The Sentinel=record., 1912-02-11
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 aould make that kind of an agree nent? Would you for one moment
 onsenI Tor that to exist In your com mtn.ty. whether you arc in Mt lda in Caddo Gap in Womble in Black Springs, or in the town Of odeu. or any of these other towns? Would you allow it to exist2 No, you wouldn't not for Q moment and any officer --4l44. 4l44. -4--nllld enlne before you arguing that they must exist you would turn him down at once aad say we cannot vote for that kind of a man. If it cannot be here, why will you put it. over in Hot Springs What Is good for Nit. Ida is good for Hot Springs 1t is the law of the land
 Talk to me about taking advantage Of public sentiment and enforcing the law by public sentiment What is, eahllc sentiment. what is the expres- sion Of public sentiment, how IS pub lic sentiment crystalizod2 The law. has already expressed what public sentiment is--the law which says t shall be unlawful to gamble-the law ol he state Of Arkansas, tie only power who had authority in thIs state 10 express that public sentiment that is the public sentiment of this state taacted into law It has been cs.ys- talized and pronounced into law. that is the expression of nuAle sentiment. and when you are talking about talk ing advantage Of public sentiment to enforce the law you have got to say that the public sentiment has already been expressed n making the law Why, fellow citizens, fl that were not true, you could haye a law in Mt Ida that would say we will have ganl- bling; you could go across here to Womble and say We will not have gambling; you could so to Caddo Gap and say We will have picture shows on Sunday, we will have baseball on Sunday; you could go to Oden and say We will not have baseball on Sun. day, we will not have picture shows on Sunday
 Can you do a thing of that kind? Isn't that argument unreasonable, and the consultation of this state. the only law making pewer in this state is the legislabire of the state of Arr kansas, and that by legislative on. actmelt declares what the public sen. timent is. that makes the law and The law that is made for one part of the state is the same for all parts of the state, and when men go 10 talk ing about local selfgovernment they argue against the law and the consti- tuition No community has tue right 10 regulate it's affairs contrary to the laws Of the state. Local self-govern- ment is that which gives to the state Of Arkansas the right to make the laws
 There is caly one way to enforce Inc law and that is to enforce It.. make the best effort you can to en- force t and that is what have been trying to do; they will all say that nlt he doesn't take advantage of pub lic sentiment in the matter
 Fellow citizens they have gone in- 10 the history of Hot Springs -bd before coming to that part of 1t they all concede here, all except the first gentleman who addressed you. that ] have been faithful as an officer, Chat am sincere in the positions i take. and the animation is that l have not exercised common sense jn my efforts 10 enforce the law I have been try ing to enforce it. that is all. ] don't Know of any other way to do it. cannot compromise, that cannot be done There have been plenty oL propositions made for a compromise I wiil say to you that when Mir Waters went in aas mayor of the town be sent for me. He is now mayor Of the town and he Is. as has been stated here and as have been in- formed by people who know, not only from what has been said in the news. papers eff IE447ett IE447ett -springs but by those who saw the telegrams and reported ii to me-Mayor Waters claims the credit of getting Mr Witt out to run and he has ann0unced in his platform That he is in favor Of liberal en. forcement' of the law and of loca seltg tgoyernment as applied to Hot Springs He has announced it in his platform over his name; he didn't write 1t, thoagh--1 don't think he did
 beeapse there are some things in there that do not express the truth
 me things in there absolutely for eign to the truth. said ih that nlaf form