The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-10-20
AN INFLUENTIAL CONVERT.
Ex.soIicitor Of the Treasury Jordan re-
pudlates the q. q. p.

ham Lincoln and Solicitor OF the
Treasury under Secretary Chase, de-
nounces the Republican party Of to-
day rs a humbug and has left It to
vote for Grover Cleveland.
The greatest blow that has been
dealt the Republican cause since the
campaign opened in this vicinity is
that which Edward Jordan, one Of the
Oldest and most honored Of the early
founder OF the "Grand Old Party"
aimed at its fraudulent professions,
protestations and doctrines in this
city.
Every Republican statesman In the
country knows Edward Jordan, Solic-
itor Of the Treasury under Abraham
Lincoln and Andrew johnson.
Every public man Of standing in the
National Government and the House
OF Representatives for the last twenty
eight years knows Edward Jordan,
who was made Solicitor of the
Treasury by Secretary Chase and who
was summoned from Portsmouth, in
the Southern part Of the State of Ohio,
to take the important Office at time
when the country was rocked to its
very center by the conflict between the
North and South.
Mr.. Jordan is at present practicing
his profession in this city, ut No. 100
Broadway, and was found there by q
Herald reporter. He is fine looking
old gentleman, with a face and head
strongly resembling those OF the late
Charles O'Conor when he was about
sixty years old.
When called on by the writer Mr..
Jordan was engaged in consultation
with some professional friend, but al
though very busy the moment the
question was put to him about his pro-
posal to vote for Mr.. Cleveland his
face lit up and he became interested
at once. ,F5
"Is it true, Mr.. Jordan, that you,
who have been so prominent Re-
publican, have left the partyp" said
the reporter,
''It is, SIR" replied he in courteous
though positive accent, II have left
the Republican party, so called, be-
cause it has abandoned its principles
and has repudiated the faith of its
founders.
II was an active member of the Re-
publican party for many years and
only ceased to be one when found
that the speculative and certain
manufacturing classes were entrench-
ing themselves in a tariff ring which
they deemed to be impregnable and
which ! knew was ruinous to the
country. OF course could not return
10 the Democratic party at once, be-
cause it was no better apparently than
the Republican party; but after the
election of Mr.. Cleveland ] observed
with pleasure that his Administration
was gradually bringing it back to first
principles and making it something
like the great and useful Democracy
Of my younger days
eat last his great message on the
tariff was sent to Congress and saw
at once that he had forced the DEM
ooratic party into its proper position
as the real protector Of the American
people. Then I knew that Grover
Cleveland was the right man to elect
as President of the United States. I
saw at glace from his message and
letters that the Democratic party was
once more the conservator of the
rights of the nation at large and not
of any part or class thereof, and that
the Republicans and Democrats had
changed places.
.Then left the Republican party
and cast my lot with the Democracy
led by Grover Cleveland.
1.-The word protection as used and
applied by the Republicans means
plumber. The platform Of the DEM
ocrats means protection.
'The absurdity Of the outcry against
the Mills bill appears to be species
of insanity. 1t certainly is nonsense.
The Republicans themselves must be
aware of this, for they above all others
fully comprehend that the Mills bill is
q good measure and will be attended
by beneficial consequences, not to
labor alone, not to capital alone, but
to both.
cat first the willy and designing find
It easy to appeal to classes and to in
dividual manufacturers who have
grown up and come into existence
under the policy and class and special
protection OF the Republican party.
These classes and individuals can be
shown that they will suffer little at first
by reason OF the Mills bill and other
proposed Democratic measures sug-
gested by the ST. Louis platform. But
let me ask: What are the Mills bill and
the planks Of the platform forp Are
they not for the improvement of the
country at large and not for classes;
neither for labor alone nor capital
alone? Both must and will reap the
benefits to accrue from the proposed
policy and the legislation under the
Administration of Grover Cleveland.
1.-The greatest good for the greatest
number and for the entire nation is the
object of the present Democratic Ad-
ministration. This is genuine protec-
tion, by which and under which the
many and not the few will be served.
On the other hand. the protection Of
the Republicans is designed and in
tended to take care of and enrich the
few at the expense of the many; there
fore it is plunder!
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