The Sentinel=record., 1911-02-15
WATERS MAKES REPLY.
City Needs a Man Who is Capable
 of Executive Management.
Editor s.entlnel-Record:

Editor Sentinel-Record:
 The taxpayer who has been so num- erous with his communications advo- eating MT. Jodd. pays polltax. He is writer for pay and votes to suit himself. Tn your issue of Sunday morn. ing Taxpayer" feelin gevident that he had convinced everyone to his views defied anyone to controyert his many claims in behalf of Mayor todd.
 don't care for any controversy, but do say that quite number of the as- sertions Taxpayer" puts forth are ab- solutely untrue and the reerse of the facts. I sight you to a few as a starter.
 Taxpayer" says that Mayor todd ran the city government four years on three years revenue. Neither May or Jodd nor any other man did or ever will do any such thing. The city clerks report for years 1907 and 1908, the first year of MT Jodd's ad- ministration will show that he col lected as much revenue as he is col lecting at present.
 Next, MT. Taxpayer" claims that VIC are endebted to Mayor todd for the paving of our streets. I say that he had no more to do with paving Central avenue and paying the tax than if he had lived in the wilds of South Africa. The property owners paved Central avenue and all other streets. The law says they shall and they did. The mayor and city coun- eil would have no such right if the general fund was running over with money, because the general revenue belongs to the people, and while in some cities of this state aid has been given to improvement districts the best lawyers agree that it is without warrant of law.
 Taxpayer" says that MT. todd is a philanthropist and should now have third term for the reason he en- dorsed for the city. Would he not make this same plea two years hence? I say he did no more in this line than any other business man would and could do. There was all ways revenue coming from the differ ent departments to take up any en- dorsement made, and he was only a trusted agent to convey this revenue to those who advanced funds to the city.
 Hot Springs does not need a guard ian, but Is in sore distress for man that can measure up to the require ments of a mayor; a man who knows his own mind, who. when he takes a DC sltjon on a public question is not !orted off by the first passcr-by.
 As a democrat the people owe him ro,nlng. Certainly not third term. During his thirty years residence in this community his politics have been 10 his most intimate trends conun- drum. As a mayor, I claim he has not given to all movements for the general good such push and work as should be expected of the mayor of this city. Who should be first in ev- cry movement and inaugurate move ments to keep this city on the map, if not the mayor?
 In conclusion, am in favor of featuring the Hot Water instead of Lopez" I am Tn favor of our pub lie utilities properly regulated, rather rhan such destruction as is suggested by one. I am opposed to the perpetua- ton of the present administration with all it's claims of expertness in finance. An administration that nss taken forty-seven months after it's in auguration to demand that it has any rights to exist.
 Raspec, fully,
 w. w. WATERS.