The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1904-07-15
HIS CAREER ENDED.
Golden Rule Jones. Mayor Of Toledo,
Passes Away.


Toledo, o., July 13.-SamueI 81.
Jones, 1.-THE Golden Rule Mayor" died
at his home Tuesday evening as tho
result of complication OF diseases.
The immediate cause of his death was
an abscess on his lungs. When this
abscess broke the mayor was not
strong enough 10 throw off the poison
from his system and death resulted
The mayor had suffered for years FROM
asthma and this was the primary
cause of his fatal illness. The death
OF Mayor Jones has caused the great
est sorrow all over the city Although
many did not believe in his ideas on
sociological problems, everybody
loved and respected him His one
great stronghold with the people Of
Toledo was his honesty.
The mayor was taken i'll two weeks
ago last Thursday and for the last As
hours previous to his death, was in a
comatose condition. He did not re,
gain consciousness during that time.
All the members of his family were at
his bedside at the time of his death.
He leaves a widow and three sons,
Percy, Paul and Mason Jones. He
will be succeeded as mayor by Robert
Finch, president of the city council
The remains Of Mayor Jones will
lie in state at Memorial hall on Thurs
day and Friday until noon and the fu-
neral services will be held at the resi-
dence on Friday afternoon at 1 O'Clock.
The remains will rest on the veranda
and the addresses will be made from
the veranda. The lawns will be open
to all. The pallbearers will be select
ed from his employees.
Samuel Milton Jones, known all over
America as Golden Rule" Jones, was
born in Wales in 1916. His parents
came to America and settled in New
York state when Mr.. Jones was but
three years old. Up to the time Mr..
Jones was 16 years old he worked at
anything he could find to do, during
the summer, and attended school each
winter for a few months.
In the spring of 1897 came his first
introduction to political life The re-
publican party was split into three
factions each with candidate for
mayor. At the convention two fac
tons saw the necessity of uniting to
prevent the third from winning out
and Mr.. Jones was selected as the
man on whom both could unite, who
would be strong enough with the
church people and popular with the
workingmen. After a struggle in the
convention Mr.. Jones secured the nom
ination and in the election that fol-
lowed was elected by a small plurality.
His administration of the Office, while
honest and efficient, did not suit the
different factions. in the republican
party, however, and when his term
expired he was refused renomina-
ton. Mr.. Jones then appealed to the
people as an independent candidate
In the election that followed he car
ried every precinc: in the city but
one and polled 70 per cent. OF the en-
tire vote cast. He was renominated
by petition in 1901, the democratic
party leaving the place of mayor blank
in his favor, and he was elected for a
third term by a handsome plurality.
In 1903 he was again renominated by
petition and with both a republican
and a democratic candidate against
him was elected again mayor of To-
ledo.
BY the terms of the election bill
passed by the Ohio legislature last
winter his term of office was extended
until January, 1906.
In 1899 Mayor Jones was nominated
for governor by petition as a nonpar
tisan and polled over 100000 votes,
carrying the cities of Toledo and
Cleveland by large pluraiities.