Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-09-04
From the Bangor Wing and Courier.
THE poor MANS FRIEND?
SHYIOCK IN OLDTOWN.
The Greenback Candidates Philanthropy
Statement Of Mr.. Chas. +. Jordan.

We give space below to the statement of
| Mr.. Charles +. Jordan of Odtown, concern
| ing some remarkable business transactions
with Joseph l.. Smith, the greenback candi-
date for Governor. As Mr.. Smith claims to
be special champion of the laboring classes
and par excellence the poor mans friend, the
statement of Mr.. Jordan is of considerable
political interest at this time:
| OLDTowN, Aug. 2Sth, 1879.
To the Editor Of the Wing j. Courier:
SIR :-Will you allow me space in your
paper for what trust and hope will be ben
eft to the laboring classes of this State.
| The present greenback candidate for Gov
ernor, J. l.. Smith, came to me about the first
of January. 1873. and wanted TO furnish me
with money to cut lumber that winter. | told
him had camp on the West Branch on
Town in II, and had up to that time had
$500. twenty eight hundred dollars) of
Babb 4 Lancaster, of Bangor. He wanted
me to 90 and pay them, and gave me a check
on the Veazie Bank for the same. J have
regretted it many times since, for they had
always dealt with me honorably and fair.
| had Of Smith up to the 10th of June, 1873,
| "u""' H'i" "o'"is, AZ - P'i ''',' I'm,
MISSION. making "oou, oi'"-o' "','. apo"' :"
per cent. interest per ahhum on ms money
! In the fall of 1873, | took ont permit on
| the same town for four horses or more and
could carry ii on with my own means, but
| Smith came to me and wanted me to take oLt
a permit on fxl6 ON Nelhodus Brook for two
or three camps said he had SO 000 andwanted
me to use il in cutting timber that winter.
toiu MN III" no. want 10 10 50 ''uch a'',
that i khe" ho,nihg oi ''e c'i',hce anu ii'u'
not ''nie 10 explore 'ne sh"'e; ne s"iu Lac'
moore "i 'nis Town ma" eNN'oreo II, an" me-
Hmnh' ""asu en.i"niee II ~ w n's'-ci"ss
chance. A'er ms coming 10 nc NUMBER
OF iimes l consented anu put on NV" camps
on IN TO- making III an camps anont :.
horses' 90 men c"' "oo''' '',ree ,''''ion o'
,oes' 1" III. sP'i'e Vi - iou"u ,-e WI
hou"S 'iar' niooA W .''Nc WI 'i" 'hc re-
sun was lei. ABOUT SIX Or seven 'housahu
OF my logs III me prook' anu wheh | se''iea
WIN NY ''e" Nv ""n''' NV :" pay ,ne"' o''
WIN ~ cents On '''e 'oi'"r ~hWh rc'use" 10
no. pcIie'i,s .ne" as "cw w. 'n'', W. S'ou'"
pay our ,apo,l"s me" marry an" ho'es.y
ne said una. my dollars was Jus, rs goon ior
'neih rs one "u,iure", pu, ! "ao 'ne" ali aiu
on III iu,', uuc,l 10 ,"'i,h oisP,easure' 1"
- nao eo'i,e INTO 'hc Doom ABOUT '"en'y
'our ,,"noie" ,"ous'n, ,ee' VI ,oss' In"'
year 'hey ral'eu our ana ! solu ABOUT twei.e
nuhare" .'ous"nu' se'tI"s aoou' Slf'ooo ior
iheh' Az th's th,e they caiied poom meet
ing 10 see ABOUT shutting the DOOM Hmi'h
came 10 me ana wanted me 10 vote TO smut
'Ee DOOM. to'n nun "an.ed my logs 50
as 10 pay nun anu tue rest oi my creditors.
Tie sara tne logs wouiu Ietcii more III inc
spring ana ne wouis make ms interest," all
right' ana the rest OF my creditors could NOT
r. In. X.
Lancaster was CHASING me Tor ms pay. lie
says tell him to go to nell. About the first
OF octoher ne commenced IKE serpent TO
con around ana ,ake away my personal prop
erty; ne topk all my horses anu rigging that
cut tie 10 IS WIN, not ieaVihg me anything
10 WORK WIN, anu kept 'akihg untii he TOOK
an l had. In the spring OF 10 he took
the last morse, got MAD ana swore he
would sell MN before sunset. tie sold
MN 10 -. IL sawyer Co. they
pald nm all he asked, seVenty-hve dollars In
rev weeks they SOFA tle same morse 10 Joab
brawh OF bradley. for $40 went to smith
ana askeu anout the properly, ana asked MN
TO let me sell IL so as to OBTAIN fair prices.
lie said that the writings ne obtained OF me
gave MN the property anu heed not look az
ter 1t as he should DO with 1t as he Cd
Id pleased. repeatedly asked him to
settle winch ne as oiten refused: lie said by
law an was ms ana lie shouIu keep II. My
creditors came 10 me, some OF them, and ad-
Vlsed me 10 go INTO bankruptcy so as to get
settlement with smith They told me he
would have to show his books, etc. They
called meeting before the bankrupt Court
IN bangor Mr.. Smith told the Register that
he owed me nothing aud owed HIM nothing.
thought TINS was n hard statement as had
an account with INN OF about s22,o Oo and he
had over 1900 worth OF my logs as to this
you can ascertain at the bankrupt Court. Not
only did he ruin me in taking my property,
but also in credit. NJ the time he com
menced with me my credit was good in Ban
gor for all | asked. In 1875, | hired two
hundred dollars of Smith for one year at II
per cent. Gave him a mortgage on my furni-
tnrc. Two weeks before it became due met
smith at the n. f. Carry, MooSehead Lake,
asked IT he was willing to wait until came
down, which would be in about four weeks ;
he said he was, and would give NE sixty days
notice when he wanted ii. He came down
ard in less than week called upon my wife
ard told her that If IT was not paid at MATURE
~ ne should foreciose ana take the furniture !;