El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-03
COBB IS STILL DARING HUDSPETH
TO MEET HIM IN 4 JOINT DEBATE.
Asserts at Mason That Hudspeth Makes One Sort of
Speech in a Dry County and Another Sort in Wet
County; Whisky Must Go Down With Kaiser
ISM Congressional Candidate Says.
By GEORGE H. CLE1IENTs.

Paso Herald travelling with 1Ir Cobb
and lampOOning the editor of The e
I Paso Herald. which is devoting space
TO Mr.. CObb's speeches. This prompted
Mr. Cobb to make a spirited defence
Of both the correspondent and Of The
Herald and its editor. Not" he said.
mat they need defence when as
sailed by such men as senator Hubs
peth, but in order that the record may
be kept straight"
The Mason meeting was called to
order and Mr.. Cobb introduced by
Fred Morse, one Of the leading young
attorneys Of Mason.
Hudspeth DodEes Debate.
Hudspeth spoke in this room last
night" said M Cobb, in opening
THAT is as close as I have been able
TO get to him to a Joint debate
newspaper correspondent who accom-
panies me, in his Mason speech. as he
did in his speech at Bandera and
charged him with having been the
press agent OF Pancho villa. The
truth is that this newspaper man was
associated with Gen. Pershing on his
expedition against Pancho Villa. IN
der the rules OF the war department
no one can 20 with an American mill
tary expedition as newspaper cor
respondent until after careful inVes-
tigation, he is accredited by the de-
by the department Of a quasi military
nature Therefore, it will be seen
that this correspondent had the con-
fidence and respect OF the war de-
partment and Of Gen Pershing. Sub
sequently this correspondent was the
secretary and publicity man Of the
FL Paso chamber Of commerce. He
enjoys the confidence and respect Of
the people Of FL PasO to a decree that
senator Hucspeth might well be proud
to acquire
Il am very glad 10 have a news
paper man accompany me and quote
my speeches as they are made in
different places, for the reason that
my candidacy Is based upon principle
and my utterances are consistent.
whether made in dry or wet counties
am a prOhibluOnist all along the
line in wet Gillespie county the same
as in dry Mason county I don't make
a speech in any place which I am not
proud 20 have published in every other
part OF the district.
Hudspefh's Liquor Record.
'On the other hand senator Huds-
peth's liquor record in the legisla-
ture has been devoid Of principle. He
opposed the bill TO give you women
the vote, because Of the liquor machine
which has used him as a tool in the
legislature and which is now trying
70 put him IL congress TO act as their
tool there. Is il any wonder that he
does not want his speeches reported I
by neWspapermen2
Senator Hudspeth opposed the
Thomson bill to give US clean cleo 7
tons on the border. The liquor ma /
chine was able TO defeat statewide I
prohibition before by the use Of the
iuiterate Mexican vote along the Rio +
Grande. and the liquor interests want I
ed 10 use that vote again TO defeat
prohibition.
"The liquor interests opposed I
woman suffrage simply because /
the women cannot be harnessed to a !
liquor machine and for the reason that
their clean ballots would always be I
cast in opposition 10 dirty machine I
politics
Hudspefh's CamOuflnEe.