The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-14
PETTUS ON POWER OF ORATORS Chicago Man Contrasts HOb- son and Underwood PRIDE OF ALABAMA Underwood Victory Will Make Men of State Proud to Go Anywhere
 and Say "I am From
 Alabama"


 To the Editor of The Age-Heraid:
 should Oscar W. Underwood fail to re- ceive a substantially majority of the votes cast for United States senator in the ap- preaching primaries, citizens of Alabama, when travelling outside the state, will have many-yes very many-opportuni- ties to explain 'what is the matter with AlabamaT to inquiring friends, as did the people of Kansas when they played a white chip in the game of politics and the gifted Ingalls, was defeated by one Peffer. length of his whislSers.
 Captain Hobson, although whiskerless, is by no means speeches., for. l am told. he is widely known as an orator. Orators have existed in all ages. I well re- member the first one I ever heard. He was the orator for the side show with Bar nuns circus which, when l was quite a small boy, visited my native town Of Huntsville. He thrilled me until thought him the greatest living man. The late Senator Edmund Winston Pettus, upon pit ottdSloH. SDtdklUS III tflt GnlItu States Senate of another orator. the then senator from Indiana, Albert Jeremiah Beveridge said: MT. President. We had n wonderful declamation yesterday iron, anr great orator--wonderful It was mar Naas in all it's parts It was so mar zaea mt I dare say such a thing has never hafcfa heen heard of in the Sen fafe os hc raifd r'ates. When you get
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 "Mr preaiIant I yyas a p,azad 4I,ak speech. I once before heard one that went off in that direction. Oh. tell you the senior or junior senator from Iowa, l do not know which, will have to take some action in reference to that orator. There is no doubt about 1t in the world. CLaughter). There will have to be some caucus on tho matter Uaughter). I tell you, MT. President, these four wise men from Maine and Iowa could not devote their time, If they wanted to serve their party well, better than to take some considartion of the orators in this chamber. (Laugh- ter).
 Orators, yes MT. President, the Mas ter once had to select man to lead the children of Israel out of Egypt and the wilderness to Canaan. He did not select an orator. (Laughter). No, he selected one of these men from Maine or Iowa and his name was Moses Gaughter). And he was stuttering man, too. (Laughter). But Moses told his Master to his face that he could not do it because he could not speak to the people. And what was the reply? There is Aaron. He speaks well. And they took Aaron along, not in command, that was not allowed; but they took him along as q kind of a deputy; and when Moses on his Masters orders went up into the mountain for the ables. the orator left in charge had golden calf framed Uaughter) and he put all the people down to worshipping the golden calf. Uaughter). More people worship the golden calf now than did in these days. But while Aaron and his people were all down worshipping the golden calf the man of God appeared and he pulled out his sword and demanded to know who was on the Lords side and the orator jumped up from his knees, drew his sword, got on Moses side and went to killing tho Israelites along with Moses. All these orators will do the same thing Qaughter), the last one of them"
 When Geenral Hancock. in the cam paign of 1880, asserted that the tariff was a local issue he was dubbed the in politics." and his asser- tion was ridiculed most vigorously. While the tarfff should never have prop erly been a local issue 1t has been so until Oscar w. Underwood, rising above and beyond the local interests of dis tricts and states. drafted tariff bill designed to fit the nation and for the benefit of the country as whole. This act demonstrates beyond question, that he possesses the ability to see more than local conditions and merely selfish interests, and that he has the courage that has been lacking in other states men who have written tariff measures.
 Alabama doubtless feels justly proud cf