The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-08-15
Home people Of Mi. Mercer
Commend Him to Voters
Of The Third District,

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gressionaI District: As citizens o
Terrell county, feeling aninterest il
land successful outcome Of the Ell
forts Of our fellow citizen, the Hon
John R. Mercer, to become member
of Congress from THIS district, ano
\ believing that certain statements be.
ing made by one Of his opponents
are sinister in character as well as
misleading, we have determined to
lgive to the voters Of the district the
estimate placed upon him byllls peo-
pie at home. We notice in a recent
Tissue Of Mr.. Shaw's Southwest Geor-
i gian that he has an article headed,
Who Is the Manu- He undertakes
lin this article to minimize each Of
| his opponents and to produce the
impression that he has indeed done
great things for the dear common
| people. = He tells you that Mr.. Mer-
cer has reached the half century
mark. So he has, and so have most
linen who have done things for their
fellows, nor do those Of us who have
observed the ordinary rules of good
conduct in life feel that we have
Preached beyond middle life at this
time. He tells you that he is said
to be millionaire. We wonder who
told him, and, if itwere true, would
it have made him of less value to his
neignbors or less fitted to do things
in Congress? Mr.. Shaw has lived a
generation, he tells us. Will some
one tell us what he has accomplished
to indicate any sort Of business abil-
| ity2 He should have done sone-
thing in this time, especially as he
is asking you to place him where
there should be the acmeof business
lacnmen. He tells you that Mr.. Mer-
Ger would be ready to enter into
celestial regions before he could do
things for his district This is fun
ny. He says, in substance, that Mr..
Mercer has done things in life which
have meant personal success. He
says, however, that he has not ac-
complished anything politically,
but that he himself has done Yeo-
man service in the legislature Of
Georgia. Wonder where or when he
made those footprints" on the
statues Of Georgia" to which he
so boldly refers. Mr.. Mercer has
been himself member ofthe Geor-
Egia legislature and did honest, eff
fectual work for his county while
there. but is willing for others
to say as to this. He was for four
years the honored mayor Of his town
and than he we never had a better,
no one quite 50 enterprising, M one
who accomplished during that period
Of time quite so much for his town.
It is true he has always been a large
tax payer, but none can say he has
ever fought an enterprise Of bis town
that he might be less burdened by
taxes; on the other hand, no man
has done more to bring to his town
modern improvements, such as
mean much to tax payers, than he.
Mr.. Shaw would have you believe
that the kind of farmer Mercer il
that he ploughs in mortgages in the
spring and collects interest in the
fall. " We are delighted to tell you
that he has been in position to aid
greatly his fellow farmers by fur
nishing them with the means not
only to cultivate their crops, but has
J aided many in his county in finally
becoming an owner Of his home. Nor
has he ever been the man to unmer-
cifully crowd farmer who could not
meethis obligation to him when due,
but has always been entirely willing
to indulge him from year to year fol
a reasonable, living interest. We
are glad to be able to say earnestly
that we have great need Of many
more Mr.. MERGERS kind in oul
town and county. He has meant
more to Terrell county than any 9th
Ter dozen men in it, and we are sure
that if elevated to the position Of
: Congressman no man in the Third
district will regret his choice. He is
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