El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-10

: cry principle a woman's heart calls
the right one"
Duty Of Women to Vote.
Addressing the women as free,
Judge KING. following Miss Dietrich.
emphasized the responsibility woman
has shOuldered with the ballot 1T
is not only the right and privilege.
but the responsibility and duty Of
every woman to register and then 20
vote. Women are as responsible Tor
good or bad government as men are
A man who doesn't vote IS not held
the best citizen, so women fail TO per-
form this duty when they don't vote"
The speaker said he had fought for
prohibition and woman suffrage for
so years, since as a young man he
vas sent TO the Arkansas Legislature
Judge king continued:
HudHpefh Against Women
Men favor those who befriend
them. has Hudspeth ever been the
trlend OF me women oI LeSas- 1ou
have cried out in anguish for prOhi-
bition in Texas and Hudspeth voted,
I understand, gainst it. ] don't know
Hudspeth, but from his record know
he is against the two things dearest
to woman's heart"
This speaker also asked why there
should be an eight hour law for men
and a nine hour law for women. and
then related how some years ago the
brewers got in trouble at sulphur
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lawyers in Dallas and came all the
way 20 FL Paso TO engage Hudspeth
for a $4,000 fee
why Gail HudspethF
Il don't know any other lawyer
here who could command q $4,000
fee 70 go 70 Sulphur Springs Now
why did they employ him and pay
Leaving this question unanswered.
Judge King told how when he was a
HaM
railroads all sent him annual passes,
and he was foolish enough in his
youth TO use them. County commits
sioners and even judges. he said. Sc
cured them. the object being to in
Iuence favorable action towards the
railroads In plain English. 70 was
graft" the speaker said.
Cobb Recognized in Washington.
Nov, as to Cobb. IL you send him
TO congress, you viii send a man who
VIII reflect credit on the district and
himself This district IS in need Of
an Intellectual giant in congress.
Zach Lamar Cobb IS next to the presi- Z
dent, and is recognized in Washing
ton as 100 Per cent American. He
could in 80 days after going to Wash
ington make speech on the floor I
of congress"
Hudspeth's Mental Attitude.
The speaker then recounted Hubs /
peth's fight against the law taking
first papers in Texas, and Judge King I
expressed the opinion that foreign |
ers should not be allowed to vote un- I
I'll they are in this country p years D
He described Hudspeth's mental atti- 1
tude IN Opposing the measure as 1ol- ]
lows: when he voted against the /
bin. he was influenced uncOnsciOusly I
by the $4,000 fee. He didn't want that /
element that always votes for liquor /
TO be without the vote"
TIL
Judge Isaaclks. who was a leader in /
the last prohibition fight in FL Pas0. 7
and who, when he lived at Midland, I
Texas, was campaign manager for I
congressman W. r Smith, said
In making up our minds how we I
shall vote for congressman, or for Z
any other representative officer. it ]
occurs TO me that we should consider I
the candidate from three standpOints, :
viz. First, is he honest: second. is ]
he capable; and, third, what does he /
stand for. In this case. I viii discuss /
the facts and leave 10 TO you TO de- I
eide upon each Of the questions. Hav- ]
ing determined these questions, then /
which OF the two candidates stand Tor L
the principles and policies and has i
stood for the principles and policies D
that he or she stands FOR. In ad- !
dition to the requirement that can
didate must be both honest and capa-
for and what principles Of legislation \
he would be likely 70 advocate II \
elected to congress. and. with the eX-
ception Of replying to some charges 4
made against Mr.. Cobb by senator
Hudspeth and his campaign commit
tee. I shall limit my discussion to the
records OF the two candidates, the
they have stood for and
are advocating.
slIr. Cobb f., and has been for
years, a genuinely progressive
Democrat He has stood for all
OF the progressive Democratic
fdeass especially those emuncfused
and carried into effect by presi-
dent Wilson. I have known Mr..
Cobb for long number Of years,
and OF him even longer, and um-
I'll he announced as a candidate
for congress against senator
HudEpefh, I had never heard his
Democracy questioned, nor heard
his advocacy OF prohibition and
woman suffrage questioned.
know that as long as five years
ago he was an ardent advocate Of
both Of these progressive meas
urea.
senator Hudspeth and his cam
1aign managers ask the question. and
apparently make 10 one Of their lead
nE issues. What has Cobb doneT
Possibly the asking OF this question
viii influence some voters. II the