The Sentinel=record., 1912-03-19
A COMMUNICATION.
Judge NJ. s. Cobb in Plain Talk on
 the Situation.

l l want to warn you that we are now at crlsts in the political, moral and business history of our city and county. Do you notirealize and will you not admit that therc Is grave danger of forfeiting all That has ever been done to purify elections and bet ter conditions here? Do you not real. ize and will you not admit that inc present administration has failed in it's purpose, not from lack of sin. eerity, honesty, courage Jr ability. but from that the law-abiding, prop erty-owning and taxpaying citizens have refused to cooperate to put in force the policies of the administra- tion? Do you not realize and will you not admit that no officer can enforce the law without the aid of public sentiment Do you not know and will you not admit that peace is more essential to moral elevation than it is to material advancement?
 positively assert that the citizens of Hot Springs will compare favor ably with those of any city of it's size, and that they will assist any conscientious officer to eliminate the evils complained of if the officer will take them into his confidence and begin at the proper place.
 If the morals of this city are ever elevated, it will be by slow, patient and kindly efforts. It cannot be done by force and radicalism. Conditions which have existed without opposi tion for more than three generations cannot be eliminated without change of public sentiment, and those desiring a change must be willing to "giye and take" They must be willing to listen to the opinion Of the great majority of law-abiding cit izens,
 My position is well known. I op- pose lawlessness in any form, at any place, at any time. No man whose opinion is worth considering will doubt my ability or sincerity of pur- pose. You may go upon the streets of the city and 75 per cent of all those you meet who are opposing me will tell you that no man in the race is better qualified as lawyer or in temperament for the office than am I, and that am the logical man for the place I will not suffer myself to believe that the honest business, professional and laboring men will permit themselves to be persuaded or coerced not to support me, when they know that am the only candidate for prosecuting attorney who has the | courage to look conditions in the face and propose a remedy that vii ultimately and effectually bring peace and prosperity; that will conserve the moral as well as the business inter- est of our city. If one-half of the voters who say they would rather see me prosecuting attorney than any man in the race, had the courage to vote as their judgment dictates, would get more votes than all of my opponents combined.
 Do you not know that the election of either of my opponents will be an assurance of the continuation of the bitter political and personal fight which, in the last few years, has brought upon us more odium and con tempt than all other factors com bined?
 My chances for election are excel lent. l hear almost every day from every part of the circuit, and l know that my position cannot be success fully assailed and l believe that the honest voter will support that candi date who has the courage to say up on the stump, through the press and in private conversation that either extreme is dangerous to our moral elevation. to our material advance ment and ultimately to our freedom as American citizens
 appeal to the honest voter who has the courage to break loose from environments, and who will not per init any faction 10 dictate to him how he shall vote Give me your support and I will enlist the sympathy and cooperation of the great majority oi law abiding citizens in an effort which will bring peace now, and ul- timately place Hot Springs upon a basis which will make her as she should be, the greatest health resort on earth.
 l am yours for a decent, orderly ad- mnistration of public affairs, for peace and for a rue of the great ma ;orft. of tau- ahfdfnu cftfzons Re.