Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-03
RALSTON SAYS
He HAS MINDED
OWN BUSINESS
Not Trained as Politician, but
Has Devoted Life to
Practical Matters.

When the people OF indianapolis are
choosing a mayor they want man VINO
can meet President Harding or Generai
Foch was the assertion of Mrs Edward
J. Hecker. a Republican woman VINO l.
espousing the cause Of Boyd NJ. Ralston'
Democratic candidate for mayor, In a
speech yesterday afternoon at tea given
by the Democratic women voters or the
city at the Women's Department Club,
Meridian and Seventeenth streets. Mr..
Ralston and Dick Miller also made ad-
dresses. Mrs. W. c. Smith presided.
A similar tea is being held this after
noon at the home Of Mrs Henry
Comiskey, 643 Warren street, and the last
of the series will be given Saturday
afternoon at McClain's Hall, Hoyt and
State streets.
In his address Mr.. RslstOn refuted
the charges that have been made against
him that he has never been heard Of
before
TRUINED AS
BUSINESS MAN.
when a man tends TO his own business
as have been doing for the thirty
eight years / have been in INDIANAPOLIS
you are not likely to hear much about
him." he said. You will find you nave
plenty to dc ! am not q politician in any
sense Of the word. ] I'm afraid that
people VIII consider me too forward But
as a business man l meet a customer
get my business transacted and then am
ready for my next customer. do not
believe in 'hugging' your customers.
believe that ! have sold as much real
estate as any man who has been In the
real estate business in this city thirty
three years as I have been.
There Is only one path to the right
road" continued Mr.. R9lston, "and it's
mighty narrow at that. You have &c
follow the same footsteps. And while
L feeI under consider bic embarrassment
sometimes in saying the same thing over
to you when I speak to you several
times. | know the same fOotmarks have
10 be travelled over. We can't get very
far away from the question after all
and not swerve from the right. We have
to be mighty careful not to slip on the
other side if we are going to walk the
right road. The people are watching the
two candida es anxiously TO see whether
they do walk ito see If they may stun
bic. And the man who has something
I'D his sleeve'-whO promises 10 give
somebody something that no other per
son would promise him cannot deliver
the goods straight"
MAYOR MUST
BE DECISIVE.
The man who serves indianapolis must
be able to weigh the questions and be
able to make up his mind on the right
side and say ''no" when necessary and
stick to It, was the opinion Of Mr.. Raj
sion.
81 am getting ready now to be pre-
pared TO solve the problems which would
come up should / be elected in Just
and right way" he declared. 1T is
difficult to jump In and take rp all
phases touched upon in previous speeches.
But the people should have the opportu-
nifty to look the candidate over and meas
ure him in their own way. I have said
before I believe IN progressive improve
ments. And am willing now TO let the
people decide IN their own minds what
viii do Il elected. l ask In return If
you were elected what would you do
eonscientiousIy. And I an willing to
receive and answer and abide by It. 7
believe you would do the right thing
only-and conduct an economical admin
fstration. These are the things I intend
to do"
Mr. Ralston said he is making no prom
ises Of boards and none will ~ disap-
pointed. but he Is making the promise to
the voters that those who serve on his
boards shall he the best he can get.
"When I offer commission TO man
I shall say to him that he has been high
" recommended to me and that I trust
that his honor and sincerity will guide
him TO do right. And If he doesn't I
shall go 10 him and ask him to give his
commission back to me-"
WANTS SUPPORT
WHEN RIGHT.
Mr.. Ralston asked that those who vote
for him stand behind him should he be
elected and support him in doing right.
He scored the newspapers saying that
they don't serve the public properly.
IF they find a member Of one OF my
boards asleep on FAN Creek they should
call me up and tell me; and then If l
don't correct the evil they should chas-
tise him through the press-instead Of
airing It before we have timeAto make
the wrong right"
Mr.. Miller declared that this campaign
is not zone Of personalities as some
would have it,
country and city. and the man who can't
place these above politics isn't worth
while We want to elect a man who is
able to meet distinguished citizens with
dignity. We need a man who can make
Indianapolis grow ihdustrially, econom-
ieally and industrially-a man who can
make strangers welcome and make a good