The Sentinel=record., 1911-02-16
c. C. LE MLY
CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR
His Platform

!lndcpendent, do SO after due con. sideration. l am Democrat. and be- lieve in the principles of Democracy am, however, of the opinion that politics shculd not be factor in our local elections especially believe so In the coming election. I am in favor of radical change In the policy that has been in vogue here for the thirty five years of my citizenship. am in favor of giving the people an Inning am in favor Of largely increasing the revenue Of the city, and of icssening tho burdens Of the law-abiding eiti- zens, and placing them on the should CTS of the law brea.Sers. This is radical departure, and all citizens, ir- respective of political utilization should be allowed to vote on the proposit on. owe it to the citizens of Hot Springs
 o let them know how propose to do this In the first place, I will, in po- lice court fines. get revenue out of gambers Of at least $100,00O year. 1t will only be by the process of daily fines that will be able to do this. and rambling would soon he confined to taree or four houses and T am pre- pared, when the occasion arises, to prove that they can well afford to pay all that I will expect of them. Gam. blng Is an unlawful vocation, and can. not be licensed, but revenue must be obtained in fines. Some good people. and there are many and I am ambi- slious to be caassed as one of them. will cxclaim: 'Horrible" "The idea Of such a proposition" I will say to my good friends that if death were the penalty for worshipping God, they would all worship Him still. dill also state taat if the same penalty were Inflicted for gambling. gambling would stlll go on. It was race between Adam and Eve as to who would get the apple, and the world has been full of people ever since who are willing to take chance no matter how dangerous.
 In the second place, am in favor of getting largely increased revenue from saloons. People who dance should pay the fiddler" and if the sa- loon men cause, by the sale of liquor. ninety eight per cent of the crimes that are committed I am in favor of making them foot the bills that tho trials of the criminal class will cost the people. This can be easily done. No one who runs saloon in proper manner will be hurt. High license is the only solution of the liquor quds. tion. It has been tried in many places, and in all with success. So much so that when the number of li- censes are limited in proportion to the population they are frequently sold at premium.
 ] earnestly believe that If am elected that the policies I favor will result in doubling the value of real estate and materially increase the business of the merchants. Real es- tate is g Is per cent eff and business fully as much. Give us only the sick and the saints, and we wih come to want. l am not going to open gamhl- ing houses, inst get the money from thos ewho gamble never gamble, seldom drink intoxicants, but all men lmnst he judges Of their own acts and irresponsible for them. This policy is the only way ito solve our perplexing lnroblems. The people will be content and cease to grnmble, when they be- gin to reap the benefit from the rev enue that the gambling and saloons will pay II Is not human nature to be content under a continuous imposi- ton.
 1 I am In favor Of allowing any man
 in the hotel business to present his card wherever he pleases so he does lit in q gentlemanly manner. I am op- posed to hauling and pulling visitor laround to get him to go to any hotel Such an act would be censured by me.
 and would see that the offender was lpunisaed to the fullest extent of the law. Any man may recommend q doc tor if he does not have to tell a faise- hood to do 1t. when he is asked and Is lnet making business of it. Hotel men and doctors would not be able to fool me, nor will the doctor who has them employed. will not let any doc tor or doctors cause me to hound down anybody: will do my duty, and will not he made tool of by any one I am thoroughly conversant with the local conditions, and believe am cap able cf mastering the situation. have stated in previous articles what could he done with this largely increased revenue. I will re-state 1t so that will moi be misunderstood by any one Beautify the city, make good roads, beautify the streets. entertain visitors with music, advertise the town. i'm prove the fire department. etc. Hot l Springs Is in somnambulistic state. ] I would awaken her Some folks will