The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-10-24

of the council when some of the big
gest contracts with the city were
made, the water contract for eX-
ample. I am running for mayor my
eighth time, and ! am running for
mayor to serve the people in an efflc
| tent manner.
In 1895 and 90 my administration
as mayor shows for itself. We had
an epidemic at that time, and | built
IA pest house and took charge of the
situation, and handled il well. | al
ways believed in getting revenue for
the city, and | say that | have been
the best dollars and cents mayor the
city has ever had
1.-TWO years ago | was elected on a
most liberal platform. We were to
have club rooms and were to get rev
enue for the city. Gambling has ex-
listed under every administration, and
am the only mayor who ever made
the gamblers come up to the court
and pay their fines, and the money
went into the city treasurer's hands
From the circuit judgeship to the
prosecuting attorney and down the
line we had all been selected to have
a liberal administration, | believe in
a man standing hitched, and | never
had much use for one who would get
scared and run. i stood No man
can keep a thief out of town, and
tragedy will follow in all communi-
ties and cannot be helped.
Il followed Jodd as mayor and
| found an empty treasury, and | went
out of office after one term and left
$4,000 in the treasury. and had paid
levery city bill. There is such a thing
as being adapted to office. and | have
nothing else to occupy my time and
| believe the public has confidence in
lime. Mr.. Jones is too busy a man to
be mayor. The statutes require that
/ all of mans time shall be given to
4 his office. A mayor ought to be the
head of the city government and you
have got no head now.
II took politics out of the city gov
eminent when | put Roy Redding in
cause the business interests demand
ed him. IT was politics that took hin
out of that place. The press was Will
me two years ago, and the people
were with me two years ago"
/ Speaking in relation to the time
during his administration when tn,
J swindle cases caused an upheava
, here, Mr. Waters said If that mat
ter had been left to me | would hav,
: cleaned it up in ten days and nothing
D more would have been heard of il
/ Sheriff Williams demanded that h
: matter of cleaning up, but did no
l intend to step aside for any other
r 81 feel great interest in public al
fairs, and am always on the Job.
l believe in a business administration
and in efficiency, and "a hours a da
l on the job"
: In speaking of the bond amendmen
} land the improvements that were cor
) templated he said that the city woul
] need a strong dnan for mayor ana
: strong council, and he believed tn
l people had confidence in him.
: Il have got no pets to appoint t
4 office" ne said. 1T has been sal
I that would appoint Dave Youn
3 chief OF police. will enter into a
/ agreement that the council shall Civ
e assent to every city appointee,
I there is doubt about who | shall al
] point. | will appoint men to places G
r responsibility who win meet publ
t approval.
: Il will never offer for office agai
+ after this time. Unless by accident
/ had met defeat in tae last race
would not have offered again. | ha
intended to retire from office. Jone
! can't run this city with that smile q
! his"
k In closing he said that he apprec
d ated the opportunity of a hearing
= was commented on that in addressin
e a union labor assembly he had not re
a lferred to labor in any manner. At tn
n conclusion one or two wanted to pl
n Questions to the candidates, but tn
] union organizations had decided thi
j. would not be permitted
= Judge Vernal Ledgerwood W. II
2 Watson, Leo Mclaughlin and Sar
r Williamson also made brief addresse
I to the audience.
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