The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1912-08-06
ADVERTISEMENT
Why Mercer Should Be Elected To
Congress from the Third District
E. L. Rainey in Dawson News.


candidacy of John r. Mercer for Congress- from the Third
Georgia be botherng editors One
of the brethren has recently forward with argesized
of writing which by acogc process of elimination he
proceeds show that there only ogca candidate the
and that s-we, not Mr. Mercer
He that Mr. MERGERS principal argument why he should
be elected the fact that he farmer and good one Then he
and the folks in general. He says:
His calling farming) honorable and perhaps the most
important the whole wide world Mr. Mercer think that
many lawyers Congress already Perhaps There
also many LAWYERS running farmsfos call
We that good farmers been spoiled by
being drawn into attractive than al other call
ngs That great trouble with the agricultural conditions
throughout to-day; good Mercer
should continue his chosen vocation, which be has with
and by practical example lead his neghbor higher
standard of farm manipulation"
right Mr.. Editor. Good farmers few. That's
Mercer th ks And you need worry Mr. Mercer
sticking One of his herised and definite
plans his community that farming
rightly carried only benefcence the farmer himself but
salvation the country general Mr. Mer
propose throw lifetime of hrdwon experience
which he has proved that the safe and sort of farming
paying proposition from every point of view.
goes Congress- he hopes do he will with the fixed
devong his and energies the thing thatour
the advancement of the interests of farming
people generally Third district particular
has constructive worker and he has literally
on his ideas negbo He has abored both precep
and example quality the agricultural achievements Of
his There's earth why ne should stop being
He doesn't quit He loves the soil and the pleas
ant his labor He the kind of who, teraize
familiar metaphor having put his pillow look
back.
Look ALL Mr. MERGERS idea is to look forward.
exactly why he running for Congress- He looks for
ward the time when the interests shall not be able to put their
the peoples treasury grab greedY what they want
when the government SHALL by the right kind of
training stimulus that the great agcu
tura classes shall have their due and the opportunity
right brother when that need good farmers
than need other class of developers But
going get them unless the lays firm and
steady hand that feeced the farming classes
rights We shall have the general turning agriculture
as that the of country demand until the law
making bodies that there the proper protection legislation
and encouragement for the farmer.
Farmer claim superior merit his opponents
He man. and perfectly willing have his record speak
him. decy his opponents But he does claim
that he thoroughly needs and the interests of the people of
the Third district familiar with the conditions existing in this
splendid agricultural and business territory If hes elected
will power promote and further these interests
Mr. believe that the agricultural classes of this
country have equitable recognition the appooment
congressional honors The records show that there only far
mer from Georgia Dudley M he has
made good 1t Mercer thinks there law
few farmers He does ask for the votes
the people because he is farmer He does not expect to tie
lust on ground Far from it, He asks the privilege and
seeks the honor representing the Third district for the good that be
securing for his constituency Ie eaon anu ecehon
that its DUE
There are those think of the farmer type of the
eawak thinking They still look for hayseed his
hair and expect blow the They behind the times
would critics. They haven't kept with the facts They
seem to while he has been blowing has been think
While he ng the broad he has been subso
his mind making ready for the reception of dynamic ideas
This s the type of Mr. Mercer represents. He man
of unmpeahabe integrity and his devotion to the cause committed
to his keeping would kno stand the heaviest tests
Mr. Mercer honor the Third district and vote for
him means a for the right man. CifE