The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-03-06
Wants The Opposition To Him
To State
What Legislative Acts They
Would Repeal

Washington, March 5-After spend
ing a few days in Washington on his
return from a vacation trip to Florida,
Gov. James M. Cox left last night for
Columbus, Ohio. Before departing,
Gov. Cox was interviewed ON Ohio
politics and the accomplishments of
his administration. The interview of
Gov. Cox is an exceedingly interesting
one, and he hurls defiance at his ira
ducers.
In his interview on Ohio politics the
Governor said:
From newspaper reports it is ap-
parent that is is only necessary to get
the standpat Republicans together to
observe how far they are apart on
many things. 1t is observed that form
er Senator Foraker and Senator Borah
disagree on the subject of woman suf-
frage, and are in disagreement on the
canal tolls question.
gan what 1t meant to get the laws
passed and what opposition would be
aroused from interests whose prefer
ences and undue privileges were up
rooted. have an abiding faith in the
fundamental justice of our cause.
"Our friends of the opposition, who
know that efficient means have been
provided to meet the responsibilities
that have been assumed, cry out that a
machine has been created. That issue,
if made, will be met.
Let US look the situation squarely
in the face. The largest corporation
in Ohio is the state government 1t
has large responsibilities cast upon it.
1t is the organization representative
of more than 100000 persons. To be
efficient it must be nothing less than a
business organization, builded on cor
rect lines and operated under modern
methods.
"The Governor is President of the
corporation. The people are the stock
! holders. The present trend of thought
| is toward the idea that the executive
must assume responsibility and be an
| swerable to those who placed him in
| the position. If he recognizes this re-
lation in good faith he must not only
| stand answerable for results, but he
must have in hand the means of pro
ducing the results.
There has been so much evasion on
| the liquor question that we undertook
ten as to make it's success or failure
traceable to a responsible head. We
| took all chances in establishing this
new departure, and the result of the
laws administration is easily justified
while firm hand was necessary il
starting the liquor law, it was equally
as important that the inequalities ot
our taxing system should be approach
ed for adjustment with the same dis
position to assume all responsibility
for results.
Both laws are working out so vel
that the opposition is thrown into tht
demagogic attitude of charging and be
moaning the existence of a machine.
shall submit the result to the people
this fall and they shall judge not onll
the laws, but the legislative machin
cry created to work them out. 1t is
long time until November and the op
position will be enabled to point ou
just what laws it would repeal. 1t mus
then indicate just how it would dea
with the subject of worlmen's com
pensation, the country schools, the Ii
quor and taxation subjects
"If compensation to injured work
men and the dependents of those whi
meet death is to be placed in the hand
! of the liability Insurance. comnanie