The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1911-03-28
A COMMUNICATION.
10 the Hon. w w. Waters, Candidate
for Mayor Of Hot Springs.

taken refuge IN. ] VIII congratulate you
on being like the beloved Nazarene In. at
least, one respect: Gle opened not his
mouth This is also a time OF trial for
YOU and me. Mr.. Waters. and / thought
from your stentoshn 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 /, too
would be drawn perforce into the lime
light notice. however that all your
attempts to draw an audience met with
signal failures. 1t was only when Judge
Wood announced he would address the
good folks that you Quilted in lex
cuse me. dear Waters, for using slang
but 1t Is sometimes most expressive. if
not elegantly, that you succeeded in hav-
ing an opportunity to show your Cicer-
oman gifts to advantage. | have a dis
tinct recollection of the next day being
Sunday sweetest day OF seven" and
one you seem to enjoy fully, OF your
coming to my store and saying: "Lemly.
| met him, wood, i am not afraid to
meet any of them" / replied: THAT is
off the stump"
i When ] recall all of these facts, am
at loss to understand your sphinx like
attitude now. May inquire what Deliah
has shorn you of your boosted declara-
tons and intentions OF just "eating em
up?" l am not going to ask you TO
meet me in joint discussion. / am coy,
and maiden like, would prefer to be ask
ed. AS | have been reckless enough TO
announce for the Office you have been
nominated for. when you were seeking
the nomination. and there was a possl-
blity 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-
spcct, ! am after you as he was after
the girl, but not with the same affec-
tionate longing. 1t 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 II do please be
reminded of the fact that you alone made
your official record and you alone are
| responsible. If good you should be
proud of it; il bad. the people whose SER
want you WERE and want to be again.
should know 1t. 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 perfectins
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 UP the vote which enabled
Judge Wood TO get the prosecuting at
torneys office. The word was passed
down the line" for this selected candi-
date. a meeting of sixty or more sporting
men was held in a gambling house, and
they were requested, and a request is
command. 10 work for this party. The
result was Judge Woods election, bring
ing about results just opposite TO that
they wished to accomplish. Did It occur
to these men. as preacher would say
God moves in a 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 l will now ask you a few
questions as to what took place when you
We're Mayor. During your administra-
ton the exclusive privilele to gamble
was sold to a man by the name of Oar
gen. Were you connected with this ne
farious transaction? Dargen was to pay
the sum OF twenty-five thousand dollars
rI.4e.
thousand dollars. The contamination of
this outrageous deal was only prevented
10y a gambler who had house running
here at that time and he is now in the ci-
ty a tragedy came near resulting. owing
OF his courage to state that If anybody
gambled he would. This caused the deal
to fall through. as this gambler would
have died. being a man of pronounced
courage. If not allowed the same privl-
| leges as Dargin.
Who was this seven thousand dollars
paid to. and was 1t returned, or not?
also want to know all about the slot
machines. These machines. which were
made ito take mans money away from
him." had Been arranged to make the
percentage doubly strong by most of the
N"Af+N-
being plugged. You owned stock In slot
machines, how much did you own?
am seeking this information Of you, so
that II you desire to answer. you will
have plenty of time. l think man who
viii make statements that possibly re-
fleet upon any ones official conduct, too
late for him to answer Is a miserable
coward. That is why do not walt until
nearer election, when you might not
have an opportunity to explain. / great
many think that you stand on my plat
form. / will state that you perhaps would
like to have 1t so. II 1t could be without
your committing yourself You know
am in favor of the people getting the
money. | 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 perpetuate
themselves In office. l want you to state
what you will do if you should be, God
forbid) elected. When you ran before
you stated on the stump that you did
not want the 'ngger' vote. ! under
stand you are now eager to get IT, This
Il another instance OF vtur change Of