The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-01-07

little more than year, during
which time ! have had editorial
charge Of the paper, il has been my
constant effort to give the people
Of the county representative pa
per, lone that was bound to no
faction but endeavorcd to voice
honestly the best sentiments Of the
people as fearlessly and as fully as
there was need and justification.
In this work | have had the
earnest cooperation Of many Of
the best people Of the county, while
| have felt that The Journals pol
icy as q whole was approved BY all
the good people Of the county, even
though, as is often true, they gave
no other than silent assent.
The years stay in my old home
has given me renewed health and
strength, which in itself is suf1i-
ienf personal reward. 1t has also
enabled melto do something for the
people Of the county in more firm
ly establishing and maintaining a
newsr aper here and in advancing
other good causes. The work has
been largely one Of self sacrifice.
/ have sought to help advance the
county's best interests and not be-
come a public parasite, as / have
never sought or held a public Office
with a salary attached.
I feel that Lee county is insured
an excellent paper for the years to
come. The paper has been well
established and has been placed IN
able and aggressive hands for fu-
ture growth. Mr.. Blanton, the
new owner, has the qualifications
that have long been needed for the
management Of the Journal. He
has practical and thorough exper-
fence not in one branch alone but
every department Of weekly news
parer business management
editorial and news work. | feel
sure that he will give the people Of
the county the best newspaper and
the best printing service ever es-
tablished here. For him | ask the
most earnest and most friendly CO.
operation Of every citizen and resi-
dent Of the county.
In this particular ! cannot over
look at this time a merited tribute
to my father, whose public spirit
and generosity has made possible
the survival of the press in Lee
county. In mentioning my fathers
name / would not in any way de-
tract from the aid given to this
cause by those unselfsh citizens
who joined with him in reyivihg
The Journal when it was all but
dead. AS soon MS the plant was
purchased, however, it deyolved
upon my father to manage the bus
mess, which he has done, despite
the fact that he has been handi-
capped by lack of knowledge con-
corning newspaper methods and
management. His broad but kind
shoulders have borne this burden
for several years, as they have
borne the burden Of many other
good works OF which the public
perhaps knows but little. l pay
him this tribute of praise, not
merely because he is my father but
because he has done mans share
of this work, bravely, cheering and
without Sinking, / would gladly
pay this tribute to any man who
had done as much.
For my father and myself | wish
once more to thank the people Of
the county for their cordial sup
port Of the Journal, and to ask that
even heartier support be given to
the paper in the future. There
are many things that ought to be
done toward making Lee county a
better home for every citizen, and
| believe that these things will be
done. There are indications of an
aroused public spirit and whole
some sentiment which should OBJ
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