Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-25
CLAIMS OHIO LEADS
IN RECENTLY ENACTED
PROGRESSIVE LAWS
Fifty-Six of Most Up.to-Date
Measures Are Placed ON
Statute Books.
MOTHERS PENSION LAW
Taxation Taken Out of Politics by
Warnes Bill and There Are Many
Other Important Laws.
MOTHERS PENSION LAW
UNITED PRESS LEASED w1an.l

Columbus, w., Dec. 20.-Claiming that
Ohio has today on its statute books
more real progressive legislation, re.
Gently enacted, than many other states
of the Union, Governor James M. Cox
today outlined through the United
Press, in the following article, which
Ohio's legislature has put through
BY GOV. JAMES M. cox, OF OHIO.
written for the United Press)
Upon Ohio s statute books today are
written fifty.six of the most progres.
sive laws in the nation, evolved from
fifty.six campaign pledges to the peo.
pie of Ohio before the last election.
Thanks to a body Of men composing
ohio's general assembly, so patriotic in
spirit that to oppose the right of the
people would be treason, Ohio is ena-
bled today to call herself among the
foremost of the states enjoying the
freedom of the people's prerogatives.
I am grateful for this opportunity to
tell the people Of the nation what Ohio
has already done in the past eventful
twelvemonth. Briefly:
The Warnes tax law takes taxation
out of politics, creates uniformity and
will bring to light every dollar Of tax.
able property in Ohio. It provides an
appointive taxing official in every
county. Local political chickering's, in.
fluences and obligations are effectively
eliminated.
The mothers pension law levies a
pittance Of tax on the comfortable for
the benefit Of the needy--the mothers
and their dependents. It will save
many families from want in every one
Of Ohios SO counties the first year.
The second year we estimate it will in.
crease in effectiveness so per cent.
0hio's compulsory workmen's com.
peusation law is a step in advance over
all of them. 1t provides system of
claim investigation that defies fraud.
It gives both workman and employer
square deal at a negligible cost to
each and clears away masses Of costly
court litigation. It's compulsory feature
affords every workingman its benefit
and insures protection to his depend.
ents.
The new liquor license act eliminated
1904 dives and joints. II put out Of
business all Of the wine-rooms so FIRE.
quently patronized by young girls and
women and is a step toward higher NOR.
ais, less debauchery, white slavery, and
common evils emanating from the in.
fluences Of liquor. II brings to light Of
day Of business that has thrived in the
dark. II absolutely eliminates obiec-
tionable liquor traffic and limits the
trade to one saloon for every five hun.
dred Of population in counties now
known as "wet."
Our "Blue Sky Law" operated by
the state banking department abolishes
the shady operations Of illegitimatc
land sharks, wild cat speculations and
fake banking institutions. II places
sole control in the right place,
Boys under 10 and girls under 1s
years are barred from health raclting
employments, an evil so common in
most states, by Ohio's newly enacted
child labor law.
Ohio today has n general code Of
good roads laws Most important is
the IIites law, providing for n halfmill
levy in every county TO be used in the
construction Of 70 main market roads
and system Of intercountry roads
connecting every section with a fine
paved highway A sum Of 100000 IL
now in the state treasury waiting to be
spent II provides for the raising Of
s35OO,OOO annually for ten years. 1t
will free Ohio from mudholcs and pro.
vide highways that will reduce tho cost
Of transportation Of farm products.
The housewives market basket Is
now protected by an act prohibtiuq
combinations 70 fir nrlcna and nrnuid.