The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-06-12

serve the generous commendatlon and graf
itude Of the people.
In Ohio, as in the nation, Republican
achievements compel popular approval Our
state debt Is cancelled. the cash surplus in
our treasury Is largest on record. the state
institutions were never more efficiently or
economically conducted, and yet the state
tax rate has been reduced by half through
Republican laws, whereby corporate inter
ests are required to oear more equitable
share of the burden OF taxation, sQ far rs
is possible under the constitutional re-
strictinns OF ohio's present organic law.
We favor removing limitations which pre-
vent more just system of taxation. so
that property can be adequately CLASSIFIED
for taxation purposes, and invite the most
careful consideration Of the amendment for
that purpose to be voted upon at the cleo
tion next November,
Ohio ought not to discriminate iongef
against her own corporations. thus cutting
on possible revenues and other benefits.
and we therefore favor and indsrse the
amendment to remove the present provis-
ion In our state constitution for the double
liability ~ stockholders
We also favor the amendments to vest the
governor with the veto power. ans 10 prs-
vide for county legislative districts, 20
that each county will have at least one
m-,nhsr In the lower honse OF each general
| assembly, aud ~ authorize our iRdorse-
meRt Of these ameRdmspEs nptI 1nr Of
| ncial ballots
The home waterways. the Ohio public
| works can be modernized at cost so mod
| crate as not TO weigh against the vast ben
i ent. to he derived They started our state
on Its pro-prrty. Eri m.ilianS Into Its
Il treasury. and can do again 10. instrHd
i Of the perpetual threat Of abandonment.
they aFa 2ecorded degree Of encourage
ment comnensursts -IIh their Importance,
1 and we favor their maintenancr upon q
| basls NJ efficiency creditabie to the state
| and adapted to the traffic necessities Of our
Il growing eonmercu.
The question " transportation Is one of
| the most important business problems now
| before the American people for determina-
| tion- The full utilization OF our Inland
| waterways Is demanded by all business In
terests. We therefore favor the continued
Improvement by the general government OF
the Ohio river, that a navigable stage OF
water may be malntained the entire year,
The Seventy nth general assembly alsc
| shares Justly In the praise due for tn,
scope and excellence of its accomplished
| rrsuits The tangled confusion of specia
laws for all the ritins aud villages Of ohiG
has given place to q systematic municipa
| code, eonformable to the constitution, ant
promising to work well wherever properly
administered By competent officials. w
| also commend to the attention Of the voter
| Of Ohio the pending amendment TO the con
stitution for dividing the cities into thre'
| classes.
As Republican legislation has always pro
yided work for those who would work
| while Democratic free trade has produce
| the opposite result. 20 the labor laws. stat
| and national. have been largely Of Reput
| Ilean origin. We favor their extension Il
| every way equitable to all. particularl
| those designed to promote harmonious col
ditIons, and to secure for labor just recos
| milton In the settlement of differences
| Public welfare demands this quite as mac
as the interests of employers and employee
BETTER roads would save Ohio's citizen
millions of dollars yearly, and should /
, systematically established They NJ
especially needed on account OF the rur;
free mail delivery system, for which n
| demand Is now well-nigh universal. II
J ausurated By Republicans, a Democrat
| administration refused II trial. and X
. publicans have now proved Its value. "
favor the extension of the system as rs
: idly as possible wherever desired
Z Public improvements have invariably bee
. favored By ths Republican party, bench
' Ing the entire country many timss the
total cost Every citizen Interested In be
ter rivers and harbors, public highway
improved postal service. forest pressrvatio
, food prevention, the great isthmian cans
and other enterprises OF like character, hi
, his rightful home oply In the Republics
party. where progress has never been o
posed.
!. Nearly three thousand millions Of dolla
n paid to pensioners since the Republics
y party came into power, almost all Of
u under legislation enacted without di
!. sentIng Republican vote in congress b
always against Democratic opposition, q
!. test the contrast between the parties
n mis- respect. and yet further liberality VI
y, evidenced by the pension legislation Of q
last congress-
The improvement In our relations vi