The Sentinel=record., 1911-03-29

TO the Hon. w w. Waters. Candidate
for Mayor Of Hot Springs.

tcmpts to draw you out Of the hole it
seems, perhaps just seems). you have
taken refuge in. ! win 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 Mr. Waters. and l thought
from your stentorian challenge TO your
opponents before the primary to meet
you on the stump, even making dates and
lengasing 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
lattempts to draw an audience met with
signal failures. 1t was only when Judge
Wood announced he would address the
good folks that you "butted in" (Ex-
cuse me, dear Waters. for using slang
but II IS sometimes most expressive. II
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: "LemIy,
met him, tWood), / am not afraid 10
meet any Of them" | replied; "That is
right I would not let any man run me
off the stump"
When l recall all of these facts. I am
at loss to understand your sphinx like
attitude now May / Inquire what Delilah
has shorn you of your boosted declara-
tions and Intentions of just eating EN-
up?" l am noe going to ask you 10
meet me in joint discussion. am coy.
and maiden-llke. 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 posi-
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 / 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-
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 if / do please be
reminded OF the fact that you alone made
your official record. and you alone are
responsible. II good. you should be
proud of 1t; If bad, the people whose ser
want you were. and want TO be again.
should know H. | call yeur attention 20
the fact that the same influence secured
| your nomination that was In combination
with you when Mayor before. Your nom
ination 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 up the vote which enabled
| Judge Wood to get the prosecuting at
| torney's office. The word was passed
down the line for this selected candi-
date. a meeting of sixty or moro sporting
| men was held In a gambling house, and
they were requested. and a request is n
command. to work for this party. The
result was Judge Woods election bring
ing about results just opposite TO that
they wished 10 accomplish. Did II occur
to these men, 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 a curse and detriment to the interest
Of our town / will now ask you few
questions as to what took place when you
were Mayor. During your admnistra
ton the exclusive privilele to gamble
was sold to a man by the name of OAR
gen. Were you connected with this me-
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
shis outrageous t.es;i was only prevented
by a gambler who had a house running
here at that time and he is now in the eli
IT, tragedy came near resulting, owing
of his courage TO state that If ANYBODY
gambled he would This caused the deal
to fan through as this gambler would
have died, being man of pronounced
courage. If not allowed the same privi
Ieges 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 "to take a man's 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
machines, how much did you ownP !
am seeking this information of you, so
that If you desire TO answer, you will
have plenty of time. l think a man who
viii make statements that possibly re-
fleet upon any ones official conduct, too
late for him to answer is miserable
coward. That Is why l do not wait until
nearer election. when you might not
nave an opportunity to explain. A great
many think that you stand on my plat
form. / viii state that you perhaps would
like to have II 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 II to perpetuate
themselves Ia office. l want you to state
what you win do il you should be- (God
forbid. elected When you ran before
you stated on the stump that you did
not want the ''nigger" vote. ! under