The Sentinel=record., 1911-03-12
TO TIE HON. W. W. WATERS.
Dear Waters

Dear Waters.
 l am an independent candidate for
 the office of Mayor cf Hot Springs !
 feel that t is the duty. and 1t should
 be compulsory. that all aspirants for
 office s.icuId expIicitely state. and in-
 form the people at whose hands they
 seek promotion and honors. just what
 they propose to do if elected. and how
 they propose 10 do it. have done all of this in my announcement. am no.
 attempting in any manner or by men
 tai reservations to deceive the people
 as to my intentions. All have heard
 of your platform Is that yon are in
 favor of gambling. right or wrong I dope the statement was made witlAoas
 due consideration. for if 1t was and 1T
 is true y0a made it, 1t stamps yoa a-
 being utterly unworthy of the confid ence of the public, or the positicn you seek Mir. Waters. you are combine ltion, a problem that 10 one. except T person who has made you study, can understand. I believe I do. If you wih be honest with yourself. before this campaign is over. think you will acknowledge that Lemly is a good student of human nature. By the way, who nominated you and how was
 is dineg have stated. and again
 state, l am in favor Of large revenue from vfolators of the law. I have made
 known how much they shall pay, and
 how I shall get it and what I propose
 to d. with il You state you are in favor of wide open town, may inquire how wide open" you want to swing the gates. How much revenue
 do you expect to get from the gam bling and how do ycu intend to get it?
 What will you do with it when yoa have it?! When you have it do you ex- lEect to give us the same kind of ad ministration you gave us when you | were mayor before. Mir Waters, look l lon you as tide ioater.r Have yon | not been in all sides of all public ques tions? What wot you do if, when sou arose in the morning, you should | find large majority of the people in favor of closed town?" Don't you think that your past record would justify the belief that you would roll your fingers through those leonine locks and say, boys. am with you never did see how any man of self | respect could favor this wide open town policy. I will take occasion now to call your >tfention to the time I made motion 10 expel c. C. I1smly from our reform organization, be cause he favored getting a revenue from gamblers Every fibre of m being shudders at the thought of my fingers touching tainted money"
 Ii is fact, MT. Waters, that your .'chamelion like" views make you non -defendable, too changeable to tie to. helped pay your salary when we employed you cnce before. I admit taat the thought Of doing so again does not arouse that feeling of de lightfnl anticipation that 8 hungry | tramp experiences On setting down to a good meal
 You recall to my mind lawyer down in Texas A brutal crime had | been committed, an outraged number of citizens had captured the criminal
 had rope around his neck, lawyer l stcad near, told friends he would stop | the lynching, got cn dry goods box.
 called for attention: being well l known at place, at once quiet lawyer 1 begin: Fellow citizens-I am oppos ed to lynch law under all conditions 1 or circumstances. give the prisoner 1 fair trial. legal trial. He had no
 more than gotten the words out of lis l mouth than yell Of rage rent the air i The lawyer found he was up against l | it." He then said. but, and he hesi- tated, but fellow citizens, there ara times when we law abiding citizens must take the law in our own hanas
 and this is one of those times. And ] to snow you. my fellow citizens. that my old heart beats in harmony with l FosiT sentiments and outraged feelings will asked to be allowed the homer to pull the rope that will swing this wretch into eternity. I think, Mir. Waters. you can change front just as quick as the reYas lawyer. Let Us Lear from you, let Us know what $ Iup." Yours truly, Advt. C. (. LEMLY.