The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-07-16

plague his namesake?" Tod was asked.
He laughed.
Il didn't name him." he said, "and
l bought him before had any notion
of running for governor. | had gone
to a breeders meeting at Lexington,
Ky. Harkness the Standard Oil man,
had lot of fine colts there and horse
men from all over the country were
there to see them. One yearling colt
stood out above them all, natural.
free trotting fellow with a fine head
and splendid action. Why, he could
trot as fast as pony could run.
Governor Cox. who is quite inter-
ested in horses. was Harkness' guest
and got quite interested in the colt.
"'He seems to have made hit with
you,' remarked Harkness' trainer one
day. Would you mind if named him
after YOU?
ia consider it an honor said the
governor.
THE colts were shipped down to the
Madison Square Garden shows and
auctioned off. | had been watching
this yearling and decided to buy him
if the price wasn't too high. Well, he
was knocked down to me at $3.50.
And there you are
Are you going to name any OF
these Lord Vincent colts after Bill
Finley?" bystander spoke up.
"Oh, no; Bill makes too many breaks,
and that would be bad in a race
horse" returned Tod quickly. I've
got high hopes for these colts"
We inspected the Tod farm at
length, the colts, old Lord Vincent
himself aged twenty-five and pen
stoned off, the beautiful herd of Guern-
sey and Jersey COWS, the dogs. Every
animal on the farm seemed glad to
see the boss. The colts followed him
affectionately, nudging his shoulders,
munching at the buttons on his coat,
thrusting silken heads into his pock-
cts.
It's like big family" observed the
visitor.
I've only one enemy on the farm"
said the senator That's old Trinquin
Prince, the bull. | threw stone at
him one day and he's never forgiven
me-"
Mrs. Tod and | were crossing lot
when he approached. | intended to
drive him away. But he stuck his
head down and beloved, and first with
one foot and then the other tossed
great clouds of dirt backward into the
air. 1t looked like challenge to bat
tie. We got over the fence, and with
out delay"
But | started to tell about David
Tod's career and how he broke tradi-
tions. A successful business man, his
driving energy drove him at twenty
eight into public service-in the city
council And there he went as a gang
buster and an Independent, free-think-
ing citizen of Youngstown.
From the council he went to the
state senate in 1908.
Il went into the council largely be-
cause | wanted to find out how affairs
of the city were being conducted"
says Tod. Then | went into the legis-
lature to find out how state affairs
were run"
He found out. He had clear head,
energy to spare and a passion for eff
cheney The same qualifications that
made him a desirable acquisition to
| the directorate of a business corpora
| tion made him a valuable member of
| legislature.
That wasn't all. He was not only a
| good legislator, but he was one who
| worked in the interests of the So per
cent of plain people. He wasn't there.
as he figured it, to represent the 2 per
cent of Mahoning and Trumbull coun-
ties, or the big employers Of the city.
| He worked and voted for bills that
would make it easier for the man who
worked. And he didn't care whether
the bill came up as a Harmon meas
ure or a Republican measure. He
didn't care if it bore a Democrats s
name or a Republicans. If it was
right he voted for it. If it wasn't he
voted no.
Listen to the bills he supported
Norris employers liability bill, Green
nine-hour day law for women, Crosser
initiative and referendum for cities
including the provision to give the
people final right to pass on fran
chises; presidential primary bill, bill
for direct election of senators, bill fol
nonpartisan judiciary, and also
though himself supposed to enjoy {
very comfortable income, he voteC
: for the income tax,
In a session that reeked with cor
ruption, David Tod stood high above
suspicion. The permitting of Youngs
J town officials who had gone wrong t.
escape with fines had stirred him jus
before he entered the legislature AM
, he put through a bill which made pc
, litical corruption penitentiary oi
!, tense, which no guilty man could bu
: eff with payment of money fines.
} was this measure under which severa
D members of that legislature were sen
to the state prison at Columbus.
Tod came out of the legislature wit
8 renewed credit for fearlessness, indt
r Eendence and courage.
Then, his work done, he went Quie
G Iy, cheerfully, back to private life. Fo
e David Tod gets lots of pleasure out c
e Just living,
}. There is just one drawback to hi
d happiness. A passing auto stoppe
e opposite the Tod farm, A loud expl
9 ion indicated that an inner tube ha
s lone wrong. Tod went to the rescu
>, With an air pump. AS he reached tn
It lther car half dozen tow-heade
g youngsters swarmed out of the di