Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-07-22
THE GOVERNORSHIP.

rerson who will be the next governor
of Mississippi. 1t knows that there
are three prominent men of the state
who are candidates and they and
their friends are doing all in THEN
ROVER TO secure the plum. From oul
view point Judge Critz seems TO be in |
the lead. but the supporters Of tbs |
others believe or pretend to believe |
that their candidates will get the |
rergimmon. No one viii know until |
after the votes are counted
The Progress has given Critz its
support for the fact he appears to bt
ne most available man, the most ac
ceptable man, to the majority of the
people in this section of the state.
We have nothing to say against the
other two with the one exception and
that is we do not think Mr.. Varda
man would make safe governor,
while on the other hand we believe
the state would be perfectly safe IL
the hands of either of the other two
gentlemen.
We are rather inclined to help the
cause of Judge Critz for the fact he
has been unjustly prosecuted. All
sorts of reports have been PUT out
against him and yet his friends have
beaten down every one. The most Sc.
rious charge is that he is using Doodle
in his campaign-in other words h
is paying heelers to howl for him.
This is not true according to the full
acceptation of the term, though there
is not candidate who has not given
some money in some way where ii
was directly to his interest and
where it would help his candidacy,
though it was not intended as Doodle
money.
We have the information that the
campaign will cost Judge Critz about
50, 500 and it is very likely it will
cost the other two about the same.
Three years ago, according TO the
West Point Times Herald, paper
published at the home of Judge
Critz, that gentleman had about
$40, 200. OF this amount he spent
about$ II, 600 for his home, $l5, 900 on
his hotel and purchased farm with
$1,000 None of this property has
mortgage on it nor has the judge bor-
rowed a cent Then where does the
great amount of Doodle come in, fol-
Doodle means cash. The man who
successfully conducts his own business
is able and more likely to successfully
conduct the business entrusted into
his hands by the public. We under
stand that Mr.. Vardaman is just tC
the opposite. He has never succeed
ed in his own private affairs. But
this is no crime and the Progress
makes no such charge.
Again, Judge Critz is very con.
siderate and conservative man He il
not an extremist or fogy on any
question. Some object to him be-
cause he is not radical enough, thai
he does not blow enough. that he viii
not make rash promises which he cal
never fulfill Mr.. Var6aman is re
ported as saying, though we hav,
some doubt about the quotation beiny
CORRECT, that as private citizen h,
believed in mob violence-in othe,
words he believed in lynch law
Uub DIS Lil6 6A6tutlNS Vi the state III
would have to frown upon it. If h,
really made the assertion and meant
it he is an unsafe man to put in the
executive chair. Judge Critz will
not make any such assertion. If he
should he would be defeated and
should be- The next governor must
take firm stand against lynch law as
did Governor Longino. The laws of
the state must be upheld at all haz-
ards and there must not be given to
mob violence the least encouragement
or the least excuse by the administra-
tion. The administration would not
represent the people If it did. Judge
Critz would not have the office if he
had to take it on a compromise with
the lawless element of the state. He
is too old, too conservative and too
much of Christian gentleman for