The Sentinel=record., 1911-03-21
TO THE VOTERS, TAXPAYERS AND FELLOW CITIZENS
 OF HOT SPRINGS.


 not run in majority of instances With the least hope or wish to pe elected. ran for the pleasure. fun and recreation I got out of it. lova to go out into the country and hear the birds sing, see the ripnlins streams, drink the pure water direct from the springs. feel the braezcs, laden with the perfume of wild flow CTS, fan my cheeks. love to see the farmer and his family living the simple life. free from all the turmoil, strife and duplicity of the city. en- ioyed all of this; 1t was change, and restful.
 But, and l hesitate not to state, fel- low citizens, am running this race n dead, sober earnestness. I want to be elected And why? Because feel that l can do great deal of good. Nothing but the deplorable condition of local affairs could induce me to run for of flee now. Real estate and property CT all kinds is way below par. Business Is not up to the standard, patronage insufficient to support population of a city of this size. What produced It :? A mistaken view of the reformers had something to do with it, and the con tinual wrangling and fighting that We havo had all th.n fi4,a rho idna ne going back to the days when w. w. Waters was mayor is sufficient 10 make thoughtful man shudder. It would fbe making bad matters worse l radically differ with Judge J. E. Wood in his regulation of local affairs, but mistaken as ae may be, I admire his consistency and honesty, and if t should come to the point when We must decide whether we will have Judge Wood or the murderers. I am in flavor of keeping Judge Wood. do not mean by this statement to prejudice the cases of those who are accused Of crime; l do not mean to state that any man accused of the atrocious crimes that have been com mitted in Garland county is now under arrest, but I do mean to say that Gar land county is very much in need of a vigorous, intelligent, capable, vigil lant prosecuting attorney, to bring the criminals to justice, in order that life may be considered safe in Hot Sprinas and the blot on the fair name of our city may be removed, and such man I believe to be Judge Wood
 | am in favor of a consistent man, one whom you can place confidence 1 in, rather than one who will make all sorts of promises and pledges, and # lit suits his plans, ignore them all. What did W. w Waters do when mayor before, and what did he prom ise? He promised the hotel men that all of their rights should be respected. Did he keep his word? No, he did not. He even wrote an agreement to make certain man chief of police. Did ne do it? No he could not see 1t that way. It is said he is now in league with county officers, as he was when mayor before. All of the gamblers and all others wao live by violations oi the law were forced to support him in the primary election. They at least were requested to do so. and re- quest is equivalent to command. am opposed to an alliance of county and city officials It means a sacrifice of public welfare have made no one --gamblers, saloon men, drummers-- or any one else, promise other than those made in my platform. and will not do so, so Lelp me God. wish to serve notice on the saloon men that while I am high license man. and the city council only can raise the saloon license, that my views are irrevocable. And, if they combine against me to encompass my defeat, that will accept lt ds a declaration of war, and whether elected or not, that will be untirlng unceasing in my efforts to convince this community to believe as 1 do' and conscientiously do. that high IT. cense is the proper solution Of the liquor question Now, it is up to yon' gentlemen, what you will do? l wisn tn state tn the gamblers that 1 have no promise to make other than these made in my announcement. l believe large revenue from gambling is the proper thing for our city and will re- suit in much good, as it will eliminate the dives and robbers dens where t1e unsuspecting are fieeeed, and giv us houses that, under police protection will at least give man a run fer h's money. if he wishes to sport Tn other words, ne will not be robbed, l