Holy Toledo
Religion and Politics in the Life of "Golden Rule" Jones| By: | Marnie Jones |
| Publisher: | University Press of Kentucky |
| Print ISBN: | 9780813120621 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780813159621 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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"Do unto others as ye would have them do unto you" are the words upon which Samuel M. Jones, self-made millionaire and mayor of Toledo, Ohio (1897-1904) organized his life, business, and political career.
Unlike most progressive reformers, Jones was in a position to initiate real change. His factory workers shared in the profits and took advantage of day-care facilities for their children. As mayor, he was a nationally revered public figure who supported municipal ownership of utilities, ended the practice of jailing the homeless, and made available free legal counsel to those who needed it.
Marnie Jones relies upon a rich collection of unpublished documents to tell the compelling story of the only man in America to have run a city on the principles of the Sermon on the Mount.