The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-06-22

fellow servant rule, assumed FISK ana
contributory negligence.
The employee cannot resort to the
courts for damages when injured In
the factory Of corporation which
pays into the state compensation fund
except when the injury is caused by
the disregard OF law, ordinance or
order issued by an authorized public
officer providing for the protection OF
employees or by the wilful wrong OF
an employer. his officer or agents
The employer contributes 90 per cent
of the compensation fund and the EN-
ployees 10 per cent Awards range
from S3,4OO to $500 and are graded
on the scale of wages paid employees.
The taxing laws of the state were
Joke when Mr.. Harmon was indicted
into office and the taxpayers had
no means to check extravaganza OF
their public officers These men decid'
ed on the amount Of money they We're
going to spend in a year and then
made levy to produce that amount
Taxpayers could do nothing but pay
THE authority which demands must
be curbed." said the executive in
message to the general assembly. That
body obeyed and passed the Smith bill
which limited the ma ximum tax rate
that could be levied by public officers
in each district to per cent Of tax
duplicates. That was sufficient. the
governor held, for an economical ad-
ministrat1on IL more money were
needed there was incorporated in the
Smith bill provision for referen
dunn vote on a higher rate.
There were large number Of taxing
boards composed OF various state otti-
GERS with jurisdiction over excise and
other corporate taxation. but different
boards were made up Of different Off
GERS so that there could be no uniform
and consistent action. Auditors in
lightweight Ohio counties had nearly
lightweight different rules OF apprais-
ing property. with the result that no
one got square DEAL
Governor Harmon had bill drafted
to abolish all these boards and to place
the entire taxing machinery of the
commonwealth in the hands of q SIN
gle state commission Of three mem.
bers. Other new tax laws make it
possible to chase out of hiding millions
Of dollars Of property and also strength
en- and broaden the inquisitorial pows
ers Of the state tax commission.
Ohioans expected big things from
Judson Harmon when they elected him
their governor. The achievements Of
the Democratic general assembly show
the expectations OF the people have |
been realized. He had been a leading |
attorney for years. but search Of his
record disclosed Harmon. while he bad
among his clients. had !
never given his talents to appear in
court suit against the people. As an
attorney general Of the United States
he had proved to be a friend OF the
people. fighting through court cases
which tabished the foundation of all
Jurisprudence on the antitrust sub
iect. In private life be was recognized
as one Of the ablest lawyers in Ohio.
In February. 1910, ten months before
the state election in Ohio. when Judson
Harmon would go before the people
for reelection, Ohio Republicans by or.
der of President Taft held harmony
meeting in Dayton. The Republicans
at Dayton did not talk Of helping Pres.
ldent Taft or of restoring the Repub-
lican party: they talked about the
chance of defea ting Governor Harmon.
and they did not talk hopefully. UD
they paid a patent tribute
to the real strength Of the man. 1t
revealed the tremendous sue.
cess of Governor Harmon and his com.
piete mastery Of the political situation
In Ohio. The plan of opposition out.