The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-30
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sTuLHARMINC UNDERWOOD

STILL FARMING UNDERWOOD
 The Montgomery Advertiser is in grievous error in classifying those who may go as delegates to the next Demo- cratic national convention from other states as "enemies" of Senator Under wood. Men from whom such delega- tions may come can be supporting at this moment another candidate, but that they hold hostility to Senator Underwood is far from the fact. The reverse is quite true, and The Age Herald is prompted to repeat the be- lief expressed last Monday that simple political philosophy should prompt the friends of Senator Underwood to cul- tivate the friendship and not the ami mostly of those now pledged to other candidates. The time will inevitably come during the hours of the Demo cratic convention when one of those in nomination must be chosen, and The Age-Herald submits that it would seem to be a prime duty of all sup porters of Senator Underwood to gain the favor of those at present com mitted to others; certainly deliberately to antagonize them by vicious assault upon their present choice is the ex- treme of folly and most adverse to the one Alabama presents to the nation.
 It was this thought that prompted The Age-Herald's admonition to the Advertiser as one of the newspapers published in Senator Underwood's home state for quoting and indorsing an attack upon one of the candidates, MT. McAdoo, by the New York Tri- bune, hidebound, anti-South, unfair Republican organ. The opinion was also expressed that some of those iE Alabama supporting Senator Under
 pod appeared to be more concerned personal animosity or personal pres tige than they were in the cause of the senator. We are now led, by the Ad- vertisers editorial of Friday, to be- lieve that the Advertiser meets such dasiona+ion
 The Advertisers sarcastic language with respect to The Age-Herald's notice of the Advertisers grievous er- TOT is unmistakable. It says Under wood is not to be nominated by the intelligent and loyal support of hIs friends, but by conciliating and traf- licking with his enemies" Are we to understand from this that the Adver- tiser considers the supporters of Sena- tor Ralston as the enemies of MT. Un. derwood? Are the supporters of Gov ernor Smith of New York hostile to MT. Underwood, or the supporters Of MT. McAdoo or Mr Davis or any of the other distinguished Democrats whose names will come before the next national convention? The Age-Herald does not believe it. It is our belief that, although for the moment they may favor another, they regard Oscar Underwood as national figure, a party asset and leader of Democracy, commanding their respect and holding their confidence.
 The Advertiser seeks, but cannot turn the issue as it desires, that it may bulwark the improper position in which unwittingly it has placed itself, for The Age-Herald did not raise ob- jection to party candidates, by Ala bamians, but made and repeats objec- tion to the use and indorsement of the language of an anti-South Republican newspaper against a Democratic can didate whose present supporters, in eventuality, would be of value to the cause of Senator Underwood. After all, Senator Underwood is the best judge as to policy most adequately calculated to serve his interests. In full appreciation of Senator Under woods poised judgment, his staunch Democracy and his unflinching frank ness of expression, we do not believe that he would hesitate to say that he considered it unwise for those in his home state to use Republican words against another Democratic aspirans for the nomination, nor would he classify those Democrats not now es- pousing his cause in the party ranks as bis "enemies."
 As to the innuendoes of the Adver-