The Sentinel=record., 1911-02-24
[. C. LEML.Y
CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR
HIs Platform

Tn announcing my candidacy for the onice of 1iayor of Hot Springs as an Independent, I do so after due con sioeration. am Democrat. and be- lleVe in the principles of Democracy am, however, of the opinion that politics should not be a factor in our local elections. especially believe so in the coming election. am in favor or radical change in the policy that has been in vogue here for the thirty fve 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 lcssening the burdens of tle 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 propcsit on owe 1t to the citizens of Hot Springs let them know how propose to do this In the first place, will. in po- nee court fines, get revenue out of gambeers of at least $10O,O0O a year It 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 pra. pared, when the occasion arises ta prove that they can well afford to nay all that l will expect of them. Gam Dlng is an unlawful vocation. and can not be licensed, but revenue must he obtained in fines. Some good people and there are many, and am ambi stious to be ceassed as one of them will exclaima "Horrible;" @The 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 I diIl 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 chance no matter how dangerous.
 In the second place, am in favor of getting a largely increased revenue rom 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, l 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- tion. 1t has been tried in many places, and in all with success. So much so that when the number of I- censes are limited in proportion to the population they are frequently sold at premium.
 I 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 B 1-3 per cent off 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. I never gamble, seldom drink iI1toxicants, but all men must be judges of their own acts and responsible for them. This policy is the only way to solve our perplexing problems. rhe 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. IL is not human nature to be content under continuous imposi- ton.
 1 am in favor of allowing any man in the hotel business to present his card wherever he pleases so he does it in a gentlemanly manner. l am op- posed to hauling and pulling visitor around to get him to go to any hotel. Such an act would be censured by me, and I would see that the offender was punished to the fullest extent of the flaw. Any man may recommend a doc tor if he does not have to tell false hood to do it, when he is asked and IS not making a business of it. Hotel men and doctors would not be able 10 fool me, nor will the doctor who mas them employed. will not let any doc- tor or doctors cause me to honnu down anybody; I will do my duty anu will not be made tool of by any one am thoroughly conversant with the local conditions, and believe am cap