Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-08-23
The Golden Rule Statesmen
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social or iniiYidnal

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interpreted literally. that all men
are brothers and that in their
rights and necessities are equal.
la order to nurture and increase
the spirit of equality it is neces-
sary to encourage and foster the
growth of fellowship. Only thru
tue increased development of the
social instinct may the idea of
oIIality hope to gain ground. The
objective point in the establish
ing Of the Golden Rule Park. the
Golden Rule Band, the Golden
Rule Dinner, was fellowship. Es-
pecially was he convinced that to
sit at table together produced a
cheering, wholesome, humaniziug
aud harmOnizing influence upon
men.
Did he work out his ideas with
out observation, without criticism,
without suspiciOni No! At first
he was looked upon with curiosity.
then incredibly, next suspicion
and finally when by seeming acci.
dent he was thrust into public life
came violent opposition, but his
earnest simplicity and faith kept
him true in his course, never fall
tering and without resentment and
bitterness" We must not resent
opposition, he said, it is 50 uni
versal that there must be some
thing good in it. 1t is the bal
ance wheel which keeps us from
going too fast, if we go down be-
fore ridicule it is because we de.
serve to"
He served as Mayor OF Toledo
four successive terms. The Gold
Gu Rule hai made him SO popular
with working men that the Repub-
licans nominated him on their
ticket, not counting upon his tax
ing the Golden rule with him when
he went into Office. Because be
applied it in the administration of
all civic affairs the party defeated
him for denomination by means
not strictly in accord with the
Golden Rule. He then ran for
May or as u non partisan aud re-
ceived more than twice as many
votes as his two opponents to-
getheI. La his last three cam
pains he was nominated by free
petition and ran as nOn-partison
without organization and without
adopting conventional campaign
methods. Mayor " 4.,eluck said
of him his meetings were not
political meetings so much as they
were religious meetings. He was
not SO much of a campaigner as an
evangelist, not'so much a politi-
clan as a prophet. "
He did not seek Office with any
desire for power, his one idea was
better to serve and help his fellow
man. He regarded both his wealth
and his Office as sacred trust
which laid upon him greater du-
ties and afforded greater oppOrtu'
mites. He regarded life as q sea-
son given man in which to work
the larger his wealth, the more
reaching his power, the more mul
tIplied became his duties TOWARD
his fellow-man. His faith in thu
individual and in human nature
was supreme. He says: 1 be-
lieve the way to make people bet
ter is to trust then" One COLI
winter morning three meu CAM
IN and asked for money to get ,
salvation army dinner, saying the.
were out of work, he drew out
u five dollar bill aud gave then
telling them to bring back th
change as he had none. Yol
will never see that money again,
remarked the clerk.
Late in the afternoon they re
turned, but Mr.. Jones being GU
they handed what was left to th
clerk.
Is it all right" asked the LAT
ter.
They hesitated. All but TWEEN
~ naufeit att.. SAID ~ last Nv
look drink out OF what was lei
aud thought We would run ava
with the rest but concluded "
couldn't treat man like that i
so mean way"
His generosity was unsurpassed
each year he gave away the Who'll
of his salary aud no one knew hol
much more Many acold and bite