New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-13

everybody loved and respected him His great
strong hold with the people OF Toledo his hon
esty The Mayor was taken i'll two weeks ago
last Thursday and FOR the last forty-eight hours
previous to his death In a comatoss condition.
He did not regain consciousness during that time
All the members of his family at his bedside
He left a wife and nd, three sons. Percy. Paul and
Robert Finch, President of the City Council
Samuel Milton Jones. the Golden Rule" Mayor
OF Toledo, born in Wales August 8. 1916.
When he three years old his parents emigrated
to this country. His early years spent in
hard work and without means of education When
he eighteen years old he found his way to
Titusville. Penn. with only few cents in his
pocket. An opportunity Of engaging in work in
the newly opened oil fields eagerly embraced
by him. He devoted his evenings to self-improve-
ment while working in the oil regions in Pennsyl-
vania. West Virginia and Ohio and carefully
saved his earnings. In 1898 he made al invention
for uss in the pumps used in oil wells, and. not
finding manufacturer willing to undertake the
work OF producing It, he established tho Acme
sucker roi factory in Toledo. His experience
with his led to the adoption Of the Golden
Rule the motto OF his business. and copies of 1t
were hung up in the factory. He made careful
study of labor problems and turned his attention
10 remedying evils. One OF the first features
the establishment in his factory Of the minimum
wage" that would less than
specified He also Introduced the eight hour
system with increase OF wages His efforts also
led the lessening OF the number OF hours in a
days work at the oil wells he controlled He
introduced profit sharing IN his factory and
tabshed the custom Of giving every employe per
cent OF his years earnings a Christmas present.
In his efforts 10 maks hIs worknen self-respectlng
no established Golden Rule Park alongside his
factory, purchasing n plot Of ground 80 feet
square, with some hne trees II. and he fitted II
up with seats. swings. msypole for chill
dren. music stand and platform Music and
addresses the features fine Sunday after
moons. On the second floor OF the factory, Golden
Rule Hall affords opportunity for indoor meetings
in cool stormy weather and at both Mayor
Jones frequently spoke
In 1881 a deadlock occurred in the Republican
municipal convention in Toledo. and the name OF
Mr.. Jones for Mayor suggested He M
mated and elected by large majority. The first
term Of Mayor JonCss incumbency in office was
marked by many municipal reforms, but 1t also
showed decided tendency on his part toward
socialism. and some OF his ideas were regarded y
wholly impracticabls Ills failure to enforce the
LIQUOR laws also lost him much support. His &C
tive advocacy OF municipal ownership OF all puhEo
utilities led TO the union OF corporate inJ 8
against him. and his denomination defeated n
the Republican convention in 1899. He at an
nounced his independent candidacy this plat
form:
Equal opportunities for all and special privilege.
Public ownership OF all public utilities
No grant Of new Or extension OF existing fran
chses.
The abolition OF the private contract system of
doing city work.
He made an active campaign and, despite
newspaper opposition and the hostility Of the
churches and corporations. he was reelected
carrying every precinct and receiving 16 $50
TO 4.26O for his Republican and S155 for his Dem
ocratic opponent. He non-partsan candi-
for Governor OF Ohio in 1890 but his pop
ularity sufficient 10 secure large vote
for him outside Of Toledo and It's immediate vicn-
ity. He was reelected Mayor OF his city in 1901
and again in 1S03 but by reduced pluralities. His
later administrations were marked byNess agrees
sive methods than those which characterized the
first one, but he adhered TO his ideas and them
forth with energy many occasions
Mayor Jones the author OF The New Right
and Letters OF Love and Labor we'll as of a
number OF tracts on polihcs, and social subjects
few years ago he was thus described:
Personally, Mayor Jones is a good hearted broad
gagged man, incOrriSiby truStful toward others
approachabe, entertaining and fclksy. He not
speech with fire in it, lead asSemblaGe in
song. and. II the air be unknown the orchestra
can strike 1t out upon the violin himself. He on
les3 intimate terms with many a small
boy along the street and in numerous ways prac-
tises the sentiment OF brotherhood toward his fell
lows which he enjons- He used 10 drill oil wells
for wages. Now as proprietor Of various wells and
employer or thirty factory hands, he regards the
fortune he has gathered-not n large one for these
days-as virtually the result OF partial laws and
unjust relations. and is seeking to learn how In ac-
is especially dissatisfied with the location OF his
comfortable home in the fashionable part OF town
and feels that II ought to be among tho people
near his factory.