El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-22
No Mention
Of Candidacy
Made ByCObb
Makes Patriotic Talk At
Stanton To Aid Liberty
Bond Campaign.
~ GEnRGE CLEMENTs.

Stanton. Tex. April 22.-The district
courtroom Of the Martin county court
house in this city was packed to its
utmost capacity Saturday night when
Zach Lamar Cobb. Of FL Paso. and T.
r. Garrard. IT.. Of Midland, delivered
patriotic addresses under the auspices
Of the Martin county Liberty loan
committee, with the hope that sub
scriptions toward filling the county's
quota might follow.
County judge A. G. Odom. chairman
Of the loan committee. presided and
the speakers were introduced by coun-
ty attorney s ". Pratt. Judge Odom
gave It as his opinion that there were
fully 500 men women and children
packed in the seats OF the main floor
Of the courtroom and in the gallery
At the close Of the speaking q men
subscribed $500 TO the Liberty loan
and many others said they would add
20 their subscriptions within the next
few days From the viewpoint OF the
loan committee, the meeting was a
great success
No Reference to Candidacy.
Though Mr. Cobb is a candidate for
congress and Mr.. Garrard a candidate
for reelection as district attorney
neither made the slightest reference
to politics in their speeches OF dur
ing the reception which followed
while members Of the loan committee
were circulating their subscription
blanks among prospective contributors
In the quota
Mr.. Garrard was the first speaker
and through his eIOQueuce coupled
with the people in the audience, made
direct appeal which was productive
Of results for beyond the expectations
OF the committeeman He feelinEly
told OF the hard times which had
fallen upon the farmers an cattlemeu
or drouth stricken Martin county and
Of the humiliation which they felt be-
cause they could not respond TO the
calls Of their country in its hour Of
need as they would Ike to 90 or as
they would do in the old DAYS. when
rains gave them crops and grass for
their cattle and made them compare
lively rich.
Gurrard Realizes Situation.
I'VE know you and 7 am sure the
powers that be at Washington know
YOU and know that If you are not
giving with the freedom which was
chara cterlstic OF You in the days Of
your prosperity it is because YOU have
very good reason" said Mr. Car
rard-
DO not be disheartened or dis
Outraged Give what YOU can give i
quickly. Do not be ashamed to buy a
$50 bond or a 500 bond because in
your palmy days you would have
bought a $1,000 bond and Thought moth
ing Of IL. but as a duty you owed your
government. It is the spirit in which
YOU give rather than the value Of your
gift that counts. We know and
Washington knows that you cannot
give much. but we want you 20 show
that the heart of the people Of Texas
is in the right place and that even the
hardships Of her patriotic men and
women have not had the effect TO
cause them To forget that their cOun-
try's need IS their first considera ton -
Cobb Quotes Parable.
Mr. Cobb. taking his cue from Mr.
Garrard's remarks regarding the dis
position Of many who had fallen upon
evil DAYS in a financial way 10 drop
out Of the race in which they could
not hold up their end as they did in
CONTINUED On Last PaEe.)