The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-09-13
If You Don't Vote Monday!
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If you don't go to the polls and vote tomorrow Mon
day, for the Bond Amendment don't ever again criticize
Arkansas for its antquated laws.
Unless you go to the polls and vote for this bond
amendment you have right to ever again be a critic
on municipal affairs in Arkansas
We have said in the past in apology for the lack of
e development of the cities of the state the state
ohd us to the past, and we can't get legislation"
This is time when the people legislate
we do not have to apologize for the fact that the
country vote generally will be against the bond amend
ment The country vote not interested in it. there
fore will vote against it.
To offset that opposition will require a FULL VOTE
IN THE CITIES.
Hot Springs has just much if not more need for
the bond amendment than any other city in the state
we ask for government aid in the matter of inn
proVemens, and the government in turn asks "What
nave YOU done" We answer that we are powerless un-
der present laws to make improvement
If we adopt the bond amendment we will not be
poweress in the future, but will be able thereafter to
make such permanent Improvements as we favor shall be
made when they submitted us subsequent cleo
tions.
1t is a critical period in the history of Arkansas It
means progress. it means development 1t means that
IN making substantial Improvements the cities we do
not have pay cash. but may distribute the cost along
reasonable period of time.
Every safeguard has been placed about this amend
ment That community which will permit itself to suffer
under the proposed law indeed dangerous community
to invest money in. 1t is say you are afraid
of the privilege granted under the act
Now, again:
We assume you favor the bond amendment. but idle
acqniescence will not help the situation In the town
ships of the state everywhere there political contests
on that will bring out large VOTE They have road
overseer races They have interest centered in Justice
of the elections They will vote in the election and
they won't vote for the bond amendment.
In the incorporated cities of the state the hill vote
must be overcome, because the amendments have
MAJORITY OF ALL THE VOTE CAST, and not
merely majority of the vote that is cast "for" or
against the amendments. A who votes the re-
mainder of the ticket and does not EITHER WAY
on the bond amendment casts half vote against the
amendment, and two halves make whole
The other amendments as worthy even if not of
the same necessity The publicity ac the light
of publicity all the officers of the state They must
file reports with the people through publication instead
of filing their reports in records that exposed
unless politician through them to look for
dividual criticism.
To have lieutenant governor in the state is right
and proper.
These compose the three amendments on which the
people will pass Monday, and unnless they receive a
majority of all the votes cast in support of them, they
fail of passage Will they have your voe Will you give
few minutes of your time Monday the welfare your
state? We hope that Hot Springs will do its part WELL
so that even should the amendments fail can point
with pride to the effort citizenship made But if the
citizenship of the cities do their part WE'LL the bond
amendment and the other amendments will have sub
stantia maiorities