Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-07-27
JOHN HOLDERS RECORD SHOWS
ABILITY TO serve The PEOPLE
HOLDER CAMPAIGN CoNMTTTEE

| CoVlnston News: John Holder is
faithful and conscientious in the per.
formanoe Of every duty. Let's elect
a newspaper man governor"
Elberton Star: He is a well known
and popular newspaper man, and will
receive the strong support Of many
papers and people"
Holders Public Life.
Many other equally strong indorse-
ments might be quoted, but lust how
We desire to say a word about Mr..
Holders life and public record.
John Holder is, primarily, farmer.
He is a successful farmer. His farm
is conducted on business principles.
1t is well-kept, prosperous farm. He
is also a successful newspaper man.
He has been one of the proprietors
and the editor of the jackson Herald
since 1891.
Born and reared on farm in Jack
son county, working on the farm while
he went to school, he may literally be
said to have made his way in life
wholly through his own effort. He
is first honor graduate of the state
university at Athens.
HonOred By Home Folks.
There is no higher tribute that can
be paid a man than the repeated In
dorsement of his home people. For
eighteen years now, term after term,
they have elected him to the Iegis.
lature. both house and senate.
Holding equally high opinion Of his
ability, his integrity, his fairness and
other executive as well as personal
qualities, his colleagues have elected
him four times speaker Of the house
Of representatives. His service Of
eight years as speaker of the house
is a distinction which has been enjoy.
3D. by no other Georgian except Senator
A. o. Bacon.
And, although he is not a lawyer
and meyer undertook legal study in -
big life, he has presided with a skill.
q tact, dignity and an ability that
have won him the praise and cordmeu.
tatlon Of every one who has come into
contact with him.
Legislative Career,
John Holders legislative career
aas been marked, as Editor Nevin says,
by a connection with much Of the
most wholesome legislation on the stat
ute books today" He began his leg
slative career by entering actively the
light for increased appropriations for
he common schools. He Is standing
equally steadfast for them today, as
we'll as for longer terms and better
md more prompt pay for teachers.
His favorable attitude always to Geor-
GAS Confederate veterans and wild.
)ws is well known
Holders name appears as the sole
luthor OF the law which ended the OBJ
loxious convict lease system, and ppt
he convicts to building good roads in
III the counties of Georgia. His
lame Is connected with the measure
providing for uniform and cheaper
chool text books; with one OF the
'est health laws ever enacted by any
tate; with the state highway com.
mission act; with the establishment
I the state market bureau; with the
nactment of better banking laws for
'eorgia, and with many others, more
ecently among them the effort to
reYant any increased taxation aud to
ring about greater economy in state
Expenditure.
These are only few of the good
hings John Holder has done and help
d to do for Georgia. His wide "a.
erience and knowledge in the serv.
'e Of the state, eminently fit and
ualify him to be governor OF Georgia.
Vote for John Holder on Sep.
ember 8.