The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-06

I was also active in the support of
the measure for increasing appropria-
ton for Purdue University, especially
the agricultural department.
I was the author and caused to be
introduced bill requiring voters to
register before election.
I opposed the bill for the consolida-
ton of telephone companies, and whilc
this measure passed it has since been
condemned by the press and people
throughout the State as tending to a
monopoly of the telephone companies.
1 was and am in favor of Just com
pensation to employees and their
families in case of injury and death.
but no bill was introduced that could
have been passed at the last section
that. in my opinion was just to all
parties or was of benefit tc the en-
ployee. The measures introduced IN
my opinion only tended to increase the
cost of and delay litigation and make it
harder to secure damages and to cause
friction between the employer and en-
ployee without any benefit to the lat
ter. If 1 am returned to the legisla-
ture I expect to make a special effort
to secure legislation along this line in
order that the working men and their
families may receive proper compensa-
ton in case of injury or death without
long and expensive litigation. This
question must be settled and settled
right. but it cannot>be settled by pass
age of laws which increase litigation
and friction between employer and en-
ployee. Having lost my right hand as
an employee in mill and having had
experience of this kind and giving it
careful and continued consideration and
study for number of years, feel COM
petent to assist in securing a passage
of laws that will settle this question
without doing injustice to either en-
ployer or employee.
am opposed to continuation of pres
cnt policy which means expensive delay
and litigation, and in every increased
tax upon the taxpayers through our
courts being congested with personal
| injury suits.
I am also in favor of primary law
regulating the holding OF primary cleo
lions for the nomination of candidates.
| I am in favor of registration law
and for the amendment of our consti-
tuition relating to qualifications of cleo
tors.
| am IN favor of the law granting free
books and supplies to children attend
ing the public school.
/ I am in favor of the proposed amend
ment to our Federal Constitution per-
hitting an income tax and am in favor
of any and all reasonable and just leg
fslatfon that will benefit the people as
a whole and tend to build up our COM
| munity.
/ 1 am in favor of the reelection of
Senator Albert ]. Beveridge to the
United States Senate.
| / feel that I have served the county
of Lake honestly and fairly in the last
Legislature 1 know that I have the
confidence and respect of all the men,
bers of the last General Assembly re-
gardless OF party, and I feel that If re-
turned for second term l can be OF
| much greater benefit to the people OF
this section than 1 was at the last SEES
sion or that any other person could
! possibly be serving a first term
II my record and what I stand for
meets with your approval give me your
tvote at the primary election, and get
iyour friends to do likewise
! Approaching your consideration and
kindness in the past, am,
! Yours Ohediently,
EDWARD w. MICKEY.