The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-08-28

Ssarion Note For Continued Hon
. esty Efficiency and Economy,
Columbus, O., Aug. 25.-Complet,
endorsement of the administration o
governor James NJ. Cox marked the
democratic convention, in session
here today
delegates from every county in the
state, including the congressional can
didates and committee members. he
@an arriving Monday night, and decks
were cleared for action this morning
The convention was held in Me
nolai nail, committees meeting there
tor organization at o'clock.
Promptly at 10 o'clock the conyen.
zion proper was called to order, and
tormer Governor James e. Campbell
Wes introduced as chairman. His ap.
pearance was greeted with applause.
he sounded the keynote for the con-
vsntion and the campaign in advanc.
ing that the program OF progress
should be continued in the hands of
those pledged to progress. He spoke
In terms Of eulogy of the administra.
uon and OF Governor Cox.
Chairman Campbell spoke as fol-
lows:
We have entered upon a new depar.
ture and, for time at Least, the old
fashioned nominating convention is a
thing of the past. To one of "The
Oid Guard" who, for more than forty
years has attended Democratic con-
Ventions where "The Unterrified"
were noislly swapping votes for their
xevorite sons, this decorous Assem-.
plage seems almost too mild and lady.
like Tor Democratic meeting. How
ever, this is an age OF growth and
enange, and the new way may turn
out to be better than the old one
The state and county tickets noml.
mated at the recent primary are such
MS to cheer every Democratic heart
and bring out every Democratic vote
In November; but the foremost result
OF that primary was the Endorsement
OF the present state administration, at
the head OF which stands that wise
constructive statesman, Governor
James M. Cox; for this man. aided
and upheld by a general assembly of
honest and capable Democrats. and
by the cooperation OF corps OF ac.
rive and efficient state officers, cleo
Tive and appointive, has achieved won.
ders. in reforming the laws and up.
hfting the institutions of this i'm
Perial commonwealth. Under our
amended constitution, upon which
many good men looked with doubt,
new and drastic legislation has placed
Ohio in the lead among those states
which may be justly classed as sanely
progressive The transformation which
mas been wrought has been so thor
Ough, so rapid and so revolutionary,
that some citizens OF the state stand
aShast and, by their frank amaze
ment. furnish a high testimonial to
these many and searching reforms.
Legislative Reforms.
To recite the long list of legislative
and Administrative reforms OF the
last two years would be a work of
Eepererogation before an audience as
intelligent az this; but 1t might not
DC emiss to briefly mention q few of
the most important. Consider the
Workmen's compensation act; where
ns the man, woman or child in this
great state who is not proud of the
humanitarian governor and leelsla-
ture who conferred upon labor this
anestiInable boon. Add to this the
eighteen other laws recently passed
aor the benefit OF the workmen OF
Ohio, and what becomes OF the sense.
less socialistic cry that labor needs a
better guardian than the Democratic
party2
Turn you" attention to the stringent
acts upon the subject of taxation
which, added to laws along the same
Hne enacted by the preceding Demo.
cratic legislature and governor, have /
enabled the present administration to
add over fifteen hundred million dol.
lars TO the duplicate, These stupen- |
dous figures sufficiently account for
che opposition which these laws have
aroused; certain respectable tax.
dodgers have been compelled to dis.
gorge, and II is but natural that they
should whine about IL.
What about the economies OF the
present administration-th estab.
tishment OF budget commissioner
with his business-lke methods; and
Che consolidation, under efficient ap,
pointees, into an industrial commits
eion OF seven important boards and OF. |
ncial bodies which had been unayoid,
ably working at cross purposes and |
with resultant extavagance? What |
about the moralities of this admins
tration-the extension to that most |
competent body, the board OF admins
tration, OF authority TO deal with
Juvenile delinquents wherever found,
10 as to redeem those who were |
Enorally delinquent aud provide for