El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-10

CLAUDE 2. HUDSPETHS Owl
- theme. by their fruits ye shat
know them" was the topic OF dis
cussion by speakers at a well attend
ed zach Lamar Cobb rally at Wash
ington park Tuesday evening. Before
an audience Of several hundred per
sons. gathered under a grove Of trees
advocates Of Cobb for congress barred
Hudspeth's official record at Austin
and proved that his opposition tC
every principle for WHICH the heart
stands had disqualified him TO hold
any high legislative office at the
hands Of the people. The speakers
were C. A. Flynn, Miss A. Louise
Dietrich. Judges A c. King and S. J.
lsaacks and Rev Rufus C.. Baker.
The meeting was presided over by
Mr. Flynn. who, in opening, declared
that he was a telephone man and not
politician, but that he understood
that the SAM efficiency required in
operating telephone system IS need
I'd in government so the presi-
dent is pleading that you send men 10
congress and TO governors seats who
are efficient and able TO help in the
great fight against the Huns. There's
no man at this time better qualified
10 60 TO congress from this district
than Zach Lamar Cobb" The speaker
then presented Rev. Mr. Baker. pastor
Of Orchard Park Methodist church,
who spoke. IN part, as follows.
Win the War; Paramount.
Il have no apology to make in COM
Ing before you as a minister Of the
gospel We are coming to the time
when we must realize that we cannot
divide life into water tight compart-
ments. LIE is a great, composite
whole. and II we have failed in the
church, ii is because we men Of the
church have not interested ourselves
IN the political and economic prob
lens OF life.
Il am interested only in principles.
At this time, All issues before us
must relate TO one important fact
the war The big thing for US now
is winning The war, and we have
pledged all we have TO that end. To
win this war requires two things
efficiency and mbrale. among the peo-
pie at home and the forces abroad
The one important factor in morale
is unity. and none have done so much
10 dissipate unity as the politically
ambitious and the economically self
lsh- I haven't any patience with the
partisan politician who VIII try TO
fmpeach the administration and break
have / any patience with the man
who fills his pockets with the hard
aarned money Of the people. Down
with the profiteers, I say; but we
should not despise the proffteers any
more than we should despise the
abominable liquor traffic. also filling
its own pockets.
Germans fn Liquor Traffic.
Eighty TO 90 percent Of the capital
invested in the liquor traffic is for
eign and a large part Of # is German.
Il know the position Of these men
Cobb and Hudspeth) on the Hquir
question. 7 know which has been
tied to the apron strings OF the bar
tenders The people OF Texas VIII
never forget that i was Claude 3.
Hudspeth who at Austin sang the
swan song Of the dying liquor inter
ests-
Vow as TO Cobb on the liquor ques-
ton. 7 want 10 say that the best talk
Z heard during our local option cam
paign was given by Mr. Cobb at
Tsleta-"
The speaker then declared that
after the war there must be good men
q office TO conserve the fruits Of the
var Men VIII be needed 70 look
az al questions from the humane
side. I leave 1t TO You which Of these
two men has lined himself on the
Tide Of humanity and right"
HudHpeth Condemns Himself.
when I heard Hudspeth say BY