Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 244, Decatur, Adams County, 15 October 1925 — Page 7

— - I Sen. Samuel_M. Ralston

■’■'Tuni'-l M Kais'on wm bom °n a M in Tuscarawas county, Ohio, H “ l. 1857. At the m <>f eight be. !■ moved with his parent, to Owen M county. Indiana. ■ nN o:> attended the rural schools .Jf . n owen county, walking to and from I nehool "1 winter months, Hlk numIl mors were spent alt a hand on his H "rough his own efforts he t ■ At ed himself for teaching and at the. U g ',. of eighteen he was granted a I ‘"■rhe' next seven years were spent W aching country schools in (JWen ■ niv He carefully laid aside funds ■ his skimpy salary to secure a ■B higher education. ■ oal-uon attended the Central Nor- ■ mal college at Danville, Ind., Md was I ..oluated at the age of 27. Retun.- ■ L t( , Owen county, he read law in 1| t he odtee of a friend and 9 ted to the bar. 3 pining his law studios a friend gave I him free hoard and he saved room rent ( by sleeping on a sofa of the law oh Ralston made an effort to establish himself as a lawyer at Frankfort, but the attorney to whom he offered his services refused to hire him for merely enough pay to pay his board and laundry Almost penniless. Ralston returned; to Spencer and * friend advised him j to go to Lebanon. There he estab-) I lished himself in the community and I became active in Democratic politics. Rdston the lawyer became the leading leading citizen of Lebanon through his honesty, uprightness and ability. Ralston was known to every citizen in the county and though changes of venue which brought cases to Boone county from Marlon county, he became well acquainted with prominent members of the Indianapolis bar. In 1912 the Democratic state convention picked him by acclamation as the party's candidate for governor. He mad< a thorough campaign of the state and was elected in the fall. During his four year administration as governor he gave the a business administration, paid the state debt, promoted the first state park and gave needed aid to the state state schools and universities. He was deeply interested in good roads and called a meeting of the governors of several states which instituted the building of the -Bfit’o hghway. The tenth anniversary of the establishment of the highway has just been celebrated. One of the outstanding incidents of his administration as governor was his amicable settlement of the street railway strike in Indianapolis in 1913. one of the most bitter labor disputes in the state in many years. Upon his retirement from the governor's office. Ralston entered an Indianapolis law firm and for five years practiced law before he was again called on to take up his party’s standard. He was literally drafted by party leader' in 1922 to make the race for the .United States senate as the only man who had a chance to beat Albert .1. Beveridge, the Republican candidate. Ralston again rolled up his sleeves and went into a strenuous campaign, emerging victorious over Beveridge by a plurality of 30,000. On election night as the returns were rolling in “Ralston for President" boom was born. When Ralston took his seat in the senate in March, •1923. his friends were already actively laying fences to place his name before the next naional convention of the Democratic party as a presidential candidate. Seldom does it come to man's lot to refuse the nomination for the presidency of the United States. Yet this is exactly what happened in the case of Senator Ralston at the convention in 1924. • Ralston’s name was placed in nomination by the Indiana delegation, which stood staunchly by him through the historic deadlock between GovWatch Your Frail, Puny Child Grow Strong-Take on Weight — In Just a few days—-quicker than "’"i ever dreamt of —these wonderful j Hesh making tabletscalled McQoy'» 1 ”'l Liver Oil Compounds Tablets will start to help any weak, 'thin, undernourished Mttle one. After sickness and where rickets ere suspected they are especially 'ahiable. No need to give them an . more nasty Cod Liver Oil —these tablets are made to take the place of that good but evil smelling, stomach ’itmettlmr medicine a.nd they surely' do it They do put on flesh. Ask Uolthouse Drug Co. or any; druggist for McCoy's Cod Liver OU, * ompound Tablets—as easy to take a* c'.idy and not at all expensive—--60 tablets SO cents. Be sure anil get McCoy’s, the orignal and genuine and give the child a chance foi 30 days. If you aren't delighted with results you get vour money Lack.

ornor Al Smith and William G. Mr.J I Adoo. Time after time outside aid was of i sered the Ralston boom by delegate:-, 1 front other states, but To n t Taggart, the veteran Indiana leader, bided hist I time until the Smith und McAdoo forces had worn themselves out through nearly 100 fruitless ballots. Once Ralston telegraphed Taggart to withdraw his name and Taggar complied, tile Indiana delegation .giv.lng its vote to other candidates. Rai I ston's withdrawal was made in the ; interest nf party harmony. But instead of ruining his chancer., his unselfish act strengthened hit position and paved the way for a drift to him later in the convention. All through the day of July 8 th ■ Ralston vote grew steadily and on th > ninety-sixth ballot reached the high mark of .196 3-1. Meantime the Smith and McAdoo forces were broken and their strength was fading fast. When the convention adjourned tha night is was generally conceded tha Ralston's nomination was matter oi but a few more ballots. “ Taggart was sure of 471 votes on the first ballot of the next session fothe Indiana senator. Then came the bombshell. Ralston telephoned Taggart from Indianapolis that he wa. definitely and finally out of the race ' Broken-hearted after his long fight Taggart withdrew Ralston’s name anil (the strength that would have been his | went to John W. Davis, who w.i ' nominated. There was much speculation among politicians and the public generally a: to why Ralston declined the honor of being his party’s candidate for the presidency. | His intimate friends, however, knew his withdrawal was on advise of his physicians, who told him his physical condition was such that the strain of a long campaign would be fatal. In some quarters Ralston was criti1 cized for not heading the party’s cal! City Water I ■■ / Bills ■ I are due and must be paid on or before I I Oct. 20 I A 10% penalty will be added if bills are not paid by this date. I City Water Dep’t. CITY HALL !

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1925.

’ I in an hour of great need. It was felt that his reputation throughout the 1 mlddleweat would have done much to heal the wounds caused by the nution1 al convention. | The senator felt It would be better .to decline the responsibility of the presidential candid icy than to collapse under the burden of it. Ralston returned quietly to Washington the following winter und occupied his seat in the senate, though his health was fulling oven then. Lust spring he came back to Indianapolis, greatly weakened by u complication of heart and kidney disorders. His physicians prescribed absolute rest and his condition improved, but on September fifth he was ordered to bed. Ralston's political philosophy was summed up in these words uttered at (Tie of the last meetings of Indiana Democrats be attended: “The salvation of the people and the success of popular government rests absolutely on the honesty und efficiency of the public servants. Without honesty, without intelligency and economy in ppblic expenditures, no politioal party deserves the public confidence. All other issues are Secondary.” Ralston's parents were John and Sarah Scott Ralston, both of whom died many years ago. He was twice married. In December, 1883, ho married Mary Jose ' phine Backous, of Connersville, Ind She died the following year. In 1889 he married Jennie Cravens

A Splendid Array Os the Season’s Finest 4 SUITS and OVERCOATS ET They are all here—right in our store awaiting your I ■ ■ / selection. As fine an assortment as you have ever seen. 11 I We are particularly proud Qf this showing and know O | % you will find the exact Suit or Overcoat you’ve been jjJB J y thinking of. . . if ,’*'’l I OHiiOW Overcoats Fall Suits You will need ti new Overcoat this winter and it's practical to make Kuppcnlieimer and Masterhill have made the Suits for you this Fall your selection now. Our stocks are most complete and comprise and Winter. We have in our store the finest und most extensive the very laUbj in styles and materials.. A visit to our store now will Jiowing we have ever presented. Single and Double Breasted relieve v au of that Overcoat worry models all tailored to the latest styles in the finest of materials. sls to $45 $lB to $45 —l———i— 1 'l.' . ... u l . kucj- -I 1 -.-".! 1 Corn Husking Gloves Knit Blouses Get them now. The finest glove 1 A* They all wear them. The knit blouses (bg the market for this work. Priced I 111 with the band around the wrist in per dozen A* AV corduroy, suede, wool. Jp/.bv Vance & Linn

of Danville, Ind., who, with two sons, survive him. — — ' o— ——— - ■— Airplane Stunting For Dtafness Called A Fad Benefits of airplane nose diving In curses of deafness usually arc greatly according to the opinion expressed In the latest bulletin issued today by the Publicity Bureau of tho Indiana State Medical Association. “Tlie craze of airplane stunitng us a cure for deafness is merely one of the many fads which- people are so apt to grab up wherever health questions arise,’’ continues the Bulletin. “Lately airplane riding us u cure for deafness hus become a common occurrence in Indiana and several weeks ago newspapers carried accounts almost every day of some person who hud been taken up in an airplane and put through a series of nose dives, loops, spins and barrel rolls to cure deafness. Often when the plane was kfnded the deaf person said he could iiear better than before the ride. As a result readers are wondering to what extent nose diving will cure deafness and what rmtsons the believers in scientific medicine give for tills apparent phenomena. “Hygeia, the magazine issued for the ifiihlic by the American Medical Association discusses the subject of nose Jiving and airplane thrills to relieve icafness, as follows: "Sometime durng the World War a man suffering with hysterical deafness went up in tn airplane, received the shock of his

’life, came'down quite able to hear.' The result was duly acclaimed by the press. During tho same war a story was told of a British private who suffered unduly with hiccups. He stood I ;n his trench with shells bursting al| about him and said to hie buddy: Scare me. Alf, Ili’ve'got the ’iccups." "Physicians have long known of cases of loss of voice, loss of hearing, loss of sight, loss of motion of the limbs, reultlng wholly from mental unwillingncs to have the organs perform their usual functions. Such patients > frequently believed of their disbelief by suggestions accompanied by some powerful stimulus. To this category, no doubt, belong the eases of deafness that have been relieved by airplane i flights. C. E Lane of Indianapolis, • ge 69, dropped 15,000 feet in, not from, > an airplane, in an attempt to cure I deafness. He thinks the experience . helped the noises in his head. A little • girl, deaf from birth, from a type of i nerve affection that physicians know I is incurable, tried the same experience t tyd with no success. > "So the medical profession of Indi- - ana wishes to warn the people of In- : diana that too extravagant claims i should not be made by airplane riding as a cure for real deafness." Nerves All Unstrung? For eye trouble there is nothing ’ bitter than simple hytfrastla, boric, - etc., as mixed in Lavoptik eye wash. . One small bottle helps any case sore. weak or strained eyes. Aluminum eye cup free. Smith, Yager & Falk. • druggists.

“The Bank” —that took '—the “ICE” —out of service. —of course it’s the “First National” —your neighbors —since ’B3 MAKE YOURS “FIRST NATIONAL” WAY.