The Fitzgerald leader. (Fitzgerald, Irwin County, Ga.) 19??-1912, 1912-04-09
The Man For The Third
District To Send To Con-
gress, Hon. John R. Mercer

good thing any country when its farmers take hand
thing for the Third Congress
successful and progressive farmer offers
himself the people for office which he can fairly and adequate
ly represent them
The greater part by far of the voting constituency of the Third
farmers South Georgia the richest sec
state its possibilities have yet been half exploit
ed 1t district greatest wealth the farfamed
cuny opunt bounty Mother Earth but the spen
did and spirit of the who manipulate these resources
T farmer today doing o develop the greatness of th
Sogh any other He has shaken the pover hayseed
his hair He has been watching the trend OF affairs He has
been blowing progressing Wolfe he has been tending his crops
With jealous has been studying the evolution of the public
ATTITUDE toward cang and has been making MIND to lew
things his ~ l. T.
man on j. R. Mercer who is offering himself to
represent Third district Congress- Mr. Mercer type of
thseay progressive farmer Bonn and bred his fathers farm IN
Webster getting common school education old Cambridge
academy Gooebey district doing evershng ON the farm from
cotton choppng general mana He knows the life from De-
ginning end He knows its struggles we'll its victories His
has been the life the husband d by the bounty the earth
lsweetened by the airs of heaven
When years age Mr. Mercer married Miss Ella Perry
Dawson Soon arward he entered business for himself ware
houseman which business sold Since then he has been
the and manager of GeogIa bounu farm Tbe Ella
dae Estate which the truly exampeo Of farming which,
modern ideas applied to the wodod truths of agriculture
suggestion of Mr. MERGERS progressive spirit the fact that
hewa the first Georgia cash prizes for the
largest yield per years prize
yield of oyodd bushels the last years than hundred
and sixty Mr. MERGERS farm showed yield of 1861 bushels of
the last and he planning make this year
He modern roller mill
order encourage his neghbo and friends plant wheat
Now, the thing this old world achievement When
you thing we'll yourself good But when you set other
your example and cooperation do bigger
and better things than they have done before multiplying
usefunesto infinite degree Surely Mr. Mercer has done
we'll if measured by this standard!
So busy he with things and the development of
the material of his section Mr. Mercer has not cared greatly
for political office True he twice of Dawson The first
time he elected and popular the second
time without opposition A@ r.
In 1906 elected his His
record in the house worthy interesting The fam
John Randolph of Roanoke OCCASION when he elected
TO the Constitutional Conventions asked what he meant to DO
I'm going mo- every question: he replied Some one
asked Mr. Mercer his position what he proposed as his
program for legislature He replied to vote
every bad and law ny hands onand there's many
of that Sort AS matter Of fact Mr. MERGERS hard common
and his keen intuition made him champion Of what
strong repeal Of existing
laws that useless burdesome the people His
periene farmer gave him clear insight into the needs of his
and active every possible
got deal Every bill hs Introduced with notable
repeal lawThis bill ofeeVe
Terrell county OF oppressive dispensary license tax
In this matter he had strong opposition from Joe Hill Hail. Mr.
Mercer defended the right of the collect tax Hecomp
nented Hon. Joe Hill Hail. who had just made vigorous speech
establish this point NE also ompmened the state
qpon having sovaabe watch Der treasury Mr. Hall
He admitted principle the law right but argued that
woud be oppression and the good peopof Terrell
county make them thousand dollars business that
could be and would closed few weeks remnant SALE
carried hb through by large and enthusiastic majority
The representative people need who will fight
the bitter the kind Of legislation that will benefit them
To do this he thoroughly their needs He must be
familiar with Che wishes and the requirements of his section and
suents 1t net therefore, absolutely logical that this consttu
overwhelmingly the agricultural classes and of those bust
whose business bordup in the of these agricu
logical the best
is kndone very agcuurists? When
this lone of themselves happen be pam farmer with
cessu record behind him. experience Legislative produce
with open mind with thorough knowledge OF the needs of his
section and with grasp the in general why should
the people hesitate put him ID the office for whche seeks their
Isuppor! III =
There of arocratc kepclsm
to the proprey of sending plain arnro Congress- 10 any
who may blinded by eyes commend this
houg The rugged honesty plain farmer and his sincerity of
long offset his lack of superficial culture and his