Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1899-04-08
Judge Critz.

Judge Critz of West Point addressed
the citizens of Meridian at the Court
House in the interest of his candidacy
for QoYernor of Mississippi last Wedues-
day.
The distinguished candidate was in
PRODUCED by Capt. w. II. Hardy in
brief but interesting remarks, paying a
glowing tribute to the eminent Mjssiss-
plan as a good democrat. lawyer and
inrist, after which the speaker enter
tanned his audience for an hour and a
half in discussing the most important
questions now agit9ting the State and
National government,
He stated that he stoeA fat footed on
the Chicago platform in favor of the free
and unlimited coinage of silver at the
ratio of 10 to /, and a free trade Demo
crat as to national issues. de is op-
posed to expansion and gave many ex-
cellent reasons for being so. Was in
favor Of the people at large selecting
who should represent them in the Senate
of the United States. 1t is the lest
means Of avoiding scandal such as now
so greatly %afliict; the Northern states.
He said State legislators should be
elected to make laws and not to elect
senators. Along this line Judge Critz
also expressed himself in strong terms
as being in favor Of an elective judici,
airy.
He threw hot shot into the great trust
combines. As to railroad corporations
he said to a certain extent they are nee.
essary to the advancement Of c%iyiliza-
ton and were Of everlasting good in
building up the country.
Judge Critz then launched forth on
the question Of taxation saying that it
WIS the most important question now
confronting the people. He upheld the
Safe revenue agent in the efforts he has
made TO collect back taxes. He told Of
lis connection, as the agent attorney,
with the first litigations of this kind.
lie said that every dollar that the rail
road companies had to pay into the
treasury Of Mississippi lessened the
burden Of taxation on the individual
citizen. His remarks along this line
We're clear and lucid discussion of the
great question from hi. standpoint. He
is heartily in favor of the exemption Of
factories under the constitution, and
stated that nothing was more conducive
TO the States interests than the manu-.
frcture of her abundant raw material.
lie is also heartily in favor of a Mississ.
ippi deed water harbor. He is in favor
Of the building Of a new State CAPITAL,
but thinks the people are not in a condi.
ton 10 be burdened with an additional
taxation for the purpose and is of the
opinion that the money secured from
the RAILROADS for baca taxes should be
utilized for this purpose, He thought
that a 5000 100 or 500, 900 capital |
w.li' be stuff cient'
He went from the State capital
gu son 10 the present public school
system and stated that in some manner
the present unequal distribution of the
school fund should be changed. He
lengtAily discussed this most important
question, after which he expressed him.
self decisiyely in favor Of a uniform
school book system and gave unanswer.
able reason in favor Of the system. He
also had a passing remark to make
about the lncompetency, in some Dor.
tons Of the State, Of the school commit
tees; those appointed to select school
books for the schools in their districts.
The address Of Judge Critz. from be.
ginning TO end was free from criticism
Of otaer candidates and was a clean.
~o1ispoken discussion Of every question
Touched upon.
The closed his remarks BY soliciting
the yoIes Of the citizens Of Lauderdale
county upon the record he had made in
hl- 7trious official positions, stating
that after a careful ST tidy Of these
thing if the people saw fit to honor
him With their votes he would be than.
ful ami he would know he had secured
them on merit.