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Tippins Bill A
Dead Number.
¥ House Refuses to Pass Over
Veto of Governor
After listeniny for thirty min
utes to debate favoring the meas
ure, the lower nouse of the legis
lature, by a vote of 94 to 69, Fri
day refused to pass the Tippins
bill over the veto of Governor
Brown. The ‘‘aye” vote was 29
shy of the number necessary for
the measure to become a law.
} Hooper Alexander, of DeKaib,
floor leader for the bill and candi
date for governor, representing
the prohibition forces, failed to
enter in the debate,- Following
his announcement as a candidate
for governor, the stage was all set
for his public declaration of his
plans for the campaign, but the
thirty minutes given his side for
debate was taken up by others.
Representative Anderson, of
Chatham, leader of the anti-Tip
pins forces, also declined to speak,
He stated to the house that so
much time had already been lost
in debating the bill that he did not
think a further address was neces
sary.
The calling of the roll occupied
nearly two hours, as no less than
twenty-six members took occasion
to explain their vote. A majority
of those who made explanations
had changed their views since the
measure was passed by a large
majority three weeks ago. Three
minutes was allowed for each ex
planation, and there were other
incidents to cause delay. :
HOW THE MEMBERS VOTED.
' The aye and nay vote was as fol
lows:
Aye—Adkins, Alexander, Al
mand, Ballard, Bell, Blasingame,
Booker, Brannon, Bryan, Cabaniss,
Calhoun. Christopher, Collins of
Grady, Collins of Mitchell, Cook,
Cordell, Darsey, DeFoor of Clay
ton, DuPree, Elder, Ellis, Farrar,
Foster of Floyd, Frederick, X¥ro
hock, Fulbright, Gardner, Gasley,
Gower, Harper, Harold, Harris,
Harvey, Ha) es, Henderson, Hines,
Hickson, Hollis, Hooper, Hopkins,
Jackson of Mokroe, James, John
sou, Jones of Burke, Kimbrough,
Kirby, Lane, Lord of Jackson,
Lord of Washington, Lovejy,
McConnell, McElreath, Massen
gale, Melton, Merritt, Middleton,
Montgomery, of Jeff Davis,
Moody, Nix, Nesbitt, Patten, Par
ker ot Liberty, Parker of Marion,
Paulk of Irwin, kayton, Peacock.
Pierce, Pope, Rawlins, Reaves,
Redwine, Reese, Simpson, Smith,
of Henry, Stovall, Stubbs, Taylor
of Appling, Tolbert, Turner,
Turnipseed, Upshaw, Waters,
Watts, Westmorcland, White of
Laurens, Wiiliams of Meriwether,
Wood of Walton, Worsham and
York—Total, 94.
Nays— Adams, Allen, Anderson
of Chatham, Ashley, Ault, Baker,
Blackshear, Bower, Brinson,
Brown of Foasyth, Brown of Ful
ton, Buchanon, Burnett, Burwell,
Bush, Butts, Callaway, Cannon,
Cheney, Clark, Converse, Deese,
DsFore of Bibb, Dickey, of
.Clarke, Dußose of Wilkes, Fergu
son, Garlingtop, Green, Hall of
Bibb, Hardeman, Hires, Hobbs,
Holtzclaw, Jackson, of White,
Jones of Meriwether, Kendrick,
Kent, Lawrence, Lee, LeSeur,
Lott, McFarland, Mclntyre of
Thomas, McCarthy, McEatire of
Murray, McKee, Maitchell, Moore,
Murphy, Newsome, Pickett, Rag
land, Rggsdale, Roberts, Royal,
Slade, Spence, Spier, Strickland,
Summerlin, Tarver, Vinson,
White of Screven, Williams of
Bulloch, Wilson, Wimberly,
Wohlwender, Wood of Twiggs—
Total—69.
Not Voting Anderson of Floyd
Anderson of Gordon, Beck,
hdlea, Collins of Fnion, Field,
‘ ¢of Newton, Hall of Echols,
er, Longin, McCurry, Miller,
= Ik of Ben Hill, Scott, Smith
"Doolv, Stephens, Taylor of
urens, Tippins of Tattnall,
Waller, Youmans—Total, 20.
Voter Writes of
Wartin & Panlk
Editor Leader-Enterprise:
Dear Sir: \
I don’t usually take much active
interest in politics, and don’t mean
to convey the idea by this letter
that I am doing so in th's instance,
but [ do think that every citizen
should give the matter of securing
the best available mon to fill our
offices and to this end I wish to
express an opinion, or make a sug
gestion as the case may be.
I think it is generally conceeded
that most people secking political
preferment mani‘est and exceed
ingly anxXious desire to get elected
and in many instancas their mani
festation exceeds their statutory
rights as to the mabner and mode
ot elec'ioneering and is not he who
does this and winsin truth and in
deed more or less incapacitated to
fill, in the most efficient manner,
the duties of his office?
I think when the people have
an opportunity to support a candi
date who in every reasonaole way
eliminatesthese undersirable mane
festations and is at the same time
capable by mature, habit and prin
ciple to fill the office to which he
aspires and the people will serve
their best interest by giving him
their support.
I have read with much interest
the peoples announcement of Mr.
D. L. Martin’s candidacy and his
card of acceptance and letter to
the voters and it all appeals to me
more as a matter of the people
securing a representative than of
Mr. Martin seeking an office and
it occurs to me that this is high
class politics and the kind the
people can depend or for equal
rights to all and special privilege
to none.
While I regard Mr, Martin as
a capable man to represent every
class of our civic, commercial, and
industrial interest it does seem to
me that if there is any particular
class of our people that ought to
support Mr. Martin it is those
who are engaged in Agricultural
pursuits, for where is there any
one who has and is trying harder
to bring to the forefrontthis great
interest more than he. Actively
identified with the farmers union,
President of the Georgia Agricul
ture Society of Ben Hill County,
and heartly and efficiently co-ope
rating with his fellow citizens to
the best fair in Our County this
fall in South Georgia.
Now I wish it distinctly under
stood that I have not wrote this
as an expression of opposition to
the other good citizens who aspire
to fill this responsible office but in
the interest of what I conceive to
be the good of the people,
Respectfully,
Voter.
. (Advertisement)
Mr. Mercer is Encouraged.
Canvass of District Reveal
ed Situationthat is Pleas
ing to him.
Hon. John R. Mercer, who has
in the last few weeks visited all
sections of the Third district n
the interest of his candidacy for
congress, met with much encour
agement everywhere and is pleas
ed with the outlooz,
Mr. Mercer says the solid and
substantial citizenry of the district
who are more interested in having
a representative business man and
farmer 1n congress than they are
in the political advancement of
any individual who has been play
ing the gamein a smaller way
with more or less success, have as
sured him of their support in large
pumbers and is very optimistic as
to the result on election day,
Mr. Mercer will do considerable
more canvassing in the time inter
vening between now and elsction
day.—Dawson News. 59-tf,
et 7
Women waste a lot of powder
when the enemy isn’ ip sight.
THE LEADER-ENTERPRISE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1912,
W. TROX BANKSTGN
~ SURELY A WINNER
FOR RAILROAD__C.O—I\:I.MISSIONER IN
THE STATE OF GEORGIA.
REPRESENT ENTIRE STATE
From Every Se:t.i_o_:of Georgia Indl
cations Assure His Strength—
~ Only Man in the Race Not
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The time is near when the people
of Georgia must decide upon the
merits of the men who desire to serve
them as Railrcad Commissioners.
Before | announced for the vacan
cy caused by the expiration of the
term of Mr. Hillyer, he assured me
that he would not stand for re-elec
tion, as he would soon be 82 years
old and desired to retire from public
life, but since then, urged by the At
lanta Freight Bureau, he has entered
the race. .
As has also S. G. Mclendon,
of Atlanta, who was serving on the
commission when removed by the gov
ernor. He wants vindication,
Atlanta, with its 155,000 people, al
ready has two representatives on the
commission and is striving for the
third man.
Should not the rest of Georgia, with
2,609,121 people, have the majority
of the Commissioners? Is Atlanta
larger and greater than all the rest
¢f Georgia? For every resident of
Atlanta, there are 160 other Georgians
who do not live in that city.
Be sure to cast your vote for W.
Trox Bankston, who has all the en
dorsement a man can be given as a
citizen by men in every walk of life
in the town in which he lives, busi
ness men, professional men, clergy
men and laboring men, and who is
endorsed by more than 150 country
newspapers in every section of the
state and many of the dailies.
Bankston stands for progressive
ness, is unpledged, unbiased and de
sires to represent every section of the
state of Georgia, without friends to
reward or enemies to punish,
He has traveled nearly all over the
state and knows as much about the
actual physical conditions of the rail
roads and the needs of the people as
any man who has ever served on the
commission.
Vote for W. Trox Bankston to suc
ceed Hillyer and you will make no
mistake He will appreciate your vote
and infiuence.
Peas cnorich the soil.
Soy beans make good silage.
Give the cow nothing but tresh
water,
Cleanliness is one of the essen
tials in poultry work.
~ Are your neighbor’s crops look
ing better than your own'?
Move the farm closer to town
by means of better roads.
While charcoal is not a food,
fowls gain flesh during its use.
Mr. W, A, Little, of Douglas,
was among the visitors to the city
Saturday.
~ Mr. Fred Grabam has returned
from Johns Honkins Hospital,
where he took a ten day’s treat
ment.
W. T. Paulk, representative
from Ben Hill County m tke
Georgia Legislature, returned to
Atlanta Sunday after spending
several days in the city.
; (ADVERTISEMENT,)
Why Mercer Should Be Elect:d To
Congress from the Third District
! E. L. Rainey in Dawson News,
The candidacy of John R. Mercer for Congress from the Third
district of Georgia seems to be bothering some of tre editors. One
of the brethern has recently come forward with a large-sized
piece of writing in which, by a lack-logic process of elimination, he
proceeds to show that there is only one ‘‘logical” candidate in the race,
and that is—well, not Mr, Mercer.
He says that Mr, Mercer’s ‘‘principal argument why he should
be elected is the fact that he is a farmer, and a good one.” Then he
proceeds to hand out quite a tidy little bunch of advice to Mr, Mercer
and the folks in general. He says:
*‘His calling (farming) 1s an honorable one, and perhaps the most
important in the wnole wide world. Mr, Mercer seems to think that
there are too many lawyers in Congress already. [Perhapsso. There
are also too many lawvers running farms—folks call ’em ‘near farm
ers.” We venture to say that more good farmers have been spoiled by
being drawn into more attractive pursuits than men of a!! other call
ings. Thatls one great trouble with the agricultural conditions
throughout the nation today; good farmers are too few. Mr. Mercer
should continue in his chosen vocation, in which he has met with so
much success, and by practical example iead his neighbors to a higher
standard of farm manipulation.”
You are right Mr. Editor. Good farmers are too few. That’s
what Mr, Mercer thir ks. And you need not worry about Mr. Mercer
pot sticking to farming. One of his cherised aims and most definite
plans is to continue to demonstrate to his community that farming
rightly carried on is not only a beneficence to the farmer himself, but
a source of economic salvation to the country in general Mr. Mer
cer dces not propose to throw away a lifetime of hard-won experience
in which he has proved that the safe and sane sort of farming is a
paying propoesition from every point of view.
If he goes to Congrees, as he hopes to do, he will go with the fixéd
idea of devoting bis time and energies to just the very thing that-our
friend suggests—namely, the advancement of the interests of farming
people generally, and those of the Third district in particular,
Mr. Mercer has been a constructive worker, and he has liberally
passed on his ideas to his neighbors. He has labored both by precept
and example to better the quality of the agricultural achievements of
his community. There’s no reason on earth why he should stop being
a farmer. He doesn’t want to quit, He loves the soil and the pleas
ant fruits of his labor. He is not the kind of a man who, to literalize
a familiar metaphor, having put his hand to the plow wants to look
back,
Look back? Not at all. Mr. Mercer’s idea is to look forward,
That’s exactly why he is running for Congress. He looks for
ward to the time when the interests shall not be able to put their
hands into the people’s treasury and grab greedily what they want.
He looks to the time when the government shall, by the right kind of
encouragement, training and stimulus, see to it that the great agricul
tural classes shall have their due and the opportunity.
You are right, brother, when you say that we need good farmers,
We need them more than we need any other class of developers. But
we are never going to get them unless the government lays a firm and
steady hand on Lhe abuses that have fieeced the farming classes of
their rights, We shall never have the general turning to agriculture
as a life-work that the resources of our country demand until the law
making bodies see to it that there is the proper protection, legislation
and encouragemer.t for the farmer.
Farmer Mercer does not claim superior merit over his opponents.
He is a modest man, and is perfectly willing to have his record speak
for him. Neither does he decry his opponerts. But he does claim
that he ltnows thoroughly the needs and the interests of the people of
the Third district. He is familiar with the conditions existing in this
splendid block of agricultural and business territory. If heis elected
he will do all in his power to promote and further these interests,
Mr. Mercer does not believe that the agricultural classes of this
country have had fair and equitable recognition in the apportionment
of congressional honors, The records show that there 1s only one far
mer from Georgia in Congress—Hon. Dudley M, Hughes—and he has
made good. It is not that Mr. Mercer thinks there are too many law
yers in Congress, but too few farmers. He does not ask for the votes
of the people just because he is a farmer. He does not expect to Le
elected just on that ground. Far from it. He asks the privilege and
seeks the honor of representing the Third district for thie good that heJ
cn do in securing for his constituency tae legislation and recognition
that are its due.
There are those who cannot think of the farmer as a type of the
wide-awake, thinking American. They still look for hayseed in his‘
hair, and expect him to blow out the gas. They are behind the times, ‘
these would be critics, They haven’t kept up with the facts. They
don’t seem to know that while he has been plowing he has been think
jng. While he has been tilling the broad acres he has bet.an 'subsoil-}
ing his mind, and making ready for the reception. of dvnamlg ideas.
This is the type of farmer Mr, Mercer represents. He is a man
of unimpeachable integrity. and his devotion to thg cause committed
to his keeping would be of a Kkina to stand the heav'xest; tests. ‘
Mr. Mercer will be an honor to the Third district and a vote for
'bim means a vote for the right man. ‘IL
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