El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-20

and four years later reapPointed me
I 10 the same position.
Hudspefh Not In Accord.
4 am a Wilson man. As your con-
/ gresham I viii stand by Wilson as
I stated in my platform AS TO my op-
I ponent in this race IL Is wei known
I that senator Hudspeth is not IN &C
/ cord with the president or with the
Z sentiment OF the great majority OF
] the men and women voters Of this
! district on the leading questions Of
( the DAY. Afr. Hudspeth fought Wilson
{ bucking against him yet as shown
l by his recent opposition 20 the ten
mile zone bill that both the secretary
Z OF war and the governor OF Texas
urged as necessary for the protection
I of your soldier sons from the evil OF
each. while in the service Of their
country.
Senator Hudspeth is equally out Of
I accord with the sentiment Of the peO-
I PIE Of Texas on the liquor question
Even anti prohibitiOnists objected to
Z liquor dealers preying upon their sol
der sons Patriotic fathers and
mothers willingly give their boys TO
the army As hard as i hurts they
are willing they should die If need
be IN order that America may live
But no father. whether he be prohi-
bitiOnist or anti prohibitiOnist can
approve the action OF senator Hucs-
peth on the zone bill.
Adds Insult 70 Injury.
'Hudspeth's record on this bill as
shown by the journal OF the state
senate on March Z, 1918, page 142, is
that he was paired against the meas
ure in favor OF the liquor interests
and against the soldier. Senator
Hudepeth's effort in his recent FL PasO
speech to cover up this bad record by
citing a later senate journal. which
showed that he accepted the confer
encs report after the bill had already
passed the senate in spite OF mis- op-
position. merely adds insult TO injury.
The parents OF soldiers cannot excuse
. man who first voted against them
and then endeavored to deceive them
The people OF this district, like
your chairman VIII not vote for
candidate for congress who IS not
only against the president but who
attempts 70 deceive the people as TO
his action on important measures in
which both the president and the peo-
pie were deeply interested The peo-
pie OF west Texas are overw helmingly
in accord with president Wilson and
VIII just as overwhelmingly insist
upon the elevation Of candidates whose
records are consistent and who 90
not resort to tricks in efforts 20 cover
up their opposition 70 the admillstra-
ton at Washington.
The people OF FL Paso are familiar
with these facts and have every rea-
son TO believe that they favor NY can
didacy over that OF senator Huds-
peth by at least two TO one. They
have no personal quarrel with sena-
tor Hudspeth, but as a matter OF
good sense they prefer TO help elect
as their congressman one who is In
accord with the administration az the
national capital.
Offers to Meet Hudspeth.
81 have offered to return 20 Il Paso
and meet senator Hudspeth face TO
Hmmn hnHnwn the wTm#rHu ~ hn~nn
city for the purpose Of confronting
him with his records against the
president. against the secretary Of
war, against the governor OF Texas
against representative Bryan, of this
district, and representative Dudley
ana Thomson OF my home district,
and against the enlightened thought
OF the patriotic men and women Of
Texas. That offer still stands. Sen
ator 6udspeth IS not AFRAID 10 meet
me but he and his managers are
afraid to permit him to meet his Of
fetal records They are also afraid
OF a public test Of strength between
him and me. II we meet in FL Pas0
strateQ that ] have an overwhelming
majority Of our home people among
my supporters.
On the Hearse.
ssenat0r Hudspeth has q hand
ful OF politicians who c8me out
for him before / announced as q
candidate. They thought they
were getting on the band wagon.
But hey have found themselves
on a hearHe.s
By far the greater portion Of the
time spent on the platform by Mr..
Cobb was devoted 10 an exposition Of
the needs OF the government in the
prosecution OF the war, and the part
the stay at homes should play in the
natter OF making It possible that the
boy IN khaki who is IN the trenches
and ready 70 die, II necessary shall
be properly armed fed and equipped
and be IN position and condition TO
whip the kaiser.
The speaker repeated what he said
IN his Fort Davis speech, with regard
10 slackers and fathers Of slackers,
and reiterated that he preferred de-
feat rather than TO be given office at
the hands Of those camouflaged
friends OF the arch enemy OF decent
mankind, the kaiser. who keep them
selves or their sons out OF the
I feel 50 deeply on this subject"
SAID Mr. Cobb, that I am determined
that before the campaign closes I
SHAH 90 into every voting precinct
Of the 18th district, IL Il is a physical
nouuce the men who take advantage
OF q political pull with liquor poll
1cians to keep their boys IN safety
ia their homes, while the boys OF their
ties Of civilization and in order that
that safety may not be endangered.
Very Much Alive Issues.
Men who will make slackers OF
their sons are not 100 percent Ameri-
cans. or the politicians who aid them
in their damnable practices any bet
ter, in my estimation I have been
told By supporters Of 1ir. Hudspeth
that am making my race for con-
gress upon a platform made up Of
planks having no life in them. They
viii be given the surprise Of their
lives when they discover that the
voters who have been making q study
OF things political. agree with me that
prohibition woman suffrage and the
Americanism OF candidates for public
office are very much alive as issues
in the politics Of Texas.
Friends OF prohibition must not
permit themselves to be led TO be-
Heve that the action OF the special
session OF the legislature in creating
the ten mile zone bill IN passing the
statewide prohibition bill. and IN
adopting the federal amendment pro-
viding Eor nationwide prohibition
settled the prohibition question in
this state. That question will not be
settled tin Il is written in the consl-
tuition Of the state.
The liquor inerests are awake 70
the possibilities OF the situation and
are trying at this moment to find
WAYS and means TO send men 10 the