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Philadelphia North Ameri
can Espouses Cause of
Hobson for Senate
DEVELOPMENTS OF
WEEK IN POLITICS
Anti-Saloon League Leader Krom
Ohio Here During Week in
Defense of Hobson for
* the Senate
By HUGH W. RORF.ltT*
Proof of the charge that the repub
lican party has entered into a con
spiracy to encompass the defeat of os
car W. 1'nderwood. the main support
of the democratic administration, is
reoured.
1 The Philadelphia North American, a
f- newspaper which has never supported
a democrat, which fought Woodrow
Wilson and is still fighting him. and
^ hlch has lost no opportunity io sink
Its dirk into the back of every indi
vidual strongly identified with demo
cratic principles, has entered the sen
ator's! contest. It Is giving its sup
* port to R. P. llohson. this because of
its hurtling desire to slap the admin
istration of President Wilson and crip
ple that administration.
In a political sense the week was not
withbot its interest despite the fact
that there is no question but that the
- “captain lias sunk his cause.” and. con
■cquently. there is no speculation or
GUS LEE
Candidate for
SHERIFF
I Of
Jeflerson County
partisan dispute as to the outcome.
The Rev. Perley A. Baker of Wester
ville. o., viisted the state and issued a
masterful argument in defense of th*
captain and the Rev. Brooks Lawrence. !
f Iso of Ohio. Another contributing
cause to the week’s excitement was thi*
letter of W. H. Watkins, printed In Th.
Aye-Herald, in which the charge was
brought that the captain deesrted th« j
standard of Frank S. Wbite becaus* ■
•iobn >1. Bankhead was a prohibi- '
tionist.
• * •
Tile most significant event of the ,
week was tlie entrance of the Phila
delphia North American. That newspa
per sent its Washington correspondent,
Angus McSween, to Alabama. Angus
McSween, writing with the slimy quill
that. Gilson Gardner—another Hobson
republican—discarded, published the
slander that Alabama Is a “backward
and reactionary’’ state, and gave as
a reason by suggestion the fact that
tnis st;stc is supporting for the Sen
ate Oscar \V. Underwood, the great
House leader of democracy, “the strong
ally of President Wilson.’’
For the Hobson couse, which this vir
ile typewrit 1st so passionately es
poused. his article was most unfortu
nate. Jie made it plain that his pa
per. a journalistic high priest of re
publican protection, was hopeful that
Underwood would be beaten because"
it is Underwood—and not Hobson—
who has stood with President Wilson
and shaken loose the talons of fabulous
and crooked wealth from the torn
throat of the common people of Amoi
ica. To slap the face of the admin
istration which lias estopped the glut
inous feast of republican bloodsuckers,
is the ardent desire of the republicans
and they know that their opportunity
. line when Underwood presented bim
s,*lf to IBs own people for consider
ation. And thus is explained the un
usual activity of the Philadelphia
North American and its insolent sug
gestion lhat Alabama defeat Under
v»'°od because lie has fought the battles,
the victorious battles, of democracy.
It is a significant fact that the re
publicans have little of that chilling
fear of the prowess of the captain, th.
captain who says that Underwood dors
not stand with Wilson—“where we pro
gressives stand.”
• * *
And then came the Rev. Perley A
Baker of Westerville, c >. Ilc joined an
other resident of that state, the Rev.
Brooks Lawrence, in urging 1 He selec
tion of the captain, lie expressed fear
that the prohibitionists of Alabama
ate not capable of judging for them
selves, because, as lie intimated, they
do not seem to know whut is involved,
what tremendous issues are at stake.
The reverend gentlemen from Ohio is
sued a statement, but on tile subject
in which Alabama is Interested—hr
was significantly silent. He did not tell
tn • people that lie called at the office
of Mr. Underwood to render thunks
for i he service rendered by the Ala
bamian in behalf of the Webb anti
shipping bill, lie did not tell the peo
ple that lie afterward wrote Congress
man Brumbaugh of Ohio, urging him l««
cal on Mr. Underwood and render
thanks. He did not tell tlie people that
he subsequently wrote urging the con
gressman hot to render thanks. be
cause of the peculiar light which po
litical factoinists were preparing to
wage against the democrat in his own
stale.
Mr. Underwood told the story. Con
gressman Brombaugh told Mr. Under
wood. That gentleman explained that
he and Dr. Baker had called at the
office of the House leader and bad
found him absent; that later Dr. Baker
wrote him to express bis thanks to
Mr. Underwood; that later still, lie had
received another letter, and that in that
letter Dr. Baker bad told him that
he had heard from Lawrence, that
Dr. Lawrence had w. I ten concerning
the nature of the figi t which he and
ins allies were preparing to wage
p gainst Mr. Underwood—and that, as
a result. Mr. Brombaugh, in the event
that lie had not already done so, might
refrain from expressing the thanks of
the head of the Anti-saloon league.
While in Birmingham, of none of these
things Dr. Baker spoke. He was ener
getically engaged in frying another
variety of the finny tribe.
One of the most humorous conrti
I
When In Need
L Of anything in the way of fixtures, wall
cases, tables, shelving, lunch counters, ice
boxes or anything in the “carpenter line,” i
walk down to my place, which is right in I
town, and L will be glad to make estimates, ■
guaranteeing prices to be right, work A-l
and service unequaled.
[A. H. Moore
1724 1st Ave. Phone 3425
I
(Advertisement)
W. Barnes Morgan for the Legislature
TO THE PEOPLE OE JEFFERSON COUNTY:
Yielding to a desire to serve the public iu a practical way
by attaining the passage of a few necessary laws, 1 have de
cided to enter the race for the state legislature April (>. If elect
ed, I will use iny utmost power to secure laws as follows:
fl. To provide for free text-books for all grades in our pub
J lie schools. I have co-operated with others in securing free text
books for the first four grades, and will endeavor to extend the
free text-book system by legislation to all grades in the public
schools of the county, and will advocate compulsory education
for the state at large.
2. To provide for municipal ownership of waterworks, so
that water may be provided our people at cost.
3. To provide for an immediate reform in our court pro
.1 cedure, eliminating, as far as possible, technical obstructions to
the administration of justice, advocating the payment of wit
nesses in criminal cases in cash, out of the general funds of the
county.
4. To restrain by all reasonable means the promotion of
selfish and private interest at the expense of the public welfare.
In order to attain these ends, I will appreciate the support '<
of all good citizens, regardless of factions'. 1 have lived in this
county 24 years and will honestly endeavor to represent all the '
people if honored with the office. ,
IU * W. BARNES MORGAN. i
THE HOBSON BUBBLE HAS
COMPLETELY COLLAPSED
Alabama Proves Unresponsive to Eloquence Which Has Made
Charges Against Underwood, Everyone of Which Has
Been Completely Disproved
By HIGH W. ROBKRTS
The Hobson bubble has completely
collapsed. ■
Alabani remains as unresponsive to
the captains eloquence as if Alabama
was a corpse.
The first statement causes no sur
prise. For every well posted man In
Alabama knew that Hobson would be I
beaten. In the second statement, how
ever. there is a sensation in politics. I
No man as industrious as Hobson,
as indefatigable as JTobson, as skilled
in declamation as Hobson, as smooth
in adriot appeal as Hobson, as clever
in dramatic climaxes as Hobson, lias
ever in Alabama history fared so !
badly.
There are reasons offered. The one ;
is that by his permanent residence in
Alabama during the session of Con
gress, he impresses the ordinary man |
w ith the idea that 1m* has a fine dis- i
icg-ard for h‘s duty, that he is drawing
money belonging to the people without
ulschargiug the duties Imposed by Un
people.
The other is that Hol>son preferred
loo many charges against his opponent,
i')scar XV. Underwood, democrat, and
was able to prove none of them.
* *
In the beginning, Hobson charged
that Underwood was the tool of the
iiquor interests. 'fills was regarded
is a Joke. lie next charged that his
snip port of tlie Webb anti-shipping bill
wgs insincere. I. Y. Webb, author of
I he bill, authorised the publication of
letters proving this charge unfounded.
And then Hobson charged that Un*
lervvood was the tool of big business.
The tariff bill proved that charge un
founded, and the story of the tariff bill
proved that on four occasions, Mr.
Hobson voted with Dulz«Jl, Cannon,
Payne and oilier high priests of re
publican protection in an effort to re
a-in the prohibitive republican tariff
un lumber, * manufactured in the Sixth
listrict.
And then Hobson charged that t’n- ,
ienvooil was unfriendly to labor. But
lers published on authority of Samuel
Jumpers and Frank Morrison, national
labor leaders, proved that Underwood
ivas and had been the friend of labor,
mid that Hobson was not and had not
been. fe
^ * * *
And then Hobson preferred the
>otions of the week was the letter of
Mr. Watkins, 5800 North Third ave
nue.
Air. Walk'ns was much exercised in
-egard to the published fact that t'up
; a i ti Hobson, in the senatorial cam
paign of 1910. pledged his support to
’apt. Frank S. White, a prohibition
ist. and after furnishing Captain
IVhite with his Sixth district mailing
list, deserted without notice or wani
ng and rushed to the standard of
’apt. John H. Bankhead, a local op
[ionist.
Mr. Watkins contended that Mr.
Bankhead was a prohibitionist. To sup
port his contention lie published an
;xcerpt-—an excerpt—from a statement
issued by Mr. Bankhead in November,
i909. In that excerpt Mr. Bankhead
Mated that lie had. always voted for
prohibition. That excerpt—and this
ract was overlooked—was contained
in tiie statement which he issued set
ting forth his reasons—not for sup
porting prohibition—but for opposing
m prohibition amendment which cer
tain anti-saloon league politicians
wished to incorparate in the consti
tution of the state. Captain White
qave this amendment faithful support.
It *s unfortunate that Mr. Watkins
overlooked these facts.
Mr. Watkins challenged “Underwood j
allies’ to say whether or not they
charge that Bankhead was untrue to
the cause of prohibition.
Captain Hobson so charged, repeat
edly. eloquently, dramatically, force
fully, and so charged on every stump
in the Sixth district.
He charged that Mr. Bankhead was
Dio “tool” of the liquor interests and
that in his behalf the liquor interests
were expending $5,000,000 to encompass
his own defeat. He went so far as to
talk of Peruna and be talked so often
and so entertainingly, so skilfully and
ro adroitly, that many people believed,
rind some of them dubbed the present
senator “Old Peruna.”
And Captain Hobson charged Captain
Bankhead with .*18 other horrible crimes
and boasted that on each he had so
rured a conviction. And then he pledged
himself to Captain White, a loyal pro
hibitionist. And then, without warn
ing. without notice, lie cried out with
ill his dramatic fervor, with all his
Unarming impulsiveness. “The defeat of
Bankhead would be a national calam
ity,” a, phrase which he, possibly, bad
acquired after a passionate struggle
into which he had entered “in prayer
md humility.0
NEIL TALKS OF HIS
MONTGOMERY VISIT;
—
Only ‘Fear Is That Lest, Overconfi
dent, Underwood Men Should
Cease Their Efforts
R. K. I* Nell, assistant manager of
the senatorial campaign of Oscar tV.
Underwood, while attending the Lacyi
trial In Montgomery, encountered many
people. All of them, he said, told him
that Underwood had a “cinch." So one
sided, as a matter of fact, was the
information he received that he grew
restless, fearing lest, over-confident,
the Underwood fighters would stop
their efforts.
Of his visit to Montgomery he spoke
is follows:
"There Is only one danger, and that
is over-confidence on the part of
friends of Mr. Underwood. 1 have
talked to a large number of democrats
from all parts of Alabama during the
week and they say without exception
[hat the senatorial fight is over, that
Vlr. Underwood is a certain winner and
that ills majority will be from 30,000
to 35,000. I know, as far as human
knowledge can penetrate the future,
:hat Mr. Underwood's nomination Is as
sured, but I very much deplore and
tni apprehensive of a condition of over
confidence. The opponent to Mr. Un
lerwood is a tireless campaigner, ac
tive, alert and energetic. He has been
iver the state five or six times, back
racking his trail and spreading the
Misleading, Insinuating doctrine that
mlts tils fancy according to the loeal
ty lit which lie happens to be. There
’ore It behooves the friends of Mr.
'nderwood to keep everlastingly 'on
he job' themselves. emulating the
iralseworthy example of their chief
vho feels that his duty is paramount
o ambition, and rrefers to lem-iln at
ils nost In Washington to galavantlng
ill over Alabama urging an Intelligent
ilectorate to ‘Send Me.'
“1 wan, in constant communication
■aoh day, while In Montgomery, with
>ur headquarters in Birmingham, and
vhilr routine work piled up during my
ibsence I am Informed that there has
irlson no complications to disturb the
ven tenor of the camnslen. If Mr.
< barge that Mr. Underwood, in making
the tariff bill, took the tax off whisky
and put it on the bagging and ties of
the farmer. It Is a. matter of record
that the republican tax on liquor was
not removed. C. S. Hamlin, assistant
secretary of the treasury, put an end to
tne dispute concerning bagging and
ties when he wired that at the present
Mine, bagging and ties, under the pro
visions of the Underwood tariff bill,
are being admitted without question,
tree of duty.
And then t-iobson preferred the
charge that Mr. Underwood was the
enemy of the farmer. .1. H. Patten,
national counsel at Washington of tin*
Farmers' Educational and Co-operative
Association of America, in a letter to
a Mr. Spink of Thomasvillc, declared
that Mr. Underwood had always been
faithful to the farmer, and that Mr.
Hobson “had never displayed any in
terest in the welfare of the farmer.
And then Hobson preferred charges
to the effect that Mr. Underwood had
fought certain provisions of the cur
rency bill because they would be of
benefit to the poor man. Carter Glass,
chairman of the committee on bank
ing. which committee handled the
great currency bill, over his signa
ture denied the truth of this charge,
and declared that the only serious dis
pute which was engendered as a result
of the discussion of that bill was set
tled amicably through the wisdom and
statesmanship of the great AlabamiUn.
* * *
And then Hobson charged that Mr.
Underwood was out of favor with Mr.
Wilson, the president, and Mr. Bryan,
Hie Secretary of the State, that Mr.
Underwood was a reactionary, while
Wilson and Bryan—and Hobson were
progressives.
The captain’s strong ally, the Phil
adelphia North American, an officious
republican sheet, which expends its
energy in fighting democrats and
democrat'c doctrines, destroyed that
argument. Its representative sent into
Alabama to instruct Alabama, and who
declared til's state a backward ami
lead ionary state, and who criticized
the people of this state on account
of the fact that the “color line” is
still drawn in Alabama—thanks to
democrats who have always been
democrats—referred to Mr. Underwood,
with ill concealed contempt, as “tffe
strong ally of President Wilson."
Tl is anticipated that there will be
other charges. When they are pre
sented, if history repeats itself, they
will be disproved. The landslide
"marches on.”
Underwood's friends will just bear it.
mind that only through eternal vigi
lance can victory be assured, I have no
doubt whatever that Alabama will re
tain in the national Congress the one big
asset it has in the person of the demo
cratic leader of the House.”
Eng icrement Announced
Dothan. February 28.—(Special.!
Mr. and Mr. Samuel Dunn Houton an
nounc the engagement of their daugh
ter, Annie, to Mr. Charlie Hamar New
ton, the weddjng to take place April
l.r> at the Fotter Street Methodist
church, Dothan, at high noon.
FULTON’S REMEDIES FOR
KIDNEY TROUBLE
Call your kidney trouble what you will, Nephritis or Bright’s Disease,
“inflammation of the kidneys” is the real difficulty with most “kidney
troubled people,” and the census deaths from Bright’s Disease has in
creased from 22,000 in 1890, to over 100,000 in 1913. (.'olds, grippe, etc., are harmful to
the kidneys, because most of the impurities of the system are thrown oby the kidneys
and they become weakened, when poisons are not eliminated properly.
The Fulton Remedies have proved to be positive cures for Bright’s disease and diabetes.
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FRIENDS WHILE HERE
North American Correspondent Saw
Few Representative Men While
(lathering Data for Anti
Underwood Articles
Angus McHween, Washington corres
pondent of the Philadelphia North
American, who recently visited Ala
bama In behalf of the candidacy of
Ft. P. Hobson, and who has written
several articles regarding political and
sociological conditions In this state,
nade very few friends during his
>veek's visit to Birmingham.
The representative of the republican
lewspaper which has ever fought dem
)cratio candidates and principles, de
clared that Alabama was backward and
eactionary, that the negro was bai
>arousl.v treated by the drawing of
he “color line.” and gave other in
formation—but he interviewed few peo
pie. lie criticized Oscar W. Under
wood and the lrienda of Oscar W. Un
derwood, the newspapers which art
supporting him anti forecast the result
of the campaign. But few representa
tive men did he question.
Forney Johnston, who is managing
Mr. Underwood’s campaign: R.’ K. I,.
Nell, his assistant: R. B. Smyer, in
charge of headquarters; Frank A.
Hewitt, county campaign manager for
the democrat—none of these saw Mr.
McSween. Jt is considered evident that
he got his information from the source
which he was sent to Birmingham to
find and question.
JACKSON BUSINESS
MAN DEAD IN WOODS
■ ■
E. I*. Poole. Well Known Fertilizer j
Merchant, Killed by Accidental
Discharge of Gun
Jackson. Mias.. February 2S.—(Spe
cial.)—E. B. Poole, one of the best
known business men of Jackson, and
for years connected with tile fertilizer
«
factories of this city, was found dead
In the woods near the city this morn
ing, his body being- on one side of a
wire fence, his gun on the other, with
the muzzle pointing toward i. • i, and
it was very evident he had accidentally
?hot and killed himself, the load of
bird shot penetrating the stomach and
bowels.
Mr. Poole had been In rather bad
liealth some days and yesterday morn
ing derided he wanted to get out in
the open air. His wife protested he was
too weak, but he insisted and went out
icross the old fields near his home in
the northern part of the city. He was
jeen yesterday about 1 o'clock near
where his body was found. Failing to
turn up at home last night his family
became alarmed and instituted a
search, but the body was not found un
it thi£ morning.
Hr. Poole leaves a wife, two daugh
ers and one son, who belongs to the
'nited States navy and is now in C '
flic funeral took place this aftei . jii.
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