The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1912-07-30
ADVERTISEMENT
Why MerCer Should Be ELECTED To
Congress from the Third District
E, l.. Rainey in Dawson News.

E. L. Rainey in Dawson News
The candidacy Of John for Congress from the Third
district of Georgia be boherng of tt editors One
of the brethren has recently forward with age-szed
piece OF writing which, by akogic process elimination
proceeds show that there only ogca candidate
and that is-well not Mr. Mercer
He that Mr. MERGERS principal argument why should
be elected the fact that he farmer good he
proceeds hand quite tidy little bunch
and the folks in general. He says:
Hs calling (farmng) honorable perhaps
important in the whole wide world Mr. Mercer think that
there lawyers Congress already Perhaps There
also many LAWYERS running
ers We that good have spoiled by
being drawn into attractive pursuits than of all other call
ngs. That great trouble with agricultural conditions
throughout the nation today good farmers few Mr. Mercer
should continue IN his chosen VOCATION which he has with
much success and practical example lead his neghbors higher
standard of farm manipulation"
You right Mr.. Editor Good farmers That's
what Mr. Mercer thin ks And you need worry
not sticking farming One of his cheed aims and definite
plans continue demonstrate his community that farming
rightly carried only enecence the farmer himself but
OF economic salvation the country Mr. Mer
does propose throw lifetime of h4rdwon experience
in which he has proved that the safe and sort of farming
paying proposition from every point of view
If he goes Congress- he hopes he will with the fixed
idea of devotng his time and energies just the thing that
suggsname the advancement the interests of farming
people generally and those of the Third district particular
Mr. Mercer has been constructive worker and he has literally
passed his ideas his neighbours He has aored both by pep
and example better the quality of the agricultural achievements OF
his community There's earth why he should being
his labor the kind who teraize
familiar metaphor having his hand the pillow look
back.
Look back7 Not ALL Mr.. MERGERS idea is to look forward.
That's exactly why he running for Congress- He looks for
ward the time when the interests shall be able to put their
hands into the peoples and grab greedY what they want
He looks the time when the government shall by the right kind
training and stimulus to it that the great
tural classes shall have their due and the opportunity
right brother when that need good farmers
them than need other class of developers But
going them unless the lays firm and
steady hand The that have feeced the farming classes OF
their rights We shall have the general turning to agriculture
wo that the OF our country demand until the law
making that there is the protection legislation
and for the farmer
Farmer claim superior merit his opponents
He and perfectly willing to have his record speak
Neither does he decry his opponents But he does elaine
that thoroughly needs and the interests of the people
the district He familiar with the conditions existing in this
splendid block Of agricultural and business territory If hes elected
he will do all power promote and further these interests
does believe that the agricultural classes OF this
country have equitable recognition in the appoonmen
congressional The records show that there only far
Georgia CongresHon Dudley NJ Hughesand he has
good that Mr. Mercer thinks there are too many law
yers Congress- farmers He does not ask for the votes
of the people farmer He does to
elected ground Far from it. He asks the privilege and
seeks the honor of representing the Third district the good that he
securing for his constituency the Legislation and recognition
that are its due.
There are those think of the farmer type the
wdeawake thinking They still look for hayseed in his
hair and expect blow out the They behind the times
would be critics. They haven't kept up with the facts They
that while he has been oWg he has been think
mo While he ng the broad he has been subo
ing his mind making ready for the of dynamic ideas
This is the type of Mercer represents He
unmpacbe integrity and his devotion to the cause committed
to his keeping would be kino to stand the heaviest tests
Mr. Mercer will the Third district and for
him a for the right man.