The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-10
GRACE MAKES FINAL STATEMENT ID THE
 VOTERS OF COUNTY
Candidate for Congress Is Grateful for Assurances of Support In the
 Primary

NJ. B. Grace who is a candidate fol
 Congress from the Ninth district in to-
 morrow's primary, yesterday made a
 final statement to the voters of Jeffer-
 son county:
 1 "The campaign for Congress has closed
 and l want to thank my friends for the
 aid, confidence and support they have
 given me in this fight" said MT. Grace.
 On March 5 l was forced to undergo a surgical operation for appendicitis, losing about six weeks out of the cam | paign, but l have made the best cam paign l could under the circumstances, although on account of my physical con- dition 1 was not permitted to make an extended speaking campaign. It Is the | duty of every qualified voter to go to the | poles and vote his choice and if thls | is done, l feel confident l will be your | next representative in Congress. 1 There are only two of us who are aspirants for the nomination. 1 am a democrat and stand for those things which are for the best interest of all | the people and our American institu- tions. Many good citizens seem to have | lost interest and confidence in democracy because of the seeming popularity of my opponent in the campaign of 1918, but l
 
 as popular COW he was then. Be- cause of his radical views and utterances, many of those who supported him then
 are not supporting him in this fight "He has not made a campaign ap- l parently manifesting an utter indf- | ference as to whether he is elected or not. seemingly hoping he will be re- l tired to private life, and by so doing, he cannot be charged with being a qutter. I If I am elected, l will not be the tool of any particular interest or class, but it will be my purpose to represent the interest of all the people. I have prac- ticed law for more than fifteen years and feel that I am competent to rep resent this district in Congress. If I am elected I hope you will never have cause to regret having voted for me, because intend to give the people of this dis trict my best thought, effort and serv- ice
 'The people of this district seem to feel that the time has come when a change in Congress is necessary, and of course, l agree with them, but a great many in- telligent voters are ignorant of the fact we must elect congressman this year, thinking a congressman is elected for term of four years when in fact he Is elected for term of only two years. l have never held any political office and if am selected as your next representa- tive in Congress I hope you will never lhaVe cause to regret having voted for me. If am elected the business man will be represented and the laboring man, whether he is a member of any labor or ganization or not, will find me a friend, because I have plod that same road my self; all the people will be represented. favor a bonus of some kind for the American soldier. l favor those things which are for the best interest of this government and l am against that which is inimical to our American institutions. 1 have praeticed law for more than fif- teen years and feel that because of my training and experience I am competent to represent this district in Congress, hence I have offered my services to the people,"