El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-23
- GEnRGE Il CLEnIENTs-

CTERL1NG CITY. Tex July 23--
- You may say % the world that
Sterling county viii give Cobb q good
majority" said o. H Graham. Of this
city Monday afternoon at the con-
clusion Of Nr. Cobb's speech deiiv-
cred before $50 voters CT Sterling City
and county in the tabernacle.
The county was always safe for
Cobb in my Judgment" continued Mr..
Graham. but today's speech Will send
him away over the top
we learned TO admire him when he
was in Sterling before and his effort
today confirms the good opinion we
formed after his former visit
Mr.. Cobb knew when he went on
the platform, because knew
that he was told Of the scandalous
campaign OF abuse that has been car
ried on against him by representative
of his opponent and he could not have
been blamed IL he had shown resent
ment. But he did not. He kept his
head and made a clean speech, which
has captivateo everyone who heard il
Gets Hudspeth Votes.
That speech was Characteristic Of
him and has wen votes for him.
know this 10 be true because a num-
Der Of voters who were for Hudspeth
since hearing the evidence represented
by M Cobb. which makes it clear 20
every man and woman that he has
been slaudered in infamous fashion.
Fair minded folks don't like that sort
OF thing even lu politics and viii not
vote for the man who plays the game
in that way
From many points Of view the Ster-
ling City meeting was one Of the most
successful meetings held by ar Cobb
mH
was held under a roof which protect
ed the audience and the speaker from
the glare and heat o. the MONDAY sun,
and at the same time gave them the
benefit Of the breeze which blew from
the west. The audience which was
large when the time OF day and the
population OF the city and surrC und-
Ing country is considered. was sym
pathetic from the outset and liberal
in its applause
sweeps Away FaLse Charges.
Prior TO going TO the platform Mr..
methods employed by his opponent
and some of the slauderous stories
told. evidently with the hope that they
would have the effect Of discrediting
him TN the eyes q the voters OF the
community. and this had the effect Of
making him doubly i'm earnest in the
presentation Of the issues and I'm his
conTincingly sweeping refutauon OF
the ualuahlV false charges publicly
and privately circulated by his op-
poneut and the latters agents.
AR Cobb WAS introduced by Brown
IT. Lee, ranchman Of Sterling county.
who formerly represented this district
In the state legislature In particu-
l-riy happy speech which showed al
once where he stood and which had
the effect OF causing the speaker OF
the day to take heart with the knowl-
edge that he was in the home Of his
friends.
no Drop Corrupt Politicians.
The right thi1kluE men and wom-
en- Of today never had better oppcr-
tuuity than the one they viii be given
next Saturday 90 make 10 plain 10 a I
certain class Of politicians that their /
methods are obnoxious and that they i
must retire from the political arena 4
said AR Brown. in the course OF ms 4
remarks by way Of Introducing Ar. 4
Gel b.
s-Ou primary day we viii be Civ
en- an opportunity TO rid ourselves
Of corrupt politicians and their
corrupt practices, and I am Ger
tain we win take advantage OF the
opportunity.
''T am speaking to you this after
noon as father whose only son is
in France as q soldier in the American ,
army. which is fighting for the free
dom Of the world. fighting TO make 4
the world safe for democracy, fight
ing TO preserve the civilization which
the world struggled so long to at
tain and which it hopes 70 keep
Back I'D the Soldier.
For that reason I have deep in
teresr in politics this year, but my In
teresr is no deeper than is the inter
est Of any ether father OF mother Of
q boy VINO has donned the uniform Of