The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-12
HAS A PlNGREE.
UNIQUE CHARACTER OF lN ECCEN.
TRIO OHIO MAJOR.
Believes IN raJisE HiEher WsEes rr Lea
work Than other People Fay-suppertea
81 wage Farmers ana the Church-w rots
FeetrI Mhieh MS Win Turned lnte Haun,n

BY wage Farmers ana the Church-wr ots
Poetry witch His VIII turned tnto Music
PROM the chiea0o Trfbun>.
TOLEDO, o., Aug. 22.-The most remarkable
feature Of Toledo's public life to-day il its
Mayor and the fact Of his election. Samuel NJ.
Jones, the new Chief Executive. Is quite a.
unique a figure in his way as Hazen NJ. Pin.
gree is in his. Both are men Of marked bust.
ness ability and success; both have a discrimt-
mating eye and quick sympathy for progress,
both are possessed OF an element Of venture in
their makeup, and both stand AZ champions Of
the common people against the encroachments
OF the powerful few; the standpoints from
which they approach municipal questions, how
ever, differ considerable.
Mayor Jones, moreover. adds to his motive
a very ~insistent idealism and an indiG erenos
10 accepted business traditions. Whatever he
has achieved OF the thing commonly styled uuo
cess has come, he says. from his doing pre-
cisely the things which people generally .ay
you must not do. Orthodox economics say you
must buy labor at the cheapest market pr.ca
select with care, depend upon a wholesome sense
Of subordina:.on, plus q fear Of discharge and
want, 10 prick the laborer TO efficiency. and
avail yourself in many kinds OF work Of the mia.
clemens greed-urSed whip. II you would securo
competent results for q given price. Mr.. Jones
pays higher wages than other people for lesa
hours Of work, dispenses with the contractor,
not only takes on rnen with great disregard for
selection. but encourages In them the eIpecta.
ton of permAnency. and asserts social equality
between them and himself.
The nomination Of such . man In the stra.Rns
Republican Convention as q dark horne TO break
q deadlock was. Of courEe, q nuke. SIN, be
had been previously talked Of for the once By
a franchiseguArdins Citizens COMMITTEES, AID
his own personal career during . four yeau,
residence in the city had been an unusual osa.
Not only wAo he UNDERWOOD to advocate the
policy Of direct labor and Of tbs munic.panrn-
ton OF city monopojes, but a. an employer 10
had become known as one who inscribed o. tie
uAn Of his factory the Golden Rule as the sole
regulation Of the place who observed An eight.
hour day and urged its universal adoption.
paid uptop wages, divided among employees
. percentage ~ Christmas Of the years pruaA
AID entertained his workmen and their fam-
les with other guests az receptions IA his own
home. He v1R also Known as m orxans1er of
conferences and pubic lectures On eoonontos,
Is one who conSorted not only with such sptrts
as Prof. Graham Taylor. Miss Jane AdanA AID
the Rev. B. Far Mills, but With Henri d
Lord George D. HerTon- and Frank ParsoaA
his campa,gn meant new tdeAs in municipal
politics, and his support, chiefly by uaSe-eA-nr
en- and chrrchgoers- against . triple COM
meant new branches Of party ahgnneatk ores
nominated. be entered IN earnest iIto what 10
apoa he fundS@eat "a y pesnesPsas q ssssH 800 q
ianont 4 {. .s esIRPf isss Ia ta1 NH e s .hioa \ as =.
man 70 his brother nan The nature q The ety
one is he in;aES o: -. 2hsre the duty Q: 81 :
70 care for each and where tbere are raEhrTrJ
e e. eaonnese Concrete o. q1 as d soi oa MIA. e. sSs GAG o.
hour day vas given ehif prominence H0
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"Iae Etshi-Hour Day n he % Regicaa"
Hs also gro:e a And eFFeol.ssd pg7siAs vEos
music ;! Ma Jones and p1hashod
Mayors omoe. and is directly AID uiiSo1i nd
tape accessible to the hunhjes csttDea OF evea
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broad7gAnSed mar. taoorr4Eih,y tnszeui povad
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can make . speech with FIRE n & can Load an 49,
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s ssseSFf e. as &C. . e n ill., q ..1 no e. e s.s g.
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tor,ans be has EatheredInos: a large one tY
laws and ul5ass Se-aaoaa. and l. sseStaE .
IeA-n bow. N 1ooordAnce VITA q duty. 10
ehooo. Csc THIS he u especially e1s1ArsEaod
VIII. the location Of his comfortable hnros IN
the tAsaionAhls pat q town and feeis tat .
olSht TO Be among The people near hts factory.
One o. the very Interesting thtags which 10
has Eeceaty done a. 9 private GS1sa has beaa
ii. faeso-y. eses- n q. Sfis-sSs..s r9 -
and turn ii into Golden RuIe Park With EeeG
ETAsS seats. seesA~s And Naypole fur The uss
too be has instituted and psrSonAny ounercfs
q Pheasant Sunday Afternooo-- WAe-e hu0
500 10 500. people. younE And oid GnthG
70 listen 20 the oscheErrA and short address,