The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-09-17

! der some fair return for The com
! pensation that the public always gen
erously grants.
Ours is a wonderful commonwealth
: going on astonishly in the fore-fron
: Of this wonderful union. What dt
the best progressive ideas demand
that the Republican party has no
inaugurated or does not promise II
deliberate sincerity? In party devo
tion | have studied the alleged con
tention and searched for Republican
remissness, and find 1t not For d
little better and fuller understandings
let us hurriedly canvass the advanc
ing ideas.
What Is Proaressiveness?
Is 1t limited use of money in po
litical campaigns and the publication
OF campaign expenses? Our platform
says, I'VE favor a state law requir.
ing the publication of campaign con-
tributions." | am willing TO go fur.
ther and consent that Chairman Lay
lin publish the Republican campaign
expenditure OF 1910 in Ohio without
the mandate of law.
Is ii legislation providing for work.
mems compensation? Our platform
points TO the commission already
named to make the needed investiga-
ton for legislative action, and favors
tbe enactment of such law. The
employers liability law has already
been enacted
Is is stronger legislation in protec-
tlon of child labor? There is no op.
! position. Ohio Is one of the most ad-
vanced states In the Union in guard.
Ing against the industrial enslave-
ment of children, and fortifies its pro
lection with compulsory education
The abuses are in dlsobedience OF
law and need only the expression OF
the offended sentiment of the com
munity TO effect u speedy correction
II We are to think 81 the conservation
of men and women. we must look
first TO the children who are to be-
come men and women.
Is 1t Il corrected educational sys.
tenn? Then look further to the com
munity, not the state. Our lately re.
vised school code, flexible as TO
! boards and admitting non-partisan
direction, already allows manual
training in the public schools. but
leaves this helpful and needed educa-
tional work to the exercise of home
rule
Is II agricultural education, as al
lied with conservation? Well, the
agricultural extension, work Is an es.
tablished fact in Ohio, not thing
still to be hoped for. The agricul.
tural department of our state univer-
sity started the extension of agricul-
tural teaching three years ago, and il
has achieved astonishing success. Our
platform declares for liberal support
to promote this work, and otherwise
encourage agricultural advancement.
Tax Reform Advancing.
Is it reformed and equalized taxa
ton? This has been the problem
persistent since the dawn OF ciyiliza.
ton. Republican legislatures have
time and again provided for tax com
missions, and Republican governors
have time and again appointed them,
aud constitutional amendments time
and again have been submitted to the
voters OF the state. But the people
have been reluctant to change the
organic law. Custom has seemingly
established underyaluation and no
law nor political party can effect an
Instantaneous reformation The ex-
perience OF the recent realty ap-
praisement Is proof enough. IL is
human nature to want the other fell
low 10 pay. Our platform declares
honestly for just and cqualized taxa
tion. The solution is big in require
ments. We declare for Il lOmill limit
for all purposes. II will be ample
when returns are made at fun values.
II will be more than ample when hon
esty and economy rule in every coun-
~ and municipality.
The abolition OF the dlrec. state
levy ls no new conceit. Ten years
ago, under the lead OF Governor Nash, |
we made IA great Republican progres-
sive stride in that direction. We Re- |
publicans, In the face OF united Dem
ocratlc opposition, in the general as. |
reduced the state tax levy to |
educational needs only, and put ex-
else and existence taxes on corpora
lions and removed the state burdens |
from homes and farms
Is ii safeguarding Of public service
Our platform declares for |
the referendum. SO that the people |
owning and the people to he served |
may vote peoples preference This |
Is the ultimate authority in popular
government. But our platform goes
further. II declares for supervision |
and regulation of all public utilities
by state cOmmssiOn; not in con
dict With home rule but supplemental
thereto. One OF the strange contra
dictions OF our politics Is that this
plan was proposed by an
eminent Republican six years ago,
and men held up their hands in the
horror OF popular opposition. He was
swifier than public sentiment.
Public Utility Regulation.
BY the commission plan we do not
mean drastic treatment or cumbering
1r ill-consideretl experiment. but