The Sentinel=record., 1911-03-26

Tor Mayor Of Hot Springs.
lionorcd SIR
have made several Intellectual at
tshpts Is draw you out of the hole II
seems, (perhars Just seems). YOU have
taken refuge in. 1 viii congratulate you
on being like the beloved Nazarene in. at
least one respects HE opened not his
mouth This Is also a time Of trial for
you and me, Mr. Waters and | though.
from your stentoran challenge to your
opponents before the primary. to meet
you on the stump. even making dates ana
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. ! notice, however, that all your
lattempts to draw an audience met with
signal failures. II 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 it is sometimes most expressive, II
not elegantly, that you succeeded in hav-
ing an opportunity to show your Clcer-
oman gifts to advantage / have a dis
tinct recollection Of the next day being
lt'AAhtA9s SNttttSt ujN OF StNent ana
one you seem to enjoy fully, of your
coming TO my store and saying. "Lemly,
met him, (Wood). l am not afraid to
meet any Of them" | replied: @rhat is
right, / would not let any man run me
off the stump"
! When ! recall all OF these facts, I am
at loss 70 understand your sphinx like
attitude now. May inquire what Delilah
has shorn you of your boosted declara-
lions and intentions of just eating EN-
up% / am not going to ask you to
meet me IN joint discussion. | am coy.
land 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 possi-
bilty Of my having to run against YOU.
there is nothing else for me 70 do, but
to wade in. ard take the consequence of
my daring As the ardent lover would
lsay. in writing to his sweetheart: There
Is SO much to tell don't know just
where to Begin Like him, in one re-
spect, | am after you as he was after
the girl, but not with the same affec-
tlonate 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 If 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 il: if bad. the people whose SER
| want you were and want to be again.
should know It. / 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 fan &c Seeess.
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
tofney's office. The word was passed
down the line" for this selected eandi-
date, a meeting OF sixty or more sporting
men was held in gambling house, and
they We're requested, and a request is a
command to work for this party. This
result was Judge Woods election. bring
| ing about results just opposite TO that
they wished TO accomplish. Did it occur
to these mene as a preacher would say
"God moves in a mysterious way His
wonders to perform" and that they were
unconsciously being made to accomplish
/ His purpose?
again assert that these combinations
are curse and detriment to the interest
of our town. | will now ask you a few
questions as to what took place when you
were Mayor. During your administra
ton the exclusive privilele TO gamble
was sold to 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
made a part payment Of about seven
thousand dollars. The contamination Of
this outrageous deal was only prevented
! by a gambler who had house running
here AT that time and he is now in the ci-
i ty 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 man Of pronounced
courage If not allowed the same privl-
leges as Dargin
Who was this seven thousand dollars
paid TO, and was II 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
lholes that would pay more than dollar
being plugged. You owned stock in slot
machines how many~did you own?.
am seeking this information of YOU, so
that if you desire to answer you will
| have plenty of time. l think man who
will make statements that possibly re-
| fleet upon any ones official conduct, too
/ late for him 70 answer Is a miserable
/ coward. That is why do not wait until
/ nearer election. when YOU might not
have an opportunity to explain. I great
many think that you stand on my plat
form. | will state that you perhaps would
like TO have il so, If it could be without
| your committing yourself You know !
am Ia 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 1t to perpetnate
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