Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1910-07-29

to investigate the question of employ.
ers' liability laws and workmen's
compensation acts, and to make rec
concentrations to the president and
to the congress.
+ We believe that industrial acci-
dents to workmen should be treated
as inevitable incidents. to Industrial
operations and the compensation
therefor as a part of the cost of pro-
duction. The experience of other
countries demonstrates that this
principle can be applied to our indus
| trial conditions without increasing
the burdens of industry.
Conservation.
We endorse the principle of con-
servation of our natural resources
and cordially endorse the action of
the present congress in enacting, and
of President Taft in approving, leg
islation along this line. We refer par
ticularly, first, to the act of congress
comforting upon the president express
power to withdraw public lands from
entry and settlement whenever tho
public welfare demands; and, second,
to the act separating the surface from
the coal and authorizing agricultural
homestead entries on lands hereto
fore withdrawn from entry or settle
ment under coal land classification.
Under this act millions of acres of the
public domain can be entered by
homesteaders and limited patent to
the surface granted, reserving the IL
al -, slD fDJn
! ment for future disposition in accord
ance with law.
Disfranchisement.
/ We demand the enforcement of ex-
| listing laws ana the enactment of new
/ laws for the protection, wise use and
! conservation of the natural resources
under the control of the federal gov
ernment. These resources, such as
! The coal deposits of Alaska, water
| power and reservoir sites, should be
| developed under a. system by which
I any abuses of monopoly can be avoid
oi, eXtCrti0n fIom the consumer pre-,
le.ted, and just compensation to the
| public obtained.
We demand equal justice for ali
We declare once more and without
reservation for the enforcement 10
letter and spirit of the Thirteenth,
| Fourteenth and Fifteenth amend
ments to the constitution, which were
| designed for the protection and ad-
vancement of the negro, and we con.
| demn ali devices which have for their
l.; lss,c,, l,
that for reason of color alone as un.
fair, un-American and repugnant to
the supreme law of the land.
Pension Legislation.
The survivors of the civil war,
whose ranks are rapidly thinning, de-
serve the nations gratitude and sup
port in their declining years. We
favor further generous pension legis-
lation and liberal administration of all
pension laws. The Republican party
has enacted all general pension legis-
lation on the statute books, and will
not fail in continued recognition of
the services rendered by these brave
men who saved the Union; and we
denounce the insincere declaration Of
the Ohio Democracy in its recent plat
form in favor of a certain dollar a
day pension bill, alleged to have been
introduced in the SiXtieth congress
by an Ohio Democratic member
whereas no such dollar day bill was
introduced by him.
State Legislature and Officials In
dorsed.
We commend the present Ohio
General assembly for it's wise and
effective legislation, and charge that
it was hindered and not helped by
the Democratic state administration.
The Republican state officials have
proved themselves capable and most
efficient
Dishonesty and Corruption Con.
demned.
Graft is not partisan; neither are
grafters confined to any one political
party. The Republican party con-
demns all forms of dishonesty and
corruption and believes in Furnishing
the offenders. We favor making the
penalty more severe.
Law Enforcement.
We denounce lynching and mob
law, and demand that severe punish
ment be inflicted upon all such Of
tenders. Law and order must be
maintained.