El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-11

ism, as that term applied to him ia
the sense in which he uses 10 in mis-
campaign.
senator Hudspeth SAYS every
American is one hundred percent
American and that he is as good an
American as I am" he said. Il do not
attack any mans personality but 4
have no hisitancy in attacking the
public record Of any public official
and, from the record, ] Will prove TO
you that senator Hudspeth is not one
hundred percent American.
The present constitution Of The
state OF Texas, article VI, section .,
grants to every man the right OF
suffrage, who has declared his inten-
ton OF becoming a citizen Many for
eiEners have been cOrrupting the bal
lot by declaring their intention Of be-
coming citizens when they have no
intention OF doing so and in fact
never do become citizens.
Purity OF The Ballot.
In the regular session Of the state
legislature, last year. representative
Butler, OF Temple. Bell county. Tex,
introduced q measure known as
house joint resolution No. is. caIcu-
lated 10 amend the constitution Of the
state so that none but American citi-
zens should vote in Texas elections.
This resolution passed the house OF
representatives, by large majority
But WAS DEFEATED N THE SEN
ATE, SEN ATOR HUDSPETH FOT-
PAGE 100 OF THE SENATE JOURN-
Al OF THE SESSION OF 1917.
Senator Hudspeth in voting against
an amendment to the constitution
which would make il impossible for
pro-Germaus or other friends OF the
kaiser to participate in the election OF
men empowered to make or execute
m %
and I ask II there is a supporter Of
the senator in this audience or in the
city Of Maria who viii justify him in
his vote upon the resolution l have
Just referred to-
& reporter. who had been employed
by the Hudspeth people TO make a
shorthand report OF the speech. and
who occupied a seat at the newspaper
reporters table. was asked 70 make
note of the fact that no one in the
audience would rise to justify sena-
tor Hudspeth in his vote against
making IL impossible for enemy
aliens to have voice in the making
laws Of the state.
Some More Records.
Mr.. Cobb said that this was not the
only evidence supplied by the record
OF his acts as senator from west
Texas in the legislature OF the state
eau 40 AaN AAAN NAA'A u 90 anAAAAHH -A-a-
MR. HUDSPETH HAS OPPOSED THE
ZONE BILL AND WOMAN SUI
FRAGE, TWO MEASURES N WHICH
'rHE NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION
WAS DEEPLY INTERESTED AND
THE PASSAGE OF WHICH IT HAD
ASKED AT THE HANDS OF THE
STATE LEGISLATURE.
The great majority OF the mem
bers OF the legislature appreciated
the fact that the wishes Of the presi-
dent Of the United States should be
given some consideration" said Mr..
Cobb. "and the bills were passed.
But. the senator from west Texas. the
man who represented US or pretended
to represent US. defied the president
and I charge him with being guilty Of
not being 100 percent American on
two more counts in the general indict-
ment."
The speaker was merciless in his
handling of senator Hudspeth's record
on "the married women's property
rights bill' and the woman's suffrage
bin. and then referred to the claim OF
the FL Paso senator that he is the
particular friend OF the cowmsn-
Hudspeth and the COwman.
Let US look into that claim" said
Mr.. Cobb. ct suppose he has. during
the 6 years he has been in the legis-
/ lature. done some things In the in
terests Of the men who range their
herds and flocks over the plains OF
west Texas. IL would be strange