The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-03-19
To The Voters 81 eliza County.

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tended 10 make in the conduct OF the
criminal matters of Ellis county,
shouIdI be elected County Attorney
which is hereinafter set forth. / had
intended to announce and explain
the change from the stump during
the campaign; but as one OF my OPP
sonents has promulgated platform
that he intends to and does advo-
cate, and because / am too closely
confined to make my plan known by
word or mouth, 1 herewith submit
IL to the voters through the news
papers:
In order to make my plan thor
oughly understood 1t will be neces-
sary to state that the legislature at
its last session passed law requir-
ing the county attorney, or his rep
resentative, to be at each Justice
court In the county on its regular
court day should hebe so requested by
thejustices of the peace of the sew
eral precincts. His presence there, as
contemplated by this law, is merely
for the purpose Of prosecuting cases
that have already been filed. Now,
the plan | propose is this: On these
court days In each precinct through
out the county. will either be there
in person or have my preventative
there, and in addition to prosecuting
the cases on file; will hold what is
known as Justice court grand
iuriss.v That is to say, the
justices Of the peace and
the eonstables of each precinct,
will understand that these investiga-
tions will be held once each month,
on their regular court day, and will
have the witnesses to any violation
Of the law which may have come to
their notice, summoned TO appear
there on that day; and a regular 10
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be had then and there, When viz
Iatious Of the law are discovered
through these justice court inyesti-
cations, the eases Of which the JUS
tice court has Jurisdiction, will be
filed then there and tried In that
court. This practice has been pur-
sued By Mr.. Farrar, the present in
umbent of the office, TO some extent
and with such beneficial results
that / have determined, If elected,
10 iaaaxurate it into regular sys
tenn To be managed as herein ex-
planned
The benefits arising therefrom
may be readily seen. l will, lst.
Save witnesses from travelling all the
way from their homes to the county
seat to appear before the grand jury
and make the same trip again 10 ap.
pear AT the regular trial ia the coun-
ty court. ID. IT will be less ex.
peusive To defendants who have
been guilty Of small iufractions
of the law. Sd. The system,
properly carried ont, will save "A
great deal of time for the grand
Jury, shortening their term aud
thereby curtailing much expense to
the county. There are other bene-
fits To- be derived from this plan that
cannot be discussed In this article,
bat before the campaign Is over /
hope 10 be able 70 show every
Interested citizen Ia the couu-
~ that IL will be Of untold advau-
tage To every interest, except per
hAps, the county attorney himselffor
this officer g. go To the people iu-
stead Of the people coming to him.
Submitting these suggestions for
the consideration ~ ali the people
who have the welfare Of all our
county al heart, and promising, II
elected, 20 discharge the duties OF
the office with the same fidelity and
impartiality that / have tried 10
do as assistant, ! am,
Very respectfully,
JNp. ID. MCkAE.