The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-09-02

not take MT. Hughes long to under stand the situation after he reache: Lexington, where he is billed for hi: first speech in Kentucky.
 At republican headquarters in New York there is marked absence of op- timism. Chairman Wilcox assembled his advisory committee few days ago for the purpose of seeing if any. thing could be done to put more life into the campaign. Among those pres. ent were Theodore Burton, John iWanamaker and Frank Hitchcock No statements were made, but 1t leaked out that several of the men at tending the meeting were of the opin- ion that MT. Hughes western trip had been a dismal failure. And they will agree that the inclusion of Kentucky in the nominee's itinerary was a mis- take, for it will accomplish nothing and will therefore be a waste of time. IO ENATOR OSCAR UNDERWOOD IO has carried to the Senate those same sterling qualities which made him the most conspicuous man in the House of Representative and pow erful figure there for many years. His
 recent utter Another Victory ances regard for Oscar Underwood ing the will ingness of ad- ministration whips" to forswear the fundamental doctrine of democracy tariff for revenue only-have shown quite conclusively that Senator Under woo is still an "old-fashioned' demo- crat in the best sense of the word.
 Despite his friendly relations with the President, he doesn't propose to dance at the bidding of the White House, and in his successful fight to eliminate the tax on cotton, embodied 1 in the second section of the revenue bill, MT. Underwood won victory for which the south should feel the deep est gratitude.
 By his stanch advocacy of the prin- ciples for which he has fought all his life, and on which his career in Con- gress is largely based, he has won the admiration, not only of democrats, but of republicans and independents alike. The eastern press has been highly complimentary of MT. Underwood as consistent upholder of tariff for revenue only, and while it is but natural for republicans to find pleas ure in any sort of democratic squabble, they speak in glowing terms of MT. Underwood and commend him for not abandoning his lifelong convictions for the sake of expediency-by which is meant, nine time out of ten, politics.
 The St. Louis Globe-Democrat 1e- publican newspaper, says:
 There is at least one self-respect- 1 ing democrat left in Congress. Senator Underwood of Alabama re- fuses to stultify himself every time some of the Presidents lackeys
 
 | Senate The tilt between Senator 1 Underwood and Senator Stone that | enlivened the proceedings Saturday 1 revealed the difference between an upright, conscientious senator. 1 with fixed principles, and a politi-
 elan ready to turn any somersault
 that gives promise of a few votes l in the next election
 l As chairman of the House com 1 mittee on ways and means. MT. Un- | derwood yielded to the Presidents l wishes as to the sugar and wool ~ ! schedules. But it was a question l of judgment as to facts and not I matter of principle. That MT. Underwood was right as to 1 the sugar schedule the Pres- ! ident has subsequently, ad-
 mitted. The abnormal conditions re- 1 sulting from the war have post 1 poned the revelation of the folly Of the wool schedule. When the Presi- 1 dent asked for immediate repeal | of coastwise tolls exemptions, right or wrong" on the ground i that it was necessary to the set | clement of other matters of a more 1 delicate nature and nearer conse- 1 ouence," matters that are as much | of A mystery now as then, MT. Un- derwood stood by his former vote
 and the specific pledge of his party platform.
 The Pittsburg Dispatch says edito- rially: "When he (Mr. Underwood) an- nounces that the party leaders are working in the faith and holds up to them their readiness to ignore one of the cordinal doctrines of that faith, who shall say that he does not speak truly? No one will deny that he. him. lself has been steadfast in the faith and he announces that he intends to be so hereafter"
 The Providence Journal and many other eastern papers published edito- rials along similar lines, in which a