El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-01

ors and railroad passes. The paper
card of a railroad pass, when given TO
legislators, as bad as that practice
was and would be. amounts TO Moth
ing fin comparison with the vicious
ness OF senator Hudspeth's conduct in
accepting. and Boosting OF, the large
fee paid him by the san Antonio
Brewing company. when he was
member Of the state senate and when
the breweries were vitality interested
in the prohibition measures which
were certain TO come up before the
legislature
That Big Brewery Fee.
Senator Hudspeth is reported 70
have said that this fee from the
brewery interests was larger than J.
made during my entire law practice.
If this is true, for ] had a good prac-
tice for Is years, it simply means that
AR Hudspeth was paid vastly more
than he was worth as lawyer ana
that. therefore. the surplus over MS
legal worth must have been paid him
because he was state senator.
AS Mr.. Dudley has said 10 you
IL is vicious in principle for legis-
latOr TO receive railroad pass I say
to you that il was infinitely more
vicious for senator Hudspeth TO have
taken money from the breweries.
Hudspeth and Moral Issues.
This is shown by his subsequent
opposition TO the bills TO take the
ballot out Of the hands OF those in
capable 10 use 10 and to place il in
the hands Of the Texas women. his
opposition 10 national and statewide
prohibition, his opposition 70 the zone
bill. in short. his opposition to the
moral measures which were inimical
TO brewery interests, by which he had
been employed as lawyer and from
which he had received a fee which 10
is assumed. from his boast, was far
in excess OF what his legal attain
ments would justify
Audience Deeply Interested
Mr.. Cobb spoke for more than two
hours and held his audience almost
spellbound. 10 use much over
worked term, from his opening SEN
tence tin his castigatiOn Of his op-
ponent, though the exposition OF MS
record was completed shortly after
midnight During all that time
though the night was warm and the
court room crowded TO far more than
its seating capacity, not man or
woman left the hall, so eager ~ ere
they TO hear the ringing Pronunciation
Of the official and political acts OF the
man who has boasted that he had the
vote of Sutton county in his pocket
or words 10 that effect
The meeting was called to order by
G. w Stephenson. one Of the leading
cattlemen Of this section OF the state,
and he presided throughout The
speak ers were introduced by DR.. II.
r. Wardlaw. one Of the best known
physicians and surgeons Of West
Texas
Pool Urges Good Roads.
Judge Adrian Pool. OF Fl Paso. who
made a short talk in advocacy OF
good roads with particular reference
TO the proposed automobile highway
TO connect san Antonio with FL Paso
aaT~ nHTnH Ram
dera Kerr, Kimble, sutton, Crockett,
PecOs and Reeves counties TO Kent,
in Culberscn county where juno
tiou viii be made with the Fl Fas0-
TeZarkaua highway
He told OF his auto trip from Rock
Springs to Sonora and said It was
the first time he had Travelled road
which vas not measured by miles but
by gates. He said he asked at the
Rock Springs garage from Whlcn ne
began the journey how lar Il was
to sonora and was told that when he
opened and passed through p gates
he would be just four miles from
Finds Too Many Gates.
81 must have lost count said judge
Pool Il thought ! had opened at
least q gates when 7 met a boy and
asked him how far it was TO sonora
b To my surprise be told me 7 had just
passed through the 18th gate and had
IA more gates 10 open / thanked
him and buckled down TO business and
finally got through all the gates
and TO Socorra in time TO ask my
friend Cobb to give me minute or
two Of his time in which 10 tell you
Of my experience and 10 suggest 10
you that you organize and make an
endeavor to have Sonora placed on the
route Of the new auto road across the
state"
sonora Urged TO Get I'm Line.
Judge Pool outlined the procedure
&c will be necessary to follow TO have
the proposed road routed this way
and what must be done TO secure state
and federal aid in construction or the
road Nr. Cobb was very mucl
/ amused by judge Pools recital 81
Z his trip through the gates Of the ROCK
E Springs road as he had a similar eX-
] Derience the night before travelling
over the same road.
Cobb Uses Hudspeth's Card.
As has been the case since finding
/ &c Mr.. Cobb used the advertising caro-
l sent out By the Hudspeth committee,
I asking what Cobb has done and set
ting forth the fact that Hudspeth
] record speaks for him. as the basis OF
] his speech and with splendid ettecl
from his point Of view
In answer TO the query as to what
. has Cobb done" the speaker reviewed
/ Fl Paso and as the representative oi
I the administration during the trying
times Of revolutions in Mexico and
\ read the telegram Of commentator
sent him By Secretary McAdoO when
II he resigned TO make the race for con-
n gress and turned his commission back
IA president Wilson as clean as the
day it was given TO him.
Handled Without Gloves
Senator Hudspeth's legislative rec
ord was handled without gloves as
IL was announced in the circulars
advertising the meeting, It would b'
handled AS this is a livestock coun-
try the senator's connection with the
Juarez packing house was told in de-
tail and the question asked If there
were a livestock man in the audience
( who approved senator Hudspeth's &C.
. Ceptance Of fee as the attorney FOL
a packing plant in Jaurez agains
which all the cattle associations a.
we'll as all the cattlemen in Wes
Texas had protested. Not a word OF
. approval was heard. Mr. Cobb alsi
+ read the letter written by senator
Hudspeth asking TO be Paid $500.
and expenses to go TO washington q
fight a Democratic tariff bill.
Hudspeth and Tariff BIZ.
II allude to the attempt TO get {
big fee TO 90 to Washington to fign
a Democratic tariff bill in order e
show you that the senator had go
: into the habit OF eVuectiuE even from