The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-19
COX TOCARRYO ON
MELLETT'S FIGHT
Continued From Page y
newspaper man of keen intelligence
who had been successful.
Crashed Conditions


grasp the conditions in Canton"
Cox stated. His very soul revolted
at what he saw on all sides Of him.
He won the respect and admiration
of the best citizens of Canton.
''In the short time he had almost
driven the leaders of evil to their
lairs, wher they decided Don r.
Mellett must die. OF all the citizens
in Canton they selected him. He,
the leader of the war on crime, vice
and indecency, had to die"
Last Meeting
Cox related his last meeting with
Mellett, two weeks ago in his home
at Dayton, Ohio. II told him 1 did
not want him to make the mistakes
I had made" the Ex-Governor said.
When 1 said this he smiled. He
said he knew anything told him or
advised him was for his good. q
"I had known Don only two years,
but my feeling for him was that Of
father to a SON."
Cox. in closing his tribute. highly
lauded the moves OF newspapers all
over the country to aid in the battle
against vice and crime and mot let
drop the work begun by Mellett at
the cost Of his life's blood"
Uphill Fight
The Rev. Mr.. Sharp told of the
uphill fight of Mellett during his
five years at Columbus.
But with the daily labors, which
each day brought him to a greater
fight on an uphill grade, was the
optimistic smile of Don Mellett.
"The slayers of Don Mellett failed
to hurt him; they pierced the soul
of his wife and robbed four BARNS
Of father and us OF dear friend.
"The shedding of the martyrs
blood has always FASTENED the tri-
umph of the martyrs cause.
"All joys are potential grief. Love
always carries with it the POSSIBLE
ity Of loss. Had we loved him less,
the grief would have been less over
whelming. I would not dare stand
here now If I thought that Don r.
Mellett is not more alive now than
when he was here with us in flesh.
DARED Unto Death"
while with us he had trying
days, but he faced them with a smile
and daring. He dared even unto
DEATH
Mellett's mother. wife and four
children did not enter the room dur
ing the funeral services, but grief
stricken they remained upstairs near
the head of the stairs, listening to
the tributes paid to their son, hus.
band and father.
Friends of the family and the
slain publisher from this city, In
diana and other parts of the country
attended the funeral and escorted
the body to it's final place of rest.
Floral offerings from friends in
all parts Of the United States and
from newspaper companies and pub
fishers, were arranged In ceiling
high tiers about the casket.
With Cox came Dan Mahoney, gen.
eral manager Of the Cox papers and
Charles Morris.
The brothers Of Mellett are: Rol.
and l.. and Homer ]. of Indianapolis;
Lowell M. Of Washington, D. c.,
editorial director of the Scripps.
Howard Newspaper Alliance John
C. of Indianapolis. w. Lloyd of Can
ton and j. H. Mellett of Anderson.
Mellett's, widow formerly was Miss
Florence Evans of Indiana polls.
The body was brought to Indian
apolis late Sunday night, following
services at Canton Saturday, and
was taken to Roland Melletts resi-
dence.
Pallbearers were r. E. Clay and
Joseph Staley of Columbus, Ind:
Dale Bessire of Nashville. Ind; John
Burton of Bicknell, Ind, and Law
renee Earle and Henry Churchman,
Jr., Of Indianapolis.