The Sentinel=record., 1912-02-06

attorney. would leave that skele- ton buried where it has been laid away for number of years except for the claim that Wood now makes that he can and will enforce the law. When he previously served in the of. fees of prosecuting attorney and circuit judge the city of Hot Springs was in its infancy. Our courts of justice wete -Well organized as they are now, and the machinery for enforcing the law was as good then as it is now, but in spite of that fact, J B Wood helped to mold the senti- ment of the people of Hot Springs
 a such a manner that We are now reaping the harvest of crime that has existed there for several years past and is now in existence
 if Wood had then done one-half that he says he will do to punish and prevent crime it would not be neces, sary for this situation to be review. ed. Wood is in uhe position of per son haying the custody of an infant child, who permits and encourages it, during childhood, to commit wrong ful acts. and then, after It grows up in the belief that it has the right to commit these acts. wants 10 retain the custody of 1t, so that he may cor rect an evil which is his handiwork. ! say to you. my Friends. when such a condition as that has been brought about largely through either the dis honesty. lack Of capability. or eny other fault on the part of q public of ficer that he is the last man who should come forward and ask you to give him your franchise on his bare statement that he will do better this time r would not make this state mcnt except for the fact that Woods administration during the past four teen months has been little better than it was in former years
 J. B Wood now says that he wants 10 be prosecuting attorney in order that he may correct an evil that he, more than any other person. is re- sponsible for | ask you, could any argument be any more unreasonable than that? Win you permit him to ram il down your throats2
 will now review Woods adminls- traton during the past If or 15 months and ain going to tell the facts as they are gnd let you be the judges. Wood says the two requirements for a public officer are. IS HE CA FABLE? IS HE HoNEST2 [ want you to listen attendvey and apply that rule to his case, and l am sat istied that when you do So, you win decide that he does not come mp to the standard
 Wood told the people, when he was running for office in 1910, that he could and would enforce the law in Hot Springs, and that he could and would prevent the crime that was be- ing committed there. HE HAS NOT DONE IT Why? After hearing the facts, you can judge for yourself
 There is today more gambling in Hot Springs than 1 have ever known since ] lived there It is true, it is with the window shades pulled down. but that is the gamblers modern method of fleecing his victim
 The Southern Club. one of the old est gambling places in Hot Springs, is running The Kentucky Club, the New York the Ohio. the Indiana and Texas Clubs constituting all told, six of the most prominent gambling places in the country are now con duotng gambling in open violation of the law Why has Prosecuting At torney Wood not stopped it? The facts that am going to give you. will show you the reason win.
 1T will be necessary for me to re view the entire record of both the