Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-07-16
The Political Round.

ely every part Of the county. The
fame Of Cliftonville's hospitality ls
great and widespread and drew guest
from distant points. The dinner was
as usual lavish in quantity and super
fine in quality. There was enough bar
becued meat, of different kinds, to have
fed a crowd twice as large, and it was
cooked to exactly the right turn. 1t is
said that DR.. Lusk supervised the bar
becaing and stood by with a thermome-
ter and saw to it that it got exactly
and precisely the right amount OF heat
The basket dinner part of the ban
quet was equally plentiful and fine. 1t
might well be said that CliftonviIle al
ways puts the pie in Southern hos-pi-
tal-ity.
The speaking began about teno'elock,
The candidates for Senator drew lots
for the order of speaking and spoke 90
follows: Mr.. Minor, Mr.. P~oindexter,
Mr.. Dorroh, the first two speaking 20
minutes each. the last 30 minutes, Mr..
Poindexter then having 10 minutes re-
joiader and Mr.. Minor 10 minutes to
reply,
Mr.. Minor reviewed his record as a
member Of the House and the work he
accomplished in Jackson in the last foui
years. He dwelt on some Of the laws
which he introduced and others he sup.
ported; how he opposed factionalism
and unwise or unnecessary Legislation.
He had supported the income tax law.
the reduction Of the contract rate Of
interest from 10 to 8 per cent, and tn
exemption from taxation of money
loaned at six per cent, He had oppos
ed a constitutional convention and an!
reduction Of Noxubee's representation
and school fund. He supportedth the Toi
ems law and the regional bank la,
and the Banking Law of 1919.
He advocated proper and wis
rural credit laws to take advantage o.
the legislation on this subject, the Dem
ocratic congress was sure to pass AT
the next session, and opposed at thi
time the two years redemption claus.
in mortgages. He explained his roat
legislation and declared that he WAS il
favor Of more and better roads and bet
ter schools. He defended the last leg
islature from the charge of extravag
ange. He favored the initiative and
-reterendun for cities and opposed II
for the whole state.
Mr.. Poindexter favored the initiative
and referendum, the people being the
safest and best judges and not under
the control of railroads or trusts az
legislatures sometime were. He was
in favor Of strict economy; that our
state WAS growing moro extravaganza
every year and our state debt was
piling up. Our expenses should be
kept within our income. He favored
the establishment of a juvenile refor.
matory where young boys. who hat
been adjudged guilty of crime. nigh,
be kept free from the debasing inhu
ences of the penitentiary and given {
chance to become good citizens. HI
favored prohibition, Agricultural Higl
schools and education generally. II,
favored a law that would give to ever
m%ortgagor when his property was sole
under mortgage the right to redeem
the same within two years or some rea
sonable time by paying the debt an,
interest and all improvements and al
charges and expenses, The law woult
be worked out to meet the end desiret
and the right and justice of each ease
lie thought this should apply only t
the small borrowers; men in condition
TO make large financial deals could pro
tect themselves. He thought the Law
ought to protect the poor man, tn
small borrower, who could not pr0tec
himself. Mr.. Poindexter closed with
pleasant personal reference to his neigh
bors. lie would rather have their con
fidence and esteem and the old neigh
borly feeling than to win the high of
flee.
Mr.. Dorroh declared himself in favo
Of rigid economy In the administrator
of the affairs of the state. Careful
calculations should be made and the ex
p%enditures adjusted to meet the in
come. He would not refuse prope
support to our great educational insti
tutions, but their expenditures shout
be kept within proper bounds. Faction
al which he was opposed t
and that he would so condnct himsel
that he could represent efficiently Nox
ubee county and her rights, no matte
who was elected governor. He woult
oppose with all his might a constitu
tional convention whereby Noxube
might lose her just representation an,
be cut down to n representative an,
one.half a senator. He looked will
disfavor on u present taxation O
solvent credits and thought that tn
Alabama law, where the lender paid
small tax on the recordation of his lier
a wiser and juster law. He favore,