El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-10
FAILS To STOP
FOREIGN VOTER
Hudspeth Grilled for Att
tude on nliteracy Bill,
Finally Passed.

] collector OF customs Tor five years
. or more then I assert that he has
{ done all OF those things that q good
: citizen and good lawyer and good
: collector OF customs should do. He
Z has stood for the highest ideals So
clally and politically: he has lived a
I life among MS neighbors that is com
I mended by them: he has made, during
. the past five years, a record as col
. lector Of customs thst not even his
! enemies do or viii attempt to criti-
Answers Question Raised.
The collector Of customs at FL
/ Paso is one Of the most important OF
[ the FEDERAL positions in Texas. Mr.
l Cobb was appointed to this position
; by president Wilson on the recon-
I mendations Of both senators Culber-
/ son and Sheppard and Of secretary Of
the treasury McAdOO. and at the eN-
piratiOn OF his four years term re-
appointed This selection by the pres
] ldent the secretary Of the treasury
ana TWO senators from Texas. and
7 his reappoiurment at the end OF four
{ years, ought TO be sufficient answer
20 Lne question raised as TO his
democracy Certainly the greatest
Democratic administration OF his
Z tory would not appoint and then re-
appoint 70 one Of the most important
positions in the state one about whose
democracy there was the slightest
question Upon Mr.. CObb's resfgra-
AlcAuoO wired him as follows: L re-
| gret very much that you have re-
signed as collector OF customs Of FL
Paso, an office you have filled with
lnarAed aDility, unusual judgment and
great patriotism through a very
critical period in our history
Wilson Once Untried.
IN 1871. when woodrow Wilson
was candidate for governor Of New
Jersey, the same question might have
{ been asked him 81 So
was. What has Wilson dOne@ The
only answer that could have been
made at that time was that he was
a good school teacher: but. notwith-
standing that. on account Of his IN
herent ability and his unimpeachable
character and the progressive ideas
Tor which he stood, the people OF New
Jersey elected him governor. and such
was the record made that the people
OF the united states took him from
New Jersey and made him their chief
executive. and yet. only a few years
ago the question what has Wilson
done. might have been as consistent
~ asked as the question is now asked
what has Cobb doneg
But senator Hudspeth asks YOU
20 vote Tor him upon his record. Let
Us see what his record Isl He stands
upon il, hence he cannot object to an
aSlaIysis q IT, He has served in the
eAaS legislature for 16 years and
curing all that time he has been the
willing servant Of the breWeries and
ulstLlerles- There has never been
time that he has not been their friend
and ardent advocate. Possibly Until
recently, at least with many peoDie.
ne was on the popular side but a
great change has come over the peo-
PIE or Texas since war was declared
with Germany, and this change has
.5S.l-. oIol5ll aoout by economic con-
ulllons, many OF which conditions were
pointed out TO the people Of Texas
Dy the president and the secretary Of
Progressive Laws Enacted.
Early in the present year. cover
nor Hobby called a speciaI session
OF the legislature, and partly upon
MS own initiative and partly uDon
lne suggestion Of the president and
secretary OF war. he submitted to the
legislature a general line Of progress
siFe laws and want TO say TO Won
lnal the last called session OF the
present legislature enacted more gem
ulnely progressive laws than any
legislature during the past quarter
OF a century, and these laws were
approved by governor Hobby There
are a large number Of them. and an
parently they met the unanimous aD-
prevail OF the people Of Texas. I saw I
this because have not heard Of any I
a single one Of them.
The five important laws en-
acted by this special session Of
the legislature are what nre
known as THE ZONE LAW. THE
STATEWIDE r. d H TBTTTON
Law, THE ILLIrERACY Law.
The WOMAN SUFFRAGE LAW.
AND THE RATIFICATION or
THE PROHIBITION AMENDMENT
10 THE FEDERAL CONsTTTU-
IlON- Let US take these mp one
nF one and see what Mr.. Huds-
peth's record "a. Let US see II his
record that he asked you TO elect
him 10 congress on. Is In accord
unee with your ideas. II Il Is. then
you should vote for hfms ~ IL h
not, you should vote against him
and for one who stands for the
things that you do.
me zone law was prepared and
introduced by our own representa-
I'VE, X T. Ihomason, and was de-
signed 70 stop the sale Of liquor
WITHIN 10 miles Of any military post
or camp. In other words IL was
Resigned 70, and did put the saloons
out OF business III all the larger
cities Of Texas, including FL Paso
This law was suggested 81 secretar5,
or war Baker, and was for the pro-
lectlon or our soldiers in the train
ing camps preparatory 20 their going
70 the front in France The bin
passed In the house by a two thirds
majority TO become effective April /
10 went 70 the senate. where Il
voted upon. after having been
amended TO become effective April
y, and senator Hudspeth was not
there 10 vote. but the senate journal ]
SHOWS that he was paired against
the bill with senator Strickland Hud-
speth now denies this pair, but, in
doing so. puts himself in a much
Is orse position He says that he was
not paired against 10, except that ~
10 should become effective April ].
ana that he was willing to vote for
i IL 10 was not to become effective until
april Ia difference Of Is days.
"N hen remarked that semi
tor HudHpeth, during his service
In the legislature, had always
been a friend 20 the brewerier,
uistillerieE and saloon men. You
perhaps thought 7 was putting Il
pretty strong; hut here he WINS
putting IL DAYS or TINE FOR
THE SALOON MAN TO CON-
IlNUE HIS BUSINESS IN the bal
nnce against the welfare OF
thousands OF soldiers in training
In Texas. A period OF - days
might make for the winning OF
the war yet senator Hudspefh
says he was opposed 10 this bill
unless his friends the saloon men.
were given - days longer In
which to dispose OF their goods.
after 10 had passed the senate, &c
was returned to the house. and the
house refused to concur in the SEN
CONTINUED on next paEe.)