The Sentinel=record., 1911-02-17
6. C. LE MLY
CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR
His Platform

In announcing my candidacy for the
 office of Mayor of Hot Springs as an Independent, I do so after due con- sideration. am a Democrat, and be. lieve in the principles of Democracy. am, however, of the opinion tlat politics should not be factor in our local elections. l especially believe so In the coming election. am in favor of a radical change in the policy that
 has been in vogue here for the thirty live 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 Reasoning the burdens of the law abiding citi. zens, and placing them on the should CTS of the law breakers. This is a radical departure, and all citizens. ir- respective of political utilization should
 be allowed to vote on the proposit on. owe 1t to the citizens of Hot Springs 70 let them know how l propose to do this. In the first place, I will in po- nee court fines, get a revenue out of gamblers of at least $1O0,0O0 a year. It will only be by the process of daily fines that 1 will be able to do this. and gambling would soon be confined to t1ree or four houses and I am ore. pared, when the occasion arises. to prove that they can well afford to pay all that I will expect of them. Gam
 ping is an unlawful vocation. and can. not be licensed, but revenue must he obtained in fines. Some good people,
 ana there are many, and I am ambi. stlous to be ceassed as one of them. will exclaim: "Horrible:" "The idea CT such n proposition" I will say 10 my good friends that if death were the penalty for worshipping God, they would all worship Him still. I dill also staoe that if the same penalty were inflicted for gambling, gambling would still 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.
 Tn the second place, I am in favor or 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 the trials of the criminal class will cost the people. This can be easily done. NO one who runs saloon in a proper manner will be hurt. High license is the only solution of the liuuor oues- tion. 1t has been tried in many places, and in all vita success. So much so that when the number of li- censes are limited in proportion to the population they are frequently sold at premium.
 I earnestly believe that if I 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 B 1-S per cent off and business fully as much. Give us only the sick and the saints, and we will come to want. l am not going to open gambl- ing houses, just get the money from thos ewho gamble. I never gamble, seldom drink intoxicants, but all men must be judges of their own acts and responsible for them. This policy Is the only way to solve our perplexing problems. The people will be content and cease to grumble, when they be- gin to reap the benefit from the rev enue that the gambling and saloons will pay. It is not human nature to be content under continuous imposi- tion.
 I am in favor of allowing any man in the hotel business to present his card wherever lie pieases SC he dcos it in gentlemanly manner I am op- posed to hauling and pulling a visitor around to get him to go to any hotel. Such an act would be censured by me, and would see that the offender was punished to the fullest extent of the law. Any man may recommend doc tor if he does not have to tell false hood to do it, when he is asked and is net 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; I will do my duty, and will not be made tool of by any one. I am thoroughly conversant with the local conditions. and believe am cap able of mastering the situation. have stated in previous articles what could he done with this largely increased revenue. will re-state it so that l will not be misunderstood by any one. Reautjfy the city. make good roads.