The Sentinel=record., 1911-03-31
A COMMUNICATION.
ro the Hon. W. W. Waters. Candidate
 for Mayor of Hot Springs.


 tempts to draw you out of the hole it seems 6perhaps just seems). you have taken refuge in. I will congratulate you on being like the beloved Nazarene in, at least one respect "He opened not his mouth" This is also a time of trial for you and me Mir Waters, and thought
 from your stentorian challenge to your
 opponents before the primary to meet
 you on the stump. even making dates and
 engaging halls, that your cause might be
 heard. and every candidate be given an
 Opportunity to make reply, that l. too
 would be drawn perforce into the lime
 light. l notice. however. that all your
 attempts to draw an audience met with
 signal failures. It was only when Judge
 Wood announced he would address the
 good folks that you "butted in" EEK
 cuse me, dear Waters for using slang.
 but 1t Is sometimes most expressive. If
 not elegant), that you succeeded in hay
 Ing an opportunity to show your Cicer-
 onian gifts to advantage. l have dis
 tinct recollection of the next day being
 Sunday. sweetest day of seven" and
 one you seem to enjoy fully. of your 9f
 met him. (Wood), l am not afraid to meet any of them.' I replied: That is right I would not let any man run me off the stump"
 When l recall all of these facts. I am lat a loss to understand your sphinx like attitude now. May inquire what Delilah has shorn you of your boasted deciara- tions and intentions of just "eating 'em up?" I am not going to ask you to meet me in joint discussion. I am coy land maiden-like, would prefer to be ask ed As l have been reckless enough to announce for the office you have been nominated for, when you were seeking the nomination. and there was a possi- bility of my having to run against you
 there is nothing else for me to do, but to wade in. and take the consequence of my daring. As the ardent lover would say, in writing to his sweetheart: "There is so much to tell I don't know just where to begin" Like him. in one re- spect l am after you as he was after the girl. but not with the same affec- donate longing. It may be necessary in order to properly present you to the good folks of our city, to say things that may hurt your feelings, but if do please be reminded of the fact that you alone made your official record and you alone are l responsible. If good you should be proud of it: if bad, the people whose ser want you were and want to be again. should know it. l call your attention to the fact that the same influence secured your nomination that was in combination with you when Mayor before. Your nom-
 nation was for the purpose of perfecting a machine in city and county, The same influence was at work last fall to secure the nomination and election of a prose cutting attorney for this district thus thus splitting mp the vote which enabled Judge Wood to get the prosecuting at | torneys office. The word was passed
 down the line" for this selected eand- | date, meeting of sixty or more sporting men was held in a gambling house, and they were requested. and a request Is a command. to work for this party. The result was Judge Woods election, bring ing about results just opposite to that they wished to accomplish Did 1t occur to these men. as a preacher would say: God moves in mysterious way His wonders to perform. and that they were unconsciously being made to accomplish | His purpose?
 l again assert that these combinations | are a curse and detriment to the interest of our town. I will now ask you few questions as to what took place when you were Mayor. During your administra- tion the exclusive privilele to gamble | was sold to a man by the name or Dar- gen Were you connected with this ne f;as;!!es:s etea? narSefi was Go fas the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars, made a part payment of about seven thousand dollars. The consummation of this outrageous deal was only prevented by a gambler who had a house running here at that time and he is now in the ci- ty A tragedy came near resulting, owing ot his courage to state that if anybody gambled he would This caused the deal to fall through as this gambler would have died, being man of pronounced courage, if not allowed the same privi- leges as Dargin.
 Who was this seven thousand dollars paid to, and was it returned, or not? also want to know all about the slot ! machines. These machines which were , made ito take a mans money away from him. had been arranged to make the percentage doubly strong by most of the holes that would pay more than a dollar being plugged. You owned stock in slot how much did you own2 l am seeking this information of you, so : that if you desire to answer, you will have plenty of time. I think man who will make statements that possibly re- fleet upon any ones official conduct. too late for him to answer is miserable coward, That is why I do not wait until nearer election, when you might not have an opportunity to explain. A great | many think that you stand on my plat form. l will state that you perhaps would like to have it so, if 1t could be without your committing yourself. You know I am in favor of the people getting the money. l know. and the people know. what was done when you were Mayor before. Then the people did not get the money. politicians got it to perpetuats themselves in office I want you to state what you will do if you should be- tGod forbid). elected. When you ran before you stated on the stump that you did