The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1911-02-23
C. C. LEMLY
CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR
His Platform

Office of l.ayor OF Hot Springs as an
independent, | do so after due con-
sideration. | am a Democrat. and be-
lieye in the principles Of Democracy.
II am, however, Of the opinion tlat
politics should not be factor in our
local elections. especially believe so
In the coming election. am IN favor
OF a radical change in the policy that
has been in vogue here for the thirty
five years OF my citizenship. | am in
favor OF giving the people an inning
am in favor Of largely increasing the
revenue of the city, and of lessening
the burdens of the w-abiding citi-
zens. and placing them on the should
ers of the law broa.sers. This is
radical departure. and all citizens, IT.
respective OF political affiliation should
be allowed to vote on the propcsit on.
! owe 1t to the citizens of Hot Springs
0 let them Know how propose TO do
his. In the first place, / will, in po-
lice court fines, get revenue out OF
gamblers CT at least 100000 a year.
L will only be by the process of daily
fines that will be able to do this. and
gambling would soon be confined to
three or -four houses and I am pre-.
pared, when the occasion arises, to
prove that they can well afford to pay
all that will expect of them. Gam
blng Is an unlawful vocation, and can
not be licensed, but revenue must be
obtained in fines. Some good people,
and there are many, and | am ambi.
stious to be cSassed as one of them.
will exclaima Horrible" aThe idea
of such proposition will say 10
my good friends that If death were the
penalty for worshipping God, they
would all worship Him still. | dill also
state that if the same penalty were
inflicted for gambling, gambling
would still go on. 1t was a race
between Adam and Eve as to wno
would get the apple, and the world
has been full Of people ever since who
are willing to take chance no matter
how dangerous.
In the second place, | am in favor
OF getting largely increased revenue
from saloons. People who dance
should pay the fiddler" and If the sa
loon men cause. by the sale of liquor,
ninety eight per cent of the crimes
that are committed, / am in favor OF
making them foot the bills that the
trials of the criminal class will cost
the people. This can be easily done.
No one who runs a saloon in a proper
manner Will be hurt. High license is
the only solution of the liquor ques-
ton. 1t has been tried in many
places, and in all with success. So
much so that when the number of IL
censes are limited in proportion to
the population they are frequently
sold at premium.
| earnestly believe that II am
elected that the policies / favor will
result in doubling the value of real
estate and materially increase the
business OF the merchants Real es-
tate is 80 i-3 per cent eff and business
fully as much. Give us only the sick
and the saints, and we will come to
want. / am not going to open gambl-
ing houses, just get the money from |
thos ewho gamble. ! never gamble, |
seldom drink intoxicants, but all men |
must be judges of their own acts AMI |
responsible for them. This policy is
the only way to solve our perplexins |
problems. The people win be content
and cease to grumble, when they be |
gin to reap the benefit from the rev.
enue that the gambling and saloons /
will pay. 1t is net human nature 20 |
be content under a continuous imposi-
ton
! am in favor Of allowing any man
in the hotel business to present his |
card wherever he pleases so he does
1t in gentlemanly manner am OPP
posed to hauling and pulling a visitor
around to get him to go to any hotel
Such an act would be oensured by me.
md would see that the offender was
punished to the fullest extent of the
law. Any man may recommend doc
.or If he does not have to tell false
hood to do Il, when he Is asked and is
not making a business of IT, Hotel
men and doctors would not be able to
ool me, nor will the doctor who has
hem employed. will not let any doc
or or doctors cause me to hound
Town anybody; I will do my duty. and
viii not be made tool OF by any one
am thoroughly conversant with the
ocal conditions. and believe I am cap
lble Ct mastering the situation. have
stated in previous articles what could
re done with this largely increased
eYenue. will re-state II so that
will not be misunderstood by any one
seautify the city. make good roads.
'eautify the streets. entertain visitors
= j. J. oNseiias wise the town. i'm
Joan scheuriciL rtment, etc. Hot