The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-09-25
Cincinnati Gazette.
AND STILL THEY COME.
A Lifelong Democrat Gives His Reasons
for EspOusing Republicanism.

The following communication was
received at this Office on Thursday last,
end representative Of the Gazette
was dispatched in search of Mr.. LODI
wick to learn from his own lips the
truth of the statement :
To the Editor of the Cincinnati Gazette:
CINCINNATI, Sept 4.-Yesterday, as 1 was
walking up. Third street, gentleman well
known in this city accosted me thus: 81 am
gong 10 te you som lndt @ VIII snrprse
are going to vote the Republican ticket this
fall" This was a great surprise, for l have
known the gentleman ever since he was born.
He has been an uncomplaning Democrat, and
a hard and efficient worker for the party. His
name is Eggleston b. Lodwick, and. more than
this, he promises to work for the interests of
the Republican party at the coming election.
l could name other instances, but none have
struck me forciby as this. gave Mr.. Lodi
wick my hand, congratulating him on the
wise course he had taken, and hoped that he
would be successful in getting others of his
party to join him. With "the general business
revival" and the ''iron BOOM" predicted by
Bonner some months ago. my nervous system
was prepared to stand the shock, and now am
glad to communicate the circumstance to you.
j. SCOTT PEBBLES.
1t may properly be stated here that
Capt. E. B. Lodwiek, who has been a
lifelong Democrat, and one of the
Vice-Presidents of the Democratic
Central Club of this county, has de-
termined to sever his connection with
that party, and that on Thursday last
he sent in his resignation as a member
and officer Of the club. 1t may also
be proper to state that Mr.. Lodwick is
an old time banker hc#tIg some
twelve years since been at the head of
the banking house of Lodwick, Lamp
ton & Co., of Portsmouth, Ohio, and
is at present one of the owners of the
Paducah Rolling Mills
Meeting Mr.. Lodwick at the Cham
ber of Commerce, our representative
asked him if the statement which he
had heard was correct.
MIR. Lit is.
Gazette-are you willing to give me your rea-
sons for leaving the Democratic party and JONI
ing the Republican party, for publication =?
Mr.. LII am. The sole reason is because of
| financial question. That party has for years
been prophesying that the policy of resump-
and as carried out by Secretary Sherman and a
| Republican administration, would send the
Gazette-You have found out that it has not
| done so, then, suppose?
Mr.. L.-That is exactly il. The country fl
nancially has not been in more prosperous
condition since the war than it is to-day. Re-
sumption has become a fixed fact. 1t is no
| longer an uncertainty or a probability, and the
| country instead of being bankrupt or going to
| Lne uOSS, is, as L sal before, Oh more SOllu
| basis than ever. Business of all kinds, far
can learn, IS picking up. notice this more
especially in the iron trade, in which l am
| largely Interested A few years ago. under the
| uncertainty of the money question, the inn
menSe furnaces and rolling mills up the river
! at Ashland, Ironton, Portsmouth and other
| points were lying almost idle. To-day, when a
| dollar in gold and dollar in paper are equal
in value, the whole status of affairs is changed.
| The fires are again lighted in the furnaces, the
| rolling mills are again running, and capitalists
| no longer keeping their money locked up in
| their ponderous safes or in banks, are taking 1t
| days my firm has received two propositions
| from companies OF capitalists looking toward
J the purchase of our mills. All these things
| look upon as the result of the successful out
| come of the resum ption policy of the Republi-
can party, despite the jeers and hOotings of the
| Democracy, and feeling that can no longer
| remain in or support any party whose policy
| consider aYerse to the business interests of the
country, l have after carefully looking at the
| myself with and support the Republican party
as IL maintains its present policy on the hnan-
| cial question.
Gazette-Are there any other reasons, Mr..
| Lodwick?
Mr.. L-No, sir, want it distinctly under
stood that look with aversion upon all these
sectional questions and hates, as disadvantage
Gus to the business interests of the country,
and, as l have only the business interests of
the country at heart, and as said before, be-
lieving in the policy of the Republican party
disturbal of the finances which affects the busi-
ness interests of the country, and for this rea-
| son alone intend to affiliate myself with the
Republican party.