El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-09
TOAST PRESIDENT
WITH PURE WATER
Secretaries Find the Dinner
in Their Honor Al
ready Started.

ready Started.
10 conserve the limited time which
secretaries McAdOO and Houston had
a lnelr disposal Saturday, the din
Ier. IN their honor started before
thelr arrival in the banquet room of
the PasO del NOrte. When the two
secretaries, escorted by collector u. L.
SoDD, James G. AIcNary and L &
stewart entered the banquet hall, the
entire crowd of more than 200 stood
until the secretaries were seated. The
ovation continued some minutes.
, At lne speakers table We're seated
the visiting Arizona, New Mexico and
IeXas bankers and business men who
were here for the hearing, Gen Hugh
J. Scott and his staff, the clearing
mouse officers and committees col
IectOr 4. l. Cobb, MAYOR C. p Kelly
and other prominent EI Paso and
southwestern men. The 18th cavalry
orchestra from the fort played during
the dinner.
No Wine Served.
After the dinner, which was wine
less, chairman Zach Cobb arose and
proposed toast ito the president
woodrow Wilson" winch was drunk
with water while the crowd stood
While seated between the two sec
retarles l have been authorized to an
ncunce the great pleasure they have
enjoyed in being with US this evening.
IN El Paso," the chairman said. I'VE
great southwest which is more COM
prehensive than any city limits and
we welcome you, not to FL PaSO but
to the southwest, including Arizona,
New Mexico and Ell PasO. You might
as well try to separate a happy hus-
band from a contented wife as to make
any artificial barrier between New
Mexico. Arizona and the imperial city
of FL Paso. It has also been another
pleasure to demonstrate to our guests
the great work which is being done
by the best general in the United
States army, general Hugh L Scott
1t has hurt me to have to surren-
der my right OF free speech but I bow
to my superior officer. Secretary
Houston has the friendship of a large
part of Ell PasO and has been in the
hands of his friends since he came.
take pleasure in Introducing secretary
Houston"
Secretary HOustOn's Remarks.
you have created another sover-
ignity since I left Texas, having made
FL PasO cO-equaI with Arizona, New
Mexico and Texas" said secretary
Houston I have been coming to FL
Paso for 20 years approaching it
from the east and I have just arrived
from the west. It takes a long time
to circumnavigate Ell PasO, at least if
YOU bound FL PasO by its citizens
w hen L am in Texas I do not feel like
a stranger. I spent IA or IS years Of
my life in an attempt to assist Texas
IN developing its state university and
through that, your system of public
education.
To Give People Sound Currency.
1T is pleasure to be in Texas
again concerned with an economic
question and charged, together with
the secretary Of the treasury and the
controller of the currency, with install
ling the first plan to give the peO-
pie a sound currency system.
The principal thing that this meas
ure VIII do is to organize the credit
of the country, establish a reserve I
power and make it impossible
for bankers to use up all of their re-
sources in good times and when the |
strain comes to contract loans. It will I
restore normality to the currency and /
VIII keep at home more of the re- {
sources which business needs for the
development of a district.
Texans Not Pessimists.
Texas men are not pessimists and /
they know their strength and re- 1
sources. They know that the nation (
is keeping pace and is stronger this &
year than last All that was needed Z
was a sensible, reasonable currency {
system to relieve our banks and our /
business from the fear which held
them in its grip for years.
We have a man in the presidents
ehalr who is, in my judgment, better
trained in the administration of the
government than any man who has
occupied the chair for half a cen I
-ury.
Praises Gen. Scott.
1t IS privilege to be here and sit (
near Gen Scott who has rendered
5uch distinguished service to the ma
ton. He recently rendered a diff
5ult service with his usual fidelity.
me officers and soldiers of the army /
nave been in position requiring great !
SELF control to handle a delicate sit !
laIlon, Just as all of us must face /
questions in the political
Cobb Introduces MeAdoe.
Chairman Cobb then introduced
ed hills of Georgia." who had gone
% New York and put the first tube
lnder the Hudson, in which New York /
,eopIe had failed. The chairman said
haI the same qualities which had
maze MIN succeed there and had held }
I'm steadfast made him an ideal man
o place at the head of the financial
ysIem OF the country.
7 thought I would claim citizen
mp with Texans, but after nv distin-
5Ulshed colleagues wOrcs 1 can't do
: Sald the secretary. MY friend /
Sd, ,c6P 6 has been generous to me like
lost Georgians with imagination. 1t
emlndS me of a story of which I have
orne the brunt on this trip Tt seems [
nat some New EngIanders were be-
ng shown through the country in
ieorgia. They asked what a cracker
.aS and how to tell ore. The driver
q" Do you see that thing over there
bout the size of stump. That looks
lump II d
Sought Wilson Votes Here.
When L was in Ell Paso last I did
OF have such a generous retention
or stopped here as a tenderfoot TO
ct Few votes for Woodrow Wilson
ney We're as scarce as hens teeth but
see mat you have raised quite a.
TOP since then. You have a man in
eAas Tor whom everyone in Washing
on mas the greatest esteem. He is
bert Sidney Burleson. 40
The currency law organizes cred5+
nd gives US reinforcements in time
1 emergency. But we are not going
nave any emergencies
the crop moving policy of fbe