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


/ the incident test OF strength. in our
] home city Of Fl Paso."
g., member the name Of the paper he
/ writes his slush for Say you (shak-
l ing his finger and pointing in the di-
/ rection OF the correspondent, you
I know those things are true. don't you ?
I II you don't know they are true, why
} don't you say SOP
Picks Up Cobb's Platform.
/ The senator then took up Cobb's
I platform and said il consisted OF but
l three planks-prohibitio woman
| suffrage and the percentage OF Amer
] icanism IN the citizen who asplred to
/ office, the first two Of which as po-
I itical issues were dead and the
Amerieanism plank never was an is
I sue in American politics and never
2 could be made an issue.
Speaker Grows Peevish.
MY record on the question Of pro-
hibitiOn is an open book. I have been
an anti and I have been consistent.
It is true that I am in opposition to
Z prohibition. but so far as the zone
! Dill is concerned I want to call your
attention and the attention OF the
press agent to page III Of the Senate
Journal, where I am recorded as vot-
ing for the zone bill when IL came
back amended so as to have IL 60 into
effect april is instead Of April /, as Il
first read If the truth is in you.
Pancho Villas press agent. send that
TO the paper you write for and which
vilifies decent citizens and tries to
dictate TO Democrats as to whom they
shall nominate for office"
Why He Opposed Zone Bill.
The speaker admitted that he op-
posed the zone bill while IL was in
the senate, but said he did so solely
because he believed the men who
D wwnmNn uHFanHnH
should be given more time in which
to dispose OF their stocks. He said
that even the most ardent sponsors
Of the bill agreed that more time
should be given. and some OF the most
| pronounced pros had suggested max
ing May 1 the closing date.
To prove that he favored the zone
bill long before it was put upon its
| passage, the speaker asked his hear
ers TO consult the files Of the san An
tonic Express Of February p. last.
I where he said they would find an in
teryiew, in which he had gone on rec
/ ord as being in favor OF protecting
D the soldiers from liquor.
Says Strickland Is For Him.
He added that senator Strickland.
/ with whom he had been paired on the
( final vote on the zone bill on passage
l through the senate. protested at that
time that an injustice was being done
l him (Hudspeth) by the pair. as he
I (Strickland) knew that Hudspeth was
in favor Of the measure and should
not be recorded as being paired
I against it. And Strickland is sup
porting ne in this race and has Of
Iered to make speeches for me-" said
Hudspeth-
Why He Opposed Suffrage.
So far as woman suffrage was con-
cerned, Mr. Hudspeth was very frank
to say that he opposed the bill grant
| ing the right to women TO vote at the
/ primaries when Il came up for pass
] age at the special session Of the legis-
! lature last winter, but went on to say
I that he long ago had gone on record
! as being in favor Of a referendum
! primary at which the women OF the
/ state would be given opportunity to
! determine whether or not they wanted
Z the ballot If they did want IL as ex-
Z pressed by their votes at the primary.
{ ne would be one Of the first to pre-
pare bill and do his best to see that
I It was enacted into law giving
women. not partial suffrage. but the
tuu ballot on an equality with men.
Gets a Round OF Applause.
My friends" said the speaker, "ss
have said, Cobb's issues are dead
I issues. They have been settled and
a congressman viii have as much TO
do with them as he viii with other
A---AAE % HAAAAAA nave lEEN AN4NHE4 INTO
the gulf Of oblivion Texas has rati-
fled the federal prohibition amend
ment and enough other of the wet
I states viii ratify IL to cause the
amendment TO become part Of the
national constitution. When that is
done. liquor will be forever banished
from the soil OF our beloved Amer
lea"
Wants Fact Noted.
This statement was greeted with
vigorous applause which caused the
speaker 20 remark to the correspond
ent Of The Herald that his remarks
were being applauded and that he
wanted Pancho Villas press agent to
make note Of it and send IL to his
red headed paper. To the correspond
ent it appeared that the applause
which greeted the statement that the
effect Of the adoption Of the federal
prohibition amendment would forever
drive liquor from American soil was
accorded the sentiment rather than
the speaker, but he refrained from
comment As a matter of fact. the
applause given that statement was so
spontaneous and so hearty. so dir
ferent from any Of the other attempts
az cheering that a prohibitionist in
the house would be inclined to think
he was in the home OF friends.
Another slam at the Correspondent.
Now word as to Cobb's claim to
be the only 100 percent American in
THIS GoAN lolal race or IN TINS con-
Eressional district believe that is
what he claims. is Il not. Mr.. Press
Agent-yOu down there with the
whiskers Indicating with violent
gestures)2 Is that an issue in Amer
lean politics. We are all 100 percent
Americans or II there Is a man among
US who is not he should be taken out
and shot"
More Cheers.
This sally brought a vigorous clap
ping Of hands 20 which the attention
Of the correspondent was vehemently
called with the recommendation that
he send it to his red headed paner."
Il want you TO note. too" said . IA
tor Hudspeth. that none OF those
who are so interested I'm my state
meut Of my position as 10 remain
standing are going out as your lying
paper said Of my opening speech at