El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-17
COBB EXPOSES
PUBLIC RECORD
Goes After Hudspeth In
No Uncertain Terms at
Van Horn Meeting.

resolutions we're written and who
brought them from my office in III
Paso TO Van Horn and who presented
them TO the mass meeting and urged
their adoption
The difference between my dis
tinEuished opponent and myself so FAR
as the Van Horn mass meeting is con-
ccrned Is that while he was here max
inE a speech of which the officials
at washington never heard and while
he was playing politics, I was work
inE IN the most practical way TO Sc
cure results, and I did secure results
as the increased number of soldiers i'm
the affected section or the district and
the cessation of raids prove
He Knew How To Do IL.
THAT this was true was due to the
fact that ], having worked with
Washington. knew what to do and
how TO do it, / GOT RESULTS AND
HE GOT a CHANCE To PLAY
POLITICS. What was true in the
case OF procuring relief for an intoler-
able situation on the border viii be
true in cases which may arise in the
future 7 know what TO do and will
GO it while a man without that expert
ence with the national government
would be cropping around in the dark
and trying TO learn how TO DO things.
The JunrcE Packing Plant.
Nov. let me take up another Ques-
ton in which the cattlemen OF this
and other border counties have a
vital interest You are familiar with
the fact that when Villa was in the
ascendaucy i'm Mexico. he esta hlished
at Juarez packing plant at which he
caused TO be slaughtered thousands
OF cattle many of which were combs
Gated. or. TO put 10 in plain terms.
stolen from cattlemen, mem bcrs Of the
Texas Cattle Raisers' association and
the Panhandle Stockmen's association
operating in Mexico.
Associations Opposed Plant.
Both Of the big cattlemcn's asso-
Citations named. and the National
Livestock association. worked uuceas-
inEly TO have that packing house or
killing plant closed; 7 WAS At THAT
Ell PASO AND WORKED WITH THE
CATTLEWEN To HAVE IT CLOSED
AND FINALLY SUCCEEDED. For
many months past there have been at
tempts made 10 have the plant re-
opened
The cattlemen are just as much
opposed 10 the plants operation now
as they were when 10 was operated
ty villa and for the same reason.
They fear that il may be used by I'M
scrupulous operators as a market for
cattle stolen from riEhtful owners.
though 10 must be said for the pres
eut applicants for license that they
:
viii be first inspected as TO brands
and ownership
HudSpeth Was the Attorney.
BE that as il may, the fact re-
mains that the cattlemen on this side
OF the river do not want the plant
opened at this time and only a few
days ago had representative ~
Washington 20 protest against the
granting OF the required permit.
But. there is an FL Paso lawyer
who made an effort for the reopen
ing OF the Juarez packing plant I'm
spite OF the fact that American stock
men do not want lt reopened be-
cause Of the danger 20 their interests.
Who do you think that FL Paso law
yer was7 Let me tell you IT WAS
CLAUDE b. HUDsPETH. STATE
SENATOR. CANDIDATE FOR cox.
GRESs AND PRETENDED STAUNCH
PROTECTOR OF THE COWMEN OF
WEST TEXAS.
Lured BY Jingle OF Gold.
'ie knew OF the opposition Of the
cattlemen 10 the Juarez plant He
knew why they opposed it. Yet. the
jingle Of the gold Of the would-be
operators Of that packing house
TEMPTED him 20 60 counter 20 the
wishes Of the men for whom he pro-
fesses such friendship
THE clink Of gold secured him S
attorney in that case, as It did in the
case OF the brewers OF T eAaS ana leu
him TO appear for the Juarez packing
plant to which his particular friends
the cowmen Of West Texas. have been
so earnestly opposed At this time he
was serving the people as state sem
atOr.
Cry Uf sFfrc~ Interrupts.
After Mr. Cobb had been speaking
an hour and a half the explosion Of q
gasoline container at the pumping
n1ant at almost the same moment|
that the electric lights I'm the court
room were temporarily extinguished
caused woman in the audience TO
cry out that the courthouse was on
fire.
This diversion caused a momentary
excitement which was quickly allayLd
when the lights came on
Thanks Audience For Goodness.
Many Of those who had made prep
arations to leave the building re-
turned TO their seats but the speaker
said that he was just about 90 close
when interrupted. and. after thanking
them for the GOODNESS displayed. he0
dismissed them in order that they
might learn the cause Of the explosion
Despite this. many OF those who had
heard the speech. remained 10 dis
cuss with Mr.. Cobb the startling dis
closures made regarding Mr. Huds-
peth's connection with the breweries
and with the Juarez packing plant
Mr.. Cobb left Van Horn Sunday
morning for Toyah and Pecos- He VIII
sneak at Ra1u1orhea this evening