The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-01
DIR. JORDAN STRAPPED
He Shuffies Out Of His Agree
ment With the Telegraph"
WANTS TO PAY WITH PROMISES.
How the "workfnzmen.s Champion
Treats Those whe Work for Him
Practically Illustrated.


Iysfery'' would make. This was what All
hts First ward supporters must have
thought yesterday when they read So tse
Pest -fntelIigencer that his campaign cass-
Ter had shut down hts wicket foF the week.
arr that there were to b. no more pros
eltfizlng funds handed out until sunday Or
Monday Were there 10 Be any thenz OBJ.
yes. galore Bot this gave DO Satisfaction
As Jimmy Hardin put g.; ..ras ooctoTs as
fun or promises as a harvest moon. and as
little 20 be relied on And 80 y proved
Yesterday was a cold. dry day for tne Jog-
dan camp and the mayor Of SPOKANE win
his shiny silk hat ard the outward aspects
OF gentillty Of which ne Is 80 proud. was
puzzled that 80 little moist hospitality was
shown 20 aim or his importance.
II was a cold day.
s.prs . Jorfsn.x boast Is that :; Is always
q cold day when be gets left. lie was lett
yesterday.
Not only the heelers. who depend upon
his iarEesa bur the honest ~orkmef, whose
champion ne Is ard who championefl Ms
eause, left him
Before this campaign opened therc were
several printers out Of work. some OF them
had pFescsence. AMI saw that the wealthy
tocfor Of hsztogenetics would be caildi-
date Tor MAYOR he would neei an or
gar" they would supply the article. They
rgla 40 and right honestly have they work
ed. They we're pasd of yesterday ny DIT
Jordan. Paid OF as be pass on all the
hofsext workuten whose champion ne IL. IN
empty promises.
Promises won't buy bread.
aone fifteen printers and Newspaper men.
anticipating that Jordan would be the nom
,nea 81 the Democratic party. started the
Daily Telegraph They appealed 70 the
xt,hIs. seAerafly and many citizens
haa sympathy with their sndsayoTs 70 earn
n Iive1iheoG and subscribed TO the Journal.
There vas 70 direct Misrepresentation On
the part Of these printers. II was known
that Il VAS 10 be Democratic journal,
and Il appeared As such. bat sofns would
not have subscribed had they known that
IL was to be Jordan sheet.
A newspaper plant was secured from
Richard Winaor, valued at $500, for which
the corporation Of printers who have been
publishing the Daily Telegraph were 10
nav s7s A month. This left the workmsn
nothing TO pay except for ink ard paper and
rent and the latter. In some manner not
generally understood. seems to have been
providesi for. The newspaper started. and
lis bones; workers we're s0on eheered with
the information that t,r. Jordan had agreed
80 fav II $50 for itz support during the
campaign. The paper came ont for Jordan
Day after dag II had editorials in favor or
she hybrid candidate, and they were evil
IDENTITY making an impression. /, was the
only organ he had. II not only defended
him. bat IL traeuced his opponents.
III did AL this on the doctors promises.
and promises don't buy bread.
After his Endorsement by the Demo-
cratic party the doctor reluctantly handed
over 10 his only champi0as-not the 500
a. promised but one fifth Of IT. and from
that time until yesterday the poor print
ers have not had sniff az the Doctors
bcodle or any return for their faithful
services.
The matter was hough. IN an isgie yes
tersiay by the members 81 the Telegraph
corporation declaring that they would not
w0ga for Jordan until the balance OF $40
was paid Ia. The e0mpositors refused tn
set up a line In reference 10 Jordan unless
they had something 20 take home 70 their
babies. A committee was appointed 70
walt on Jordan. They did 50 yesterday
afternoon. and the champion Of labor the
friend of the peorkingman. gave them the
marble heart The committee went 70 the
campaign committee. and then hack 10
DR. Jordan, for they knew that their sole
hopes we're IN getting something yester-
day. as on Monday. they felt confident
from their experience Of Dr. Jordan. he
would repudiate the agreement altogether.
At o'clock last night the committee re-
ported n their fellow-wurkers. They re-
ported that Dr. Jordan had told them that
be was almost strapped" that he could
not find the ready money Immediately. but
II they would 60 on II would be all right
The committee insisted that the company
snpst he pal for ito campaign services
according 10 agreement or those services
would be stopped The doctor tried TO
me3lity them. BUT 20 na pur Pose. the com
rltfee Insisting on payment Then the
doctor agreed - hand over Valentine scrip
10 the face value OF 81 50a for the debt,
and seeing ~ likelihood 0g securing cash.
the members Of the Committee decided to
accept y.
nui they had further experience with
The frief,d % the workingmsn lie would
not land this scrip over. bat would place
u 81 the hands Of his CAMPAIGN committee
as trustee This was too altogether child
tsh 2 proposition. and the Telegraph com
mifiee said Il would be sent 10 them. or on
sunday morning tho Telegraph would make
a. exnose OF the whole matter
When the committee met az : O'Clock last
evening the Valentine scrln Rad not been
received ana lt was a quest what was IA
be done There was fhe Demo Fonulis,
meeting az the Seattle fheater. should thew
report Il or nots There was no reason " tn
they should. 50 Far as pr Jordan was con
eerue8. aad every reason Why they sac1fd
rot Rus there We're ether friends who lad
aided the paper with subscriptions 10 b. con.
sideveH ard the worthy wovkmcm decided
T. make an eu6eayur n Five these sahscrib
ers the best returns they could
Bur there sre not many Jordan voters IL
the Telegraph 0ffice.
THE DEMo-PoIsS RALLY