El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-20

{ church OF san Angelo. The cheering
I in that case lasted for several min
I utes and only ceased when Mr. Coou
Z raised his hand rs a signal for silence
7 in order that he might be heard Mr.
I CCbb's speech. I'm spite OF the fact that
Z his voice showed signs Of the strenu-
/ Gus strain Of which IL had been sub
7 iected TO during the past few months,
] was electrifying i'm its effect, so IN
I tense was the speaker and so much
] earuestness and feeling did he mani
] fest, as he denounced his coWardly
. raducers and exposed with written
documents the many false statements
made by senator Hudspeih and his
hired satellites in their public
speeches and private uttcrances OF
I the past few weeks
sInndered By Losing Bunch.
"I had not intended TO speak again
T In san Angelo" said Mr. Cobb. when
/ the cheering had subsidized 10 a point
where he could be heard. but when
my campaign manager fin talking
with me over the telephone while ]
was at Rock Springs. told me Of The
foul character Of the methods used
/ by my opponent in the congressional
race in an effort TO cause your faith
in me TO waiver I asked him that I
might again address you when
passed through this city on my way
10 other counties in the district, in
order that I might say to YOU. while
looking in your faces that the efforts
OF my opponent and his hirelings TO
bIacken my character in your eyes
were the efforts Of desperate p0liti-
clans striving to bolster up a losing
cause. even at the expense Of impOs-
ing upon women employed by them 10
circulate false reports about me
Not Abusing HudSpeth's Family.
Il have RETAINED. since I have been
on the stump from making any REL
erences TO the private life Of my op-
ponent. though I have been unspar-
ing in my deuunciatiOn OF his public
official and political record have
not said one word, nor VIII I say
word regarding senator Hudspeth
which would cause his family a mo-
ment's embarrassment His private
affairs are not an issue in the cam
paigu for congress He however, has
delved into my life. he has gone into
the misty past for trivial things
the indiscretions OF youth, 10 bring
them 10 your attention in exaggerated
form, with the hope that you would
be Influenced TO look upon them as
indicative Of my unfitness for the
position I seek at your hands
Asks No Quarter.
i ask no quarter from him NJ nile
running Q clean race myself am
ready TO face all the mud he sings.
Of those things which have been said
=
truth ] have from the beginning told
all the truth The exaggerated acts
complained Of were committed, none Of
them less than 3 years ago and from
that up 10 Is years ago while I was
a very young man, little more than
boy, in fact At worst they were
harmless indiscretions which have
been atoned Tor long years since But
Of the falsehoods, the malicious SIAN
ders which have been whispered pri-
vately and which have been repeated
10 me by so many Of the good people
of san Angelo that I am forced TO be- I
lieve that they have been told con-
corning me. / have but one course 10
pursue and that is 10 denOunce them Z
as they deserve TO be denounced and I
to dare those circulating the false !
hoods TO come out in the open where I
I may brand them as they deserve 10 (
be branded"
Answers All Questions.
That questions regarding the atti-
tude Mr.. Cobb took toward the now
Belgian houses, his pur-
chase Of Liberty bonds and thrift
stamps and his contributions TO the