The Sentinel=record., 1911-02-25
[. C. LEMLY
CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR
His Platform

III announcing my candidacy for the office of lIayor of Hot Springs as an lhaependent, l do so after due con. sideration. l am Democrat. and be- lieVe in the principles of Democracy. am, however, of the opinion that politics should not be a factor in our local elections. I especially believe so m the coming election l am in favor or radical change in the policy that mas been in vogue here for the thirty- iive years of my citizenship. I 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 law abiding citI- zens, and placing them on the should CTS of the law breakers. This is a radical departure, and all citizens. ir- respective of political utilization should be allowed to vote on the proposit on. owe 1t to the citizens of Hot Springs to let them know how propose to do
 
 this. In the first place, I will. in po- lice court fines, get a revenue out of gamblers of at least $100,0O0 a year. It Will only be by the process of daily fines that l will be able to do this. and gambling would soon be confined tol taree or four houses and I am pre-. pared, when the occasion arises, to prove that they can well afford to pay all that I will expect of them. Gam olng 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. stlous to be c2assed as one of them. will exclaim: 'FIorrble:" "The idea of such a proposition" I will say 10 my good friends that if death were the penalty for worshipping God, they would all worship Him still. I dill also state that if the same penalty were inflicted for gambling, gambling would still go on. It was a race between Adam and Eve as to wao would get the apple, and the world has been full of people ever since who are willing to take a chance no matter how dangerous.
 In the second place, I 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, I 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 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 li- censes are limited in proportion to the population they are frequently sold at premium.
 earnestly believe that if 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 33 Is per cent eff and business fully as much. Give us only the sick and the saints, and we will come to want. I am not going to open gambl- ing houses, just get the money from thos ewho gamble. l never gamble, seldom drink intoxieants, but all men must be judges of their own acts and responsible for them. This policy is the only way to solve our perplexins problems. The people will 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. It is not human nature to be content under a continuous imposi- ton.
 am in favor of allowing any man in the hotel business to present ms card wherever he pleases so he does it in a gentlemanly manner l am op- posed to hauling and pulling a visitor around to get him to go to any hotel Such an act would he censured by me, and I would see that the offender was punished to the fullest extent cf the law. Any man may recommend doc Tor if he does not have to tell false hood to do it; when he is asked and IS ncd making a business of 1t. Hotei men and doctors would not be able to fool me, nor will the doctor who has them employed. will not let any doc- for or doctors cause me to hounu down anybody; will do my duty ahi will not be made tool of by any one I am thoroughly ccnversant With the local conditions, and believe am cap ahle of mastering inc situation have stated in previous articles waat couiq ha done with this largely increased