The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1911-03-14
TO THE HON. W. W. WATERS.

dhi an independent canQludte LOT
the Office of Mayor OF Hot Springs
feel that it is the duty, and 1t should
be compulsory, that all aspirants for
Ioffice SHOULD EXPLICITLY 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 TO 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 you are IN
favor of gambling, right or wrong
nope the statement was made withuu.
due consideration, for if 1t was and it
is true you made 1t. it stamps you d.
being utterly unworthy of the confld
ence of the public, or the position you
seek. Mr.. Waters, you are comblna-
ton, a problem that no one, except \
person who has made you study, can
understand | believe | do. If you
Wiz 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 dine? have stated, and again
state, | am in favor of large revenue
from violators of the law. have made
known how much they shall pay, and
how | shall get it and what propose
to do with it You state you are in
favor of a 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 you intend to get It.?
What will you do with it when you
have it?! When you have 1t do you ex
pect to give us the same kind of ad-
ministration you gave us when vol
were mayor before. Mr.. Waters, look
on ycu as tide floater.' Have you
not been in all sides of all public ques-
tons? What wol you do if, when
you 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. viii take occasion
now to call your ,ttenticn to the time
| made a motion to expel C. c. Lemly
from our reform organization, be-
cause he favored getting revenue
from gamblers. Every fibre of ny
being shudders at the thought of my
fingers touching tainted money"
II is fact, Mr. Waters, that your
chameleon like views make you
non dependable. too changeable to the
to. helped pay your salary when we
employed you once before. admit
That the thought CT doing so again
does net arouse that feeling of de-
lightful anticipation that hungry
tramp experiences on setting down to
a good meal
You recall to my mind a 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
stead near, tod friends he would stop
the lynching, got en- dry goods box,
called for attention.; being well
known at place, at once quiet lawyer
begin: Fellow citizens-I am oppos
ed to lynch law under all conditions
or circumstances, give the prisoner d
fair trial, legal trial. He had no
more than gotten the words out of lis
mouth than a yell of rage rent the air.
The lawyer found he was up against
| it. He then said. but, and he hest
tated. but fellow citizens, there are
times when we law abiding citizens
must take the law in our own hanus
and this is one of those times. And
to SHOW you, my fellow citizens, that
my old heart beats in harmony with
your sentiments and outraged feelings
will asked TO be allowed the homer
to pull the rope that will swing this
wretch into eternity. ] think, Mr.
Waters, you can change front just as
quick as the Texas lawyer. Let us
Gear from you, let us know what Is
up" Yours truly.
Adyt. C. c I.EMLY
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