The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1856-07-25
ar. Jordan. ESQ.

] = We-heve often wondered why this young gen
than was selected by our opponents as their espe-
! q monlh-piece and organ--for be has certainly ex-
/ ited but few cha.actersties of prudent and ju-
1 dous leader As a citizeR and neghbor viii
! dim The justice TO say that he is very clever
| m, and discharges his duties, as FAR as we knows
! fh integrity But, Politician, his conduct has
ched the lotcest point of coaftaipt and mean-
! is, fact which has been frequently ard publicly
serted by many Of those who have heretofore acted
| ith him. To say nothing Of his vacillatng course
rher hack than three years how stands his record
hving failed in all his predictions about the u,in Of
! e country, growing out OF the veto Of the l.. 5.
ank-the Tariff Of '42-the admission of Caliior-
lathe passage OF the Independent Treasury Bill
Ihd the refusal TO abrogate the VETO power from
be Constitution Of The IT. $. and Of the several
tates composing the Upiouhe fell upon the expedi-
lnt Of building up great party by putting down
he ." Rum TrqDie," and, in violation OF the will OF
HE people Of Bedford County, fairly expressed al
he ballot-box CATER having heayd aad yeaa his ha-
angues the subject thousand times,) he deiber-
Etely-voted il the Senate for the jug Law which was
Intended one OF entire Pfohi biion. but which
pas in nowise respected, because II assump-
Who had a right TO decide the question the Polls
Under this Law the Licenses were taken IRON alt
Ehe Taverns, and the question was thus again brought
before the people, who sent such majority 10 the
popular branch OF the Legislature as could not fail to
Show their entire disapproblton Of the proceeding. In
The face OF this fact. Mr.. j. continued with
contempt his constituents, by voting steadily against
every attempt TO repeal the jag Law, and in favor
of all the severe calculated 10 punish those
who had in any way violated its dirty provisions.
This he done up 10 the close OF the session,
when, all of sudden, without giving single Tea-
son for his extraordinary course, be wheeled about
and voted for Law granting a wholesale system o!
Licenses 10 yetqd Lgyoy by Tire g1 and reestabis ish
Ale and Beer Honses-aud, after he returned home:
on being nterrogated by the Court on the subject
be gave it as his opinion that the licensing OF a
house retail Ale and Beer in the Borough Of Bed
ford came clearly within The meaning Of the law lo'
which He had VOTED l-notwith>tandin "Beer
houses had been cited OF the great evils
which temperance men desired to eradicate
Mr.. JoRDAN has been as much the cause OF the
troubles emanatins from poitacui temperance as any
other fanqfjr on this subject the State, fact wei
understood by the Peope-and, if his party do mol
repudate his dcttto@ in the present canvass, they
deserve all the odnm he has cast upon them IN hi,
legislative capacity.
Notwithstanding Mr.. Jordan wrote letters from
Harrisburg expressing the greatest admiration lo
FILLMORE and DoxELsoN, every body knows that h'
is a thorough convert TO Black Rrpublicaosn, al
though Mr.. Fillmore has publicly declared that th'
triumph OF Black Repubicanism could Hot fail Il
result in dissolution Of tie Union
Not only so--after having united with an orsanza
ton which required It's followers TO take soiemi
OATH tha: they would not vote nor give their IN
fuence to any man, for any oilice in the gfE OF tn
people. who was Roman Catholic Foreigner
Mr. j. now stands ready, as indicated by his scrib
bngs, TO 90 the whole hog for Fremont a CathoII
and the son Of a Foreigner! Could political mean
ness get lower than this
In thus speaking OF Mr.. Jofdan's political wind
ings, we do il as a matter Of justice 10 those "h
have heretofore suffered themselves TO be hunting
o.l wv bis Ts,ak4e lqbqas. qnd not because II give
med the ie4aership of the elements opposing the De
mocracy-being Chairman Of the County Commit
tee-Charman OF the Committees on Resolutions a
all the mee,inss-and generally tbe sole speechiie
1t becomes necessary that il should be known wha
niaraef OF Rlaa be is. His conduct ia reference L
the TempcroR"e Qgestion alone ought 10 be snflicen
10 satisfy every rejecting mind that his personal ad
vancement is the hshes; theme of his political am
btion If he was hoaest in his efforts, for years, t
force the people TO submit to Prohbnory Liquo
Law, against their viii, how does it come that he fl
naIly fonnd it convenient to for License Law
as general in its provisions any Liquor, Ale o.
Beer dealer could possibly desire2 It true he ha,
quite an agency in raising tie rates Of License upor
the Tarern-keepers and thus preventing OF oul
best citizens from taking License, but 10 cadiC
man can say that this has reduced the amount OF
drinking single e.lI.