Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1926-02-18
GRINER RAPS McCRORY

I was very much amused at an arti-
clc in last issue of the Leader. 1t
is my private opinion you are able to
estimate the calibre of man easily
by the expressions used by him. For
the benefit of my people who are not
acquainted with the distinguished
gentleman from Schley County | de-
sire to say that during the four years
have endeavored to serve you IN the
Georgia Legislature McCrory was and
is the laughing stock of that august
body. For example, | was going into
The hall one afternoon and met Il
great many representatives retiring;
upon inquiring why they were leav-
ing | was informed that "Old man
McCrory had the floor with his fool
school book bill" | took my seat
but was unable to hear any of his
speech on account of the noise. Next
morning ! saw this same Sage of
Schley and the redeemer of the boys
and girls of Georgia take the floor
and this expression greeted my ears.
Mr.. Speaker, made the best speech
Yesterday that was ever made IN this
hall and not newspaper in Atlanta
mentioned my name" Now this is
the calibre of citizen that doubts my
desire to help the boys and girls of
Georgia and seeks to criticize your
representative. Understand his bill
has been. defeated by the House and
Senate for many years. Georgia Is
burdened to death now with depart
ments and great many men who go
there are going to save the state by
creating a new department. Mr.. Nc
Crory wanted to pass a bill placing
the state of Georgia in the manu-
featuring business, thereby creating
another departing = with many eX-
pensiye chairmen, lIce-chairmen, etc. !;
in other words creating a department
With another bunch of public sugar
tits" and think he wanted to be the
| chief operator of the tits"
| thought so little of his bill until am
! not able to say how | voted but L
! hope he is correct in his statement
| that l voted against it. Do we want
to fool ourselves by creating new
department to publish books thereby
| placing more taxes on the people In
an effort to save II few cents on g
blue back spclier? We might as well
4 begin nasnufacturiRE shoes, clothing,
| automobiles on the same basis. Sup
pose we start the state of Georgia
rrowing cotton and corn in opposition
to our farmers? Mr.. McCrory, give
your boys and girls free books like
we do in Fitzgerald. Now you listen
to this, Mr.. McCrory, the poor people
of the state of Georgia are tired OF
this kind of bunk. If you want to
do something for your people create q
market for their products, reduce
freight rates, reduce taxes, help then
get cheap money upon which to oper
ate and he wont care thinkers u
primers are AZ cents each.
What were you doing when IVA
were trying to help your institution
and mine by using the one-half cen
gas tax to help them out of the hole;
/ have always favored gas tax going
on roads, but had heard the wal
of our institutions of learning 81
much until was willing to sacrifice
my convictions and spoke For tWent!
: minutes one afternoon begging you
and others to pass this one-half cen
for educational purposes rather thar
roads; where was your silver tongue
that memorable afternoon? For YOU
| benefit. Mr. McCrory. if | We're YOU
I would accuse no red-blooded Geor
gia of being unloyal to its children
who's father and grandfather ant
great grandfather for century hat
struggled with the common people 81
his state to help and save his STATE
from ignorance and shame; may ths
good God Show you! the WAY rathxi
than permit You to vent your spleen
in an appeal to prejudice and ignor
arce.
a. l., l.. GRINEE.