New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1899-04-01

Defeated by the Vaccinations of MAJ
Hanna for denomination as Mayor
Toledo, o., Hon. Samuel M. Jones
running as an independent and is enlive,
ing things with another of his vgorou
and stirring campaigns. Some people ca
him eccentric, but he is man of stron
personality and of extraordinary abilit,
Besides being wealthy manufacturer
with great business responsibilities he
a musician, social reformer and a
all-around philanthropist. Two years az
he made his first campaign for Mayor. am
he enlivened it with music of his own pro
duction. He composed song, "Divid
Up the Day" Mrs. Jones set it to musi
and it was campaign hit. This year he il
candidate for reelection, and he has
new song, Industrial Freedom" whicl
goes to the time of Marching Through
Georgia" says the Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
Mayor Jones is a peculiar figure in the
political and public life of Ohio. He is q
Chistian sociologist, who, after having
been elected Mayor of Toledo, by the com
bined votes of the laboring classes and the
church going elements, proceeded to apply
to the conduct of public business as far as
possible the Golden Rule principle which
has distinguished his private life. His
ideas, if generally adopted, would revolu-
tionize the social and labor conditions OF
the country. He advocates and applies
to his own business the eight hour day.
pays his employees good wages, enters
alphabetically into their personal con-
Germs, and contributes financially and
personally for their social enjoyment and
improvement.
In the conduct of the vast interests of
his business he has the enthusiastic CO.
operation of every employe. In addition
to their regular wages for eight hours
work he pays them yearly dividend from
the profits of the business proportioned to
their wages. Every legal holiday means
an entertainment or excursion for the
employees of his factories if in Summer,
out of doors if in Winter, indoors.
A year ago he purchased piece of land
adjoining his factory, put landscape
gardener to work, and transformed it into
4 park, with flower beds and winding
,inder paths, with seats and benches under
he trees for older people, and swings,
Naypole, tennis court and games for child |
en-. Then he opened the gates free to the
antilles of the poor of Toledo. He named
t Golden Rule Park, and every Sunday in
summer there are good music and good |
peakers.
Mayor Jones was born in Wales in 1846,
nd came to the United States with his
'arents when three years old His parents
we're very poor, and it was necessary for
he son, when old enough, to go out to
york, and he says: II bear upon my
ody to-day the marks of the injustice and
Irong of child labor" When eighteen
ears old he heard Of the Pennsylvania
il fields, and went to Titusville, which
lace he reached with fifteen cents in his
ocket. He found work, seized the oppor-
lnities that were presented and in 1870
ecame himself an oil producer. In 1886
9 came to Ohio and entered the Lima
ED, and since then has followed the
usiness successfully in Pennsylvania,
hio and Indiana
He made several improvements in appli-
nces for producing oil, and established
i Toledo factory for the manufacture of
is inventions. This factory brought him
n the first time into contact with the
sbor conditions Of the city. He studied
le social problem, and determined to do
hat he could to better the lives OF his
nployees, both financially and socially.
Q had the full sympathy and cooperation
his wife. He announced this rule
Every man is entitled to n share of the .
'oduct of his toll as will enable him to
70 decently and in such way that he and
8 children may be fitted to be citizens of
q free Republic" In 1895 he established
Q wage dividend system, and has main |
ined it eversince. The first was issued on
lristmns Day, and the cash was accom- !
lnicd by letter breathing spirit Of
ne Christian fellowship. Since then the ,
nployes have been guests several times I
his great house, which their work has {
'lped him to build and where the men +,
ID their wives or sisters were treated Z
|, Mr.. and Mrs. Jones as social equals .
Duld be. e
MAYOR JONES' CAMPAIGN SONG.
"And ye shall know the truth, and the !
nth shall you Free"
Tune Marching Through Georgis."
ng aloud the tidings that the race will b