El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-30

he had passed through since he left
the home nest so long ago.
His Ancestors office Holders
I have been deeply touched by the
women who remembers me as a lad
and who knew my father who, as
sheriff and as deputy sheriff main
tanned law and order in Bandera
county for many years" said Mr..
Hudspeth, -and who knew one Of my
uucles who as q physician did so much
10 relieve suffering in the community
regardless as TO whether or not the
sufferer could pay for the service and
another uncle who as county treas
urer, maintained guard over the fl
nances Of the taxpayers; and stiu
another uncle who as district attorney
drew the indictments which brought
wrong doors to justice"
A Sister Sleeps on the HILL
The speaker referred feelingly to
a sister who now sleeps in the beau
tiful cemetery yOnder on the hill"
and mentioned the fact that his
father served in the war between the
states as q captain Of company 3, OF
the gallant Third Texas. c. s. A. under
Gen. Hood. And this reminds me-"
he continued. that this country is
again at war, the greatest war Of all
history. This. then, is no time for
US TO be holding political meetings
or 10 be engaged in political dissen-
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for all Americans to be standing
shoulder TO shoulder in a fight for
freedom and the principles Of democ-
The Cause Of the Trouble.
This declaration brought a round
Of applause and the speaker went on
TO say that there would have been no
dissension in the ranks Of the people
of the 18th district were IL not for
the overweening ambition OF man
who thought he saw an opportunity
TO ride into place and power on the
crest OF a popular wave OF public SEN
timenL
7 announced myself a candidate for
congress in June, 1917, at gathering
OF from 5000 10 5000 people and at
that time set forth the platform upon
which I stood and upon which would
make my race
why did not opposition 10 my
candidacy develop at that timer Why
did not my opponent discover then
that the people Of the district were
demanding that he run for congress
and that in order TO do so ne give up
the office to which he had been ap-
pointed by the president and TO which
was attached a salary larger than ne
viii ever get again if he waits TO get
IL as Congressman from this qisLrlct 2
NY attitude toward prohibition,
toward woman suffrage and toward
statewide prohibition as well as to-
ward the ratification OF the proposed
prohibition amendment Of the federal
constitution was as well known then
as IL is now or as It was 30 Gays ago
when Mr.. Cobb heard the call which
prompted him to give up the easy
office he held in the federal building
in FL Paso.
'IH tell you why we OF the 1bln u.s.
trict are being forced in these times
to fight political battles when we
should be giving our whole time ana
our undivided attention TO standing
behind woodrow Wilson in the carry
ing on Of the war to the end that the
world may be made safe for demoe-
Immediately after the socaned zone
bill became a law, Mr. Cobb thought
he saw an opportunity to realize a
long cherished dream The call ne
said he heard was not the call Of the
people, but the cal OF a RepuoLican
newspaper. The El PasO Herald. which
has always fought president Wilson
and every other Democrat and Demo
BeIiftIes Cobb's Meeting.
THAT newspaper called a mass meet
ing in the opera house at Fl Paso, at
which were gathered $50 men. women
and children. by actual count, and OF
that meager number were several OF
my supporters who attended out Of
curiosity. That was the siren voice
Mr.. Cobb heard-the voice Of a red
headed Republican newspaper. which
he mistook for the voice Of the Dem
locrats Of this congressional district.
It has come to a pretty pass when
the sterling Democrats OF Texas must
be dictated to in the matter OF con-
gressional candidate by a red headed
Republican.
Romps on the Correspondent.
AT any rate. Cobb heard the cali
and with a Republican press agent has
gone up and down the district maligu-
ing me and disappearing the neo-
pie That Eepuhlical press agent is in
the house at this moment There he
sits (indicatinEl and he will misrepre-
sent this meeting and the people Of
Bahdera county as he has misrepre-
scented other meetings and the people
Of other counties since he and his man
Friday have started in upon their
campaign Of utilization 30 DAYS ago
send that 10 your red headed newspa-
per. Mr.. Press Agent. and see If Il
VIII print the truth once in its history
He InfoidE n Tale.
do YOU Democrats want to know
something about the press agent who
goes up and down this district misrep-
resenting me every day in the week?
Take a good look at him There he
sits findicaung). He IS verv busy