El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22
InnOUatiOnS In
Politics Of The
Candidate Today
Judge Eylar Recalls Past
Performances and Offers
Some Suggestions.

Politics don't change much In El
Paso.7 said judge Albert s. J.. Eylar
Of Mesquite. y. ". former county
judge here The candidates are Just
as anxious TO get invitations to par
ties now as they used 20 he. although
the scope Of the invitations is some
what wider now. including sewing
circles. mothers associations and the
other paraphernalia of the equal SUI
frage movement. Where tho crowd
is. there Is the candidates heart. il
the crowd has votes ] remember
school trustee campaign several years
ago, in which well known educator
was accused Of having led a political
procession through the redlight dis
trict, finishing It with q speech to the
voters OF that section Of the world. 1
don't know whether the charge IS
true or not. but. If so, I am sorry that
7 missed il. for he is not only q good
man but good speaker also.
Il observe that one Of our minis
tiers has invited candidates TO occupy
his pulpit sunday Did he have any
trouble getting them to accept I
should say not From the way DR..
knicllerbOcker states 10. each one
jumped at the invitation and swal-
lowed it, bait. hook and sinker, and
ran away with IL before he could lay
down the phone
ut seems TO me that the old story
is true ? have told about the well
known educator. that he might smile.
now at the pulpit candidates as he
passes by. Understand that I don't
insinuate that the church is as
strange a place for these men as was
the redight district TO the educator.
but ] am merely calling attention -
the fact that the active candidate is
not drawing the line on invitations Of
any character. And why should he.
and how can he, make distinctions
when the law makes none and gives
the vote 10 all alike and counts them
all the same2
II consider the most picturesque
and effective political meetings in
which / ever participated were those
staged some years ago by my old
friend. Joe Rogers, who conceived
the idea OF sandwichinE political
speeches in between prize fights. A
squared circle makes an excellent
platform for a speaker. elevated. as It'll
usually IS above the surrounding
crowd The speaker doesn't have to
invite the audience TO come up closer
They are always just as close TO the
always awake. NO fight ran ever
went 10 sleep around the ring. And
such an appreciative audience. with
fhe cheers, the Soak 'em, Billy the
Hit en- again. Johnny as the orator
lands his jabs and upDercuts on the
reputation OF the opposition. applause
just as strong for the orator as for
the pugilist. as the speaker tears his
way under the hide Of the opposition.
hitting either above or below the belt.
as the Inspiration catches him
With the manly art once more TO
the Iront and made more respectable
BY the training the army and navy
have given the boys. II seems to me
thar mere statement now that on
such a night the well known Battling
Bear would spar four rounds with
the Wildcat Kid. after wbich--
the celebrated orator OF the
would be given ten minutes in which
TO administer the X. o. to the 'ras-
Gals (either those in office or those
who want TO get in) would draw a
crowd not only from the four corners
Of the city, but even as far away as
New Mexico