Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1912-03-30
The Man For The Third District
To Send To Congress, Hon. John r. Mercer
From THE DAWSON News


The greater part the voting constituency of the Third
district composed South Georgia the richest section of
the and its possibilities have been half exploited is
district whose greatest wealth in the farfamed ecundy and the
opuen bounty Mother Earth but in the splendid and progressive
spirit the who manipulate these The farmer today
doing evepe the greatness of the South than other
been watching the trend affairs He has been blowing and progressing
While he has been tending his with jealous he has been study
ing the evolution Of the public attitude toward his calling and has been
making up his mind to few things Oh his own account
Such Hon Mercer who is offering himself to
the Third district Congress Mr. Mercer of the
really progressive farmer Born and Web
county, getting school old Cambridge acade
my Goosebey district doing everything the farm from cotton
cpne generel managing he knows the life from beginning end
He knows its struggles we'll victories His has been the life Of
the husbandna fed by the bounty the earth and s"eetend by the
airs fheaven"
IS years age Mr. Mercer Ella Perry of
Dawson Soon after he entered business waehouseman which
business he sold 1894 Since he has and
ger Geoas beautiful farm The Eladae Estate which
the truly wonderful examples farming which modern ideas
applied to the wordod truth of agriculture
suggestion Mr. MERGERS progressive spirit the fact that
he the first Georgia offer cash for the largest
yield per The first years prize yield of forty
odd bushels the years hundred sixty Mr.
MERGERS farm showed yield of 6 IA bushels of the
last and he planning make 200 this He
constructing modern OF Ter process wheat mill in order
courage his neghbors and friends plant wheat Now the thing
that this world achievement When do thing
we'll yoursef good But when you the other by
couagemen example and cooperation do bigger and better things
than they have you Multiplying usefulness
degree Surely well measured by this
standard.
So busy he with practical things development
material his section Mr. Mercer has cared greatly
for political office True he has twice been of Dawson The
first time he elected and popular opponent the second
without opposition
In 1906 he was elected to the legislature by his county
in the house worthy and interesting The famous John
Randope Roanoke when ne elected the Con
stiutona Convention asked he I'm going
question: he replied Some asked Mr. Mer
Ger state his position what he proposed his program for the
legislature He replied I'm going repeal bad and
oppressive law there's
that sort AS of fact Mr. MERGERS hard and
his intuition made him a successful champion whatever
he favored He the repeal existing that
burdensome people His experience
gave him insight the needs of his constituency
he was active possible see that they got deal
Every bill he introduced with one notable exception,
peal unnecessary This bill to relieve Terrell
oppressive license this he had strong opposition
Joe Hill Hail. Mr. Mercer defended the right of the collect tn
He complmented Hon Joe Hill who had just made vigorous
speech establish this Mr. Mercer also compnnted the
upon having vaube Watchdog for her treasury Mr. Hall
lie admitted that in prncpae the law right but argued that it
would be oppression and imposition the good people Terrell
county make them thousand dollars business that
could be and would be closed weeks
He carried his bill through by large and enthusiastic majority
The representative that the people need who will fight
the bitter end the kind of legislation that will benefit them
do this thoroughly understand their He
with the wishes and the requirements of his section and
not therefore absolutely logical that if this constituency
whemngy the agricultural classes and of those business
business bound the these agricultural
logical that the best kndone
of these acusts? When this one of themselves hap
plain successful behind
experience legislative with mind thorough
knowledge the needs his section and with clear the
ton general why should the people hesitate him the Office
for which he seeks their support
There
popry sending Congress-
be blinded by such their commend this
The rugged honesty the plain farmer and his sincerity
long offset his lack superficial culture and his socaed
What people and Congress something
than who shine by reflected light They need
who will unshy them the end that their district
become greatest Georgia discredt
descended Elisha proud
But let remember what old Putarch said 1T indeed
desirable thing be well descended but the glory belongs
Mercer stands his record his
counting the record any other
before the people his district and if they with