Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-18

Smithville, Ga, June Is, 1912.
To The Voters of the Third Congress
sional District of Georgia:
/ come to you with message that
is fraught with much meaning to the
voters of this the Third Congressional
district of Georgia, and it is this: We
are now upon the eve of selecting a
man to represent us in the halls of
congress from the Third COMPRESSION
al district of Georgia, and we ought
to be careful in our selection.
From my viewpoint, we have only
one man as yet announced who can
measure up to the standard of those
gone before and that man is the Hon
Chas. R. Crisp, of the county of Sum.
ter. If he is given a chance he will
some day prove himself worthy of all
the hOnors once worn by his honored
sire, the lamented Charles F. Crisp
among whom there were few greater
Much has been said about Charlie
Crisp being born in the lap of lux
ury and rocked in the cradle of af-
tiuence. This | happen to know is
untrue, because the best part of my
school days were spent in Americas,
and | know his father was a poo"
man, and Charlie did not have col
lege education, and did not even
graduate in the high schools of Amer
icus.
He quit school at the age of II
years and his first work was that of
laborer. He read law at night and
has tried to better his condition all
through life, as he is doing even up
to this good day They say he has a
good job. The same old story, when
the other fellows OK is gored. Who
blames a fellow from getting better
job when he can do so, and is emit
tied to do so by every sense of JUS
tice and right? He is recognized as
one of the best parliamentarians that
has been in congress in years and is
familiar with all the inside workings
of congress, and why not honor him
with the coveted place which his am
bition has urged i'm to for these many
years? He is a man who has been
tried and not found wanting; We
need men who will give sober thought
as to what is right and just for eve
rybody. The modern making of laws
is a good deal a matter of trade; you
give my section this, and | will vote
for your bill on that, is the way it is
done But the remedy rests with the
voters. LAS We SOW so shall ye
reap"
The average voter casts his ballot
for a candidate because he is a good
fellow, or a friend of long standing
or he expects to get some kind OF
patronage, or he is member of the
same lodge, or dozen other reas-
ons equally as far from the great OBJ
ject he should have in view. 1t is
therefore, no wonder that congress is
Cverburdened with men who hav1
only their own selfish ends in view
and who regard their election merely
as a step in their own personal adj
vancement. Leaders are all right anG
in a way necessary, but every mar
should know the character of the
man he votes for, and if he is not :
man of the highest integrity, he ough
not to support him merely because h;
is the party candidate. You have i
in your power to elect men who stant
| for what is right regardless of poll
tics. Vote according to your owl
convictions of right and wrong. Abra
ham Lincoln said: 81 am not boun,
to win; but | am bound to be true
am not bound to succeed; but | ar
bound to live by the light that | have
| must stand with any body tina
stands right; stand with him Will
he is right, and part with him whe
he is wrong" l believe Charlie Girls
will carry out Lincoln's motto q
near as any man in the race.
Very truly,
F. S. HALE.