The Sentinel=record., 1913-12-09
WHY B. E. DE WALL SHOULD BE ELECTED
 CITY POLICE JUDGE
To the Citizens of Hot Springs:

lo lIle CluLSnS CT Hot springs.
 In announcing myself as a candidate for the very responsible office of Pc lice Judge of this City, l do so with full understanding of the responsi- bilities resting upon any one who un- dertakes to discharge the duties of that office with justice and impartiali- ty, and in seeking this honor, l am prompted by another motive other than desire for office.
 fully recognize the great evil of the drumming system as new carried on in this City, and it is my purpose to aid in suparessing it, by being sub servient to the will of the whole peo- pie of this community, rather than a tool to the drumming element. l am constitutionally opposed to the drumming business as now carried on in this City in violation of our State laws and City ordinances, and if | am elected Police Judge of this City l wiIl do all in my power consistent With the laws which l win swear to uphold, in supressing that most de- spicable traffic in human DRUM MING will be the issue in this cam- paign, and throw the gauntlet down to the present encumbent, Mir Ledger wood, and ask him to defend dis re- cord, if he can.
 l cnarge MT. Leu gerwood the pres. ent encnnbent, with grossly violating his oath of office. in that he has not honestly and faithfully disctarged the duties of the offlce to which he was elected by the present City Council
 l have heard it said that before he was elected by the City Council, Che has never been elected by the people) lro said he would never convict botel man or drummer. and he is faitlfully carrying out that compact with them Tor he has never convicted but one, and that one was the notorious drum mer Joe Peppers but did he punish him? No, The evidence was 20 strong against Peppers that M~. Led genwood was forced to adjudge him guilty, and he assessed a fine of S25.0O Did Mr, Ledgerwood allow that fine to be collected and Peppers punished ?I No, but on the contrary just as soon as he adjourned his Court he rushed down to the City Jail and marked on tine Police docket 'SIHSPENDFD' OF posate the fine assessed against Pep pers, and that stayed the collection of it. and he fell on Peppers neck, (wthich was a little hot and redl, and begged his forgiveness for a violation of their compact.
 I also charge him with a gross yio- latlon of tthe laws of this State and Ordinances of this City. in that he does not impose the penalty for viola tions of the law, that our laws pre- scribe for such violations, namely Ingress and Egress and Gambling Our State Laws and City ordinances say that a violation of the lngress and Eeress law shall be punished by fine not less than TWENTY FIVE Dollars, and yet the Hon. Mr. LedgeIwood as- stunned the functions of an Autocrat and fixes the punishment at any figure he wants to. WHAT AUTHORITY HAS HE GOT FOR TT? Nill the mor- al element of this community say that the Officers are doing thelr duty. If Mir Ledgerwood would do his duty there would not be so much violations of the law MT. Ledgerwood. will you please explain to the citizenship of this City why you do not do what the law says you shall do
 I also charge him with gross viola tions of the iaws of the State and tho ordinances Of the City. in that he fg- nores the law as laid down in the stat utes and ordinances prescribing the penalty for violation of the law l against gambling, and instead oi as