The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-08-06
COLDER RULE JONES
Anecdotes Of the Late Mayor
of Toledo.
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STOOD ON HIS HEAD IN PUBLIC
An Instance Where He Practtced
What He Observation-Disclosures Feat
In a Fire Engine House-How he
sang Himself Into once = Dislike
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The late Samuel Milton Jones, the
"GoIden Rule" mayor Of Toledo, o.
was an enthusiast in neighborhood set
Elements for the betterment of the con-
dition Of the poor, says Toledo dis
patch to the New York Evening World
He was frequent lecturer for the
societies having those charities In
charge and was the esteemed friend
of such persons as Miss Jane Adams
Of Chicago and Of Jacob A. Riis.
To attract crowd SO that he would
be able to convince them by his argu-
ment, Mayor Jones was In the habit OF
doing some startling things More
than once he stood on his head In front
of the hall in which he was to speak.
That feature collected the crowd. Then
he would use his argument to coDvince
or convert them. "
On several occasions Mr.. Jones acted
as police judge and there put his golden
rule theory into practice. Instead OF
sending q man to the workhouse for
getting drunk or committing some mis-
demeanor the mayor would give him
fatherly lecture and dismiss him with
the injunction: MY dear han, the
spirit is good, but the flesh is weak.
Go forth and sin no more" And,
strange as 1t may appear, not single
man whom Mayor Jones treated in this
manner has been arrested since or seen
In the police court ut Toledo, says the
Cincinnati Enquirer.
He said that every man of them who
promised him that they would go forth
and make men of themselves have kept
their words, while if they had been
sent to the workhouse they would
have lost all pride and ambition and
would probably have dropped to the
level of common criminals. Another
incident clearly shows how. earnestly
Mayor Jones was imbued with the
principles Of the Golden Rule.
he was making an address one day
at Golden Rule park to delegation OF
workmen who called to congratulate
him on his overwhelming election
Among the big crowd was little rag
ged and bareheaded boy about eight
years old. The little fellow had heard
much about Mayor Jones and was try
Ing to wriggle to the platform SO as to
get close to the mayor. but the crowd
paid no attention to the ragged little
fellow. He carried tiny flower in his
hand. which he desired to present to
the mayor as his little mite and tribute
of respect and esteem.
The mayors keen eye soon caught a
glimpse Of the child trying to push his
way to the front through the dense
crowd.
open up there and let that child
through" said the mayor rather testily.
HE wants to hear and see what il 60
ing on just as well as you do, That
child is just as good in the eyes OF God
as your child or my child. The little
fellow is not responsible for the rags he
Is compelled to wear, but the social
conditions are which make It inipossi-
BILE for his parents to clothe him rs well
as you and / may be able to clothe
our children. 1t is just such boys as
this one who produce the men who
spread the light of truth and reform
the world. Eo
Mayor Jones' then reached down and
gently picking the little fellow up
placed him on chair on the platform
alongside of him so that he could see
ard hear everything.
The mayor said to the child: my lit
tie man, you have just the same right
here as my child or the millionaire's
child. Because your clothes are torn
1t does not mean that your little heart
cannot feel for humanity. Some day,
my little man, you may DO teaching us
all true principles of sociology"
This conduct was what won the
hearts of the crowd and the mayor was
rendered an ovation. This was not
done on the part of the mayor for eff
feet. He was really an impulsive man,
but had great determination and force
OF character. He really thought the
rugged little boy was being jostled
about because he was poor, and Mayor
Jones heart swelled up until he could
bear 1t no longer. This only goes to
illustrate how he won the hearts of
the people.
Hand over hand. with his body as
rigid as the muscles that maintained II,
Mayor Jones once moved silently and