The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-06-08
EditOria/ Symposium
Selected from the Columns of the Leading New
pers Of Amsrica.

perience with them. They are not
political. They are found strongly
intren ched In the apathy, the blind
selfishness of human nature. The aid
ing of such work as this is the patri
otic duty of every citizen of state
This should be obvious to everyone
The fact that 1t is not is clear evi
dence of the lack of a true spirit OF
patriotism. Business men delight In
being thought intensely practical
They want all sentiment "cut OUT
They want to deal with clear-cut bus.
iness propositions. A proposition, to
mean business to them, must show
them some decided advantage that
will be a benefit to themselves.
A proposal to so improve the laws
of a state as to make that state one
of the best in the union in which to
earn a living, do business and own
property 10 sound business proposi.
tion of Hrst rank In Importance. A
proposition that every business man
in a state shall do his fair share to.
ward securing such result 10 based
on business honor. A proposition that
an organization for the management
of the work to be done shall be based
on men, not money, by making the fee
to be paid by each 90 small that any
man in good business standing can at.
ford to pay It, 10 in strict harmony
with the political institutions of the
great American republic, which is
democracy of men, not a monarchy
of money.
Having worked on this line through
the terms of two general assemblies,
the Ohio State Board of Commerce is
now In position to say to the business
men of the state:
"As result of our work the stat.
utes of Ohio have been improved by
the enactment of seven laws and the
adoption by the people of two consti.
tutional amendments, all we'll design.
ed to make Ohio good state in which
to earn a living, 10 business and own
property. Officers of state certify
that two of these laws have saved for
taxpayers an aggregate of one hun
dred and eighty-hve thousand dollars
in one year. This will be a continu-
ing benefit year by year through all
the future. Our account with the
business men of Ohio is as follows :"
Received from Membership
Dues and Other Sources.s $1,000 90
Direct Cash Saw
ing for Taxpayers. ...... .sIS5, 900 90
mo better return than this can be
reasonably demanded by any member
in consideration of the dues he has
paid, or by any business imam in re-
turn for the dues he is requested to
pay"
This experience demonstrates the
TACT that membership in the Ohio
State Board of Commerce is good
1t makes the suggestion
hat every business man in good
in Ohio should become a
member of this board an exceptional
y sound business proposition.
LAFoLLETTEs VICTORY.
Providence (R. L. Journal: 1t is a
'ery complete victory indeed that
Governor La Toilette, of Wise onsin, has
low won after his four years cam
'aign against the railroad corpor-
ltions. In spite of the opposition of |
ii the corporation interests and both
he federal senators from his state he
las secured the passage of his rail-
oad commission bill, aimed at the
tate control of railroads, and he has
efeated the attempt to weaken 1t by
for the election of the com.
,issioners by popular vote instead of
y appointment by the governor.
his is very notable achievement,
extremely creditable to his assiduIty,
is strength of conviction and his re.
ource fulness as politician. But of
curse it would have been impossible
'ithout a support from public opinion
hat seems to argue a general dis
osition In these days to bring the
business under closer
supervision. Having
ow done what he set out to do as
overnor he will doubtless accept the
lection to the United States senate
hich was given him last winter, and
hich he said he could not take until
e had completed his local undertak.
lg. He will certainly be a very in.
,resting figure at Washington.
JUST THE SAME.
Lincoln Star The czar of Russia
exactly like one of our American
gtslatures. When anything is to be
,formed he issues a ukase just as a
gislature enacts a law-and then
,ings 60 on just the same as before.
IN HAWAII.
Philadelphia Ledger: The Hawaiian
gislature has passed over the gov.
'nor's veto the law permitting Sun.
" baseball games. The natives
EN- to grip part of the civilization
city hard.
night.