispassionate manner. lie
has told the story of his political life
and made it plain to every audience
Just how he would vote on every prop
osition which might be submitted. And
he has analyzed the position of his
opponent Richmond 2. Hobson and
has discussed the political record Of
his opponent. lie has answered the
charges which Hobson has preferred
on every stump against him. and by
the record OF fact, proved them un-
true.
why has Captain Hobson declared"
| Mr. Underwood asked his audience at
Guntersville, that l put a tax on cot
ton bagging and ties? There are only
two possible reasons Either he is the
most ignorant man ever inducted into
Congress, or he is dishonest either he
voted for the farmers free list bill and
the tariff bill without knowledge Of
what those bills contained, or he Is
knowingly misrepresenting the truth
for the purpose of injuring an oppo-
nent. and assailing for personal and
selfish reasons an opponents integ-
rity."
A SOlarpleXus Blow
Having made that statement. Mr.
Underwood proceeded to make the
truth known. He declared that he in
troduced the farmers free list bill. that
Captain Hobson voted for It, that 1t
passed the House and Senate and was
vetoed by President Taft that when
1t came back to the House, the cry
was sent abroad for all democrats TO
rally in an effort to put the bill across
despite the veto of the President that.
although this bill put all farming i'm
plements and bagging and ties on the
free list, Captain Hobson was one Of
the democrats who failed to respond
that the bill passed the House, but was
lost In the Senate. He then told that
the same bill was Incorporated in the
tariff bill. was presented by him, that
1t passed the House and Senate, was
signed by the President and became
law
The speaker then read the section
of the bill removing the tax from
farming implements and bagging and
ties.
Don't take my word for it." he ex-
claimed. Don't take the word of any
man who is supporting me. If there is
a supporter of Captain Hobson in the
audience, 1 respectfully ask that he
come forward and read for himself"
After the truth of his statements
was borne out, he asked very quietly:
And now is Captain Hobson the only
man in America unfamiliar with the
tariff bill and its provisions, or is lie
dishonesty misrepresenting the truth
against me?'
HObsOn's General Bill
Mr.. Underwood has very frankly dis
cussed the record of his opponent. He
has told the people that Captain Hob
son In seven years has introduced 2gS
bills and resolutions.
I'm that seven years." he continued
''he secured the passage of five. Three
of these related to individuals seeking
PtuSlouS, oilly One OF MilOm WAS an
Alabamian, the fourth provided for the
the construction of bridge, and the
fifth provided protection for the uni
form of the United States. In seven
years, he has secured the passage of
one geenral bill-just one--and that
makes it possible for negro In uni
form to dine with white people in the
District of Columbia. sit by them In
theatres, and mingle with them in
hotels. Under his bill, If white man
resents the intrusion of a negro, he Ia
subject to punishment AS for me- |
am opposed to a negro wearing the
uniform of Uncle Sam We do the vot-
ing, we do the ruling, and whenever
there is fghting to be done. we should
do the fighting"
Mr. Underwood specifically stated
that he did not desire to censure Mr.
Hobson for his views, explaining that
he had grown to manhood under an
|environment different from that Of the
average southern man. and that his
viewpoint in regard to color was diff.
ferent.
Drawing Color Line
As proof, he cited the bill introduced
by Hobson making 1t possible for ne
groes to dine with whites in the Dis
trict of Columbia. He proved, further
more, that Hobson was the only south
erner who voted for a resolution OPEN
ing the way for those negro fiends who
shot up Brownsville and other towns
to return to the army following their
dismissal by President Roosevelt And
he cited a bill introduced by Hobson
and defeated favoring the admission Of
the representatives of the colored race
of Filipinos to West Point where they
would have roomed and eaten with
white boys.
Upon these facts Mr.. Underwood
based one of his charges that Hobson
is not a democrat. He declared that his
record proved him unsound on the doc
trine of white supremacy And he de-
clared. Furthermore, that If the Hobson
proposed amendment providing for
direct elections of Presidents should
become law, the southern states would
be compelled to permit women of all
colors, and negro men to vote or lose
their strength in the government of
the nation
HObson's Democracy Challenged
Mr. Underwood challenged on every
stump the democracy of his opponent
He charged that Captain Hobson is
unsound on the tariff in that he ad-
mitted In a speech on the floor of the
House that he is a moderate protec-
zionist, and as such voted four times
to retain the high republican tax on
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